Boxing must tighten its safety net
There is plenty boxing can do to make the sport safer for its athletes, writes Tris Dixon, author of Damage, shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year
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In the cheap seats with Matthew Saad Muhammad
Armed with fake credentials and two printed T-shirts, Tris Dixon and Matthew Saad Muhammad embarked on an emotional journey to watch Hopkins-Trinidad at Madison Square Garden
Colin Nathan came close to death in Russia
One moment Colin Nathan was preparing his boxer for a contest, the next he was lying in a Russian hospital with very real fears for his life.
Series review – The Kings
Tris Dixon watches The Kings, the brand new docuseries on Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran
Herol Graham pinpoints the fight and punch that changed his life forever
In his new book Tris Dixon spoke to Herol Graham about going from the limelight to the psych ward
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, the archetypal boxing legend, passes away aged 66
'If they cut my bald head open, they will find one boxing glove.
Boxing and Frank Sinatra
Tris Dixon tells the Boxing Life Story of the one and only Frank Sinatra
Editor’s Pick: Mike Tyson – what might have been
Steve Lott - a crucial member of Team Tyson in the early days - revealsed some extraordinary insight on why he might just have been the greatest underachiever in boxing history
On This Day: Joe Frazier was born in 1944
Tris Dixon pays tribute to the career of Joe Frazier, one of the finest of them all
The survivors: Living light-heavyweight legends
Tris Dixon catches up with some members of the most thrilling light-heavyweight era in history, those 1970s and 80s warriors who left indelible marks on the sport.
On This Day: Defensive genius Willie Pep was born in 1922
Tris Dixon celebrates the life of Willie Pep, one of the greatest fighters of all-time
How Floyd Mayweather broke Canelo Alvarez’s heart and PPV records
Floyd Mayweather too fast, sharp and good for Canelo Alvarez, but judge CJ Ross shared the headlines
There’s no place like the Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame will be quiet this weekend but it will always be paradise for the fight fan, writes Tris Dixon
On this day Carl Froch knocks out George Groves at Wembley Stadium
On May 31 2014 Carl Froch defeated bitter rival George Groves.
The story of cult hero Bert Cooper
Even as the embers fizzled out, Smokin’ Bert Cooper was still yearning for the happy ending