Born on this day: Ken Buchanan
He was a talented fighter with superb boxing skills, and he is still remembered for his courage in the ring,...
read moreFormer lightweight champion Ken Buchanan passes away at 77
Ken Buchanan passed away in his native Scotland at the age of 77, it was announced on Saturday, April 1. A...
read moreBorn on this day: Carlos Ortiz
One of the finest all-around fighters ever produced by the boxing-crazy island of Puerto Rico was born 86 years ago...
read moreCarlos Ortiz: Sept. 9, 1936 – June 13, 2022
Three-time world champion Carlos Ortiz passed away on Monday at the age of 85 in New York. The Puerto Rican great...
read moreTo Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (50-41)
If you’re new to this on-going series, please read: The Introduction. (Seriously, if you’re posting questions like “What does the asterisk...
read moreFrom the Archive: When The Ring first discovered Roberto Duran
Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the January 1972 issue of The Ring. It is being presented verbatim. By Eduardo...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua, Road Warriors)
USYK ON HIS WAY TO GREATNESS BUT JOSHUA ISN’T DONE Hi Dougie, hope you are well. Great fight and a great performance...
read moreBest I Faced: Guts Ishimatsu
Former lightweight world champion Guts Ishimatsu shared the ring with three of the finest 135-pound fighters of all time. The legendary Japanese warrior is the subject of our latest Best I Faced feature.
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag (PED testing, Joshua vs. Fury, Keith Thurman, UK trainers)
It’s mixed bag of questions for Dougie this Friday – PED testing, Tyson Fury’s chances against Anthony Joshua, Roberto Duran against the lightweight greats, the lack of respect for Keith Thurman and more.
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