Test your knowledge of boxing history in our latest TSS trivia quiz. There are 20 multiple-choice questions, each worth five points. A score of “60” or...
One hundred years ago this week, on March 24, 1920, a boxing reform bill sponsored by Sen. James J. Walker passed the New York State Senate....
Beneath his salty exterior, Roger Mayweather had the soul of a scholar when the subject turned to the history of boxing. We suspect that Mayweather, who...
One of the best boxing history books that I have ever read has been around since 2005 and I just stumbled on it. You wouldn’t guess...
We’re going way back, but there was a time when the Fourth of July was a big day for boxing in the U.S. The high water...
But certain new arrivals sometimes are promptly moved to the front of the line, which was the case with The Million Dollar Man: Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard’s ring career was defined by two fights: an April 5, 1915, victory over Jack Johnson in Havana, when he fulfilled his destiny as a...
BOXING IN DANTE’S INFERNO — Harry S Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, had a lot of pet phrases, probably the most enduring being...