It is believed that Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black world heavyweight champion.

When circulation began to decline in the late 1920s, the name of the newspaper was changed to Boxing, Racing and Football.

He attempted to run Boxing as a newspaper, cutting popular features, and reducing news stories down to the shortest possible length.

Billy Masters, a city printer and boxing fan, saved the paper, appointing W. H. Miller as the new editor.

In 1935, Miller departed and was replaced by Sydney Ackland, who had previously worked as John Murray's assistant editor.

When Brodzky died, Boxing News was sold twice in quick succession, and Graham Houston became editor in 1971, immediately broadening the range of coverage, especially in North America.

When he left in October 1996, he was given a glowing tribute from then-BN publisher Peter Kravitz: "His writing stands comparison with the Lieblings, Hausers and Mailers of this century of boxing."

Abrams left Boxing News – after 22 years – in December 2009, just three months after the publication celebrated its centenary, and was succeeded as editor by Tris Dixon.