Tucked between history’s infamous boxing dates, are the subtler days that reveal just as much about the sport’s character. November 17 is one of those days:...
This Day in Boxing History: Three Fights That Trace Boxing’s Evolution Across Eras Across different eras of the sport — from wartime America to Ali’s golden...
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,...
October 29 is a historic day in boxing, marking the professional debut of a young fighter destined for greatness and the historic accomplishment of a champion....
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...
The title of Thomas Hauser’s latest compilation, “The Most Honest Sport,” will strike some as an oxymoron. Goodness, we’re talking about professional boxing here, a sport...
By Thomas Hauser — Alex Wallau died on Friday, October 10, at age eighty. Wallau began his career at ABC Sports where he had a significant...
The newest book by the late Thomas Gerbasi, “Boxing: The 100 Greatest Fighters,” is a coffee table book that isn’t a coffee table book. Coffee table...
Joe Bugner – who passed away on Monday (Sept. 1) at age 75 at a nursing home in Brisbane, Australia — had his first pro fight...
By THOMAS HAUSER — Rahaman Ali – the younger brother of Muhammad Ali – died on August 1 at age 82. The Louisville Courier Journal reported...