Owens & Walker: A Promoter’s Nightmare
By Robert Carson Bill Owens and Al Walker won’t go down in the Boxing Hall of Fame, but in the…
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…
Style Analysis Sugar Ray Leonard v.s. Marvin Hagler
Style Analysis Sugar Ray Leonard v.s. Marvin Hagler By: Sean Kim The flow of Ray Leonard’s footwork in the face…
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter – The Boxer
Many people are familiar with the saga of Rubin Carter. Tried not once but twice (and convicted) for the murders…
When Ali Fought Foreman
By: Jordan Seward 42 years ago to the day Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in the rumble in the jungle…
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…
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…
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Remembering Angelo Dundee
By Jackie Kallen I am writing this with a very heavy heart. The boxing world has lost a true legend…
Jackie Kallen: Farewell to LeRoy Nieman
By Jackie Kallen I am so sad to hear that my dear friend LeRoy Nieman has passed away at 91…
Three Tales from Joe “Shannon” Schabacker!
Three Tales from Joe “Shannon” Schabacker! By: Ken Hissner This former Olympic alternate back in the early 20’s had more…
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.…
“Sugar” Ray Leonard Followed in the Footsteps of “Sugar” Ray Robinson
By: Ken Hissner The greatest pound for pound fighter in boxing, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, was 85-0 (69) as an amateur…
Hart vs Root: Judgment Day (part 3)
By Guy Louis Rocha and Eric N. Moody Judgment day, July 3, arrived like a blast from a steel furnace.…
Marvis Frazier – The Lost Son
By Jim Ammatto The camera rolls and the highlight clip begins. It shows a young, undefeated but green Marvis Frazier…
Mark Holmes “Living in the Shadow” But Good Enough on His Own!
Mark Holmes “Living in the Shadow” But Good Enough on His Own! By: Ken Hissner Too many times when a…
Alexis “The Thin Man” Arguello: A Class Act in and Out of the Ring
By: Ken Hissner This writer once had the privilege of meeting the great 3-time world champion Alexis “The Thin Man”…
About light heavies who go heavy
By Don Buchan It has been said by some “in the know” that Floyd Patterson could have remained a light…
Was Sam Langford the Most Feared Fighter in Boxing History ?
By: Ken Hissner This writer still remembers former heavyweight champion Jack “Manassa Mauler” Dempsey, 54-6-9 with 44 knockouts saying “I…
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…
Defining Greatness: Giulio Rinaldi and The Last Hoorah of Archie Moore
By Geoff Booth You’re probably asking yourself who is Giulio Rinaldi? Is he any good? How come he’s never mentioned…
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…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court a Key Culprit in Live Entombment of Ex-Philly Lightweight Anthony Fletcher
By Ivan G. Goldman On June 9, 2004 an appellate judge in Pennsylvania ordered a new trial for ex-Philadelphia lightweight…
Jackie Kallen: Bill Miller: Another great loss in boxing
By Jackie Kallen Where would I be without Bill “Pops” Miller? He single-handedly changed my life when he agreed to…
Men of Iron: George Chuvalo
By L.L. Roberts The bull-necked Croatian-Canadian from Toronto’s rough waterfront district was possibly the toughest of all iron men and…
ALI-Frazier Statue May Indeed Be In Order
A friend told me recently that the Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah fight drew the largest crowd in the history of Madison…