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 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…
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…
Jack Dempsey prepped for mega-fights in Atlantic City
Jack Dempsey never officially fought in Atlantic City. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t prepare for any of his big…
Best Boxers From Newark, New Jersey
New Jersey has produced more world champions per square mile than almost any state in America — and most of…
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…
Tyson-Douglas: 36 Years Later | The Greatest Upset in Boxing History
Thirty-six years ago today, on February 11, 1990, the impossible happened inside the Tokyo Dome. James “Buster” Douglas, a 42-to-1…
Men of Iron: Paulino Uzcudun
The “Basque Woodchopper” began fighting professionally in Spanish rings in 1923 and quickly mauled his way into the first division…
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…
Detroit’s Greatest Boxers: Legends from the Motor City
Detroit doesn’t ask for respect — it takes it. The Motor City has been producing world-class fighters since before most…
Don Elbaum Promoted 196 Fights At Tropicana Atlantic City in the 80s
Tropicana Atlantic City is where it was happening – every week – in the 1980sBy Boxing Insider staff Atlantic City…
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…
Before the Bathrobe: Vincent Gigante’s Boxing Career
The crime drama Godfather of Harlem, which premiered on Epix in 2019 with Forest Whitaker as Bumpy Johnson, casts Vincent…
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 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…
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…
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…
Did Sonny Liston Really Pull a Gun on Muhammad Ali? The Truth Behind the Viral Casino Clip
A grainy video keeps going viral across TikTok, Instagram, and X. The caption is always some version of the same…
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…
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…
Boxing Ends It’s Decades Long Run On Regular Television, But Is It That Big A Deal In The Age Of Streaming?
By: Sean Crose There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth around the boxing world lately. Or perhaps more…
Brooklyn’s Greatest Boxers: Legends from the Borough of Kings
Forget what you heard about Philly fighters and Detroit tough guys. When it comes to producing world-class boxers, nobody —…
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…
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 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…