“He was a great teacher,” said Billy Conn. “[Fighting Zivic] was like going to college for five years, just boxing him ten rounds…” Fritzie Zivic never...
Holiday Reading 2023: Best Books About Boxing By Thomas Hauser Each year during the holiday season, I publish a list of what I consider to be...
If you happen to be up in Harlem this Saturday, they are holding a little shindig at the Polo Grounds Towers Community Center in honor of...
‘How To Box’ by Joe Louis: Part 5 – Defense He was a master on defense.”—Nat Fleischer The judgment of the founder of The Ring magazine is not...
There is a certain type of Joe Louis opponent. He is not defined by the style with which he boxes, his size or his temperament. What...
The Afro American was in Johnny Paycheck’s dressing room only minutes after his devastating knockout loss to Joe Louis in the second round of their March 1940...
It’s still in print. You can log on to Amazon right now and buy one for yourself, renamed, repackaged, all shiny and new. But I like...
Paul Spadafora finished his career with a record of 49-1-1 that included an 8-0-1 mark in world lightweight title fights. It’s a record that smacks of...
The Hauser Report: Literary, Medical, and Other Boxing Notes Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn by Ed Gruver (Lyons Press) is what its title says it is...
On June 7, 1950, Lee Savold defeated Bruce Woodcock before 50,000 at London’s White City Stadium. Savold had all the best of it before Woodcock’s corner...