On This Day: Frank Tate stuns Michael Olajide to win vacant IBF middleweight title in 1987
Tate becomes the first middleweight to be crowned in the post-Marvin Hagler era
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WHAT IS THE PALEO DIET?
Soulmatefood's Tom Whitehead explains how to make prehistoric eating work for you
On This Day: Jem Mace’s failure to show up for ‘The Great International Prize Fight’ leaves Joe Coburn furious
Jamie Casey plots the timeline of Joe Coburn’s proposed bout with Jem Mace, 150 years on from one of the first fights to court attention from both sides of the Atlantic
On This Day: Marvin Hagler batters Mustafa Hamsho in 11 rounds
The original NY Times report from the October 3, 1981 world middleweight title fight
REBUILDING GEORGE GROVES
John Dennen asked trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick how they prepared for a must-win comeback after defeats to Carl Froch
On This Day: Prince Naseem Hamed comes of age and thrashes Steve Robinson
Hamed cruises to first world title with punch-perfect performance against Robinson, writes Marc Gatford
On This Day: Ken Buchanan dethrones world lightweight champion Ismael Laguna in Puerto Rico
The night Buchanan claimed the world title on foreign soil was historic for British boxing, writes Nathan Fogg
IMPROVE LIKE BOB AJISAFE
Dominic Ingle explains how he helped improve British light-heavyweight champion, Bob Ajisafe
On This Day: George Foreman flattens Terry Anderson but fails to impress London
James Slater recalls watching big George Foreman warm up for Evander Holyfield
How Sergey Kovalev will fight Bernard Hopkins
John Dennen got an insight into how ‘Krusher’ Kovalev will approach Hopkins
On This Day: An ageing Sonny Liston notches his final knockout victory
Liston flattens Sonny Moore but his life and career will soon be over, writes James Slater
On This Day: Chris Eubank warms up for Nigel Benn with 20-second knockout victory
Reginaldo Dos Santos blown away quickly on September 22, 1990, writes James Slater
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES WITH PAUL BUTLER
John Dennen spoke to the strength and conditioning coaches who have helped Paul Butler leap through the divisions
HOW TO BOOST YOUR POWER PART 2
This week, Barrie Edwards, head of Extreme S &C, provides a routine for the upper body
Changing Times: Shane and Barry McGuigan compare how they train
With Shane training Carl Frampton, John Dennen finds out how his methods differ from the way Barry McGuigan used to train