“In Washington, D.C., during the 1970s, a black man could get into the newspapers in one of two ways: crime—or boxing.” Such begins the synopsis for boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard’s 2012 ...

Then imagine that same novice summoning up the fight of his life and scoring an electrifying upset for the ages. That is exactly what happened 30 years ago this week when 1976 Olympic champion Leon ...

To become a world champion requires a fighter to believe he or she is the greatest. No man embodied this better than Muhammad ...

In 1978, boxer Leon Spinks shocked the sports world by defeating Muhammad Ali in a lopsided 15-round split decision. Now with his boxing days far behind him, the 66-year-old now finds himself in the ...

J.B. Forbes and Bill McClellan discuss the former heavyweight champ. Olympic gold medal winners Leon Spinks (center) and his brother, Michael Spinks (right), receive the keys to the city of East St.

Ken Norton, the 70s heavyweight powerhouse best known for handing Muhammad Ali one of his few losses, died Wednesday at a veterans medical facility where he had been recovering from a stroke. He was ...

Heavyweight boxing has always lived by a simple, brutal promise: that at any second, one punch can end everything. It is the division of explosive conclusions and seismic moments – think Muhammad ...

In this Feb. 8, 1962, file photo, young fighter Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) is seen at City Parks Gym in New York. Dan Grossi AP “In Washington, D.C., during the 1970s, a black man could get into the ...