Beckett family’s roots in boxing exist today
Joe Beckett was the British heavyweight champion between 1919 and 1923
Miles Templeton
The story behind the exclusive sporting Pelican Club
Members of exclusive 1880s club included the Marquis of Queenberry and Lord Lonsdale
The great Sandy Saddler in London
Miles Templeton recalls the featherweight legend boxing Lisburn’s Jim Keery
The Navy has produced many great boxers
Miles Templeton writes about the ‘Special service’
An exciting champ with charisma, Jackie Paterson deserves greater recognition
Emerging after Benny Lynch, another Scotsman would become ‘Lord of the Flys’
Pat Cowdell was one of the Midlands’ finest
Recalling an illustrious career that included two world title shots
Yesterday’s Heroes: Joe Taylor was the last of his kind
A tribute to Joe Taylor – once a youngster who taught an up-and-coming Howard Winstone a valuable lesson
Yesterday’s Heroes: Remembering a time before York Hall
London was once a hotbed of small hall venues that regularly hosted professional boxing, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: Max Baer, playboy of the ring
Max Baer was a highly-regarded heavyweight champion until, at just 26, his career went into a tailspin before he achieved a rejuvenation of sorts in London
Yesterday’s Heroes: The appeal of an all-British crossroads battle
Miles Templeton tells the story of two brilliant crossroads battles between British greats
Yesterday’s Heroes: A picture is worth a thousand words
Witnessing boxers pose for photos at recent BBBoC event brought to a mind a splendid picture that was taken in 1933, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: Coalminer Tommy Marren had 169 fights in seven years
Tommy Marren was an Area champion during an era when the area in question was significantly larger than today, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: Albert Foreman marched to the beat of his own drum
Albert Foreman, who turned pro at just 16, rejected convention and did things his own way, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: The story of the “Swindon Steamroller”
British title glory proved elusive for heavyweight Eddie Neilson but he entertained enormously along the way, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: The downfall of the National Sporting Club
Following the Great War the rules of the National Sporting Club soon became unworkable