Greg Page and the curse of being the "Next Big Thing".
When Greg Page turned pro, he was not just thought to be the next big thing, he was being talked about as the second coming of The Greatest.
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Steve Hunt
Oct 29 min
Interview with Robert Kolodny, director of The Featherweight, the brand new biopic of Willie Pep.
Director Robert Kolodny talks about the making of his new movie, The Featherweight, and his love of boxing movies.
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Steve Hunt
Sep 223 min
Daniel Dubois demolishes Anthony Joshua. But what next?
Will Anthony Joshua trigger an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois?
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Steve Hunt
Sep 118 min
The WBO heavyweight title - The first ten years.
Damiani, Mercer, Moorer, Morrison, Bentt, Hide, Bowe, Akinwande, Hide and Klitschko. The crazy first ten years of the WBO heavyweight title.
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Steve Hunt
Aug 207 min
The Legacy of Don King
How should we remember Don King? One of boxing's greatest promoters, or a man who harmed more fighters than anyone else?
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Steve Hunt
Aug 118 min
Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson and Two Murders in Dallas.
Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson and Two Murders in Dallas. The story of two heavyweight champions and two unsolved crimes in Texas.
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Steve Hunt
Aug 111 min
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship in 7 Minutes!
The history of the world heavyweight championship in 7 minutes!
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Steve Hunt
Aug 111 min
Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s
A short video where I talk a little bit about my new book and what it is all about.
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Steve Hunt
Jul 1411 min
The Ken Norton Multiverse
Two key moments in Ken Norton's boxing career had a huge impact on his life and boxing history. But what if they had gone the other way...
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Steve Hunt
Jun 309 min
How the WBA stripped Muhammad Ali of the world heavyweight title TWICE in the 1960s
Did you know that the WBA stripped Muhammad Ali of his world heavyweight title, not just once, but TWICE during the 1960s?
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Steve Hunt
Jun 227 min
The Liston Files: Part 4
In Part 4 of The Liston Files, we pick up with Sonny at the start of 1959 as his pursuit of a shot at the heavyweight title gathers pace.
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Steve Hunt
May 179 min
The Liston Files: Part 3
Part 3 of The Liston Files picks up in the autumn of 1958. Sonny needs to keep busy to get closer to a title shot.
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Steve Hunt
May 28 min
Big Jack and little Mickey
Boxing has a rich history of men stepping up to take on bigger opponents. Mickey Walker relished the challenge of fighting heavyweights.
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Steve Hunt
Apr 184 min
Fairytale of New York: How the dream turned into a nightmare for Tim Witherspoon
When Tim Witherspoon fought in December 1986 in New York, he discovered that fairytales don't always have happy endings.
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Steve Hunt
Apr 49 min
The Liston Files: Part 2
While the intention of these articles is to primarily focus on Sonny Liston’s progress to the world title, I will also be looking more...
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Steve Hunt
Mar 2610 min
50 Years Ago Today - George Foreman TKO2 Ken Norton
Silence was called for at the weigh-in as Dr Franklin Zabala conducted the obligatory pre-fight health checks. With his stethoscope to...
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Steve Hunt
Mar 147 min
The Liston Files: Part 1
How do we assess Sonny Liston’s place in heavyweight history? The most iconic image of Liston is of him on the canvas at the dancing feet...
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Steve Hunt
Mar 19 min
1984 - A turning point in heavyweight history
The heavyweight division, as with boxing in general, tends to go in cycles. The Olympic Games and the inevitable fresh blood of blue-chip...
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