There is nothing more exciting than attending a live fight or getting involved in an exciting boxing furry of the time, and having a physical souvenir to show for it. Even in instances where you were not there, or possibly even alive at the time, momentous events have occurred in boxing that will always triumph […]
Boxing is one of the oldest sports in history. With detailed depictions of the sport being displayed in ancient Egyptian and Sumerian carvings, some of our oldest known civilizations, it is a sport that has changed and developed in interesting ways throughout history, making it the beautiful sport that it is today. Having a workable […]
Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time who stood for democracy, equality, and freedom. His history is rich with landmark events and experiences, which made people gravitate towards him for the wonder of his life. Aside from his career in politics and his fight for freedom, he was an avid student of the science […]
Willie Toweel. How do you begin to tell a story of a man that will forever be in your heart that touched your life and that of your family? Actually it is quite simple really because it was true and honest with loads of respect and love. Willie was a sportsman with morals; he never […]
13 October 2021 | There is no doubt that photographs tell a story, especially in the sport of boxing. One of the earliest books with outstanding posed photographs was the Gladiators of the Prize Ring – Heroes of All Nations by Billy Edwards published in 1895. In the introduction the author writes that the illustrations […]
Kevin Lerena makes bold move to heavyweight division. The speculation started when IBO cruiserweight champion, Kevin Lerena’s name appeared at number 25 on Boxrec’s heavyweight world ratings. Technically, his last fight was as a heavyweight since it took place at a catchweight above the cruiserweight limit. It is an open secret that making cruiserweight has […]
Former Olympian and South African champion dies at 49 It has been reported the former Olympian and South African middleweight champion Giovanni Pretorius passed away from the Covid 19 virus at a hospital in Alberton on Monday. He was 49. Born in Johannesburg on 1 January 1972, he was a good amateur and selected together […]
Former South African and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Andre Thysse who fought as a professional from 1999 to 2009 died of the Covid 19 virus on Thursday morning. He was 52. Thysse who was born in Germiston on 24 March 1969 never really looked like a boxer with his long, thin legs, pipe-stem arms and […]
In the days when there were only eight weight divisions in world boxing South Africa’s Don McCorkindale was listed as the No 5 heavyweight by The Ring magazine, which were the only recognised world ratings in boxing, and not like today where there are multiple world boxing organisations listing their own set of ratings and […]
Jan Kies who fought as a professional from 1969 to 1978 and won the South African middleweight title was one of South Africa’s most exciting middleweight fighters in his up and down career. When old timers reminisce about big punchers in the middleweight division, they mention Eddie Thomas, Willie Ludick, Bruce McIntyre and even though […]