From Taming Tyson To Bashing Buster, Evander Holyfield’s Best Nights In Boxing
Today marks 30 years since Evander Holyfield, undisputed cruiserweight champion, won his first titles in boxing’s [ ... ]
'Superhuman' Wilder Still Wants Fury, Five Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
It’s been another busy seven days in the world of boxing. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s third fight has taken [ ... ]
Boxing Without Fans Brings Us Closer To The Beauty And Brutality Of The Game
We remember where we were when we heard it for the first time. It was in Eddie Hearn’s back garden. Between rounds [ ... ]
A New Superstar Is Born, Five Takeaways From Vasyl Lomachenko Vs Teofimo Lopez
When it was announced that Vasyl Lomachenko, arguably the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, would take on the [ ... ]
Boxing Gloves To Glitterball, Pioneering Nicola Adams Is Perfect Strictly Partner
It’s incredible what you can do if you put your mind to it. Take Nicola Adams for example, who will be swapping the [ ... ]
Lomachenko vs Lopez Heats Up, The Five Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Like many sports, 2020 has been a rough year for boxing but things are finally starting to liven up, with a mouth-watering [ ... ]
From Gangsters To Guy Ritchie Flicks, Welcome To Britain's Oldest Boxing Club
Here’s a question. What links the Kray twins, Colin Farrell, Vinnie Jones and Take That? It just happens to be - and [ ... ]
Tommy Fury Talks Tyson, Love Island And How He Plans To Become World Champion
“I’ve not achieved anything. That’s genuinely how I feel.” 3.3 million Instagram followers, runner-up [ ... ]
Sky’s Doc About The Enigmatic George Foreman Is So Good They Put His Name On It
George Foreman is easily one of the most beloved ex-fighters on the planet, a giant of a man who fought in not just one, [ ... ]
The Time Tyson Slapped Warren And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
The Battle of Britain between heavyweights Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce has finally been confirmed, Joseph Parker has found [ ... ]
Bare-Knuckles, Blades And Broughton: The Evolution Of The Boxing Glove
From oxhide to metal, hemp rope to horse hair, it’s fair to say those shiny, top-of-the-line gloves that we know and [ ... ]
Bob Arum’s Relentless Ranting Shows He’s Losing Touch With Modern Boxing Fans
Bob Arum is at it again. The man who has made a lengthy career whacking people around the head with his angry stick has [ ... ]
The Incredible Biography That Shines A Light On The Tragic Tale Of Hector Camacho
Héctor Luís Camacho Matías had been fighting since he was five years old. In childhood he had to hit [ ... ]
The Lockdown Boxing Reading List: Five Unmissable Books From The Ring
For more than a century great writing has gone hand-in-hand with great boxing, like no other sport. There’s something [ ... ]
Muhammad Ali's Fall, Larry Holmes' Rise And Mike Tyson's Revenge
It’s impossible to overstate Muhammad Ali’s impact on the world of boxing. The man transcended the sport entirely, [ ... ]
Mayweather Takes A Shot At Ali And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Floyd Mayweather is calling out boxing royalty again, Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao might have to wait, and DAZN looks [ ... ]
When Lennox Lewis Beat Frank Bruno: Insults, Identity And A 1AM Start
It was dubbed the Battle of Britain. The WBC World Championship was on the line. But more than that it was a matter of pride, [ ... ]
Eva Shain, The History Maker At Ringside Who Outshone Muhammad Ali
It is 1977 and Muhammad Ali is firmly in the twilight of his career. He should have quit by now, but he goes on and on and [ ... ]
Born To Box: The Extraordinary Story Of Nipper Pat Daly
“They’ll laugh at you, son. Wait until you’re a little older.” It’s 1920s London. A nine-year-old [ ... ]
Usyk Signs On With Del Boy And Four Other Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Usyk-Chisora is official, Jarrell Miller is blaming sex pills for his latest setback and there might be a Battle of Britain [ ... ]
Mia St. John - The Boxing World Champion Using Her Power For A Higher Purpose
Mia St. John had a purpose in life. It was, in her own words, “to kick somebody’s ass”. And she did it [ ... ]
Finding Mike - All The Details So Far On Jamie Foxx's Tyson Biopic
Mike Tyson is one of the most explosive and enigmatic sportsmen of all-time. His life has been one of monumental ups and [ ... ]
Ken Norton, The Former US Marine Who Used A Self-Help Book To Beat Ali
Not a soul in attendance, even in his adopted hometown, believed Ken Norton had a chance of beating Muhammad Ali when they [ ... ]
Floyd Mayweather Vs Logan Paul And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Those pesky YouTubers are back, Dana White thinks he knows why boxing is in trouble and there are rematches galore. Here [ ... ]
Teofimo Lopez, The Cocky Hot-Shot With His Sights Set On Lomachenko's Throne
