Richie Mitchell Archives - The Fight City

January 14, 1921: Leonard vs Mitchell

It’s a cold night in New York City but Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell provide more than a little heat

As anyone who has contemplated the history of pugilism already knows, no sport offers more when it comes to heartbreak

You can take issue with his politics, label him a braggart and a loudmouth, make an inventory of all the

It is 1941 and while some say death and taxes are the only sure things in life, American sports fans

Perhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at