Naturally, Hart fondly remembered the years when boxing was part of the national fabric in Britain. He recalled listening to ...

Foreman, too, was undefeated by the time he faced Frazier in the “Sunshine Showdown” in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1973. But Frazier was so heavily favored that announcer Howard Cosell was genuinely ...

The veteran boxing writer stood in the already broiling, half-deserted streets, allowing himself to be moved by the dawn call ...

First, the genesis. When four mothers endured the harrowing labour pains in Kentucky, Illinois, South Carolina, and Texas in the same decade, it didn’t cross their minds that they were birthing ...

George Foreman, former world heavyweight champion, overcame a troubled past to become a champion of learning and a symbol of ...

Ali made nine successful defences of his crown before he was stripped of it in 1967 after he refused to participate in the ...

Just like Ali, ‘Iron’ Mike is recognised as being one of the greatest heavyweights to ever lace up the gloves. He rose to ...

Scoring a seventh-round knockout over Zora Folley in March 1967, this would be the last outing Ali would have for three-and-a ...

It is a journalistic tradition to make lists of 'The best in history'. A tradition, if you like, puerile because the evidence ...