The ‘Croydon Woodpecker’ who won three out of five against the redoubtable Turpin brothers
But Albert Finch, the 'Croydon Woodpecker' had a surprisingly short reign as champion
Alex Daley
The Green Man: The pub/boxing gym that drew Tommy Farr, David Bowie and more
The Green Man was a place for both boxing luminaries and music stars
When Chris Finnegan was one fight away from a lucrative rematch with Bob Foster
Alex Daley looks back at a talent-packed bill from this week in 1972 featuring Chris Finnegan, Joe Bugner, John Conteh and Alan Minter
Remembering Tommy Martin – Britain’s Brown Bomber
Fighting from welter to heavyweight in the disgraceful ‘colour bar’ era, Tommy Martin had a richly varied life and career
Mike Milligan, a man behind the scenes of one of the most colourful eras in British boxing
East Ender Mike Milligan made his mark on boxing in various roles
When Bootle’s ‘Iron Man’ took on the great Emile Griffith
This week 55 years ago, Bootle ‘Iron Man’ Harry Scott faced the daunting task of tackling the brilliant Emile Griffith
When Eddie Miller looked almost unbeatable but couldn’t get a fight with Willie Pep
Britain-born Australian Eddie Miller dazzled UK fight fans, but returned to his birth country too late to fulfil his title ambitions
Herbert Crossley – The heavyweight who was destined for big things but had his life cut tragically short
Yorkshire heavyweight Herbert Crossley’s US trip started with a fight with the legendary Gene Tunney but ended in tragic circumstances soon after
When a routine defence turned into a real battle for Howard Winstone
Howard Winstone got more than he bargained for when he defended his titles against Billy Calvert
Bert Kirby and the era of the great British flyweight
Bert Kirby boxed in an era of fewer weights and many more fighters when Britain’s flyweight ranks swelled with talent, writes Alex Daley
The real Peaky Blinders: When gangs invaded boxing
Alex Daley explores a time when violent gangs in pre-war Britain intruded on boxing – with ugly consequences
The Briton who knocked out Max Schmeling
Only Joe Louis and one other man put away Max Schmeling inside a round.
How Carlos Palomino announced himself to the boxing world
When Carlos Palomino seemed to have been the best-kept secret in boxing
Panama Al Brown, the revolver, the stolen scorecard and the battered judge
Alex Daley revisits an extraordinary episode from the career of the great Panama Al Brown
When unheralded Harry Craster beat Marcel Cerdan
Alex Daley pays tribute to legendary Frenchman Marcel Cerdan and remembers the only bout he lost on British soil