Oct 10 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Cheshire’s Ray Wilding made Madison Square Garden his second home
The big-hitting British heavyweight who found Madison Square Garden to his liking when the famous venue was hosting the sport’s biggest stars
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Oct 03 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: A closer look at the rose-tinted 1950s
An examination of the 1950s suggests it may not have been a golden era after all, writes Miles Templeton
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Sep 27 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Kinsellas of Liverpool
A surname synonymous with a famous fighting city, writes Miles Templeton
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Sep 18 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Tommy Tiger, “the best trial horse in the business”
The story of Tommy Tiger, a journeyman before there were countless journeymen
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Sep 11 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Victims of the Holocaust
Miles Templeton remembers two boxers who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis in concentration camps
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Aug 25 2023
Armstrong v Roderick: When a British boxer dared to challenge the best fighter on the planet
In the summer of 1939, a British underdog dared to challenge the finest fighter in all of boxing, writes Steve Hunt
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Aug 24 2023
A brief history of British heavyweights abroad
Matt Bozeat takes us back through the years from Fitzsimmons to Fury
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Aug 21 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Drawing the Brown Bomber’s attention
Heavyweight Gunner Barlund put Finnish boxing on the map and it wasn’t long before the whole world took notice, writes Miles Templeton
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Aug 15 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The tale of two brothers who won the same British title
The Curvis brothers both won the British title in the same division but their paths to the top were markedly different, writes Miles Templeton
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Aug 07 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Why Turpin conquering Robinson was the greatest victory of them all
Plenty of British boxers upset the odds at world class level but Randolph Turpin beating "Sugar" Ray Robinson is surely the best of them all, writes Miles Templeton
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Jul 17 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: The time Phil Scott boxed three 15-rounders in six days
Phil Scott took matters into his own hands to secure a shot at the British heavyweight title, writes Miles Templeton