The most exciting talent in boxing against arguably its best. It’s a matchup that we last saw in 2013, when a fresh-faced [ ... ]
Natasha Jonas Targets Katie Taylor And Four More Stories You Might Have Missed
With more disputes than you can shake a stick at, exciting match-ups being announced that could finish 2020 with a bang, [ ... ]
First Glimpse Of Greatness: When Ali Fought Fear With A Parachute And A Prayer
As he sat there on bended knees in the middle of the aisle, the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead becoming ever more [ ... ]
The Newport Rocky: The Best British Boxer You’ve Never Heard Of
Before David Haye and Tony Bellew, there was David ‘Bomber’ Pearce. A British cruiserweight in a heavyweight [ ... ]
Canelo Could Sit Out 2020 And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Boxing’s biggest superstar looks further than ever from fighting this year, those pesky governing bodies are making [ ... ]
Rocky Marciano - The Epitome Of The American Dream And An Age Of Simplicity
With the Great Depression and Second World War firmly in its rear-view mirror, the 1950s saw the United States of America [ ... ]
Groves, Ali And A Life Inside Boxing: The Sportsman Interviews Paddy Fitzpatrick
Irish boxing coach Paddy Fitzpatrick is the man you want in your corner. And not just in the ring. He’s the trainer [ ... ]
The Contender: The Reality TV Show With Stallone That Promised To Save Boxing
As the world entered the new Millennium, the sport of boxing and the world of reality TV were at polar opposites when it [ ... ]
Idris Elba's New Boxing Doc And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
From a new boxing video game on the horizon to the son of a modern boxing icon making a name for himself, it’s been [ ... ]
The Hardest Puncher Ever Born: The Sportsman Interviews Earnie Shavers
It was in 1977 at Madison Square Garden that Shavers pushed Muhammad Ali all the way to fifteen rounds. Considered [ ... ]
De La Hoya's Comeback And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Yet another boxing Hall of Famer is dusting off his gloves and returning to the ring, whilst Dillian Whyte gets ready for [ ... ]
Once Homeless, Jessica McCaskill's Story Reads Straight From A Rocky Script
“Body shot, body shot, BODY SHOT!” trainer Rick Ramos shouted from the corner. Her opponent was deflecting her [ ... ]
Murder, Mafia And The Gardens: The Mobster Who Ruled Boxing With An Iron Fist
Grey-haired, mild-mannered and gentlemanly, Paul John Carbo’s demeanour seemed more like a kindly grandfather than [ ... ]
Loma's Long-Awaited Return And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Vasyl Lomachenko is set to make his 2020 debut, fights are being announced left, right and centre and being postponed just [ ... ]
Book Review - Don't Believe The Hype: Bundini
Boxing doesn’t like to remember the good times. Rose-tinted glasses, shining Olympic post boxes and gleaming bronze [ ... ]
10 Hard-Hitting Trivia Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know About The Rocky Series
It’s been nearly 45 years since Rocky premiered, and five sequels and a spin-off franchise later, we’re still [ ... ]
Eddie Hearn And Frank Warren Tease Collaboration And Four More Boxing Stories
From a historic all-British world title fight to a heavyweight hotel horror for Dillian Whyte, it’s been another busy [ ... ]
Eddie Hearn's Clever Formula To Make The Sun Shine On Boxing Again
Before we talk boxing, a quick history lesson (don’t worry it still involves lots of fighting). As much as we love [ ... ]
Fighting Mums, Angry Trainers And Broken Ankles: Boxing's Strangest Conclusions
Boxing is a sport like no other. Stick two people in a ring, put pride and money on the line, set them against each other [ ... ]
Ali’s Communist Twin: The Boxer Who Turned Down Millions To Stay Amateur
Former featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan once said that "Cuban boxers are genetically predisposed to boxing,” [ ... ]
From Pacquiao To Foreman: The Boxers Who Fought Father Time And Won
Father Time, more so than anyone they share a ring with, is the most challenging opponent any boxer can face. Unbeaten since [ ... ]
Hearn’s Backyard Brawl And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
From garden punch-ups to battles between YouTubers and NBA stars, here are five stories in the world of boxing that you [ ... ]
The Uncivil War: When Roy Jones Jr. Proved He Was The Best Fighter In The World
With unmatched hand speed, reflexes and movement that defied all logic and an athleticism that made him tailor-made for [ ... ]
Executioners, Roman Centurions And A Harley: Boxing's Best Ring Walks
When the theme tune to Star Wars reverberated around Madison Square Garden in 1977 as Muhammad Ali made his way to centre [ ... ]
New Bundini Documentary Shows The True Mastermind Behind The Champ's Roars
History hasn’t been particularly kind to Drew ‘Bundini’ Brown. A difficult man to pigeonhole with an actual [ ... ]
The Mike Tyson Interview: ''Living Takes A Lot Of Courage.''
