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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…

8 min read 8 months ago
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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…

8 min read 6 months ago
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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…

5 min read 8 months ago
Boxing History

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…

5 min read 6 months ago
Boxing History

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…

10 min read 8 months ago
Boxing History

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…

10 min read 8 months ago
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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…

2 min read 1 year ago
Boxing History

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 —…

5 min read 9 months ago
Boxing History

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…

11 min read 8 months ago
Boxing History

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…

11 min read 9 months ago
Boxing History

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…

7 min read 9 months ago
Boxing History

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.…

6 min read 9 months ago
Boxing History

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…

9 min read 17 years ago
Atlantic City Boxing

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…

6 min read 8 months ago
Boxing History

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…

10 min read 9 months ago
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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…

12 min read 9 months ago
Boxing History

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…

5 min read 7 months ago
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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…

5 min read 9 months ago
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