Canelo: One Step Away From History
By: Hans Themistode Nine. To every one else it’s just a number but too Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) it…
Kristian “Mr. Reliable” Laight Becomes Most Losing Boxer in History
By: Ken Hissner Kristian “Mr. Reliable” Laight from Warwickshire, UK, this past weekend passed the USA’s Reggie Strickland by having…
Brazil’s Eder Jofre Leads the List of South American Favorites
By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers reading about Brazil’s Eder Jofre seeing a dead chicken ran over by a vehicle…
Uncrowned Champion Eddie Booker
By: Ken Hissner Ever Hear the Name of Uncrowned Champion Eddie Booker? This writer recently asked my two favorite Historians…
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…
One Boxer That Should Have Watched What He Asked For: A Story About Harry Greb
By: Ken Hissner This writer had an old friend named Joe “Shannon” Schabacker who fought in the 1920’s and was…
Charles “The Hatchet” Brewer Didn’t Forget His Roots Defending His IBF Super World Middleweight Title at the Legendary Blue Horizon
By: Ken Hissner How many times do boxers fight in a small facility and become world champions and “forget where…
One Eye & a Bag of Tricks That Was Philly’s “Gypsy” Joe Harris
One Eye & a Bag of Tricks That Was Philly’s “Gypsy” Joe Harris By: Ken Hissner In the 60’s the…
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.…
STANLEY SCOTT: Knock Him Out or Be Knocked Out Was His Game!
STANLEY SCOTT: Knock Him Out or Be Knocked Out Was His Game! By: Ken Hissner “He was one of the…
3 Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Winners in Papp, Stevenson & Savon!
3 Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Winners in Papp, Stevenson & Savon! By: Ken Hissner Hungarian southpaw Laszlo Papp won Olympic…
The Night Joe Louis Became An Icon
The Night Joe Louis Became An Icon By: Sean Crose Joe Louis is a pleasure to watch. Unlike many fighters…
Everybody Has a Game Plan ‘Til You Get Hit: The Anthony Macias Interview Part 3
Everybody Has a Game Plan ‘Til You Get Hit: The Anthony Macias Interview Part Three of Three: The Gracie Hunter,…
The Great Battering: Dempsey-Willard
The Great Battering: Dempsey-Willard By: Sean Crose Jess Willard may not have been a modern heavyweight, but he was certainly…
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries By: Sean Crose Jack Johnson was not only the first African American heavyweight champion…
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…
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…
Sixty One Rounds Of Combat: Jackson Versus Corbett
Sixty One Rounds Of Combat: Jackson Versus Corbett By: Sean Crose Heavyweight champion John L Sullivan was racist. Or afraid.…
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…
The Brothers Canizales Put Laredo, Texas on the Map!
The Brothers Canizales Put Laredo, Texas on the Map! By: Ken Hissner Gaby Canizales, 48-8-1 (36), held the WBA and…
Ronda Rousey Returns After “Biggest Upset in Combat Sports History”? Not By a Long Way
Ronda Rousey Returns After “Biggest Upset in Combat Sports History”? Not By a Long Way By: Matt O’Brien Friday night…
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…
Barbara Buttrick’s Scrapbook: Emile Griffith vs. Benny Paret
Barbara Buttrick’s Scrapbook: Emile Griffith vs. Benny Paret By: Ron Scarfone Barbara Buttrick is currently the Women’s International Boxing Federation…
Angelo Dundee: Mauro Mina Would Have Been A Champion in Any Era!
Angelo Dundee: Mauro Mina Would Have Been A Champion in Any Era! By: Ken Hissner The film “Imagining Mina” is…
Muhammad Ali: A Prizefighter Who Changed History
Muhammad Ali: A Prizefighter Who Changed History By Ivan G. Goldman Moving with a special grace that any lightweight would…