It’s going on half a century since I met my first sporting legend—and I’ll never forget the day. As a young reporter with the London Jewish Chronicle, I was sent to interview Barney Ross, arguably the ...

Discover the remarkable story of Barney Ross — world champion boxer, war hero, and American icon. A tale of courage, grit, ...

At 13, Barney Ross saw his father murdered, his mother suffer a nervous breakdown, and his three younger siblings sent to an orphanage. He became a petty thief, a gambler, a messenger boy for Al ...