The October issue of Ring Magazine is here on digital and newsstands globally, and few are more deserving to be on the cover than WBC champion David Benavidez, who'll make is Riyadh Season debut on Nov. 22 against Anthony Yarde in a light heavyweight main event.

On a more somber note, this issue represents the last article written by our beloved Tom Gerbasi, who suddenly passed away last week at 57. He was everyone's favorite, and that's no exaggeration, and could pen one helluva narrative.

He was an all-time great. And he writes about one here, too.

Find your local B&N to pick up your copy here.

By Don Stradley: Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Don Elbaum and Tommy Brooks personified the richness in boxing's cast of characters

By Joseph Santoliquito: Benavidez discusses being avoided by other fighters and finally getting the starring role in a huge headliner

By Corey Erdman: Brian Norman is bringing power, speed, ring IQ and Southern pride to his potential breakout vs. Devin Haney

By Diego Morilla: A victory over Bam Rodriguez could place Fernando "Puma" Martinez in the pantheon of great Argentine fighters

By Michael Rosenthal: In pushing through a rough night in the ring, Abdullah Mason learned he had the stuff of champions

By Nigel Collins: A twist of fate saved Jimmy Clark from a plane crash that wide out an entire boxing team

By Tom Gray: Revisiting the iconic third clash between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

By Thomas Gerbasi: Vivid storytelling shines in a new biography about middleweight legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler