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Thomas Hauser was in the Roy Jones’ dressing room before the fight that threatened to knock Sugar Ray Robinson off his perch ROY JONES fought too long. He was knocked out on the downside of his career by Enzo Maccarinelli, Denis Lebedev, and Danny Green and struggled against club fighters who wouldn’t have made the

History Record-breaking promoter Tex Rickard blew in from Kansas… and boxing was never the same again. Bob Mee takes a breathless look at the highs and lows of a legendary fight figure WHAT kind of a man was this? When Tex Rickard died, his body was placed in a $15,000 bronze casket and put in the

Opinion Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions ‘I’m looking to become the first undisputed world super-middleweight champion of all time and you can’t do that with just one world title,’ says Caleb Plant. But first he must defend his IBF title against Caleb Truax on Saturday I can honestly say this is one of my best camps. I’ve

Issue • Premium • Preview Veteran Caleb Truax challenges Caleb Plant for his old IBF title, writes Matt Bozeat POUND-FOR-POUND king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez saying he intends to unify the 168lbs division this year adds interest to Caleb Plant’s defence of his IBF belt against veteran overachiever Caleb Truax in Los Angeles on Saturday (January

Feature • Issue • Premium Michael Nunn spent 16 years in prison for his part in a $200 drug deal and now he’s trying to make the most of the time he has left, writes Chris Walker THERE is no bitterness in Michael Nunn. He’s a free man after spending 16 long years in various

Feature • Issue • Premium Frank Warren discusses his recent battle with coronavirus, the problems boxing faces as we enter 2021 and outlines exactly why we must overcome them YOU were struck down by Covid-19 recently. How are you now? I’m much better, thanks, compared to what I was. I was in hospital over the

Feature As the WBA try to get themselves out of another fine mess, Boxing News wonder if enough is enough on the podcast THE World Boxing Association (WBA) have been making a mockery of themselves and the sport for several years. With the organisation recognising multiple champions per weight class, Alex Steedman and Matt Christie

Feature • Issue • Premium Each week, Matt Christie examines Boxing News readers’ choices for their favourite fights to watch from the last five decades The premise for Desert Island Fights is simple: You will soon be stranded on a desert island. To ease the boredom, you can take along one – and only one

Feature • Issue • Premium ‘Not only does he know all the wise guys, they all know him.’ Jose Corpas tells the story of his remarkable experience with former contender Tony Pellone WHEN former contender Tony Pellone found out that my last paycheck was withheld, he turned to his friend and said, “Lefty, let’s go

Amateur • Issue • Premium Commonwealth gold medallist and Redditch hero Jimmy Moran has passed away REDDITCH champion Jimmy Moran has passed away at the age of 57. In 1986 Moran won gold for England at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. That same year he won the ABA championships at light-heavyweight for Austin ABC. The

History Despite being the underdog, the great Archie Moore turns on the style ARCHIE MOORE w pts 15 JOEY MAXIMJanuary 27, 1954; Orange Bowl, Miami, FLARCHIE MOORE had already retained his world light-heavyweight title against Joey Maxim, the man he took it from in 1952. Ahead of their third bout, Moore struggled to make the

Issue • Opinion • Premium Simon Euan Smith examines the issue of whether a referee is in the best place to judge a fight IN his editorial last year, “The Bog of Eternal Stench” (BN October 22), discussing the problems in scoring bouts, Matt Christie wrote: “An eternal debate is the issue of point of

Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom A panel of previous opponents and boxing experts consider Canelo Alvarez’s next fight Matthew HattonEuropean championAlvarez has been fighting top opposition for a long time now. He’s at the top level of the sport now. Everybody is due an easier fight shall we say but I’m not so sure that’s the case

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium When looking back on British heavyweights of the 80s it’s difficult to find a happy ending, writes Steve Bunce TREVOR HUGHROY CURRIE was part of Britain’s very own generation of lost heavyweight champions from the Eighties. There was the original fabled gang of fighting brothers, dubbed the Lost Generation

History • Issue • Premium Looking back at the careers of Jim and Bob Williams IN November last year, Watford referee Bob Williams was officiating at Wembley Arena on a bill topped by Conor Benn. Bob handled two of the five contests – a six and an eight-rounder – and acted as a judge for

Feature • Issue • Premium Renowned photographer Neil Leifer tells Paul Wheeler about his life in boxing WITH over 160 of his pictures having adorned the front cover of Sports Illustrated, and more than 40 having graced the cover of Time, Neil Leifer is what you would call photography royalty. And there is one subject

Feature • Issue • Premium ‘Fighters should know what boxing is doing to their brain.’ Margaret Goodman has been a fierce advocate for the health and safety of fighters for decades. Now she’s getting her due, writes Thomas Hauser SOMETIMES the boxing gods get things right. This June, Dr. Margaret Goodman, a pioneering ring physician

Premium • Reports Amanda Westcott/Showtime Stephen Fulton demonstrates another side to his game by impressively outfighting Angelo Leo HEADING into his WBO super-bantamweight title tilt against Angelo Leo, everyone knew that Stephen Fulton was a slick and skilful boxer. Now, everyone knows that he can fight too. Instead of boxing from range and keeping his