I recently scanned an senior copy of the Ring magazine since April 1974, and my mind was passed by something I forgot. The assessment of weighty...
The flying weight division almost extinct in Great Britain in the 1960s. At the end of the decade, the British rankings mentioned John McCluskey as a...
Boxing has the habit of throwing very compelling characters, and Peter Cheevers is one of them. Peter is one of many boxers, mainly in London, who...
During the office at the Sunderland show last Sunday I had the pleasure to watch how Joe McGrail won his fifth professional competition, and meeting with...
Max Schmeling is primarily remembered for being the first man who won the world heavyweight title with a foul and for two meetings with Joe Louis,...
In the autumn of 1909, boxing in Great Britain changed for the better. Two unique institutions, both today, were first familiarized with the sports audience. The...
In every episode of imagination, Packey Mahoney from Cork was a terrifying hefty weight. In an era in which most of the heavyweight looked, as if...
In 1935, the colored bar was heavily rooted in British boxing and was rigorously enforced, both by the board and by some fighters. British heavyweight champion...
After retiring, there is a long tradition of boxers after retiring. Being a third man in the ring is not a position that would match everyone,...
At the end of 1929, the British delicate title was owned by Fred Webster of Kentish Town. There were many good contenders for his title, and...
On these pages I once mentioned that Jackie Turpin is working on the last British boxing build in 1977. I think I am very content that...
When Jim Watt defeated Howard Davis at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, under the title WBC Lightweight on June 7, 1980, he continued the long tradition of...
During the cataloging of my collection, I recently came across a series of press photos of Benny Lynch training for various competitions in the behind schedule...
In 2019, I wrote about the unwilling end of Jacek Bodell’s career, the British heavyweight master in 1969–1970, and again in 1971–1972. Unfortunately, Jack will be...
In 2020, as part of my series of the 50 best British competitions, I took the fight between the heavyweight Johnny Williams and Jacek Gardner at...
It seems that this is currently the accepted part of the game for two boxers, in a great competition, to get involved in oral and sometimes...
Everyone who tries to promote at a miniature boxing event in the 1960s, just like today, had to be prepared for a lot of money. The...
Controversial decisions seem quite common today in boxing. This is not surprising, considering the way virtually every high -level competition can be seen live, and its...
