January 1: This Day in Boxing History: Gans, Levinsky, and Boxing’s Early Years January 1 occupies a clearly documented place in boxing history focused on two...
Two Heavyweights, Two Eras: Dereck Chisora and Jess Willard December 29 — A birthday reflection on endurance, scale, and the evolving demands of heavyweight boxing Heavyweight...
December 14th: This Day in Boxing History — Notable Bouts Throughout the Years The fights that have landed on December 14 span more than a century...
Boxing has always been a sport of moments — flashes of courage, heartbreak, and glory that echo long after the bell. On October 28, two very...
Literary Notes from Thomas Hauser The fights between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney in 1926 and 1927 were among the greatest sports spectacles ever contested in...
Jack Dempsey’s First Title Defense was a Labor Day Rumpus Throughout history – although not so much anymore – boxing promoters have been keen to hitch...
We’re going way back, but there was a time when the Fourth of July was a big day for boxing in the U.S. The high-water mark,...
Jack Dillon’s name doesn’t resonate with boxing fans today. But he was important in his time. Ernest Coulter Price was born in 1891 and turned pro...
Many years ago, this reporter overhead ring announcer Chuck Hull gushing over a young boxer who was fairly new to the professional game. “This kid,” he...
Boxing Notes and Nuggets from Thomas Hauser Adam Pollack has written eleven books about boxing’s early gloved champions including a three-volume study of Jack Dempsey. Volume...