Aug 21 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Drawing the Brown Bomber’s attention
Heavyweight Gunner Barlund put Finnish boxing on the map and it wasn’t long before the whole world took notice, writes Miles Templeton
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Aug 15 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The tale of two brothers who won the same British title
The Curvis brothers both won the British title in the same division but their paths to the top were markedly different, writes Miles Templeton
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Aug 07 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Why Turpin conquering Robinson was the greatest victory of them all
Plenty of British boxers upset the odds at world class level but Randolph Turpin beating "Sugar" Ray Robinson is surely the best of them all, writes Miles Templeton
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Jul 17 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The time Phil Scott boxed three 15-rounders in six days
Phil Scott took matters into his own hands to secure a shot at the British heavyweight title, writes Miles Templeton
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Jul 10 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: A brief history of German boxers in British rings
It took a long time for British boxing fans to welcome the Germans following last century’s two world wars, writes Miles Templeton
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Jul 03 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: McKenzie and Powers rivalry spawned two terrific scraps
Clinton McKenzie and Colin Powers brought out the best in each other, writes Miles Templeton
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Jun 19 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: When Jock McAvoy conquered the States
McAvoy’s reputation for being a poor traveller ended when he arrived in America
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Jun 13 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: When London taught Rademacher yet another harsh lesson about professional boxing
Just when Pete Rademacher started to find form following an inauspicious start to his pro career, Brian London came along, writes Miles Templeton
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Jun 05 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: A Winter’s Night in Wonderland
We take you back 120 years to a winter’s evening in East London
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May 30 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Fifty years since John Conteh and Chris Finnegan clashed in a North vs. South classic
Remembering my first ever BN and the fight between Conteh and Finnegan
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May 23 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The slugging Stanley miners of the 20s and 30s
Boxers from Stanley would spend a week in the coalmine then come up for air to have a 10-rounder, writes Miles Templeton