According to crackerjack publicist Madelyn Flax, the June 1, 1939 fight at Yankee Stadium between Lou Nova and Max Baer has the distinction of being the...
Given the breadth and depth of Muhammad Ali’s 74 years, it isn’t very easy to capture the complete essence of the man. Dozens of books have...
Beat The Press: Awkward Moments With Problematic Boxers (A TSS Classic) “Get him a straitjacket!” That’s how all this craziness started. In 2002, boxing writer Mark...
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...
I’ve watched a lot of documentaries about Muhammad Ali over the years and viewed a lot of additional film footage that wasn’t incorporated in them. The...
“Get him a straitjacket!” That’s how all this craziness started. In 2002, boxing writer Mark ‘Scoop’ Malinowski stood at the back of a Mike Tyson press...
the night that Randall “Tex” Cobb, the heavyweight contender whose greatest asset was a sponge-like ability to absorb pain, soaked up
Frank Deford, America’s most celebrated sportswriter, died on Memorial Day, May 29, at age seventy-eight. Deford, whose best work was published by Sports Illustrated, had no...
One of the most bizarre events in the history of heavyweight boxing took place 42 years ago this week. On April 26, 1975 in Toronto, George...