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Joseph Parker to fight 5kgs lighter against Anthony Joshua in a bid to regain speed

THERE is much to be learned by looking back through boxing?s rich history. It was a sweltering day in July of 1919 in Toledo, Ohio when a fo…

Tue, 27 Mar 2018

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What happened in Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez?s forgotten 2011 sparring session

GENNADY ?GGG? Golovkin and Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez will battle for middleweight supremacy this weekend but it won?t be the first time they?ve …

Wed, 13 Sep 2017

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Young Griffo: Boxer, Boozer and Beggar

?It will be said that what Shakespeare was to literature, what Napoleon was to military science, Griffo was to boxing.? Not bad for a drunk?…

Fri, 28 Jul 2017

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Boxing history gives Jeff Horn hope against Manny Pacquaio

Manny Pacquiao doesn?t think too much of Jeff Horn. At least that?s the message that seems to be coming from the boxing legend?s gym in the …

Sat, 27 May 2017

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The Ghost of Les Darcy

I scan the graves of the many forgotten until I see one that towers above the rest. Here lies the body of a heartbroken man, James Leslie Da…

Tue, 31 Jan 2017

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The St. Valentine?s Day Massacre

Jake was never in the same league as Robinson when it came to boxing but you would have been hard-pressed to find a tougher man? It was Febr…

Wed, 04 May 2016

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Vic Patrick ? Australian Idol

Patrick captured the imagination of Australian fight fans more than any other fighter had since Les Darcy some 30 years earlier? Victor Patr…

Sat, 12 Mar 2016

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Lucas Browne?s Courageous Victory

After watching so many of their fighters beaten on the world stage in recent years, Browne brought a measure of respect back to the nation? …

Sun, 06 Mar 2016

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Jack Blackburn: Murder to Glory

?When Blackburn got drunk, his eyes turned blood red, he was ungovernable, mean and just plain bad, with his temper just a hair trigger away…

Thu, 21 Jan 2016

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The Original Pambansang Kamao

Flyweight champion Pancho Villa was a whirlwind, a man with cat-like reflexes who fought every bout as if it were his last? It?s the humidit…

Thu, 29 Oct 2015

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Paddy Slavin?Pioneer of Prizefighting

Tough times call for tough men and ?The Sydney Cornstalk,? Frank ?Paddy? Slavin, was as tough as they come? Prizefighting in Australia at th…

Wed, 10 Dec 2014

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Long Road to Glory

Barry Michael?s story will forever be one of perseverance and his name will always be synonymous with that of his mate Lester Ellis? Lester …

Sat, 25 Oct 2014

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Clottey Silences Mundine with Sublime Performance

This was a dominant performance from Joshua Clottey, one which should see him return to the United States for some big fights? The Entertain…

Thu, 10 Apr 2014

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Dempsey and Ruth ? Kings of the Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties were a time of great prosperity in America and they played host to two of the biggest sporting stars the world had ever…

Wed, 09 Apr 2014

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The Title Cometh

An Australian bantamweight by the name of Jimmy Carruthers shocked the world back in 1952 at the tender age of 24? Australian boxing was cry…

Sun, 23 Mar 2014

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Garcia-Herrera Preview

Danny ?Swift? Garcia came of age last year. His win over the power-punching Argentine Lucas Matthysse in September was enough to silence the…

Tue, 11 Mar 2014

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Jackson vs. Corbett: The Birth of the Sweet Science

?Now two clever men really do not inflict half the punishment upon each other that the spectators and the public at large believe?? Boxing i…

Wed, 05 Feb 2014

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How Lionel Rose Inspired a Nation

Rose was named Australian of the year in 1968 following his world title and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire? Lione…

Wed, 08 Jan 2014