Yesterday’s Heroes: Don’t forget Jack and Johnny
Both Gardner and Williams – and the rivalry they shared – deserve their place in British boxing history
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Yesterday’s Heroes: The real Jack Bodell
The former British heavyweight champion should be remembered for more than just his losses
Yesterday’s Heroes: The best of Benny Lynch
How Lynch trained for his best showings before the infamous rot set in, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: The great tradition of Scottish stadium fights
The story of great venues, champions and crowds, by Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Demise of the Boxing Booth
How a rule from back in 1947 marked the beginning of the end
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Strange Case of Johnny Mann
When Mann was supposed to be challenging for the British title he was declared a missing person
Yesterday’s Heroes: From Area Champion to Third Man
The story of Mark Hart, a former British title challenger who made the switch to refereeing
Yesterday’s Heroes: Canadian heavyweight Larry Gains was a victim of colour
The great Larry Gains was frozen out of the world title picture due to overt racism that was rife in the 1930s, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: The tale of rough and ready Packey Mahoney
Irishman Packey won over the fans with his fighting style but met his match against Bombardier Billy Wells
Yesterday’s Heroes: In 1909, both Boxing News and the British title were born
The introduction of the Lonsdale Belt coincided with the birth of Boxing News in 1909, writes Miles Templeton
The Brit Who Beat Schmeling
Gipsy Daniels was not a heavyweight himself, but he beat many top big men – including the German legend in one round
Yesterday’s Heroes: The McGrail Family Tree
The fighting ancestors of Joe and Peter
Yesterday’s Heroes: Meet the Littlewoods
Miles Templeton tells the story of Harold and Allan Littlewood, two boxing brothers who died tragically within six months of one another
Peter Cheevers – The boxer who was Paul McCartney’s stunt double
Peter Cheevers never quite fulfilled his boxing potential but what a life he’s enjoyed
The ‘Hard-Hitting Gravedigger’ Tony Barlow
Miles Templeton remembers Manchester flyweight, Tony Barlow