Bobby Goodman died on Sunday, March 5, at age 83. That’s a loss for boxing. Goodman’s family personified the American immigrant experience of an earlier time....
The Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Welcomes Native Son Bernard Hopkins Some athletes are so obviously gifted that they appear to have burst into prominence at...
R.I.P. Jerry Pellegrini, Last Vestige of a Golden Era of Boxing in New Orleans The showdown that the boxing world is most anxious to see, Errol...
Glimpses into the Past (Part Three of a Three-Part Story) Tracking all the way back to the 1940’s, I have witnessed literally thousands of fights during...
Tris Dixon’s new book, “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing,” has stirred up considerable conversation among boxing people. In this vein, the survey...
British Boxing Writer Tris Dixon Has Authored a Long-Overdue Book “Terrific beatings taken on the head reduced some of the old boxers to a state of...
This was the seventh meeting of the rival lightweights. In all previous ones McFadden held his own, making a brave stand against the colored wonder. Since...
In professional boxing, fights can be rank-ordered as generic fights, big fights, bigger fights, mega-fights, and spectacles. The first fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier...
Britain’s Martin Murray has fought the very best and has now closed out a heartbreaking if not admirable and old school career. Others are just beginning...
This coming Sunday, Jan. 17, marks the 100th anniversary of the pro debut of one of boxing’s most interesting characters. On this date in 1921, Young...