Luke G. Williams ponders some mythical match-ups involving the Ukrainian, with expert insights from Usyk cornerman Russ Anber along the way… WHEN Oleksandr Usyk moved up to heavyweight having cleaned out the cruiserweight division, the conventional...
THE front page of ‘Boxing News’ asked: ‘Spot The Winner.’ It looked like Billy Hardy. His face was unmarked, while Orlando Canizales was badly bruised around both eyes. Still, Canizales kept the IBF bantamweight title with...
RANDOLPH TURPIN was undoubtedly one of the best, if not the best, of the British fighters of the 1950s. So much is known about his professional career, and particularly about his famous victory over Sugar Ray...
TWENTY-four years ago, the great Felix Trinidad made his middleweight debut and silenced any doubts that his punch power would not translate to the 160lb division, knocking out WBA champion William Joppy in an authoritative display....
by Tom Eaton THIRTEEN years ago, following another round of failed negotiations with Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather put his undefeated record on the line against the game Puerto Rican, Miguel Cotto, in a clash for the...
THE DATE was November 18, 1990. The location was Birmingham, England. 35 years before their sons finally met in a professional ring, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank locked horns in the first of their two meetings....
On This Day: Carl Froch vs Jermain Taylor 16 years ago, on April 25, 2009, Carl Froch etched his name into boxing history with a Rocky-esque comeback victory over Jermain Taylor in Connecticut. ‘The Cobra’ was...
IF Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury ever step into the ring together, it will be too late. It is all too common these days for two fighters who are perfectly matched to step aside from challenging...
ON this day in 2001, Lennox Lewis suffered a huge knockout loss. The Briton was the unified WBC and IBF heavyweight champion, and 28-year-old Hasim Rahman was near-universally expected to be a run-of-the-mill victory for him. Perhaps 20-1...
THE first edition of Boxing News was published on 11 September 1909. It was published weekly until May 1941, when the offices, which were situated on Fetter Lane, Holborn, were reduced to ashes in the London...
Taken from the works of Patrick Parr, the author of three books, most recently Malcolm Before X. ON FEBRUARY 25, 1964, Malcolm X, 38, suspended from the Nation of Islam, sat in row 7, seat 7,...
BEFORE the world became familiar with the alias ‘Sugar Ray Robinson’, Walker Smith Jr embarked on a glorious run across amateur boxing. Smith was so good. He finished the amateur ranks undefeated, with a record of...