Azumah Nelson isn’t the first player from a previous era to criticize today’s players, and he won’t be the last. Nelson, who showed his genius in...
This is one of the worst beatings a great warrior has ever received. For a great player, it was one of the saddest ways to leave...
Sucker punch or a completely legal, legal shot? It was in July 1927, in Recent York, at Yankee Stadium, that former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey met...
We’re talking about a rematch that was completely and utterly unnecessary. It was on this day 60 years ago that heavyweight king Sonny Liston fought Floyd...
BLAIR RICHARDSON Born: January 29, 1941 South Bar, Canada He died: March 6, 1971, age 30. Record: 52 fights, 45 wins (36 by KO/TKO), 5 losses...
Ten years ago, one of the absolute best – and controversial – boxers died through no fault of his own. Emile Griffith was a boxing champion...
It was in July 1910 that one of the first fights marked as the “Fight of the Century” took place in the heavyweight division. Jack Johnson,...
Today we wish the warmest birthday wishes to one of the greatest Mexican players of all time. One could also argue, one of the greatest warriors...
The always current result will be marked with an unofficial asterisk: Antonio Margarito TKO11 Miguel Cotto. Fight fans, of course, know all about the hand wrap...
There have been quite a few great away wins for British players over the years; fights in which the weaker British fighter went to his opponent’s...
Bronx warrior and all-around tough guy (he should definitely be in the Hall of Fame) Iran Barkley has had an electrifying career in the ring, as...
Gerry Cooney, who is much happier in retirement than he ever was in the ring, celebrates his 67th birthday today. This ’80s superstar (and he absolutely...
100 professional fights, some of which included early, fledgling career defeats, with nine draws and a no-contest. However, there has never, ever been a loss due...
God knows that a miniature Cuban island has produced so many boxing greats – champions, technicians, fighters, sluggers and combinations of all four and more. But...
Yesterday it was reported that former heavyweight title challenger and world title challenger Roy Harris had died at the good vintage age of 90. Harris, of...
A national treasure here in the UK, Michael Parkinson, for many of us the king of chat show hosts, died today at the advanced age of...
For a fight that lasted just three minutes, the middleweight event that took place on this day 33 years ago between Nigel Benn and Iran Barkley...
Whenever the topic of the greatest boxer in history comes up (which is often the case among fight fans), the name Julian Jackson ALWAYS comes up....
