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…
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…
Top 5 Biggest Boxing Fights in Las Vegas History
Las Vegas has long been the undisputed capital of boxing, hosting some of the sport’s most iconic and lucrative events.…
The Catastrophist: The Troubled World of Don Jordan
“Chaos” is the only suitable word to describe the career of Don Jordan. Fifty years after he first won the…
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…
Mayweather vs McGregor: The Complete Fight Story
On August 26, 2017, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and Conor “The Notorious” McGregor stepped into the ring at T-Mobile Arena…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Philadelphia’s Greatest Boxers: Legends from the City of Brotherly Love
Philadelphia doesn’t produce boxers. It produces problems. The City of Brotherly Love has been turning out world champions with iron…
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…
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…
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…
Where Are They Now: Greg Haugen
By Shawn M. Murphy Recently I spoke with former Lightweight and Light Welterweight champ Greg Haugen. Haugen turned pro in…
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…