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
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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
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