Nov 27 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The night Freddie Welsh and Jim Driscoll produced a “wild, vicious, disappointing, disastrous duel”
The story of the eagerly awaited, but ultimately unfulfilling grudge match between Freddie Welsh and Jim Driscoll
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Nov 07 2023
The Bloodiest of Battles: Jem Carney and the 74-round slugfest that brought the house down
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Nov 06 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The first fighters from Guyana to make an impact in Britain
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Oct 16 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: A long history of Belsize BC
Celebrating a new book that does the illustrious club justice – and then some
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Oct 03 2023
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
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Aug 25 2023
Armstrong v Roderick: When a British boxer dared to challenge the best fighter on the planet
In the summer of 1939, a British underdog dared to challenge the finest fighter in all of boxing, writes Steve Hunt
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Aug 24 2023
A brief history of British heavyweights abroad
Matt Bozeat takes us back through the years from Fitzsimmons to Fury
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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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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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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