On This Day: Marcel Cerdan was born in 1916
Daniel Herbert pays tribute to the charismatic, yet doomed Frenchman Marcel Cerdan
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On This Day: Mike Tyson flattens Carl Williams in 93 seconds
James Slater looks back on the last time that Mike Tyson looked like an invincible man – July, 21 1989
On This Day: Jack Sharkey took his eyes off Jack Dempsey and woke up on the canvas
How Jack Dempsey silenced the 'Boston Gob' to set up his last shot at glory
The Judean Club
Despite its ramshackle state, the Judean Club was a nursery for Jewish East End fistic talent
On This Day: Mike McCallum flattens Donald Curry in five rounds
Matt Christie reflects on one of the finest finishes in boxing history that took place on July 18, 1987 – Mike McCallum vs Donald Curry
On This Day: Somebody up there likes Rocky Graziano as he beats Tony Zale in rematch
On July 16, 1947 Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale engaged in part two of their legendary trilogy, by George Zeleny
Pernell Whitaker: 1964-2019
The great Pernell Whitaker died tragically on Sunday at the age of 55
The ‘worst boxers ever’ were better than you think
Miles Templeton explains why it's not always best to judge boxers by their records
On This Day: Jake LaMotta was born
James Slater pays tribute to Jake LaMotta the 'Bronx Bull'
Wonderboy – Nipper Pat Daly
It’s 90 years since one of the greatest performances in the unique career of the prodigiously gifted Nipper Pat Daly
On This Day – Larry Holmes cruelly savages Scott LeDoux
10 things you didn't know about the Larry Holmes-Scott LeDoux heavyweight title fight
On This Day: Ezzard Charles, one of the greatest fighters of all-time, was born
Historian Bob Mee looks back on the glorious career the legendary Ezzard Charles who was born on July 7, 1921
On This Day: Jack Dempsey bankrupted a town
Jack Dempsey was huge business in the Roaring '20s, too big in fact for the small town of Shelby, Montana
On This Day: Jack Johnson defeated Jim Jeffries in the Fight of the Century
Jack Johnson thrashed James J Jeffries in one of sports truly defining moments
On This Day: Jack Dempsey savaged Jess Willard to lift the world heavyweight title
On July 4 1919 young Jack Dempsey made a brutal statement against Willard, writes Matt Christie