Often remembered as one of the poorest heavyweight champions of all time Primo Carnera will always be remembered as one of the sports biggest big men, especially in the era he competed in. For year in the 1930’s though Primo Carnera was the World Heavyweight Champion and say what you want, not many people can ...
In the world of professional boxing, there are many records that have been set and many records that have been broken over the years. That’s part of what makes certain fighters great – the ability to set and/or break records! And that’s also what makes the sport of boxing so fascinating to watch. As long-time ...
Born in Missouri, St Louis on 13th July 1956 Michael Spinks would become one of the biggest names in boxing during the 1980s and would be one of the smartest fighters with both regard to money and himself. In recent years he’s often a bit of a forgotten man though he played his part in ...
Joe Louis Barrow entered the world on May 13, 1914. He was the seventh of eight children. Joe’s father, Munroe Barrow, was a not very successful cotton farmer, and in 1916 he was committed to the Searcy State Hospital for Colored Insane. Joe’s mother remarried and in 1926 the family moved to Detroit. In Detroit ...
Jim Braddock was born in June 1905 to Irish immigrants in New York City. The Braddocks were a large family of six boys and two girls, and soon found it necessary to relocate across the Hudson River to New Jersey. It was in Hudson County that Braddock would grow up and come to be identified ...
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