JOHN WIGHT takes us on a journey back to a decade defined by union power, pop stars, and gritty football icons - no boxer embodied the heart and soul of 1970s Britain quite like Dave Boy Green

JOHN WIGHT pays tribute to the late great George Foreman who defied the odds throughout his life and career to become a household name and legend of the sport

JOHN WIGHT writes about the fascinating folklore surrounding the place which has been home to some of the most ferocious bareknuckle and unlicensed fighters throughout history

JOHN WIGHT questions how legend of the sport Roberto Duran is lending credibility to the sportswashing circus that is Riyadh Season — and at what cost?

Following the untimely death of 28-year-old Irish boxer John Cooney, JOHN WIGHT explores how the sport can be made ‘safer’ than it is at present

JOHN WIGHT writes on the life and illustrious career of Dick McTaggart – perhaps the most underappreciated boxer in history

JOHN WIGHT writes on legendary boxing trainer and philosopher, Cus D’Amato

JOHN WIGHT tells the story of boxer Cuthbert Taylor, who was deemed ‘not white enough’ to be British champion, and how a Welsh theatre group have chosen to keep his name alive

JOHN WIGHT discusses how top-flight boxing is today a ‘late stage capitalist entity’

JOHN WIGHT discusses the globally known fighter’s dramatic fall from grace

JOHN WIGHT reacts to last weekend’s bizarre spectacle between the veteran boxer and the upstarting social media influencer in Dallas, Texas

JOHN WIGHT explains how the eighth-round stoppage back in 1974 remains among the most important moments in the entire history of sports

JOHN WIGHT writes on his time training at a boxing club in Los Angeles, brushing shoulders with Hollywood actors, and his memories of a prodigal fighter

JOHN WIGHT discusses how the role of the promoter in professional boxing has always been controversial, and for mainly justifiable reasons historically

JOHN WIGHT questions Anthony Joshua’s status as the man who single-handedly turned boxing into the mass spectator sport it has become in Britain after his loss to Dubois at Wembley

Not only did this school of fighting create champions in Eastern Europe, it influenced boxers across the entire world, explains JOHN WIGHT

JOHN WIGHT charts the inexorable rise of a Congolese heavyweight and honorary son of Scotland

JOHN WIGHT writes on the controversies at the Paris Olympics, Team GB's lacklustre run at the Games, and mulls over the differences between the amateur and professional formats

JOHN WIGHT writes about boxing media veteran Andy Clarke and his recently published book on the ‘most definitive event in the world of sports’

JOHN WIGHT writes about the Romford heavyweight prospect, who will face the most difficult test of his career so far when he takes on the Croatian boxer in London this weekend

JOHN WIGHT looks back at the career and tragic early death of Welsh bantamweight champion Johnny Owen

JOHN WIGHT sizes up these two rivals for this much-anticipated rematch

JOHN WIGHT previews the Ukrainian boxer’s showdown with the Gypsy King for the title of undisputed in Riyadh on May 18