In the early 1940s, boxing agents began to show up. It was reported that one local fighter received a maximum premium of 4,000 yuan (approximately $570 US ) for a single bout. After the liberation ...

Boxing legend ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson (right) knocks out Howard Hettrich (left) in the first round of the 1940 Golden Gloves Tournament, before going pro that year.

Going back to the beginning of televised boxing (around 1940), dozens of boxing announcers have invaded our living rooms and dens. Some were welcome to come into our homes any time, others were ...

CLEVELAND -- Jimmy Bivins, a heavyweight boxer in the 1940s and 1950s who defeated some ... The Georgia-born Bivins retired from boxing in 1955 after more than 100 professional fights.

In the 1940s and 1950s, Catholic periodicals and even ... age were inextricably linked with the sport. From the gentle boxing lesson given by Sister Mary Benedict in “The Bells of St. Mary ...

“He’s full of boundless energy with the attitude of a 1940s fighter like Raging Bull ... Buchanan and George Kerr but this is the biggest boxing boom in Dundee since McTaggart was in his ...