In England in the summer months of 1939 it was clear that a storm was coming. Just over two decades from the end of the First...
The Second World War was a decisive moment in British history. For many years later, “pre -war” and “post -war” phrases strongly resonated with a general...
Tommy Tiger, a Nigerian boxer who settled in Leicester, is my great favorite in the class of journeymen from the behind schedule 1950s and the 1960s....
In the early years of the last century in Liverpool there were two boxing places in the direct competition: Malakoff Club at the Cleveland Square and...
For anyone who reads Bn 40 or 50 years ago, the 1950s were often presented as a golden age for British boxing. This will have a...
From the debut in Winsford, to boxing in Myrtle Street Drill Hall in Crewe, and then five performances in Madison Square Garden in the early 1950s....
Kevin Batchelor has recently produced a huge book that tells the story of the Belsize boxing club from the very beginning in 1882 until his death...
There was no smaller British trainer between the wars than Jack Goodwin. Exilesk himself, like many good coaches and fertile brother Joe Goodwin from Spitalfields, who...
The pages of Boxing historical books show that there was once another warrior who thought that he could defeat the world champion in heavyweight in his...
In the case of a country with less than a million population, Guyana produced some known boxers. The best of them is the great Joe Walcott,...
With closely trimmed hair and staring from the hood and eyebrows, the warrior hits the time-honored pose. Poker face reveals the burning faith and warrior. This...
By Miles Templeton One thing that boxes have many characters. Promoters, trainers and managers are often greater than life, and boxers often more. One of such...
By Miles Templeton It is demanding to believe now, but in 1942 a competition for the British and the Empire of titles in which both boxers,...
By Miles Templeton Before the First World War, Wales was a real force in international boxing. The game was of course dominated by America, but together...
By Miles Templeton When I started following boxing, Eddie Smith was one of my favorite warriors. The dissatisfied warrior from the Manchester Nat Basso camp, Eddie,...
By Miles Templeton I bet there are not many who could call a foreign world champion who had the most competitions in Great Britain, while having...
By Miles Templeton America produced a enduring world -class stream in the 70s. Men such as Marvin Hagler, Vito Antoufermo, Eugene “Cyclone” Hart, Tony Licata, Mike...
By Miles Templeton There are some British fights for the title, which really stand out in memory, both in terms of the quality of the duel...
