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There is only one way to become a truly great boxer and that is to compete against other truly great boxers. Back in the day, if a fighter was

Earlier this month serious fight fans and boxing history buffs tipped their hats and raised a glass to the memory of the late, great Eddie Futch as they marked the

It’s a sad tale, but a classic one, told many times in boxing: the proud, old king, refusing to bow gracefully to the passage of time, saddles up for

In what proved to be both one of the biggest upsets of the year, as well as one of 2015’s best action fights, Krysztof Glowacki scored a stunning knockout

It’s odd seeing something you have lived through presented as history. Aside from the sense of mortality that it engenders in a person, there is also the natural thought

In its visual style and heady narrative, Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) resembles few other films of its genre and ranks among the greatest boxing movies of all time.

Until December of 1952, some eighteen years after he had embarked on what would eventually be an all-time great pro career, Archie Moore was part of that long list

It is often the case with dynamic brawlers who rely on physical strength, constant aggression, and a seemingly inhuman ability to absorb punishment that, like an engine habitually pushed

For Elio Ortiz the end came in round four after he visited the canvas a fifth time at the hands of Teddy Reid. Reid himself had been rocked and

In 1976, a group of young athletes journeyed to Montreal to fight for their country. There were no great expectations for the men who populated the American Olympic boxing