Jul 31 2024
Beckett family’s roots in boxing exist today
Joe Beckett was the British heavyweight champion between 1919 and 1923
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Miles Templeton
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Jul 29 2024
The story behind the exclusive sporting Pelican Club
Members of exclusive 1880s club included the Marquis of Queenberry and Lord Lonsdale
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Jul 26 2024
The great Sandy Saddler in London
Miles Templeton recalls the featherweight legend boxing Lisburn’s Jim Keery
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Jul 24 2024
The Navy has produced many great boxers
Miles Templeton writes about the ‘Special service’
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Jul 19 2024
An exciting champ with charisma, Jackie Paterson deserves greater recognition
Emerging after Benny Lynch, another Scotsman would become ‘Lord of the Flys’
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Jul 17 2024
Pat Cowdell was one of the Midlands’ finest
Recalling an illustrious career that included two world title shots
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Apr 23 2024
Yesterday’s Heroes: Joe Taylor was the last of his kind
A tribute to Joe Taylor – once a youngster who taught an up-and-coming Howard Winstone a valuable lesson
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Apr 15 2024
Yesterday’s Heroes: Remembering a time before York Hall
London was once a hotbed of small hall venues that regularly hosted professional boxing, writes Miles Templeton
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Apr 08 2024
Yesterday’s Heroes: Max Baer, playboy of the ring
Max Baer was a highly-regarded heavyweight champion until, at just 26, his career went into a tailspin before he achieved a rejuvenation of sorts in London
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Apr 02 2024
Yesterday’s Heroes: The appeal of an all-British crossroads battle
Miles Templeton tells the story of two brilliant crossroads battles between British greats
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Mar 25 2024
Yesterday’s Heroes: A picture is worth a thousand words
Witnessing boxers pose for photos at recent BBBoC event brought to a mind a splendid picture that was taken in 1933, writes Miles Templeton