If you consider the 12 rounds that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin were in the ring and throwing punches, and disregard...

The 1980s were a golden age for the welterweight and middleweight divisions of boxing. The era was headlined by four all-time greats:...

John Linwood Fox, a.k.a. Tiger Jack Fox, was a superstitious man. He was a late-night playboy. But before all else, he was as powerful a...

When researching this article I made a sad, yet not wholly surprising discovery. Very many boxers struggle after retirement. A number of...

Bare-knuckle boxing rose to popularity in the 17th Century before regulation in the 1800s forced competitors underground. The sport rose...

Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard fought twice in a span of five months in 1980, resulting in two of the most memorable matches in...

“You’ll never fight again,” are words that although so presumably final in their meaning, do not speak to the fighter’s spirit, which is...

From Boom Mancini and Micky Ward, Hollywood loves to dramatize the lives of great boxer. But it has so far ignored the most incredible...

Some boxers enter the ring scowling dead-eyed at their opponents. But Stan Stanisclasse could never pull it off. His smile came too...

It should come as no surprise that the savage beauty of boxing should attract its share of tragic figures. Here are some of their...

It was an extraordinary year for deaths. Alexis Arguello took his own life that June. But before him a long line of notable fighters have...

Tommy Morrison was just a few hours away from a comeback bout that was supposed to lead him to Mike Tyson when he got the news inside the...

I’m a devoted boxing fan, but if I had to put together a version of the tired, pointless argument that the sport is doomed, I wouldn’t...

Love him or hate him— you can't deny that Floyd Mayweather is one of the most successful boxers of all time. He might not be the most...

According to NBC promotional materials, this Saturday night’s doubleheader headlined by Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero brings live...

The perception had by many casual sports fans and also by some fight analysts is that Muhammad Ali was, when in his prime and at his...

A look at the many fighters who are credited with holding the bare knuckle boxing title in the 19th century. The list goes up to Jem...