Yesterday’s Heroes: A long history of Belsize BC
Celebrating a new book that does the illustrious club justice – and then some
Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: Cheshire’s Ray Wilding made Madison Square Garden his second home
The big-hitting British heavyweight who found Madison Square Garden to his liking when the famous venue was hosting the sport’s biggest stars
Yesterday’s Heroes: A closer look at the rose-tinted 1950s
An examination of the 1950s suggests it may not have been a golden era after all, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Kinsellas of Liverpool
A surname synonymous with a famous fighting city, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: Tommy Tiger, “the best trial horse in the business”
The story of Tommy Tiger, a journeyman before there were countless journeymen
Yesterday’s Heroes: Victims of the Holocaust
Miles Templeton remembers two boxers who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis in concentration camps
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
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
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
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
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
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
Yesterday’s Heroes: When Jock McAvoy conquered the States
McAvoy’s reputation for being a poor traveller ended when he arrived in America
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
Yesterday’s Heroes: A Winter’s Night in Wonderland
We take you back 120 years to a winter’s evening in East London