ONE of eleven children born into poverty in the city of San Javier, Argentina, on August 7, 1942, middleweight legend Carlos Monzon rose to the most...
FIFTY-three years ago, on August 8, 1966, Christopher Livingstone Eubanks (he later dropped the “s” from his name) was born in Dulwich, south London. Eubank became...
BORN on August 9, 1943 in Jacksonville, Illinois, “Black Hercules” Ken Norton became the WBC heavyweight champion. Norton competed in one of the most competitive and...
The UK has a very powerful tradition of producing great flyweights. Before World War I we had a virtual monopoly on world champions and with Jimmy...
A TRUE gentleman outside the ring, but an aggressive fighter inside, Dick Tiger represented his native Nigeria with pride and honor. A supporter of the Biafran...
I recently researched the story of Vince Hawkins from Eastleigh. Vince became the British Middleweight Champion in 1946, but is now largely forgotten. Eastleigh has only...
1. Growing up, Sugar Ray Robinson, or Walker Smith Jnr as he was then, was an idol of teeming savagery Henry Armstrong. “Homicide Hank” simultaneously held...
FRANCE Jean-Claude Bouttierwho died on August 3 at the age of 74, had a seemingly good career that was just shy of reaching the top. He...
1. ROBERTO DURAN’s shot at the WBA middleweight champion William Joppy was originally scheduled to take place on June 6, 1999 under the Evander Holyfield-Henry Akinwande...
1. EIGHT years before Frank Bruno threw down the gauntlet Oliver McCall for the WBC heavyweight title On September 2, 1995, the pair sparred at the...
SUCCESS in boxing depends largely on challenging work and talent, but sometimes other factors can give a fighter an advantage. For example, boxing’s first world champion,...
FOR years, Charley Burley was a man more or less forgotten – now he is rightly respected as one of the greatest boxers of his time,...
1. Jack Dempsey furious Jessa Willard He won the title of World Heavyweight World Champion in July 1919, but for the first defense of the Crown...
In one of the stranger fights for the title of world champion, heavyweight, defender of the WBA title Bruce Seldon He shyly gave the crown to...
One of the hardest competitions in the history of boxing wrote one of the most cruel chapters on September 7, 1908 as a master of medium...
Of course, Puerto Rico has its reputation as a great fighting island. Carlos Ortiz was in the avant -garde boxers who created this reputation in the...
Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker’s The title of welterweight champion with legendary Mexico, Julio Cesar Chavez, was controversial as a draw before the crowd of Pro-Chavez in...
Last year I wrote in this column about the manager and promoter Doncaster Billy Bridgwater. Bernard Allen was one of the boxers with whom Billy will...
