Legendary fights, eras and turning points of the sport, told from the record.
On January 22, 1973, George Foreman knocked unbeaten champion Joe Frazier down six times in two rounds at Kingston's National Stadium, prompting Howar...
Jake LaMotta won the middleweight title at Briggs Stadium on June 16, 1949, after Marcel Cerdan hurt his shoulder in the first round. The rematch was...
On 30 November 1979 ABC broadcast three title fights from Las Vegas and New Orleans, ending with Sugar Ray Leonard stopping Wilfred Benítez with six s...
Larry Holmes kept the WBC heavyweight title against Gerry Cooney on June 11, 1982, in a racially charged $10 million fight that ended when Cooney's tr...
Jersey Joe Walcott dropped Joe Louis twice at Madison Square Garden in December 1947 but lost a split decision most ringside writers disputed. Six mon...
On June 9, 1899, the unbeaten James J. Jeffries knocked out Bob Fitzsimmons in the 11th round at Coney Island to win the heavyweight title; three year...
At the Polo Grounds on 14 September 1923, Jack Dempsey was knocked out of the ring by Luis Ángel Firpo before stopping the Argentine in the second rou...
On 4 July 1919 Jack Dempsey floored Jess Willard seven times in the first round in Toledo and took the heavyweight title when Willard's corner quit af...
Jess Willard ended Jack Johnson's seven-year heavyweight reign with a 26th-round knockout at Oriental Park in April 1915. Johnson later claimed he thr...
On 26 December 1908 at Rushcutters Bay, Jack Johnson outclassed Tommy Burns until police stopped the fight in the 14th round. Johnson became the first...
How a Nevada mining camp bought a lightweight title fight with a purse in $20 gold pieces, how Joe Gans and Battling Nelson fought for 42 rounds until...
After Billy Conn came within two seconds of the bell in 1941, a broken hand and the Second World War delayed his return with Joe Louis until June 1946...
