The 5 Biggest Boxing Crowds in U.S. History
From Tony Zale drawing 135,132 in a Milwaukee park to Jack Dempsey’s legendary 1920s gates, these are the five biggest…
Tex Rickard: The Gambler Who Invented the Boxing Mega Event
Before Don King or Bob Arum, before television contracts and pay-per-view, there was a grey-eyed gambler from the frontier who…
Blinky Palermo: The Gangster Who Owned Boxing’s Champions
Before the big paydays and television contracts, before the pay-per-view era, there was a short, blinking man from South Philadelphia…
The 10 Greatest Japanese Boxers of All Time
Japan ranks fourth worldwide in total boxing world champions, behind only the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. From…
Top Rank at 60: How Bob Arum’s First Fight Built a Boxing Empire
Sixty years ago today, a 34-year-old Harvard Law School graduate with no experience in boxing promotion staged a heavyweight championship…
The Best Boxing Ring Walks of All Time, Ranked
The fight starts before the bell. Every boxing fan knows this. The ring walk is the final act of theater…
Best Pound-for-Pound Boxers of All Time Ranked
The pound-for-pound debate is boxing’s oldest and most unsolvable argument. Strip away the weight advantages, remove the era, ignore the…
LeRoy Neiman: The Artist Who Made Boxing Beautiful
For half a century, no artist was more synonymous with boxing than LeRoy Neiman. With his handlebar mustache, ever-present Cuban…
The History of Boxing Trading Cards: From Tobacco Packs to Modern Collectibles
Boxing and trading cards go back further than any other sport in the hobby. Before Topps ever printed a Mickey…
Best Left-Handed Boxers in History (Southpaw Legends)
In boxing, few things cause more problems than a southpaw. The angles are wrong. The jab comes from the opposite…
The Greatest Heavyweight Title Fights in History, Era by Era
No division in boxing carries the cultural weight of the heavyweight class. A heavyweight title fight has always been more…
Boxing’s Biggest Controversies, Robberies, and Scandals
Boxing has always lived in the gray areas. The sport is scored by humans, governed by fractured sanctioning bodies, and…
91 Seconds: Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks in Atlantic City
The fight, the finances, and the full story behind the most famous 91 seconds in heavyweight history Mike Tyson’s first-round…
10 Fighters Who Would Have Been Undisputed in Any Era
The era argument is boxing’s most persistent debate. Would Ali have beaten Tyson? Could Mayweather have handled Duran? Would Robinson…
British Boxing History: From Broughton to Fury
Boxing was not invented in Britain, but it was codified there. The sport’s rules, its governing structures, and its culture…
Ali vs. Liston I: The Night Boxing Changed Forever | 62nd Anniversary
Sixty-two years ago tonight, a 22-year-old loudmouth from Louisville did the impossible. He walked into the ring against the most…
The Jack Johnson-Tommy Burns Fight Film: How a False Narrative Fooled Boxing for 60 Years
By Eric Bottjer We’ve been lied to about the Jack Johnson-Tommy Burns fight, the historic match held the day after…
Top 5 Biggest Boxing Rematches of All Time
Top 5 Biggest Boxing Rematches of All Time Nothing in sports carries the dramatic weight of a boxing rematch. The…
The Best Boxing Documentaries and Where to Watch Them
The best boxing stories have always been bigger than the fights themselves. Poverty, race, redemption, corruption, the weight of being…
The History of Boxing in Las Vegas: A Complete Guide
Las Vegas wasn’t built for boxing, but boxing helped build Las Vegas. What began as a desert gamble in the…
Boxing in the 1920s: The Sport’s First Golden Era | Complete History
The 1920s didn’t just change boxing—they invented modern boxing. Before the decade began, prizefighting was a semi-legal spectacle held in…
The Heavyweight Golden Age (1960s-70s): Boxing’s Greatest Era | Complete History
Between 1960 and 1980, the heavyweight division produced more legendary fighters, more historically significant fights, and more pure drama than…
The Greatest Boxers from Puerto Rico: La Isla del Campeón
No place on earth — not Brooklyn, not Philly, not Mexico City — produces world champion boxers at the rate…
The History of Boxing in New York City: A Complete Guide
No city on earth has shaped boxing more than New York. For more than a century, New York City has…
Best Boxers From Los Angeles: LA’s Ring Kings
Los Angeles didn’t just produce boxing champions — it built a pipeline that fed the sport for decades. From the…