Remembering Prizefighters Danny Nardico and Billy Murray: A Story for Veterans Day “There are now over 4000 pro boxers in our armed forces” said a story...
‘How To Box’ by Joe Louis: Part 6 of a 6-Part Series – Putting It All Together “You got to be a killer, otherwise I’m getting...
Test your knowledge of boxing history in this 15-question multiple-choice trivia quiz. Get 12 or more right and go to the head of the class. To...
It’s Kentucky Derby Week (sort of), so Let’s Talk Boxing This is the week that many of us would have shifted our gaze from boxing to...
Seventy-nine years ago this coming Monday (July 29), Baltimore native Harry Jeffra successfully defended his featherweight title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Toronto’s Spider Armstrong....
Olli Maki, a former European junior welterweight champion, died earlier this month at a nursing home in a Helsinki suburb at age 82. News of his...
Anytime someone mentions the city of Chicago visions of skyscrapers, baseball and good food come to mind, but seldom does anyone envision world champion prizefighters. Surprisingly,...
There are very few things on which Vinny Paz, who used to be known as Vinny Pazienza until he had his last name legally changed some...
Lightweights – I must apologize for the endlessly spiraling word count. The difference between these fighters is tiny, but as the fighters get greater the increments by...