‘No other fighter has done what he’s done’: City to dedicate street ‘Henry Armstrong Way’
Twenty-seven consecutive wins by knockout. Simultaneous world titles in three weight divisions.
The “Henry Armstrong Way” led straight to the top of the professional boxing world in the 1930s. But it started with the legendary boxer’s birth in Columbus and will now be commemorated for posterity on Third Street North downtown.
Requiem for a heavyweight: Unyielding fighter remembered for persistence, dedication to children
When Shannon Miller stepped into the boxing ring at Trotter Convention Center on the evening of Jan. 6, he hadn’t won a fight in almost six years, a string of nine consecutive losses that had dropped the 42-year-old light-heavyweight’s record to 25 wins, 56 losses and eight draws, according to BoxRec.com.
Former heavyweight champion Norton dies
LAS VEGAS — He was the second man to beat Muhammad Ali, breaking Ali’s jaw and sending him to the hospital in their 1973 heavyweight