‘Every single day out there (at sea) was a fight, harder than any I encountered within the ropes.’ Tom Sharkey (Ronan Mullen offtheball.com) When you mention Tom Sharkey, many instantly say, ‘Ah,...
TEÓFILO STEVENSON - The Cuban Missile
'What are eight million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans.’ Teófilo Stevenson The above quote was in response to a very lucrative offer, to turn professional after Stevenson’...
‘To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.’ Sugar Ray Robinson Walker Smith Jr. Sound familiar? Probably not. The metamorphosis to ‘Sugar Ray Robinson’ took some tim...
HOWARD WINSTONE - THE WORLD AT HIS FINGERTIPS
‘If I could find a boxer as good as Howard Winstone I would make millions. He's the nearest I have ever seen to the great Willie Pep.' Angelo Dundee Have you heard the one about the orthodox...
TALENT IS LIKE A FLOWER - THE LEON SPINKS STORY - FEATURED BLOG WINNER
‘Opportunity knocks only once. You never know if you'll get another opportunity. I know a lot of people think I'm dumb. Well, at least I ain't no educated fool.’ Leon Spinks 'BVB writer, Paul Zan...
LARRY HOLMES - RISE OF THE EASTON ASSASSIN - FEATURED BLOG WINNER
‘I always felt good about myself. I was just an average person. I always felt I could do anything anyone else could. If an average person makes up their mind to do something, they can.’ Larry Ho...
‘One of Britain’s greatest boxers not to win a world crown.’ The Scotsman David Fraser Charnley was the son of Scottish parents who moved from Lanarkshire, Scotland to Dartford, Kent. Whilst c...
FEATURED BLOG WINNER - JOE FRAZIER - PHILLY'S FEARSOME FOE
'BVB writer, Paul Zanon is currently working with prisoners at HMP Thameside using the power of sports writing to help them develop into wordsmiths. We are delighted to support his efforts by do...
‘Was Jack Bodell an awkward fighter? Well – he fell kinda awkward.’ Jerry Quarry Known by many as ‘Irish Jerry Quarry,’ the future multi-time world title challenger was born on 15 May 1945 in Bak...
‘I'm like the drunk in the bar who wants just one more for the road.’ Archie Moore Archiebald Lee Wright was born into poverty on 13 December 1913 in Benoit Mississippi and is without a doubt a...
‘Harada had a lot of velocity in his arms, reaching to hit me recklessly several times. It was a style of his own that hindered the opponent when they tried to hit him.’ Eder Jofre, The Ring Magaz...
GEORGE CARPENTIER - THE ORCHID MAN
‘Attack is only one half of the art of boxing.’ George Carpentier As a fully fledged 175lbs light heavyweight standing at 5ft 11 inches, Carpentier was a light heavyweight force of nature. How...
THE BOSTON BONECRUSHER - SAM LANGFORD
‘There was one man who was even smaller than I, who I wouldn’t fight because I knew he would flatten me. I was afraid of Sam Langford.’ Jack Dempsey Samuel Edgar Langford was not just a little...