Book Review by Thomas Hauser — In his formative years as a writer, Randy Roberts wrote excellent biographies of Jack Dempsey and Jack Johnson. More recently,...
Once upon a time the heavyweight championship was dominated by Americans. No longer. In the 21st century Europeans grabbed one heavyweight title after another and now...
On July 7, 1952, a crowd of 39,025 turned out at Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium to witness Kid Gavilan defend his world welterweight title against Gil Turner....
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,...
Stephen “Breadman” Edwards’ first fighter won a world title. That may be some sort of record. It’s true. Edwards had never trained a fighter, amateur or...
With little boxing activity over the next two weekends, there’s no reason to hold off anointing Oscar Collazo the Fighter of the Month for November. In...
“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...
Rejected by every college and university he applied to except one, Gay Talese is one of the most celebrated and decorated American writers over the last...
Oleksandr Usyk flipped the heavyweight division onto its head this past Saturday night in the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, travelling a long way from home to seal...
“The image some people have of me is disappointing,” said Bob Lee in a 2006 interview, “but I also feel I had a positive impact on...