T.E.C.

On Saturday, September 11, Evander Holyfield, who turned 59 in October, was knocked out in the first round by the 44-year old former UFC...

One of the most popular figures in modern history, Muhammad Ali not only reshaped the self-image of athletes; he helped reshape the...

It was a half-century ago, but the names still resonate: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman were the heavyweight-boxing kings...

Writers have long been stepping into the ring to wrestle a book out of themselves. This one is more than a literary reality show.

The 1970s was a golden age in heavyweight boxing, when Muhammad Ali was the king of kings. Despite being despised for his brashness and...

Instead of focusing on boxing’s violence, the longtime chronicler of the sport captures its emotional side.

"Hardly Navel-Gazing"

From the WSJ: When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive, so to speak, by passing on what is...

Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Mike Tyson must agree: Over the past few years, the former heavyweight champ...

Today, championship boxing is lucky to win half a column in the sports pages. There was a time, though, when things were otherwise. In...

Over the years, various gyms have emerged as the Sorbonne of the sweet science. In the 1930s and ’40s, there were Stillman’s and...

The images that make it into our long-term collective memory are few. One that has escaped the maws of oblivion, though, dates from the...