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Editor’s Pick: Tex Rickard – The greatest promoter boxing has ever known

Jan 30 2021

Record-breaking promoter Tex Rickard blew in from Kansas… and boxing was never the same again. Bob Mee takes a breathless look at the highs and lows...

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Editor’s Pick: The 20 greatest heavyweight fights in history – Ranked from 20 to 1

Jan 02 2021

Ranking the greatest 20 heavyweight fights in the history of boxing

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On This Day: Gene Tunney is on the canvas for 14 seconds but rises to win the rematch against Jack Dempsey

Sep 22 2020

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On This Day: Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo exchange an amazing 12 knockdowns in less than four minutes

Sep 14 2020

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On This Day: Jack Dempsey bludgeons Jess Willard in the most savage coronation in heavyweight history

Jul 04 2020

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Jack Dempsey vs Joe Louis – the original dream fight

Jun 30 2020

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Prohibition Blues – Did Jack Dempsey duck Harry Greb?

Apr 12 2020

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Gone in 20 seconds – 20 fights that finished in the time it takes to wash your hands

Apr 04 2020

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The ‘long counts’ and the course of history

Feb 03 2020

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On This Day: Gene Tunney survives the ‘long count’ and beats Jack Dempsey again

Sep 22 2019

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On This Day: Jack Dempsey is knocked out of the ring in a wild brawl

Sep 14 2019

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On This Day: Boxing legends Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb and Sam Langford all appear on the same show

Sep 06 2019

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On This Day: Jack Sharkey took his eyes off Jack Dempsey and woke up on the canvas

Jul 21 2019

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10 boxers who swapped the ring for the silver screen

Jul 09 2019

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On This Day: Jack Dempsey bankrupted a town

Jul 04 2019

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On This Day: Jack Dempsey savaged Jess Willard to lift the world heavyweight title

Jul 04 2019

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On This Day: Jack Dempsey headlined boxing’s first million dollar gate

Jul 02 2019

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Jack Dempsey: Champion with a heart of gold, 1895-1983

May 31 2019

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On This Day: ‘The Orchid Man’ Georges Carpentier passes away at the age of 81

Oct 28 2018

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On This Day: Jack Dempsey, the original macho man was born

Jun 24 2018

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Jack Dempsey: Champion with a heart of gold, 1895-1983

May 31 2018

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On This Day: The supreme Benny Leonard was born in 1896

Apr 07 2018