Mike Tyson’s life has been a well-documented roller coaster ride. A difficult childhood, then the meeting with legendary [ ... ]
Canelo's Trilogy, Tyson's $20M Offer And The Week's Other Boxing Stories
From mouth watering match-ups to the return of fight fans ringside, here’s your round up of five of the week’s [ ... ]
Last Round, Folks: When Boxing’s Invisible Champion Was Blitzed By The Big Bear
History has not been kind to Floyd Patterson. Countless world champions have drifted through the annals of boxing history [ ... ]
Joshua Vs Pulev On A Boat? Five Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
From quirky boxing venues to contaminated boar meat, here’s your round up of five of the week’s boxing stories [ ... ]
Pancho Villa: The Fighting Filipino Trailblazer Who Paved The Way For Pacquiao
As an eight-division world champion, the winner of 12 major world titles, the only man to hold world championships across [ ... ]
Pandemonium In Atlanta: The Last Great 15 Round Title Fight
The 1980s was a transitional period for the world of boxing. The fledgling cruiserweight division, inaugurated by the WBC [ ... ]
Book Review - Killed In Brazil? The Mysterious Death Of Arturo ‘Thunder’ Gatti
It was murder. Or was it suicide? How could the man who had the word ‘WARRIOR’ inked across his chest, the fighter [ ... ]
Raging Bull: Behind Jake LaMotta’s Six Fight Saga With Sugar Ray Robinson
When director Martin Scorsese released the biographical drama Raging Bull in 1980, it became the magnum opus of boxing films [ ... ]
Taylor Gets Persoon Rematch And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
From highly-anticipated rematches to generous gestures, here’s your round up of five of the week’s boxing stories [ ... ]
Hypnotists, USB Sticks And A Megaphone: When Boxers Bring Out The Mind Games
The winners and losers in boxing aren’t always decided in the ring by whomever has the most superior fistic skills. [ ... ]
Five Unmissable Big Screen Boxing Masterpieces That Aren’t Rocky Or Raging Bull
Like almost no other sport, boxing is tailor-made for the silver screen. There’s something in hitting the canvas and [ ... ]
WBC Orders Campbell Vs Garcia And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
From boxing biopics to glove tampering allegations, here are five boxing stories you might have missed this week... [ ... ]
From Hammering Holmes To Blitzing Berbick: Mike Tyson’s Five Best Performances
With a boxing comeback in the pipeline, a hugely popular podcast and a 400-acre cannabis ranch opening in the Mojave Desert, [ ... ]
Cassius Clay vs The United States: The Greatest Fight Of Muhammad Ali's Career
On June 20 1967, it took an all-white jury just 21 minutes to find Muhammad Ali guilty of draft evasion. In the space of [ ... ]
Assault In The Ring: The Dirtiest Boxing Match In History
On June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield shared arguably the most infamous night in boxing’s long and storied [ ... ]
Katie Taylor Vs Amanda Serrano And Four More Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
From quarrelling managers and promoters, to more members of boxing’s royalty clamouring to return to the ring, here’s [ ... ]
From Knocking Out A Horse To Missing Gold Medals: Five Of Boxing's Biggest Myths
Boxing has had its fair share of pieces of folklore since the introduction of the Queensberry Rules, the generally accepted [ ... ]
Joe Louis, The Third Reich And The Most Politically Charged Boxing Match Ever
On June 22, 1938, with the world on the brink of war, two boxers from opposite sides of the Atlantic came face-to-face at [ ... ]
Blood, Guts And Determination: Remembering Lewis And Klitschko's Savage Showdown
After 44 fights, 41 victories, 32 knockouts and three heavyweight championships, on June 21, 2003, Lennox Lewis’ superlative-defying [ ... ]
The Brawl In Montreal: Sugar Ray Leonard’s Rude Awakening At The Hands Of Stone
Four decades ago, when the ink had dried on Sugar Ray Leonard’s contract to face a Panamanian they called ‘Manos [ ... ]
Whyte Sues And Usyk Stands Firm In Another Bonkers Week Of Boxing Stories
The world of boxing has been as tumultuous as ever this week with the potential heavyweight clash between Britain’s [ ... ]
Mike Tyson: From Bullied Pigeon Enthusiast To The Baddest Man On The Planet
Like no other sport, boxing has provided sanctuary and a future for countless lost souls for more than a century. In America, [ ... ]
The Easton Assassin: Is Larry Holmes Boxing's Most Underrated Heavyweight?
