Tag: boxing
Knockout: Philly design board approves plan for housing at Blue Horizon boxing site
The plan approved by Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review board would put a 13-story apartment tower in the site of the historic boxing ring.
3 years ago
Joe Frazier becomes a beacon for a neighborhood
New mural dedicated to Smokin’ Joe rises in Philadelphia Lower Tioga neighborhood.
3 years ago
Listen 1:31‘I’m real hype’: Strawberry Mansion celebrates boxing heroes at Boxers’ Trail gateway reveal
The new entrance to Fairmount Park’s Boxers' Trail honors boxers Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, and former champion Joe Frazier.
4 years ago
Atlantic City ready to roll the dice again on boxing
There was a moment of time when Atlantic City evoked images of Tyson and Gatti as much as tables and gamblers.
6 years ago
Bravado and indignation star in Delaware Theatre's 'Dare To Be Black'
Say what you will about the Delaware Theatre Company, it’s never been afraid to tackle controversial topics. The story of a black boxer in the early 1900s fits that theme.
6 years ago