Tszyu in Shock Over Loss to Murtazaliev
Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) was near tears speaking to the media following his third-round stoppage against IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 … continue
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Canadian Ring Legend Eddie Melo Fondly Remembered
“He was arguably the most exciting boxer I ever saw” – Ray Rutter “Eddie Melo filled the Montreal Forum at 18 years old. His explosive … continue
Lightweight Great Ike Williams Toughest Opponent Was The Mob
“He could have played piano with boxing gloves on”, said a ringside reporter as quoted in Bert Sugar’s Boxing’s Greatest Fighters. “Ike was more than … continue
Rocky Graziano: Inarguably The Most Exciting Fighter of All Time
Debates rage regarding the greatest boxer ever (Joe Louis, Ali, Armstrong, Kid Chocolate, Sugar Ray Robinson etc.). However, there’s no argument concerning the most exciting … continue
1980: The Year When Canadian Boxing Was Brought To Its Knees By Gaetan Hart And Ralph Racine
Forty years ago, a near-fatal encounter between Gaetan Hart and Ralph Racine from Niagara Falls Ontario would generate a premature end to the 24-year old … continue
Rocky Marciano’s Last 5 Bouts Were Packed With Drama
Let’s examine Rocky Marciano’s five heavyweight title defences in wake of his one round demolition of 39-year old Jersey Joe Walcott on May 15, 1953: … continue
Trainer Teddy Atlas Was Once On A Collision Course With Canadian Boxer Donny Lalonde
The wild tumultuous life of boxing trainer Teddy Atlas is recounted with brutal honesty in his 2006 autobiography “From The Streets To The Ring A … continue
The Fascinating Saga Of George Chuvalo & Irv Ungerman
At 27-years of age and in his eighth year since turning professional, the career of George Chuvalo was going nowhere fast. By mid-1964, he had … continue
The Amazing Jim Jacobs: Boxing’s Renaissance Man
The obsession of Jim Jacobs in professional boxing began when he became a collector of old-time fight films; a passion that easily made him the … continue
Socking Sammy Proves Right To A New Name
Toronto’s forgotten Mutual Arena hosted one of the most memorable bouts in Canadian boxing history, when Sammy Luftspring, from the St. John’s Ward and Kensington … continue