On This Day: Sugar Ray Leonard rallies to stop Thomas Hearns in one of the greatest fights the world has ever seen
Sugar Ray Leonard overcomes points deficit to stop Thomas Hearns in epic battle
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The King of Boxing Referees
Eugene Corri was one of the most distinctive and important figures in early 20th-century British boxing, but endured a dramatic fall from grace outside the ring
Volume punching: Boxing boom once saw 1,000 UK shows a year
Though we’re approaching a busy month of action in the UK, it is nothing compared to days gone by
The real Max Baer
When London met the real Max Baer – a far cry from the ugly 21st-century Hollywood depiction
On This Day: Floyd Mayweather toys with debutant Conor McGregor before stopping him in the 10th round
Floyd Mayweather carries Conor McGregor for large periods but in doing so illustrates he’s a long way past his best
The best of James Toney
James Toney, born on this day in 1968, discusses eight of his best performances
Juan Manuel Marquez explains his success
In his own words, Juan Manuel Marquez told Fighting Fit how he became so good
The story of heavyweight Joe Jeannette fighting in Europe
Joe Jeannette hammered five British heavyweights in a combined total of 12 rounds just to start his European tour, writes Miles Templeton
Editor’s Pick: A brief history of southpaws
Eric Armit investigates the origins and struggles faced by southpaws, left-handers in the world of boxing
My Night: Darren Barker scores one of the greatest feel-good victories in British boxing history
Darren Barker goes in-depth about a memorable triumph.
A different era – What Skinkiss vs Bonnici shows about boxing in the 1950s
1950s featherweight rivals Bonnici and Skinkiss tells us about boxing in a different era
Jimmy Wilde’s London debut revisited
Looking back on the legendary Jimmy Wilde’s first fight in the English capital, four years before he won the world flyweight crown
The long count fight
Miles Templeton looks back at one of the most controversial bouts in boxing history, the Long Count
When Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame
July 19, 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of a historic moment, when Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron, writes Thomas Hauser
Jack London had to navigate through the Great Depression and World War II before a British title shot came his way
Jack London reached a British title shot after 13 years and 121 fights, writes Alex Daley