Jul 04 2023
10 professional boxers who competed into their 50s and 60s
As Denise Castle states her case for a British licence at the age of 51, we look at 10 boxers past and present who have fought in their 50s and beyond, with mixed results
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Mar 01 2023
Why fighters would rather die than get stopped
"You'll have to kill me": We’ve heard fighters utter those words too frequently but, as former world class fighter and current top trainer John Scully explains, they always come from the heart
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Sep 02 2022
My Career: Earnie Shavers
In 2016, Earnie Shavers reflected on the best and worst moments of his career
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Sep 02 2022
‘Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle’
Earnie Shavers, 1944-2022. A tribute to one of the hardest hitters of them all
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Jun 09 2022
The Panel: Which boxer in history had the best jab and what made theirs so special?
In celebration of both Larry Holmes and Devin Haney, this week's panellists were asked to name their favourite jab in boxing history
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May 23 2022
The swindle that threatened to change boxing
How Harold Smith almost conquered the boxing world with bent cash
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Mar 20 2022
10 heavyweight champions who ducked their closest rivals – from John L Sullivan to Riddick Bowe via Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes
Heavyweight dream fights have a history of eluding boxing fans
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Dec 29 2021
The best fights of the 1970s
Matt Christie examines Boxing News readers’ choices for the best fights to watch from the last five decades
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Dec 28 2021
Randall Tex Cobb: ‘They called me a fat, cowardly, cocaine-snorting, fight-fixing cheat. Who they calling fat?’
Steve Bunce on the hellraiser, Randall Tex Cobb
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Jul 02 2021
Editor’s Pick: The night Larry Holmes flew in Florida
When Larry Holmes leapt over a limousine to launch himself on to Trevor Berbick, Steve Bunce tells the full story