Ring Magazine: November 1998

Cover: Oscar De La Hoya

• Article topics include: How Oscar De La Hoya might do in mythical matchups with Joe Walcott, Mickey Walker, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, Kid Gavilan, Carmen Basilio, Emile Griffith, Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard; Fernando Vargas; Cory Spinks; David Reid; LeRoy Neiman, Don King's acquittal on insurance fraud charges; "New Face" Paul Spadafora; a Jeff Ryan piece on a possible third match between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield; IBHOF Inductions; a long piece on Armand Emanuel, with photos; "Fighter of the Month" Freddie Norwood; ringside reports of Freddie Norwood KO-8 Genaro Rios, Norwood W-12 Luis Enrique Mendoza, Shane Mosley KO-5 Wilfredo Ruiz, Lou Savarese KO-1 James (Buster) Douglas, Julio Cesar Chavez KO-3 Ken Sigurani, and Reggie Johnson W-12 Ole Klemetsen; reprint of a November 1963 article on look-alike boxers, such as Max Schmeling and Jack Dempsey, Garnet Hart and Sugar Ray Robinson, Coley Wallace and Joe Louis, Benny Paret and Kid Gavilan, Beau Jack and Henry Armstrong; plus the November 1963 The Ring Ratings.
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