Contributed by sportswriter Paul Zanon Debates about how one fighter would have fared against another from a bygone era are fairly common. Within the heavywe...

Interview by Paul Zanon for BVB “His immediate aim is to win the fight on 11 April, but Dan’s focus is second to none, he’s just got one mission. To become h...

The time for talking is almost over, although I am sure the verbal jousting will continue well into this eagerly-anticipated heavyweight showdown. The second...

Contributed by sportswriter Paul Zanon Eight decades before Carl Froch was boasting about his knockout of George Groves with 80,000 fans in attendance, Len H...

Contributed by sportswriter Paul Zanon On 2 September 1911, John Charles Peterson entered this world. He would later become known on the professional boxing ...

Contributed by sportswriter Paul Zanon Zero to hero and back down again. It’s a phrase you’ll often hear, but few have pulled off the cycle repeatedly as wel...

Contributed by sportswriter Paul Zanon Often referred to as ‘film star handsome’, with his impeccable taste for fine clothing, faultless hair and designer mo...

Contributed by sportswriter Paul Zanon Brian London once said, “I was christened the ‘British Bulldog’ by friends and colleagues who said I not only looked l...

Interview by Paul Zanon “Boxing has given me a lot more hope, helped me with a bit of depression and also given me a lot of discipline. If it wasn’t for boxi...

Contributed by sportswriter Paul Zanon Featherweight boxer, Jordan Gill, is currently the talk of Chatteris, the small market town in Cambridgeshire. But the...

Interview by Paul Zanon He’s known as ‘Horny’, he’s an East Londoner based in Essex, he’s undefeated as a professional boxer and he’s taller than you think. ...

Interview by Paul Zanon British Vintage Boxing caught up with the endearing, yet burly figure of Charlie Duffield, ahead of his light heavyweight title fight...

On the 18th of June 1963, a young, brash, Cassius Clay visited London to take on Britain's Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium, London, in a final eliminator for...

Contributed by guest sportswriter Paul Zanon The Fen Tiger is a legendary, almost mythical creature, from Fenland, Cambridgeshire. With apparent numerous sig...

Contributed by British Vintage Boxing Drawing inspiration for our recent British Vintage Boxing collection we explored the shared heritage of boxing and the ...

Contributed by guest sportswriter Paul Zanon While Hitler was preparing to unleash hell on Europe, a certain Doncaster destroyer by the name of Bruce Woodcoc...

Contributed by guest sportswriter Paul Zanon Gershon Mandeloff. Does that name ring any bells? He was one of Britain’s best ever boxers, but you might know h...

Contributed by guest writer Paul Zanon He had no business being in the ring with Rocky Marciano. That was the general consensus when Donald John Cockell, a b...

Contributed by guest writer Paul Zanon. Known for boasting some of the finest threads London could weave, Tommy Farr’s face spoke volumes behind his attire. ...

On our most recent shoot we wanted to capture the essence of the fighter, the commitment, sacrifice and often solitary pursuit of excellence required to succ...