Mar 15 2022
The only Briton to fight Henry Armstrong
When Ernie Roderick challenged Henry Armstrong, one of the greatest fighters to ever step foot in a British ring
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History
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Mar 06 2022
The original celebrity boxer
The case of Edwin John proves that the phenomenon of the celebrity boxer is nothing new, writes Mile Templeton
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Mar 01 2022
When the Board brought in new weights
The Board’s 1968 decision to add new weight classes did not work out well, writes Miles Templeton
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Feb 21 2022
The death of Private Sampson
The forgotten story of a young royal marine, Private Sampson, told by Miles Templeton
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Feb 04 2022
There was far more to Tommy Milligan’s career than a brutal slaughter at the hands of Mickey Walker
Alex Daley explains why Tommy Milligan was misjudged
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Jan 27 2022
A history of chaos – sanctioning bodies and broken titles
Sanctioning bodies and broken titles continue to infuriate and will for as long as they’re allowed to do as they please. Simon Euan-Smith examines the roots of the confusion to reveal some important lessons
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Jan 22 2022
The boxers of Wales
Gareth Jones’ exhaustive book series provides fitting tributes to well known, and lesser known, Welsh boxers, writes Alex Daley
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Jan 11 2022
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Other Trevor Francis
Before Dean Francis became a British fan favourite, his father proved himself to be a very capable fighter
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Jan 09 2022
Made in Manchester – The story of the Collyhurst gym
Alex Daley tells the story of the ramshackle Collyhurst gym that produced three outstanding champions
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Dec 24 2021
The Terry Lawless stable
Terry Lawless certainly knew how to produce world-class fighters, writes Miles Templeton
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Dec 19 2021
The Gun – revisiting a historic gym
Alex Daley on the Gun, a gym that emerged in the right place at the right time