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He Who Dares: The night Pete Rademacher attempted to become world heavyweight champion on his professional debut
Pete Rademacher had a plan – to become the world heavyweight champion in his professional debut
Yesterday’s Heroes: Jack Goodwin, one of Britain’s finest trainers, died during the 13th round and in his favourite place
in 1932, Jack Goodwin collapsed in the corner during the 13th round of a fight at the Royal Albert Hall, the victim of a heart attack, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: A long history of Belsize BC
Celebrating a new book that does the illustrious club justice – and then some
Yesterday’s Heroes: Cheshire’s Ray Wilding made Madison Square Garden his second home
The big-hitting British heavyweight who found Madison Square Garden to his liking when the famous venue was hosting the sport’s biggest stars
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
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Kinsellas of Liverpool
A surname synonymous with a famous fighting city, writes Miles Templeton
Yesterday’s Heroes: Tommy Tiger, “the best trial horse in the business”
The story of Tommy Tiger, a journeyman before there were countless journeymen
Yesterday’s Heroes: Victims of the Holocaust
Miles Templeton remembers two boxers who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis in concentration camps
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
A brief history of British heavyweights abroad
Matt Bozeat takes us back through the years from Fitzsimmons to Fury
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
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
Yesterday’s Heroes: Why Turpin conquering Robinson was the greatest victory of them all
Plenty of British boxers upset the odds at world class level but Randolph Turpin beating "Sugar" Ray Robinson is surely the best of them all, writes Miles Templeton