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
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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
The curious case of Maxie Smith
Miles Templeton investigates why Maxie Smith was ranked among the world’s best light-heavyweights
Editor’s Pick: The story of Jack Johnson, Stanley Ketchel and the pantomime that went wrong
Stanely Ketchel either agreed to an authentic finish or betrayed Jack Johnson halfway through their swindle.
Remembering Robert Cohen
Miles Templeton pays tribute to Robert Cohen the recently departed former bantamweight king
Sugar Ray Robinson: There will never be another
He is Walker Smith, who boxed under the ring name of Sugar Ray Robinson and lit up the Forties and Fifties with a dazzling array of skill, power, good looks and, when he had to, tremendous courage.
The (brief) history of two Britons fighting for world heavyweight belts
Ahead of Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte boxing for the WBC's heavyweight belt, Matt Bozeat chronicles the short history of two Brits fighting for a major heavyweight belt
Remembering Seaman Arthur Hayes
Miles Templeton on Seaman Arthur Hayes, one of the best fighters of a golden British era
The gamble that paid off with Hogan Kid Bassey
Miles Templeton on how Hogan Kid Bassey repaid George Biddles
Gunner Moir – The fascinating story of a fight from a forgotten era
Gunner Moir was the heavyweight champion of his country when he became the first Briton to challenge for the world crown under modern rules against Tommy Burns in 1907.
Boxing scoring has been an age-old problem
Boxing scoring has always divided opinion, as the 1979 Needham-Cowdell contest illustrates, writes Miles Templeton