On Aug. 17, 1960, the first of five planeloads of U.S. Olympians arrived in Rome. The boxers came with the first wave because boxing would be...
Pete Rademacher, who won a gold medal in the heavyweight class at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics but would be best remembered for his “freak fight” with...
As a teenager, Teddy Atlas was a troublemaker. One could have predicted that he would grow into a man who would get thrown out of places....
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DESK OF BWAA PRESIDENT JOSEPH SANTOLIQUITO — The Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce Purdue University history professor Randy...
On Dec. 6, 1969, 50 years ago today, former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston fought former sparring partner Leotis Martin on the stage of the showroom of...
In Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston, a remarkable 90-minute documentary on the rise and fall of former heavyweight champion Charles “Sonny” Liston, viewers...
No matter what, Alfonso Lopez won’t stop chasing his dream. It doesn’t matter how many fights he has to take. It doesn’t matter whether they’re on...
Dr. Margaret Goodman, the Las Vegas-based neurologist and former chief ringside physician for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, has never seen the tape of the first...
If physical presence and demeanor were the only factors that determine which boxer prevails inside the ring, Sonny Liston would have been undefeated. It was said...
Southern California has long been a bastion for prizefighting since the beginning of the modern boxing era in the 1880s. Yet, very few heavyweight world title...