“Rocky Marciano couldn’t carry my jockstrap,” blustered Larry Holmes in the aftermath of his razor-thin [ ... ]
Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson And The Craziest Boxing Press Conference Of All-Time
”I’m no Mother Teresa... I’m not Charles Manson either.” - Mike Tyson On June 8, 2002, Lennox Lewis [ ... ]
AJ Vs Fury Gets Closer And Four More Boxing Stories You May Have Missed
Coronavirus may have played havoc with the 2020 boxing calendar for the foreseeable future but that doesn’t mean there [ ... ]
From Broadway To Hostage Negotiation: Ali's Best Moments Outside The Boxing Ring
Muhammad Ali transcended the world of not just boxing, but sport as a whole, like no other athlete who came before him nor [ ... ]
Jack Dempsey And The $14M Four-Round Afternoon That Changed Boxing Forever
Boxing has had its fair share of sizable crowds since the introduction of the Queensberry Rules, the generally accepted [ ... ]
Dillian Whyte, The UFC And Four Other Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Coronavirus may have played havoc with the 2020 boxing calendar for the foreseeable future but that doesn’t mean there [ ... ]
The Italian Stallion Vs The Southside Slugger: When Balboa Stopped ‘Clubber’ Lang
It’s been 38 years since the boxing masterpiece ‘Rocky III’ premiered in cinemas across the United States. [ ... ]
Eyes On The Prize: What We Know About Iron Mike Tyson’s Boxing Comeback So Far
The sporting world has been caught up in Mike Tyson fever since the former world heavyweight champion, 53, announced his [ ... ]
Mayweather, Novocaine And A Bad Night At The Office: Floyd’s Toughest Test
As far as professional boxing careers go, they rarely finish as immaculately as Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s did when he [ ... ]
''Most Notorious African-American on Earth,'' The Life And Times Of Jack Johnson
This article first appeared in The Sportsman on 31/03/20 What do Alan Turing, The Doors frontman Jim Morrison and the comedian [ ... ]
Muhammad Ali, Highbury And A Lifelong Love Affair With Britain
When Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, first made the trip across the pond in 1963, he was met with hostility among [ ... ]
Tyson Fury Wants To Help You Transform Your Mind And Body With New Health Book
WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury will be sharing his secrets for staying in fighting-fit shape, both physically [ ... ]
Why Sugar Ray Leonard Is The Epitome Of Boxing’s Last Truly Great Era
Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, the so-called ‘Four Kings’ of boxing’s [ ... ]
The Injustice Of Harry Wills, The Greatest Boxer To Never Fight For A World Title
Like many black boxers in the 1920s, a post-Jack Johnson landscape left Harry Wills with very little prospect in the world [ ... ]
Remembering Muhammad Ali: Five Of His Greatest Performances In The Ring
On June 3 2016, we lost the great Muhammad Ali - not only one of the most important sporting icons of all-time but also [ ... ]
UFC President Dana White Urges Mike Tyson To Reconsider Ring Return
UFC chief Dana White has urged his close friend Mike Tyson to reconsider a return to boxing at the age of 53. The two are [ ... ]
Heroin, The Mob And A Left Jab From Hell: The Tragic Tale Of Sonny Liston
“One day they’re going to write a blues song about fighters. It'll just be for slow guitar, soft trumpet [ ... ]
Holyfield's Ring Return And Four Other Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
Coronavirus may have played havoc with the 2020 boxing calendar for the foreseeable future but that doesn’t mean there [ ... ]
No Spit Buckets And No Fans Among BBBofC Proposals To Bring Boxing Back In July
Boxers will have to walk to the ring in protective masks and without their trusty spit buckets if the sport returns behind-closed-doors [ ... ]
The Sportsman Interviews Joseph Parker - Self-Isolation's Greatest Showman
Professional heavyweight boxer, Joseph Parker, has proved himself one of the great surprises to rise from the pandemic-induced [ ... ]
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Five Years On From A Fight That Was Five Years Too Late
In an ideal world, we would be celebrating the tenth, maybe even eleventh anniversary of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s illustrious [ ... ]
Iron Mike’s Return And Four Other Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Coronavirus may have played havoc with the 2020 boxing calendar for the foreseeable future but that doesn’t mean there [ ... ]
Gone In 70 Seconds: The Day Deontay Wilder Obliterated Audley Harrison
“I’m a beast with God-given talent,” boasted Deontay Wilder in 2013, inside the ring at Sheffield’s [ ... ]
A Prince, Prime Minister, Charles Dickens, And The Fight That Changed Boxing Forever
It was a fight that attracted the interest of the dual genius of Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. The illegality of it forced [ ... ]
The Night Big George Foreman Beat Five Men In An Hour In Front Of Muhammad Ali
On March 26, 1974, George Foreman obliterated fellow heavyweight Ken Norton inside two rounds in the Venezuelan capital [ ... ]
