Earnie Shavers is often considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights to have never won a world title, having shared the ...

Larry Holmes believes just one last fight had an impact on the health of former rival Muhammad Ali. Ali is often regarded as ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — October 2, 1980, was a bittersweet day for boxing and heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. On this day in history, Ali fought his seventh and final fight in Las Vegas against Larry ...

Before his ultimate retirement from boxing, the late Muhammad Ali was warned about taking a certain fight which is believed to have contributed to his debilitating health issues. Fresh from his ...

Pitted against the inexperienced George Chamberlain on this day in 1999, Butterbean needed just five years to take home his ...

I told [colleagues] that we have to call the Boxing Hall of Fame and tell them that we’ve got to adjust Joe Louis’ record,’’ ...

Two arrests have been made for manslaughter. These arrests are a result from an accidental overdose case from march of 2024.

BONIFAY, Fla. (WTVY) - The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office has made two arrests in connection with a 2024 overdose case out of ...

1906 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs American challenger ‘Fireman’ Jim Flynn in 15 rounds to retain his title in Los Angeles, California. 1950 — Jim Hardy throws six ...

Mercer won the WBO belt in 1991, but he would endure his first loss the following year when he was beaten by heavyweight great, Larry Holmes. Despite the setback, Mercer would push on, and his ...

Jerry Izenberg reflects on Muhammad Ali’s global fights, dictators like Mobutu, and the legacy of the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle.

When it came time for John Seybold to place the ring on his bride’s finger, he was given a warning: he must not touch any ...