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
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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
Editor’s Pick: Mickey Walker – The overreacher
Carlos Acevedo tells the story of the hell-bent-for-leather Mickey Walker’s days at heavyweight that began with a draw linked to Al Capone and ended in a frightful beating
On This Day: Evander Holyfield dethrones Dwight Muhammad Qawi in hellfire cruiserweight shootout
Evander Holyfield wins one of the last great 15-round wars to lay foundations for the legend he became
Randolph Turpin vs Sugar Ray Robinson 70 years on
The testimonies of those there to see the greatest performance by a British fighter, Randolph Turpin vs Sugar Ray Robinson, tell the story of a truly stunning contest.
80 years before Mayweather vs McGregor, Britain’s Bombardier Billy Wells tackled a star from another combat sport
Mayweather vs McGregor wasn't the first novelty fight, Bombardier Billy Wells took part in one in 1938
Boxing footballers
Before boxing footballers Woodhouse and McKenzie there was Ditchburn and Hoddinott
Tony Jeffries on Logan Paul and Youtubers in boxing
Olympic medallist Tony Jeffries speaks to the man who turned Logan Paul into a boxer, Milton Supreme
The fight of the ear. When Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson was disqualified for his outrageous conduct.
Liverpool vs Manchester – a great amateur boxing rivalry
Miles Templeton looks back on the North-West Counties Championships that often pitted Liverpool against Manchester