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 KOs) on Saturday night at … read more

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 power punching style made him … read more

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 a world class fighter to … read more

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 fighter of all-time: Rocky Graziano … read more

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 Racine’s promising career. Heading into … read more

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: the rematch to their ultra-dramatic … read more

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 Son’s Struggle To Become A … read more

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 lost his Canadian heavyweight title … read more