Avenging a prior shocking career loss in the process, Ali garnered the attention of a staggering 2 billion viewers in a massive outing in New Orleans. On this day in 1978, the late Ali would travel south to feature in The Battle of New Orleans — attempting to avenge one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history.

The man with the biggest upset in boxing history can smell one in the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford result. The undisputed super middleweight title fight is set to go down at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 13. Crawford is moving up two ...

Boxing's true Cinderella story: James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash of 1929. With one good hand, he ...