One of the most formidable delicate heavyweights in the annals of the division, the great Bob Foster became world champion on this day in 1968. Foster,...
ON SATURDAY, July 26, 1890, a challenge appeared in The Times Sports life “Harry Peter, of Islington, says he is surprised that Joe Caly is challenging...
Today, in 1987, Mike Tyson, quickly approaching the peak of his career, fought former champion Pinklon Thomas. This fight was called “Challenging Road To Glory”. Tyson,...
Forty years ago in Modern York City, a true boxing legend died at the age of 87. Jack Dempsey, born William Harrison Dempsey – the man...
Was it really seven years ago when the one and only, truly incomparable Muhammad Ali died? It was true. Maybe you remember and will always remember...
A trilogy? Maybe. You can certainly make a passionate argument that the three fights (see wars) between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward impressed the world with...
Some upsets can be seen coming, in a way. An example would be the fight that took place ten years ago today between WBC delicate heavyweight...
This week (June 10) marks the 75th anniversary of the third and final fight (see war) between middleweight champions Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano. “Man Of...
Some dates, some fight dates, are memorable. June 9 is one such date. Why? Because it could have been that on this day in 1978, the...
Thomas Hearns’ name appears first in the headline above because, in boxing tradition, the winner comes first. OK, there was officially no winner when Hearns and...
On this day in 1984, two all-time greats entered the ring at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Less than six minutes later, the fight, such as...
Forty years ago, on the undercard of Roberto Duran Vs. Davey Moore fights two men on opposite ends of their careers in Recent York in a...
Fight fans could read in 2015 how valuable world championship belts were stolen from the Hall of Fame in Canastota. Four belts belonging to the great...
If a fan wants to create a list of the 10 best welterweight world title fights in history, chances are a state-of-the-art classic that took place...
Sixty years ago in London, England, there was a struggle that grew and grew mythological, with each year adding more and more willing followers to the...
For undefeated Joe Louis, it was only a matter of time before he won the world heavyweight title. For former champion Max Schmeling, it was only...
June 21, 2003 – Staples Center, Los Angeles. It was on this day that heavyweight king Lennox Lewis faced WBC number one contender Vitali Klitschko. The...
presents the profile of one of the first heavyweight destroyers, raised in the era of racial segregation, who was forced to fight many times with the...
