Boxing legend Smokin’ Joe Frazier died yesterday after a short illness with liver cancer. He was 67. Frazier was an Olympic gold medalist, although his boxing immortality is a result of his participation in some of boxing’s greatest ever bouts, coinciding with him being the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in 1970. It’s his […]
Boxing
Why boxing has still got it
Fanhouse’s David Whitley prefers the sophisticated slugging that is boxing over MMA. After all, writes Whitley, “they don’t call it the sweet science for nothing.”
Daily Proposition: Forget the Cup, watch some mad blood sport
If boxing is a sweet science then the Ultimate Fighting Championship is a radical experiment undertaken by a mad scientist. Dan Steiner explains TV’s new blood sport.
The night Muhammad Ali fought and partied like a true king
Forty years ago today Muhammad Ali beat Jerry Quarry. To celebrate he partied with Jesse Jackson, Julian Bond, Ralph Abernathy, Mrs Coretta King, Arthur Ashe, Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. The Guardian’s Frank Keating retells the tale.
Women go the biff in the Alice
Boxing made a welcome return to central Australia this weekend, with fighters from all over the country and a contingent from Ireland descending on Alice Springs to slug it out. Bob Gosford reports from ringside.
Last night’s fight: Danny Green beats Roy Jones Jnr
Scott Shepherd gives his take on last night’s boxing fight between Aussie Danny Green and American Roy Jones Jnr. It may have only last 2 minutes and 2 seconds, but what a glorious couple of minutes they were.
Female boxers get a bash at Olympic glory
For the first time since 1904, women’s boxing will be back on the Olympic bill, with the IOC announcing female boxers can compete in the 2012 London Games. But it’s been a tough slog for recognition that has taken over a century.
Women in boxing: then and now
Literary Minded’s Angela Meyey chats with boxer Mischa Mertz about her book Bruising and women, boxing, aggression and class.
A look inside Mike Tyson’s head
Sports writer George Kymball explores the many sides of Mike Tyson.
Oscar De La Hoya carried boxing
He won 10 titles in six weight classes and generated just shy of $700 million in pay-per-view revenue. Boxing was lucky to have him.
