Claude Rentfro: The Kansas Battler
By Robert Carson He used to attend all the fights in and around the Kansas City area. A familiar figure…
Boxing Champions without Ammunition
By George D. Blair The former champ lunged at his young opponent. He threw a looping right which once had…
THE GYM: The Real Story of Boxing PART 2
By Murray Gaby (Note: This is part two of a two-part story that was originally published in 1980) Heir apparent…
The Great Eddie Futch – A Place In Boxing History
By Tom Donelson The most important prizefight in boxing’s history would take place on Boxing’s biggest stage – Madison Square…
Jimmy Slattery – Tons of Talent, Short on Will
immy Slattery – Tons of Talent, Short on Will By Angelo Prospero Jr. As a youngster, I often heard my…
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…
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…
Men of Iron: Tom Sharkey
By L.L. Roberts Tom Sharkey was born and raised in Ireland of the 1880’s. Already a hard lad, a stint…
Hart vs Root: The Heavyweight Title Fight That Time Forgot
By Guy Louis Rocha and Eric N. Moody MARVIN HART VS. JACK ROOT A century ago, Reno, Nevada had the…
MARVIN HART VS. JACK ROOT (part 2)
By Guy Louis Rocha and Eric N. Moody The Heavyweight Championship Fight That Time Forgot The main problem confronting Egan…
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.…
Archie Moore – Possibly the greatest LHW Ever
By Jim Amato He was possibly the greatest light heavyweight of all time, The wily “Old Mongoose” Archie Moore. The…
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…
The Legacy of Greg Page
By Patricia Page (Wife of Greg Page) How will Greg Page be remembered? Raw natural Heavyweight Champ OR one of…
Do You Remember: Jerry Quarry
By Jim Amato Mike Tyson was the self proclaimed “Baddest Man On The Planet.” Even after his decisive loss to…
Tyson’s Place in boxing history
by Tom Donelson How does one place Mike Tyson in perspective as a fighter? There are fighters that most pundits…