The Fighting Life Podcast

🚨New episode! 🚨 Today we tell the story of the short and violent life of ‘Michigan Assassin’ Stanley Ketchel. One of the greatest middleweights ever, Ketchel’s blazing run ended when he was gunned down at 24 while he was still world champion. We hope you enjoy. Link below.

#OnThisDay in 1921, Jack Dempsey knocked out Georges Carpentier to retain the heavyweight world title before a crowd of 90,000 in New Jersey. The bout also became boxing’s first million-dollar gate.

Lennox Lewis poses with the WBA, IBO, WBC and IBF world heavyweight championship belts in New York, 1999.

Mike Tyson pictured alongside Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

@LouwmanB Not too far away!

@fighting_pod Whens the next pod boys??

Boxing legend Roberto Duran repping an old rival.

James Toney retained his IBF Super Middleweight title with a dramatic 12th-round knockout of former champion Prince Charles Williams in 1994.

Famed Philadelphia fighter and legendary trainer, George Benton.

About 250,000 Australians lined the streets of Melbourne to welcome home world champion Johnny Famechon after his 1969 victory over Jose Legra.

Sylvester Stallone still visits Cuff and Link - the turtles from Rocky. They’re about 50 years old now.

Actor Mickey Rourke pictured training with Carlos Monzon while the former world champion was in jail in Argentina, 1993.

Colorised photo of boxing icons John L. Sullivan and Jack Johnson shaking hands in 1910.

‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, five-division world champion, Hall-of-Famer and Olympic gold medalist.

Heavyweight legend “Big" George Foreman training to face champion Evander Holyfield by pulling a car uphill.

Boxing legends Ezzard Charles and Joe Louis, 1950.

Jack Dempsey, the legendary “Manassa Mauler”, works out on the heavy bag.

@JackSlackMMA L’Homme à l’orchidée.

Writing about Georges Carpentier. I love how he jumps into his punches like he wants to kill the other guy

On this day in 1989, Roberto Durán made history by becoming a four-division world champion, edging out Iran Barkley via split decision.

Sugar Ray Leonard paying respect to Sugar Ray Robinson.

Oleksandr Usyk shows off the injuries from his first fight with Tyson Fury, 2024.

Ricky Hatton and Kostya Tszyu catch up after their famous fight in Manchester, 2005.