Muhammad Ali
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
What Crows captain should have done to silence fans who booed victim of homophobic slur
What were Adelaide fans thinking when they heckled Collingwood’s Isaac Quaynor, the victim of Izak Rankine’s homophobic slurs?
- Peter FitzSimons
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Boxer ‘Aussie Joe’ Bugner, who fought Ali and Frazier, dies aged 75
Former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Bugner was born in Hungary and made his name in Britain. But he only felt accepted in Australia, living more than half his life on the Gold Coast and fighting under the name “Aussie Joe”.
- Glenn Moore
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
I interviewed George Foreman three times. This was the most surprising thing about him
The former heavyweight champ was a compelling character, who spoke in depth about the Rumble in the Jungle and his lasting friendship with his conqueror, Muhammad Ali.
- Peter FitzSimons
American boxing legend George Foreman dead at 76
American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement, has died at the age of 76.
- Reuters
- Opinion
- ATP Tour
‘Grit greater than gift’: How Federer made hard work look easy
Roger Federer was always cool on court, but no one saw the hard work he put in to look that way.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Analysis
- World Boxing
Who is the greatest? Ranking boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champions
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed world heavyweight champion after beating Tyson Fury. But how does he rate against Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and George Foreman?
- Gareth A Davies
Why boxing has a better record on concussions than the footy codes
The football codes, on the other hand, continue to deny scientific findings and to promote full contact versions of their sports for young children.
‘Not as dumb as you look’ : Michael Parkinson’s greatest TV moments
While guests were also in for a lively grilling, Parkinson never made them feel they were being interrogated.
- Rob Harris
Tszyu v Ali: Famous boxing families could clash in Australia
Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, has expressed interest in coming to Australia to fight Nikita Tszyu.
- Adrian Proszenko
- Analysis
- Environmental activism
Get used to climate campaigns intruding on your sport
Socially conscious sportspeople are using their platform to speak out about the urgent threat of climate change.
- Nick O'Malley and Daniel Brettig