Jun 09 Watch the funeral for ‘people’s champ’ Muhammad Ali By Larisa Epatko Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was laid to rest in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday in a service he planned himself. You can watch the full funeral here. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 6:04 ‘The Greatest’ was an icon beyond the world of boxing By PBS News Hour Sports icon Muhammad Ali, who died Friday, is widely considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. But Ali is just as well known for his actions outside the ring, especially his refusal to join the military after he was… Continue watching
Jun 04 Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74 By Sam Lane Ali was known for his speed and punishing punches -- skills that gave way to his signature catchphrase, “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” -- as well as his audacious self-promotion. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:19 How a boxing gym helps this Baltimore church fight for kids By PBS News Hour As Baltimore continues to heal from the violence and turmoil that sprung up in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray, one church is drawing young kids to its ministry with a boxing gym, which teaches teamwork, discipline and… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 7:10 Will the Pacquiao-Mayweather match revive American interest in boxing? By PBS News Hour Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Floyd "Money" Mayweather are considered the best fighters of their generation. On Saturday, they'll face off in a boxing match that's been nearly a decade in the making. Jeffrey Brown talks to Jeremy Schapp, author of… Continue watching
May 01 Is organized crime profiting from your Mayweather-Pacquiao wager? By P. J. Tobia Boxers Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will face each other this weekend in what many are calling the "fight of the century." Hyperbole aside, this match is expected to shatter serious money records -- in pay-per-view sales, ticket… Continue reading
Apr 30 Twitter chat: Has boxing’s popularity taken a hit from pay-per-view TV? By Nora Daly This Saturday, boxing’s pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather will take on his No. 1 competitor Manny Pacquiao for the first time in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Remembering Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, prizefighter who fought for his and others’ freedom By PBS News Hour In the early 1960s Rubin Carter earned the nickname "Hurricane" as a middleweight boxer who knocked out 19 opponents. But in 1967 an all-white jury convicted him of a triple murder. A symbol of racial injustice who inspired a Bob… Continue watching
Dec 29 Female Boxer Aims to Punch Ticket to Olympics The NewsHour takes a two-part look at women's boxing, which is set to become an Olympic event for the first time at the 2012 summer games in London. Continue reading