WIBF World Flyweight Champion Regina Halmich has Made 44 Title Defenses
By: Ken Hissner Germany’s Regina Halmich, 54-1-1 (16), made her professional debut in March of 1994. In her sixth fight…
One Hundred and Eight Years Ago Jeffries and Johnson Fought
By: Ken Hissner On the 4th of July in 1910 James J Jeffries was “forced” by his pastor during a…
Brazil’s Eder Jofre Leads the List of South American Favorites
By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers reading about Brazil’s Eder Jofre seeing a dead chicken ran over by a vehicle…
The Feared Fighters of “Black Murderers Row”
By: Ken Hissner There were eight fighters that were feared who were middleweights who fought one another during the same…
Willie Pep Was the Biggest of the Little Men in Boxing
By: Ken Hissner When boxing people talk about P4P the very best names like “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Harry “The Pittsburgh…
Uncrowned Champion Eddie Booker
By: Ken Hissner Ever Hear the Name of Uncrowned Champion Eddie Booker? This writer recently asked my two favorite Historians…
When Philly Was One of the Boxing Capitols of the World
By: Ken Hissner With no world champions in Philly here in 2018 you wonder about the “good old days!” This…
How Did the Four Organizations Get Started & What Have They Accomplished?
By: Ken Hissner The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO have taken 8 divisions to 17 and a top 10 contenders…
Muhammad Ali Beat Four Olympic Gold Medalists
Muhammad Ali Beat Four Olympic Gold Medalists By: Ken Hissner At a boxing event in Atlantic City recently top boxing…
The Two Questionable Wins of Muhammad Ali
By: Ken Hissner Muhammad “I Am the Greatest” Ali was the most colorful athlete this writer has ever seen. In…
Was Muhammad Ali The Most Colorful Athlete in Sports History?
By: Ken Hissner This writer started searching all sports most colorful athletes and they stood out at other sporting events…
Why Do Boxers Like Muhammad Ali Continue Boxing Too Long?
By: Ken Hissner There have been some great boxers that have continued boxing too long such as Muhammad Ali. Was…
One Boxer That Should Have Watched What He Asked For: A Story About Harry Greb
By: Ken Hissner This writer had an old friend named Joe “Shannon” Schabacker who fought in the 1920’s and was…
A Hagler-Leonard Story
By: Marley Malenfant In my old man’s gym hangs a framed picture of Marvin “Marvelous” Hagler with the black and…
10th Annual Briscoe Awards Sunday in South Philly
By: Ken Hissner Philly Boxing History Editor John Di Santo is holding the 10th Annual Briscoe Awards Sunday 1-4pm at…
Tampa’s A La Carte Event Pavilion Hosts Its Final Boxing Card Friday
By: Sean Crose Friday night will see the final fight card go down in the arena on Dana Shores Drive…
How Do Some Countries Allow Losing Boxers to Continue Boxing?
By: Ken Hissner I have a 100 Club list of boxers with over 100 losses and others who have never…
Flashback: Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran And The Shot Heard Round The World
By: Sean Crose Both Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran were already legendary figures back in 1984. Duran, the hardened Panamanian…
Native American Boxers in the History of Boxing
By: Ken Hissner When one thinks of Native American boxers you have former world champions in Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, 51-7…
“Brothers by Choice” Buster Drayton & Earl Hargrove
By: Ken Hissner They were closer than brothers and until this day are still best friends. South Philly’s Buster Drayton…
Philly’s “The Big E” Eddie Duncan – What Could Have Been
By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers back in the early 70’s when in “Smokin” Joe Frazier’s Gym seeing this boxer…
Top Amateur Tim Dement Was a Member of the 1972 Olympic Team
By: Ken Hissner As Tim Dement tells the story, I was 12 when his older brother Steve got arrested with…
When Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson Fought Pete Rademacher, A Champion Facing a Debuting Boxer
When Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson Fought Pete Rademacher, A Champion Facing a Debuting Boxer By: Ken Hissner With all the…
One Eye & a Bag of Tricks That Was Philly’s “Gypsy” Joe Harris
One Eye & a Bag of Tricks That Was Philly’s “Gypsy” Joe Harris By: Ken Hissner In the 60’s the…
Louis-Galento: A Hype Master Proves He’s More Than Just Hype
Louis-Galento: A Hype Master Proves He’s More Than Just Hype By: Sean Crose Tony Galento had some kind of left.…