A knockout is the one ending in sports that can’t be negotiated. No judges, no “he stole the last two rounds,” no debate about tactics. It’s just the cleanest full stop possible: one fighter still ...

Clay won the 1960 Olympic gold medal in Rome as a light heavyweight, turned professional immediately, and tore through the heavyweight division. By February 1964, he had a 19-0 record and a title shot ...

There is nothing in the sport of boxing that quite resonates to the masses like a thunderous knockout punch. Whether we are talking heavyweights or even the smallest of weight divisions, the criteria ...