The Life & Times of Gary Mason In many ways, Gary Mason was a victim of timing. Mason was overshadowed by another British heavyweight of the time who grabbed the majority of the headlines when they were both climbing up the heavyweight ladder of contenders. Frank Bruno was the man of the moment, the best … Continue reading The Life & Times of Gary Mason →

A Boxing Memory: Ad Wolgast: By Garry White I grew up on stories from the boxing vaults featuring Willard, Dempsey, Tunney, Louis, and others. Their colourful supporting cast resplendent with the images of 'Two Ton' Tony Galento, Primo 'The Ambling Alp' Carnera, lightweight king Benny 'The Ghetto Wizard' Leonard or the iron fists of Harry Greb and … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Ad Wolgast →

A Boxing Memory: Pedroza vs. McGuigan In many ways, 1985 was a year of trouble. The Thatcher-led Tory government gripped Britain, cities lay in ruins, and jobs were a luxury very few had. They were desperate times for many. The bitterly fought miners’ strike came to an end in the early months. The workers either … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Pedroza vs McGuigan →

Hamed vs. Barrera: A Night of Disaster For The Prince In 2001, Prince Naseem Hamed trained in luxury in Palm Springs, in a house where Bing Crosby once resided, his opponent Marco Antonio Barrera wound down his preparations at altitude in the cold rawness of the mountains, Their respective methods said plenty. Maybe everything. How … Continue reading Hamed vs Barrera: A Night of Disaster For The Prince →

Chavez vs Taylor: The Two Seconds That Changed Everything There are not many more controversial calls in boxing history than the one Richard Steele made in 1990. Meldrick Taylor was just two seconds away from a certain victory over the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez. Arguably the best fighter of his time, no defeat in 68 … Continue reading Chavez vs Taylor: The Two Seconds That Changed Everything →

Curry vs Honeyghan: A Night of the Unexpected Donald Curry, unbeaten in twenty-five fights, and coming off a recent two-round demolition of Milton McCrory in 1985, was the undisputed welterweight champion of the world and seemingly on his way to a showdown with Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Curry looked a superstar in the making, only a … Continue reading Curry vs Honeyghan: A Night of the Unexpected →

A Boxing Memory: Marciano vs Cockell By Garry White Kezar Stadium, San Francisco. On the evening of 16 May 1955 Britain’s Don Cockell met Rocky Marciano for the heavyweight championship of the world. The fight was broadcast to 83 movie theatres in 59 cities in the US. Across the Atlantic, listeners wrestled with a seven-hour delay to … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Marciano vs Cockell →

A Boxing Memory: Aaron Pryor Time forgets many things, great champions are quickly forgotten, and the new generation of talent relegates the old warriors to history far quicker than they deserve. But some great fighters can be forgotten even in their own era. As good as they are, others are deemed on another level, and … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Aaron Pryor →