This is the second of two articles detailing Jack Dempsey’s comeback tour. For Part One, click here. Dempsey took a brief break from the first leg of the tour
Hard to believe, but it’s over a decade since Marcos Maidana upset the Adrien Broner apple-cart, giving the much-hyped boxer they called “The Problem” a genuine problem of his
The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of rapid evolution for the sport of boxing. Legal restrictions were being lifted around the world, and pugilism
The question is posed: who was the first Black man to win a world boxing championship? And here are the likely replies: Jack Johnson? Joe Gans? While incorrect, these
Ring Magazine’s founder, Nat Fleischer, called Jack Johnson, 53-11-8 (33), of Raleigh, NC, the best heavyweight champion → read article Looking Back at the Heavyweight Champions @ Boxing News
On February 5th of 1903, Jack Johnson outpointed “Denver” Ed Martin to win what was referred to at that time as the “Black” or “Colored” heavyweight championship of the
For middleweight legend Stanley Ketchel, the boxing ring was the only theater in which his mania could legally project its voice. Born in 1886 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and
Fight fans love a list, especially when it’s an all-time great listing his own picks for the … continue Former Undisputed Heavyweight King Lennox Lewis Lists His Top 5
