The Life and Murder of Stanley Ketchel: Middleweight Champion of the World

Stanley Ketchel was the middleweight champion of the world when he decided to become a rancher in a small town in Southwest Missouri. Newspapers around the world soon reported that the young... Read allStanley Ketchel was the middleweight champion of the world when he decided to become a rancher in a small town in Southwest Missouri. Newspapers around the world soon reported that the young fighter, who some boxing writers consider the greatest middleweight of all time, was shot... Read allStanley Ketchel was the middleweight champion of the world when he decided to become a rancher in a small town in Southwest Missouri. Newspapers around the world soon reported that the young fighter, who some boxing writers consider the greatest middleweight of all time, was shot in the back while eating breakfast.