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Mar 31, 2017

On This Day: Ken Norton breaks Muhammad Ali’s jaw

Ken Norton was thought to have confirmed the demise of Muhammad Ali on this day in 1973, writes Matt Christie

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On This Day: Ken Norton breaks Muhammad Ali’s jaw

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Mar 25, 2017

Examining George Foreman’s place in boxing history

James Slater evaluates the impact of ‘Big’ George Foreman

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Examining George Foreman’s place in boxing history

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Mar 23, 2017

On This Day: Earnie Shavers caramelises Ken Norton

James Slater tells the story of a victory close to Earnie Shavers’ heart

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On This Day: Earnie Shavers caramelises Ken Norton

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Mar 09, 2017

On This Day: ‘Fat’ George Foreman returns after 10-year lay-off and targets Mike Tyson

Matt Christie returns to the roots of one of the most famous comebacks in sporting history – George Foreman

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On This Day: ‘Fat’ George Foreman returns after 10-year lay-off and targets Mike Tyson

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Jan 28, 2017

On This Day: Muhammad Ali gains revenge over Joe Frazier in their rematch

On January 28 1974, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier renewed their bitter rivalry

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On This Day: Muhammad Ali gains revenge over Joe Frazier in their rematch

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Nov 03, 2016

On This Day: Larry Holmes is born in 1949

Matt Christie reflects on Larry Holmes and one of the greatest heavyweight careers in history

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On This Day: Larry Holmes is born in 1949

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Sep 18, 2016

On This Day: Heavyweight great Ken Norton passed away

Matt Christie looks back at Ken Norton, a heavyweight destined to be remembered as a jawbreaker

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On This Day: Heavyweight great Ken Norton passed away

Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton

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Sep 10, 2016

On This Day: Muhammad Ali edged Ken Norton in a savage battle

A last round rally clinched revenge victory for ‘The Greatest’ – Muhammad Ali

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On This Day: Muhammad Ali edged Ken Norton in a savage battle

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Aug 09, 2016

On This Day: Future WBC heavyweight champion Ken Norton is born in 1943

Thomas Georgiou looks back on the life of heavyweight great Ken Norton

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On This Day: Future WBC heavyweight champion Ken Norton is born in 1943

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Jun 04, 2016

The best performances of Muhammad Ali

Matt Christie ranks Muhammad Ali’s finest performances

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The best performances of Muhammad Ali

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Jun 04, 2016

Muhammad Ali: 1942 – 2016

Muhammad Ali has died aged 74. Tris Dixon looks back on the incredible life and times of the Greatest

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Muhammad Ali: 1942 – 2016

George Foreman

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Jan 10, 2016

On This Day: George Foreman was born in 1949

Matt Christie reflects on the sensational career of George Foreman on his 67th birthday

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On This Day: George Foreman was born in 1949

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Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry (later Lord Camrose) to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely to boxing. It is believed Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black World heavyweight champion. In his first editorial, Murray stated, "Boxing will stand for good clean sport. Its success of failure is in the hands of those who believe in sport of this character. Our energies will be devoted to giving the best paper that time, thought and money can devise." When circulation began to decline in the depression days of the late 20s, the name of the magazine was changed to Boxing, Racing and Football. In October 1931, the paper was sold to a syndicate of London sportsmen, who installed Sydney Rushton, a long-time London fight reporter, as the new editor. The layout changed, the page size was increased and Rushton proved less popular than Murray. The paper was again put up for sale and, while waiting for a buyer, the old features were reinstated and there was no official Editor. Another set of sportsmen bought the paper and Godfrey Williams was named editor. He attempted to run Boxing as a newspaper, cutting popular features and reducing news stories down to the shortest possible length. The circulation quickly dropped to its lowest ever.

Billy Masters, a city printer and huge boxing fan, saved the paper, appointing W.H. Millier as the new editor. He completely reinvigorated the magazine, helped in no small measure by its first colour cover. In 1935, Millier departed and the owner replaced him with Sydney Ackland, who had previously worked as John Murray's assistant editor and had been taught by him. World War II brought many changes as first Sydney, then replacement Stanley Nelson, contributed to the war effort. Murray made a popular comeback as editor but ill health forced him to step down in 1941. Gilbert Odd took over until the building housing the paper was destroyed by the enemy. Odd was then called up for national service and both Masters and Murray served further terms. Now with the new name of Boxing News, the paper was bought by Australian publicist Vivian Brodzky and former promoter Sydney Hulls. Northern sports writer Bert Callis was the new editor. Odd took over for a second term upon Callis’ retirement. Odd implemented the tradition of reporting the results and fighters' weights for every single fight in the country. When Odd quit to write books, he was succeeded by Jack Wilson and then Tim Riley. When Brodzky died, Boxing News was sold twice in quick succession, and Graham Houston became editor in 1971, immediately broadening the range of coverage, especially in North America. Houston left in 1977 to work on morning newspapers in Canada. This prompted the appointment of perhaps BN's greatest Editor of recent years, Harry Mullan. Circulation increased exponentially during the Mullan years, which doubled as a time of great change in the boxing world. Most notable new developments were the proliferation of ‘world’ titles and the increase in the number of major British promoters. Mullan was fiercely principled and tremendously well respected in the boxing fraternity. When Mullan left in October 1996, he was given this glowing tribute from then BN Publisher Peter Kravitz: "His writing stands comparison with the Lieblings, Hausers and Mailers of this century of boxing." Assistant Editor Claude Abrams succeeded Mullan in November 1996. Boxing News was redesigned and switched to a full-colour format and become more extensive in content. In March 1999 the paper went to A3 size before reverting to A4, and increasing in size to 48 pages (from 24) in September 2005. The magazine remained the main trade paper in Britain. Abrams left BN – after 22 years – in December 2009, just three months after the publication celebrated its centenary, and was succeeded as editor by Tris Dixon.

Tris left the magazine in December 2014, with Matt Christie taking over as editor.
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