On October 26, 1951, Rocky Marciano knocked out the Brown Bomber - Joe Louis. Referee Ruby Goldstein declared a technical knockout in the eighth round of the scheduled ten. The clash between the two ...

Terence Crawford made a big, bold splash in becoming a boxing world champion for the first time. He dethroned lightweight titlist Ricky Burns in March 2014 in the Scotsman's backyard, walking into a ...

Middlewight (160 Ibs.) Champion Sugar Ray Robinson, the greatest fighter, pound for pound, of his lackluster day, set his sights high. In challenging Light-Heavyweight Champion Joey Maxim, one-time ...

In Chicago, a regulation of the Illinois State Athletic Commission makes it obligatory to score prizefights by points, ten to a round. When Lightweight Champion Tony Canzoneri had finished defending ...

Inside the smaller theater at Madison Square Garden about five years ago, shortly before a world title fight, Emile Griffith was introduced one more time to the crowd. He rose shakily from his seat, ...

We watched Barney Ross go through the last stages of his intensive training grind at Grossinger’s this morning and we must say that we have never seen the light weight king in better form. Bronzed by ...

If you have attended a WaterFire or scores of other events in Rhode Island in the last couple of decades, you may have run into a troop of colorful robots, aliens, and other creatures. Known as Big ...

A FEW years ago no promoter dared to charge more than fifty cents for a card of amateur bouts. Now for the big amateur shows, like the Golden Gloves Tournament or the Olympic try-outs, $2.50 tops aren ...

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Pound for pound, let’s take a look at ten of the All-Time Great boxers. Let’s start with former welterweight and middleweight champion ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson, with a 174-19-6 with 109 knockouts. He ...

Arnold Raymond Cream, better known as Jersey Joe Walcott is best known for breaking the record to become the oldest man to win a heavyweight title. He broke the record at 37 and it stood until George ...