New biographies of champion boxers Carlos Monzon and George Foreman showcase the glory and pitfalls of achieving success in the ring The world of boxing is full of larger-than-life characters, men who ...

Carlos Roque Monzón was a Native Hispanic/Latin American boxer who also occasionally worked as a film actor. He is considered by many experts to be the greatest representative of Argentine boxing and ...

The ‘It’ factor, it is often said, can never be truly defined. We simply know that some people have it and others don’t. Identifying and appreciating its components is another matter and can prove a ...

Carlos Monzon was a pungent mix of primal power and urbanity -- a badass playboy just as comfortable chilling with the jet set on the Riviera as he was hanging out in the slums of San Javier, ...

When boxing first began in ancient Greece as a popular amateur sport, combatants would sometimes wear a cestus - a metal-studded, leather hand covering. Although not as barbaric as the days of the ...