https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/boxing/RSS feed for BoxingenTue, 10 Feb 2026 15:13:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/masked-thieves-steal-statue-of-british-boxer-teddy-baldock-from-a-london-park-leaving-only-his-boots-behind-180988165/Baldock, a former bantamweight world champion, was the only British boxer to win a world title in the 1920s. The statue had been in Langdon Park since 2014Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:13:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/masked-thieves-steal-statue-of-british-boxer-teddy-baldock-from-a-london-park-leaving-only-his-boots-behind-180988165/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-of-christy-martin-the-trailblazing-boxer-who-created-a-sport-that-did-not-exist-180987618/A new biopic starring Sydney Sweeney as the legendary athlete chronicles Martin's fights in and outside of the ringWed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-of-christy-martin-the-trailblazing-boxer-who-created-a-sport-that-did-not-exist-180987618/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-17-pictures-tell-the-stories-of-black-athletes-in-america-180985088/A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of athletes on and off the playing fieldFri, 11 Oct 2024 19:20:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-17-pictures-tell-the-stories-of-black-athletes-in-america-180985088/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-graphic-novel-takes-readers-inside-fight-century-180981837/The pages highlight the dramatic, racially charged match between Jack Johnson and Jim JeffriesWed, 05 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-graphic-novel-takes-readers-inside-fight-century-180981837/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hulus-mike-dramatizes-the-life-of-boxing-heavyweight-mike-tyson-180980632/The new eight-part series tries to humanize its notorious central character, whose athletic prowess was later overshadowed by his actions outside the ringThu, 25 Aug 2022 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hulus-mike-dramatizes-the-life-of-boxing-heavyweight-mike-tyson-180980632/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/looking-back-legacy-great-white-hope-180977089/James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander, the two stars of the play and movie, reminisce about their experience adapting the life story of boxer Jack JohnsonThu, 25 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/looking-back-legacy-great-white-hope-180977089/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-history-behind-one-night-miami-180976768/Regina King's directorial debut dramatizes a 1964 meeting between Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim BrownFri, 15 Jan 2021 18:17:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-history-behind-one-night-miami-180976768/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-jar-depicting-thracian-athlete-ancient-sports-fans-grave-180973246/Your move, fanatics of the 21st centuryTue, 01 Oct 2019 11:55:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-jar-depicting-thracian-athlete-ancient-sports-fans-grave-180973246/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/connections-between-muhammad-ali-and-nfl-protests-180965310/A new biography reveals new details about the history of the boxer—“a heavyweight of contradictions”Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:37:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/connections-between-muhammad-ali-and-nfl-protests-180965310/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artwork-muhammad-ali-is-going-auction-180959341/You could own a painting by the Louisville LipWed, 08 Jun 2016 14:38:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artwork-muhammad-ali-is-going-auction-180959341/