A while back we published our list of the greatest middleweights of all time and when we did we promised to follow-up with additional rankings for all of the
Author and site contributor Kenneth Bridgham’s second book is a biography of the great Henry Melody Jackson Jr., aka legendary triple-crown champ Henry Armstrong, who was born on this
Bad decisions. Robberies. Ridiculous scorecards. Maybe nothing sickens a fight fan more than judges rendering a final verdict which makes a mockery of a hard-fought contest. Sadly, such incidents
In decades past, when undisputed heavyweight champions were the norm and not the exception, they inevitably created a great vacuum of power upon retiring. It was a mad scramble to
When former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier died in 2011 it came as a shock to the boxing world. After all, he was a mere sixty-seven years of age and
Duran vs De Jesus: A Rivalry In Three Chapters Prologue The story of boxing is the story of rivalries. And rivalries themselves are stories. During the contentious years of
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
In 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of Joe Frazier, knocking Smokin’ Joe to the canvas six
Earl Walls was largely unknown when he stepped through the ropes in Edmonton, Alberta on July 3, 1953 to face Rex Layne, the world’s eighth ranked heavyweight prizefighter. The
