Color ought not to cut any figure in the ring so long as a man is willing to do his best. – Joe Gans As 1903...
Where did you get this fellow? – Joe Gans, November 14 1902. I have embarked upon some difficult projects over the past thirteen years writing about...
The black champion walked to his corner at once and began preparations for departure while McPartland was still struggling against fate on the floor. – The...
For the middleweights, world-conquering monsters arrived early. Of the three divisions I’ve studied so far, middleweight is by far the most dangerous territory. The top 12...
It was reported in the early days of 1905 that former welterweight and middleweight contender Tommy West was shot five times by a man named Paul...