“He was arguably the most exciting boxer I ever saw” – Ray Rutter
“Eddie Melo filled the Montreal Forum at 18 years old. His explosive … read more “Canadian Ring Legend Eddie Melo Fondly Remembered”
“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 … read more “Lightweight Great Ike Williams Toughest Opponent Was The Mob”
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 … read more “Rocky Graziano: Inarguably The Most Exciting Fighter of All Time”
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 … read more “1980: The Year When Canadian Boxing Was Brought To Its Knees By Gaetan Hart And Ralph Racine”
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: … read more “Rocky Marciano’s Last 5 Bouts Were Packed With Drama”
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 … read more “Trainer Teddy Atlas Was Once On A Collision Course With Canadian Boxer Donny Lalonde”
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 … read more “The Fascinating Saga Of George Chuvalo & Irv Ungerman”
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 … read more “The Amazing Jim Jacobs: Boxing’s Renaissance Man”
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 … read more “Socking Sammy Proves Right To A New Name”
It was July 26, 1929 when 19-year old Kid Chocolate (aka Cuban Bon Bon) made his Canadian boxing debut at the 3-year old Maple Leaf … read more “Before There Was Sugar There Was Chocolate”