Boxing’s heavyweights have the ability to make those with little interest in the sport sit up until the small hours. It is the sport’s glamour division full of knockouts, superstars, stunning fights and amazing storylines.
Heavyweight Legends – special edition – looks back through the years to bring you the most iconic moments in, and out of, the ring. Audiences are hypnotised by the promise of a sudden, dramatic ending and the allure of rich history. And no division, no sport has been so crammed with larger-than-life characters. From John L Sullivan who proclaimed, “I can lick any man in the house”, to lawman Wyatt Earp who refereed the 1896 Bob Fitzsimmons-Jack Sharkey battle and entered the ring with a Colt .45 in his waistband, to the greatest showman of all, Muhammad Ali.
No other has produced so many famous soundbites. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” Ali, the master of slogans, sang. “He can run, but he can’t hide,” Joe Louis warned before facing Billy Conn. “The fight was fixed – I fixed it with a right hand,” George Foreman chuckled after knocking out Michael Moorer to complete his stunning comeback.
No other has produced so many heroes and villains. No other division – perhaps even sport – has provided such gripping storylines: tales of fixes, long counts, loaded gloves, mob manipulation.
Heavyweight Legends has it all – from Jack Johnson, Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano, through the amazing superfights of the 1970s, up to Mike Tyson’s domination to the present day rulers of the ring.
We look at how the best of British – including Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno and Henry Cooper – rank, and also relive the golden era of George Foreman, Joe Frazier and the greatest of them all, Ali.
Buy your special now and have it delivered directly to your door. Alternatively, you can purchase in most supermarkets, high street retailers and independent newsagents in the UK from October 8, 2025.
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