1920’s Boxing Trivia by Ring Magazine
It was long before the television era, but the 1920s did produce some unforgettable battles within the original eight weight...
read moreDougie’s post-Fourth of July weekend mixed Mailbag
MAILBAG FODDER What an absolute gem listening to your conversation with Kurt Emhoff on the Boxing Esquire Podcast. The stroll through memory...
read moreJack Dempsey and Jess Willard – 100 years on from the most brutal of heavyweight championship triumphs
Editor's Note: The following is a segment from a feature entitled 'Notable July 4 fights' that was first published in...
read moreThe real heavyweight championship of the world and its history – Part 1
Author and boxing historian Lee Groves traces the most famous prize in sport from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.
read moreBill Caplan’s 20 greatest heavyweights
Veteran PR ace Bill Caplan, a man who has been a boxing insider for more than five decades, gives RingTV.com his choice for the 20 best heavyweights of all time.
read moreLiterary Notes: ‘Jack Sharkey’
Thomas Hauser reviews James Curl’s book “Jack Sharkey: A Heavyweight Champion’s Untold Story,” about the underappreciated fighter who finished his career just as Joe Louis was emerging.
read moreThe top 10 fights that transcended boxing
Veteran boxing scribe Joe Santoliquito says the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight is one of those rare generational occurrences featuring two boxers that have grabbed the general public’s imagination. With this in mind, the president of the Boxing Writers Assoc. of America takes an unscientific look at the 10 biggest mega-fights in history, based on their event appeal.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on Saturday’s light heavyweight title unification showdown between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev, as well as Jean Pascal, Keith Thurman-Leonard Bundu, and the difference between hall of famers and all-time greats in this week’s Monday mailbag.
read moreNevada Boxing Hall of Fame to induct Holyfield, Foreman, Duran
Some of boxing’s most notable personalities will be once again inducted in this year’s Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Founder Rich Marotta shares the details.
read moreFloyd Mayweather Jr.’s first big knockdown? Could be nearer than you think
Fighters from Argentina have been responsible for some of the most dramatic knockdowns in boxing history, and many believe Marcos Maidana has the potential to join that list against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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