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

JOHN WIGHT pays tribute to Willie Limond following his untimely death, a loss that has ‘sent veritable shockwaves throughout the entire British boxing community’

JOHN WIGHT looks back at one of the most enduring controversies in the sport – when Sugar Ray Leonard fought Marvellous Marvin Hagler

JOHN WIGHT describes the boxer’s decades-long career that saw him fight some of the most iconic and legendary heavyweights of all time

JOHN WIGHT reflects on the latest instalment of boxing in Saudi Arabia including Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou

John Wight meets FRANK GILFEATHER, the fighting pensioner and social media sensation

JOHN WIGHT writes about how the culture of confidentiality in boxing has increasingly come under attack in recent times, proven by the rumours surrounding Fury v Usyk

JOHN WIGHT says remembering the victims of the horrific Nazi extermination project is a vital defence of civilisation

Despite the gangsters and sportwashing, JOHN WIGHT find some hope for the sport in 2024

JOHN WIGHT reminds readers of the boxer’s history and legacy as not just an elite-level fighter, but as a bona fide working-class hero in his prime

JOHN WIGHT writes about the origins of the sports’ popularity in Gaza, and since the opening of its first-ever boxing centre for girls in 2022, it has captured the attention of local women too

JOHN WIGHT says the boxer’s disastrous showing merely confirms the truth that nothing corrupts a fighter more than belief in his own hype

JOHN WIGHT writes about how no one eclipses Archie Moore when it comes to understanding the meaning of the word ‘struggle’

As the prospect of an all-out war between the Lebanon-based militia and the IDF becomes more likely, JOHN WIGHT considers what has changed since the 2006 conflict that Hezbollah considers a victory

JOHN WIGHT writes about the boxers who have experienced alleged mistreatment while fighting under the McGuigan banner

The Western Establishment has a warped and shameful history of sympathy with fascism, warns JOHN WIGHT

JOHN WIGHT laments the lack of boxers standing for anything other than their own wealth today, and remembers one who did at great cost

JOHN WIGHT on the dramatic fight which saw the underdog finally prevail

JOHN WIGHT writes about Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston, who he describes as ‘two of the most misunderstood’ fighters in the history of the sport

JOHN WIGHT discusses the intriguing recent action going on in the sport, including Crawford v Spence, and Whyte’s banned drugs test and Paul v Diaz

JOHN WIGHT tells the fascinating story of the rivalry between American bareknuckle boxer John L Sullivan and journalist Kyle Fox, both pioneers in the popularisation of the sport as we know it today

JOHN WIGHT tells the story of the famed and legendary lightweight world champion Benny Leonard, who grappled with his opponents and rife anti-semitism in Manhattan

JOHN WIGHT writes about how purse and PPV splits have become endemic in the ‘blue riband’ weight division, and how it has triggered a spiral of decline

JOHN WIGHT argues that the West’s inconsistent application of its laws and values when it comes to Israel is thrown into high relief by its response to the war in Ukraine

JOHN WIGHT discusses how despite advances in medical protections and safeguards in boxing, ring fatalities remain far too high