On This Day – Larry Holmes overcomes struggle with Bonecrusher Smith to win first ever IBF heavyweight title fight
Bonecrusher Smith hands Larry Holmes all manner of problems before succumbing in the 12th round
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Evander Holyfield bullies Mike Tyson to defeat in stunning victory
On This Day – Sugar Ray Leonard savagely finishes Donny Lalonde in the ninth round
Sugar Ray Leonard and Donny Lalonde engage in underrated barnburner
On This Day – George Foreman regains world heavyweight title 20 years after he’d lost it to Muhammad Ali
George Foreman scores the greatest of all comeback victories against Michael Moorer
On This Day: Larry Holmes is born in 1949
Matt Christie reflects on Larry Holmes and one of the greatest heavyweight careers in history
On This Day – Zab Judah goes ballistic after being knocked silly by Kostya Tszyu
Relive one of the most-watched finishes in boxing history as Kostya Tszyu turns Zab Judah to jelly
George Biddles’ life in boxing
Miles Templeton looks back at the career of the prolific Midlands manager, George Biddles
On This Day – Two modern greats collide as Marco Antonio Barrera outscores Johnny Tapia
Marco Antonio Barrera repels the spirited challenge of Johnny Tapia
Hard sparring vs light sparring
Olympic medallist Tony Jeffries explains the balance you need to strike between hard and light sparring in your training
On This Day – ‘Prince’ Charles Williams shows his class to thwart to march of Bobby Czyz
Bobby Czyz was on the crest of a wave until the brilliant Charles Williams found his feet
On This Day: A cruel point deduction costs Lloyd Honeyghan against Jorge Vaca
A below-par Lloyd Honeyghan loses the WBC welterweight title to little-known Mexican, Jorge Vaca
On This Day: Wilfredo Gomez defeats Carlos Zarate in fierce Puerto Rico vs Mexico firefight
Wilfredo Gomez roars to victory against the fancied Carlos Zarate
Three ways to beat a southpaw
Tony Jeffries demonstrates what Dereck Chisora will need to do to beat masterful southpaw Oleksandr Usyk,
On This Day: Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis turn in a modern classic laced with courage and skill
Excitement, skills and blood aplenty as Josh Taylor edges Regis Prograis
Remembering Tommy Martin – Britain’s Brown Bomber
Fighting from welter to heavyweight in the disgraceful ‘colour bar’ era, Tommy Martin had a richly varied life and career