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How do I research old school boxers that don’t even have a biography like newspaper
Posted: 27 Apr 2025, 13:28
by GordonChen
I know New York Times but it doesn’t show all the information of all of the database so are there ways I can research them to find newspapers of all bouts or most
Re: How do I research old school boxers that don’t even have a biography like newspaper
Posted: 28 Apr 2025, 00:40
by Hurricane Hank
Your best bet would be boxing magazines. The older Ring magazines was really good at covering fights.
Re: How do I research old school boxers that don’t even have a biography like newspaper
Posted: 28 Apr 2025, 16:14
by Caractacus
also books, there have been plenty of books on various boxers over the years.
Re: How do I research old school boxers that don’t even have a biography like newspaper
Posted: 29 Apr 2025, 08:10
by scribbs73
1474360 wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 13:28
I know New York Times but it doesn’t show all the information of all of the database so are there ways I can research them to find newspapers of all bouts or most
It depends, what exactly are you looking for? If you can give some info on the area(s) you are interested in then maybe we can point you in the right direction.
Thanx
Re: How do I research old school boxers that don’t even have a biography like newspaper
Posted: 29 Apr 2025, 15:11
by Caractacus
also you could possibly join one of the generological sites,
and track down any living relatives of said boxer, try to contact them
and see if they would have any info that they would like to share.
Re: How do I research old school boxers that don’t even have a biography like newspaper
Posted: 05 May 2025, 10:24
by nobleart1978
Type "chronicling america" in to google. a site will come up which is a database of American newspapers that have been digitized. It's a great resource.