Prime-time boxing and the Legends of September 1953
PAT MURPHY: The losers of two boxing contests held that month proved to be the real winners in life
Select Page
by Pat Murphy | Sep 29, 2023
PAT MURPHY: The losers of two boxing contests held that month proved to be the real winners in life
by Pat Murphy | Sep 20, 2022
by Pat Murphy | Nov 22, 2021
by Pat Murphy | Sep 13, 2021
by Pat Murphy | Mar 3, 2021
PAT MURPHY: The first Ali-Frazier fight was boxing at its most thrilling. But it was also surrounded by name calling and racial strife, with political overtones ($29)
by Pat Murphy | Aug 26, 2020
PAT MURPHY: Wilma Rudolph, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Peter Snell and Herb Elliott were the brightest stars in Rome (PREMIUM)
by Pat Murphy | Jun 18, 2020
PAT MURPHY: Written off as a hopeless case, he brought a ruthless, coiled fury to the ring, taking back the world championship
by Pat Murphy | Jul 10, 2019
PAT MURPHY: He beat Jack Dempsey twice to become heavyweight champion – and his staid personal style foreshadowed the end of the Roaring ’20s
by Pat Murphy | Jul 3, 2019
PAT MURPHY: The boxer was a prime example of the ascension of celebrity, perhaps rivalled only by baseball’s Babe Ruth