Legends of the Ring: Great American Boxers

The definitive series on America's boxing greats by a renowned boxing expert, author of over 40 books, and world-champion boxing judge.

The bare-knuckle boxer John L. Sullivan in the late 1800s, the ferocious fists of “Iron” Mike Tyson in the 1980s, the culture shock of the legendary Jack Johnson, the worldwide phenomenon of Muhammad Ali-the sport of boxing has shaped American culture for more than a century.

No sport is more enthralling than boxing-called “the noble art” and the “sweet sci...