Bob Fitzsimmons – Boxin...
By: Monte D. Cox & Jim Galiano – Bob “Ruby Robert” Fitzsimmons was boxing’s first triple-crown champion. “Fitz” was a tall, lanky, explosive middleweight puncher. In the days of eight divisions or weight classes, he held the world’s middleweight (1891-1897), light-heavyweight...
Joe Frazier vs The Best...
By Joe Torcello – With the recent passing of Joe Frazier, boxing fans around the world took some time to reexamine the career of one of the most exciting, dynamic pressure fighters in the history of the sport. In doing so, they’ve also gained a renewed appreciation for the man who...
The Legend of John L. S...
By Joe Torcello – You might say John L. Sullivan is to boxing what George Washington is to the presidency. He was the first in a historical lineage of personalities and title holders that would shape the face of the sport. He was considered by most boxing historians to be the first...