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Front cover of the first issue of The Ring

The Ring (often called Ring Magazine) is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the legitimacy of Pro Wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming just a boxing oriented publication. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File links This is a magazine cover. ... Image File history File links This is a magazine cover. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

History

The Ring, first edited by hall-of-famer Nat Fleischer, has opened boxing scandals, helped make unknown fighters famous worldwide, and covered boxing's biggest events of all time. Dan Daniel was a co-founder and prolific contributor to The Ring through most of its history. It refers to itself (and is referred to by others) as "The Bible of Boxing." Nat Fleischer (1887-1972) was a noted Jewish-American boxing writer. ... Dan Daniel (1890 – 1981) (born Daniel Margowitz) was an American sportswriter whose prolific contributions over a long period led him to be called the Dean of American Baseball Writers. ...

In 1977, three international versions of the magazine came out. One, the Spanish version, was named The Ring En Espanol and was published from Venezuela and distributed around all Spanish-speaking countries and the United States until 1985. There was also a Japanese version published in Tokyo and a French version published in Paris. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Ring En Español was a Spanish version of boxing publication Ring Magazine. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

The magazine was taken over by flamboyant publisher Bert Randolph Sugar in 1979, who hired Randy Gordon—who would go on later that decade to become New York's boxing commissioner—as his editor-in-chief. Together, over the next five years, they put together what is still regarded by many readers as the finest issues of The Ring the sporting world has yet to see.^{[citation needed]} By 1985, both Sugar and Gordon had moved on, then watched from the sidelines as The Ring nearly went bankrupt in 1989, causing the magazine to cease publication for most of the year. It rebounded under new management in 1990. Bert Randolph Sugar (born June 7, 1937) is a well noted boxing writer. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Some of the boxers featured on the magazine covers have included Jack Dempsey, Max Schmeling, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Marciano, Willie Pep, Muhammad Ali, Alexis Arguello, Wilfredo Benitez, Wilfredo Gómez, Roberto Duran, Larry Holmes, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Julio César Chávez, Félix Trinidad, Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya. In 1977, boxer Cathy Cat Davis became the first and only female ever to be on a cover of The Ring. William Harrison Jack Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title between 1919 and 1926, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest champions of all time. ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 – February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (May 14 (sources differ), 1914 – April 13, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who is generally regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxing champion. ... Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. ... Giacobbe La Motta (born July 10, 1921), better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed The Bronx Bull and The Raging Bull, is a former boxer who was world middleweight champion and whose life has been as controversial outside the ring as it was inside it. ... Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), was an American boxer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... For other persons named Muhammad Ali, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ... Alexis Argüello (born April 19, 1952), is a former world champion Nicaragua. ... Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958), also known popularly as Wilfredo Benitez, is a Puerto Rican boxer. ... Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. ... Roberto Duran (b. ... For the politician and activist, see Larry Holmes (Marxist). ... Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954), is an American former boxer. ... Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American former professional boxer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from the United States. ... For this mans son, also a boxer, see Julio César Chávez, Jr. ... Félix Tito Trinidad, Jr. ... Emmanuel Dapigran Manny Pacquiao, (born December 17, 1978 in Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines) a. ... Oscar de la Hoya (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is a Mexican American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games and considered one of boxings all time greats. ... Cathy Davis (born c 1959 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is a former female boxer who caused sensation in the sport of boxing during the late 1970s. ...

The Ring is published by London Publications, which also publishes sister magazines KO Magazine and World Boxing—former competitors of The Ring. Kappa Publishing Group, Inc. ... KO Magazine is a popular United States boxing magazine. ...

The Ring champions

Main article: List of The Ring world champions

In 2002, The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy. It echoes many critics' arguments that the sanctioning bodies that control the championships in boxing had undermined the sport because of undeserving contenders fighting undeserving champions, and forcing the boxing public to see mismatches for a "so-called" world championship. It attempts to be more authoritative and open than the sanctioning bodies' rankings, with a page devoted to full explanations for ranking changes. A fighter pays no sanctioning fees to defend or fight for the title at stake, contrary to practices of the sanctioning bodies. Furthermore, a fighter cannot be stripped of the title unless he decides to move up in weight or retire. This is a list of world champions who have been certified by The Ring magazine. ...

Generally, the Ring champion will hold at least one of the three major sanctioning bodies' titles (the WBA, WBC, or IBF belt.) However, it has broken ranks at times (for example, Ring declared the winner of the Antonio Tarver/Glen Johnson fights its champion, though neither held a sanctioned belt since both gave up their belts in order to fight each other). World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... WBC logo mark WBC redirects here. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... Antonio Leon Tarver (born November 21, 1968), nicknamed the Magic Man, is a professional boxer from Orlando, Florida, who is the former undisputed Light heavyweight champion of the world. ... Glengoffe Donovan Johnson (born January 2, 1969 in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a professional boxer, nicknamed Gentleman. ...

While the seemingly more reasonable Ring policies have pleased some, critics claim that Ring championships are just opinions, and that a journalistic institution shouldn't be "making the news" of who is champion.^{[citation needed]} It has gained acceptance by such outlets as ESPN and, to an extent, HBO, but other media have not followed their lead. ESPN, formerly the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Ring Magazine fighters of the year
• Ring Magazine fights of the year
• Ring Magazine knockouts of the year
• Ring Magazine upsets of the year
• Ring Magazine comeback of the year
• Ring Magazine event of the year
• Ring Magazine round of the year
• Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time
• Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years
• Ring Magazine pound for pound
• Ring Magazine hall of fame
• The Ring Boxing The 20th Century

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External link

• The Ring Online