Born on this day: Harold Johnson
Very few fighters are remembered more by their style and their devastating power than for their long lists of title...
read moreOn this day: Jersey Joe Walcott scores knockout of a lifetime over Ezzard Charles
The worm finally turned for Jersey Joe. On July 18, 1951, Jersey Joe Walcott scored a bolt-from-the blue, one-punch seventh-round knockout...
read moreCamden Honors the legendary Jersey Joe Walcott with a statue
Ruth Cream reached for a tissue to dab the tear falling down her left cheek. It had been close to...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (Rocky Marciano, Caleb Plant, heavyweight rankings)
RATING MARCIANO AND THE ‘SMALL’ HEAVYWEIGHTS Hi Doug, First time writer, but longtime reader. Thanks for providing bright spots during the virus-caused...
read moreThe Ring Archives: Born on this day: Joe Louis – part two
Joe Louis was born this week (on May 13) in 1914. By the time he was 24 years old, he...
read moreIt Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over – When Heavyweights Fight Back
Following Deontay Wilder’s excellent comeback performance against Luis Ortiz, we look back at five former heavyweight champions who were forced to dig deep.
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 moreThe Ring celebrates the 100th anniversary of Joe Louis’ birth
One hundred years ago today Joe Louis, the owner of boxing’s greatest championship reign and the athletic catalyst for racial healing in America during the post-slavery era, was born. His life was one of supreme achievement, personal tumult and enormous influence.
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