“I just thrill at that boy’s performance. He is a marvel of boxing perfection. There is nothing he cannot do.” – Barney Ross. Between 1957 when...
A meeting at the crossroads is one of the most oft used cliches in boxing, but for a reason. Contests which will help define two careers,...
It is probable that one must go all the way back to the mighty Dick Tiger to find a fighter who courted the British public with...
Last year, British boxing was left to sink or swim on its own. While the British government could not wait to line up lucrative support packages...
Every Joe Gans Lightweight Title Fight – Part 9: Jimmy Britt There is no difference between a white man and a colored man when they are...
Gans is a wonderful fighter, but his showing in his fights during the last five months indicates that he has gone back to some extent. –...
Color ought not to cut any figure in the ring so long as a man is willing to do his best. – Joe Gans As 1903...
Where did you get this fellow? – Joe Gans, November 14 1902. I have embarked upon some difficult projects over the past thirteen years writing about...
The black champion walked to his corner at once and began preparations for departure while McPartland was still struggling against fate on the floor. – The...
Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25th July, 1902. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century...