The Off-Season: A brief history of British underdogs travelling overseas in August
British underdogs jetting off to bizarre locations in August is nothing new, writes Steve Bunce
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British underdogs jetting off to bizarre locations in August is nothing new, writes Steve Bunce
Former light-heavyweight contender Tommy Hicks tells Jack Hirsch how he secured a world title shot against ring legend while holding down a job as a teacher
With Artur Beterbiev currently the 11th longest-reigning light-heavyweight champion of all time, we take a look at the top 10…
By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart The Deputy Sheriff was a tremendous light heavyweight champion who also went up and mixed it with Joe Frazier and Muhamad Ali. With over 60 fights to his name during a spell professionally that stretched from 1961 until 1978 Bob Foster 56-8-1, 46 KOs, managed to accrue
Local boxing legend Junior Albers puts up his dukes. Born in 1951, Wilfred Albers Jr. learned to fend for himself at the dinner table as one of nine children. Then, as a Yurok tribal member growing up in Eureka, he had to be tough and prove himself, sometimes with his fists. In high school in the 1960s there was a tradition where teenagers would come to a gathering for a fight to prove who was the toughest kid from the toughest school. Wilfred "Junior" Albers was a target. According to his little brother Ernie, Junior just wanted to take his frustrations out with gloves on in the boxing ring.