Born May 29th, 1913, Anthony Florian Zaleski grew up in Gary, Indiana, with the steel mills within the sight of his home, which would later earn him the nickname, Man of … Read>
Rocky Marciano is the only elite heavyweight champion to have retired undefeated. His career ending record of 49-0, is widely considered to be the benchmark to which other fighters aspire to better. He fought … Read>
Charles Henry ‘Jack’ Blackburn, born January 1st 1883, was a fighter who hailed from Versailles, Kentucky. Despite a respectable career as a lightweight boxer, mixing it with names such as legends Joe Gans and Sam Langford, his justifiable … Read>
Many of Pryor’s lead punches were able to catch his opponents flush. Aaron done this by dipping down, lowering his stance which caused his opponent to question where his true target is. When … Read>
“Yes, it’s true I once knocked out a horse. It was a fiesta in my mother’s hometown of Guarare. Someone bet me a bottle of whiskey that I couldn’t do it.”
It was billed as ‘The Battle of the Little Giants’, and rightly so. It was one the first of legendary and spectacular match ups between the great fighting nations, Mexico and Puerto Rico, represented … Read>
One of the greatest from the vanishing line of sweet scientists, Ezzard Charles was certainly one who carried that now-fading flame well, even if the American public at the time didn’t appreciate … Read>
It was January 2nd, 1870, when one of the earliest, if not first, of the legendary boxing promoters was born, in Kansas City, Missouri, with the name George Lewis Rickard. Not only was Rickard a boxing … Read>
Joe Frazier….. Just the name alone strikes excitement into the mind when you think of this great fighter. Frazier was the first man to defeat his great nemesis Muhummad Ali, and was only beaten by … Read>
Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier, 2nd July 1921
The Start of Something New
Before the 20’s, boxing matches were simply known as ‘the fights’. Then came the intuition of the acquisitive money makers, Tex Rickard and ‘Doc’ Kearns, and … Read>
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The Legacy of Tex
