Boxing, ‘the sweet science’, polarises the general population and sports lovers equally. Luke Stegemann reviews a new release, Alex McClintock’s “On the Chin: A Boxing Education” which approaches the sport from a different angle.
Almanac Book Review – ‘On the Chin: A Boxing Education’ by Alex McClintock
October 10, 2019 by 1 Comment
Australia’s Role in the making of Jack Johnson – opinion piece in the ABC by Daryl Adair
May 28, 2018 by 3 Comments
Daryl Adair has written a piece on the boxing champion Jack Johnson and how Australia influenced his career
The Final Round at the House of Stoush
January 29, 2018 by 13 Comments
There is a part of Smokie that dies just a little when a familiar old building is demolished. It will be even more so when Festival Hall meets the wrecking ball.
Amateur Boxing: Twenty-four hours in Bundaberg
September 5, 2017 by 1 Comment
Luke Stegemann ventured to Bundaberg for a day of boxing with controversy, passionate locals and a late road trip home.
Almanac Boxing: Why does society put up with the brutal sport of boxing?
July 12, 2017 by 31 Comments
Jan Courtin has little to no time for boxing, a ‘so-called sport’ that she believes should be banned. She asks what do fans (and society) see in this sport where ‘prolonged and repeated brutal behaviour by one person upon another’ is encouraged?
Almanac Boxing: School teacher to champion
July 3, 2017 by 8 Comments
The Battle of Brisbane was a real fight. Horn is world champion. Australian boxing has a new face.
Muhammad Ali: In Louisville, he’s finally The Greatest
June 7, 2016 by 5 Comments
Glenn Brownstein has returned from Australia to his home near Louisville, Kentucky, where you might guess what the top story is.
Once Were Warriors – Remembering Muhammad Ali
June 6, 2016 by 8 Comments
Peter Baulderstone remembers Muhammad’s Ali life as it unfolded and his impact in changing the culture and attitudes in the 60s.
Muhammad Ali
June 4, 2016 by 16 Comments
Neil Drysdale pens a wonderful tribute to the late, great Muhammad Ali. Add your Ali tributes and memories.
Almanac Boxing: Ken Buchanan, Scotland’s greatest boxer, turns 70
February 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Ken Buchanan, Scotland’s greatest ever fistic champion, turns 70 this year. Neil Drysdale has sent us the story he wrote when he met Ken Buchanan 15 years ago. [Terrific profile – Ed]
Almanac Boxing: Nigel Benn (first published in The Guardian)
June 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Regular Almanac contributor Patrick Skene on Nigel Benn and his work in Blacktown, published in the Guardian.
The bloody brutality of boxing – Daniel Geale
June 9, 2015 by 2 Comments
Iron Mike on the contrasting fortunes between two boxers who met on Saturday: Australian Daniel Geale and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.
Why Boxing and Cage Fighting Should Be Banned. But Won’t Be.
March 31, 2015 by 1 Comment
In the wake of the death of 23 year old Queensland boxer Braydon Smith comes this piece from Rick Sarre, Professor of Law at the University of South Australia, who calls for boxing and cage fighting to be banned. Very interesting reading.
Help! Boxing Doco on Peter Jackson
March 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
David Latham plans a documentary on 19th-century boxer Peter Jackson, who won the Australian heavyweight title in 1886, and seeks experts who might appear on camera.
Boxing: A FTA Network Televised Comeback?
January 15, 2015 by 1 Comment
Boxing is returning to free-to-air television in the United States. Is promoter/manager Al Haymon Boxing’s Dark Lord, or someone to be thanked? Gregor Lewis gives us the lowdown.
Revenge: The Rematches
September 14, 2014 by 8 Comments
Gregor Lewis riffs on REVENGE and how it will motivate the remaining teams in the AFL Finals, just as it will today’s Mayweather – Maidana boxing rematch.
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