Apr 07 2020
The other breaks in boxing history
Miles Templeton recalls the two other times that the sport was significantly affected by external factors
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History
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Apr 05 2020
The story of Joe Louis vs Jersey Joe Walcott
John Jarrett tells the story of Joe Louis’ Madison Square Garden clash with Jersey Joe Walcott, and how the integrity of referee Ruby Goldstein never wavered
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Apr 01 2020
When Kirkland Laing fought Colin Jones
Forty years on, we recall a memorable first meeting between two of British boxing’s leading lights of the 1980s, Kirkland Laing and Colin Jones
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Mar 30 2020
Len Johnson – a man who changed a city
Terry Dooley tells the story of Len Johnson, whose inspirational fight against racism must never be forgotten
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Mar 22 2020
When Muhammad Ali told John Conteh to get out of his division
And why only 19,000, instead of 80,000, turned out to watch Muhammad Ali at Croke Park
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Mar 22 2020
A brief history of fight delays
Jack Hirsch looks at 10 major fights that were delayed
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Mar 21 2020
The British Fight of the Century
Miles Templeton takes us back to 1911 to explain why Sullivan vs Papke was the British Fight of the Century
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Mar 19 2020
The brief but thrilling career of Shaun Doyle
Alex Daley on Barnsley’s Blonde Bombshell, Shaun Doyle
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Mar 11 2020
The singular weakness of Jackie Turpin Jnr
Despite his obvious talent, Jackie Turpin Jnr was hindered by a particular weakness, writes Miles Templeton
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Feb 25 2020
The league of boxers
Miles Templeton looks back on a novel concept from the early 1920s - the League of Boxers
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Feb 19 2020
My Night: Wayne Alexander survives war with Paul Samuels
'It was like being hit with rocks, I could feel my knuckles through the gloves,' says Wayne Alexander