You have to understand that Fritzie Zivic was always a polite and decent fellow in the ring who never forgot his manners. A dirty fighter? Not Fritzie. That was just the misguided impression of others ...

Pittsburgh sports fans are familiar with local celebrities like “Mean” Joe Greene, Roberto Clemente and Mario Lemieux, but what about Harry Greb, Billy Conn, and Fritzie Zivic? Although it’s not as ...

One sportswriter (the late W. O. McGeehan) used to call it “the manly art of modified murder.” And modified murder was what this particular boxing match looked like. In Manhattan’s Polo Grounds ...

IN spite of the hoots that have fallen on the tender ears of Beau Jack since he lost his lightweight title to Bob Montgomery last Friday night, he is not the worst performer ev er to win prominence in ...