Primo Carnera knocked out Jack Sharkey to win the heavyweight championship. Carnera had limited skills and often relied on his size as his biggest advantage. Primo Carnera was bigger and stronger than ...

The record is matched four times. 1934 — Primo Carnera retains his world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Tommy Laughren in Miami. 1948 — Top-ranked NYU, the nation ...

There it is, right next to a little notecard identifying it as “one of the largest fists in boxing history,” belonging to Primo Carnera, world heavyweight champion from 1933 to 1934.

Wadlow was the oldest of five children. Here's Wadlow on his 17th birthday with his two younger brothers. All of Wadlow's relatives were of normal weight and stature. Here's a family photo in 1935 ...

In Madison Square Garden, full to the rafters, Primo Camera, Italian monster (6 ft. 6 in.), strode toward the ring, grinning. He wore a bright green cap and a sleeveless sweater from which ...