“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.…
STANLEY SCOTT: Knock Him Out or Be Knocked Out Was His Game!
STANLEY SCOTT: Knock Him Out or Be Knocked Out Was His Game! By: Ken Hissner “He was one of the…
Why Jeffries Came Back for Johnson & Marciano Didn’t for Johansson!
Why Jeffries Came Back for Johnson & Marciano Didn’t for Johansson! By: Ken Hissner James J “The Boilermaker” Jeffries was…
Once 48-0 Lee Sala of Donora, PA, Inducted Into PA BHOF!
Once 48-0 Lee Sala of Donora, PA, Inducted Into PA BHOF! By: Ken Hissner Donora, PA, home of one of…
3 Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Winners in Papp, Stevenson & Savon!
3 Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Winners in Papp, Stevenson & Savon! By: Ken Hissner Hungarian southpaw Laszlo Papp won Olympic…
Muhammad Ali In Fat City History
By: Jorge Martinez Recent events have exposed fissures in our union and rocked our national identity. It is in this…
American Boxers Fighting Out of Japan Back to 1961!
American Boxers Fighting Out of Japan Back to 1961! By: Ken Hissner Japan is a hot bed for boxers with…
Why People Are Still Talking About The Hagler-Leonard Fight 30 Years Later
Why People Are Still Talking About The Hagler-Leonard Fight 30 Years Later By: Sean Crose In all honesty, I’m surprised…
The Night Joe Louis Became An Icon
The Night Joe Louis Became An Icon By: Sean Crose Joe Louis is a pleasure to watch. Unlike many fighters…
The Most Controversial Sporting Event In History: Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey
The Most Controversial Sporting Event In History: Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey Some contemporary boxers go month after month without…
The Title Fight That May Have Brought Down A Town: Dempsey-Gibbons
The Title Fight That May Have Brought Down A Town: Dempsey-Gibbons By: Sean Crose You don’t hear much about Shelby,…
The Great Battering: Dempsey-Willard
The Great Battering: Dempsey-Willard By: Sean Crose Jess Willard may not have been a modern heavyweight, but he was certainly…
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries By: Sean Crose Jack Johnson was not only the first African American heavyweight champion…
“Prince” Charles Williams IBF Light Heavyweight Champion!
“Prince” Charles Williams IBF Light Heavyweight Champion! By: Ken Hissner “Prince” Charles Williams turned professional in 1978 dropping his first…
The Day Jack Johnson Punched Through The Color Line
The Day Jack Johnson Punched Through The Color Line By: Sean Crose If I were to be asked which fighters…
The Heavyweight Title Fight That Was Also The First Full Length Motion Picture
The Heavyweight Title Fight That Was Also The First Full Length Motion Picture By: Sean Crose James J Corbett ruled…
Did A Boxing Match Give Birth To Pop Culture?
Did A Boxing Match Give Birth To Pop Culture? By: Sean Crose After having been regarded as heavyweight champion of…
Sixty One Rounds Of Combat: Jackson Versus Corbett
Sixty One Rounds Of Combat: Jackson Versus Corbett By: Sean Crose Heavyweight champion John L Sullivan was racist. Or afraid.…
What’s the Definition of Toughness and Courage? CHUVALO!
What’s the Definition of Toughness and Courage? CHUVALO! By: Ken Hissner How can you think of Canadian boxing without mentioning…
Bare Knuckle Brutality: The Sullivan-Kilrain Fight
Bare Knuckle Brutality: The Sullivan-Kilrain Fight By: Sean Crose Fame became John Lawrence Sullivan. Born in the 1850s in the…