The Great Gonzalez
In 2015, Roman Gonzalez was our Fighter Of The Year, and when the clock struck twelve on the year 2019
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The Fight City Podcast No. 53
This past weekend saw, not one, but two potential Fight Of The Year candidates with Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa
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Dec. 3, 1982: Gomez vs Pintor
On this date back in 1982, Wilfredo Gomez and Lupe Pintor helped write another thrilling chapter in the long saga
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The Fight That Haunted Wyatt Earp
Anyone familiar with American popular culture has heard the name Wyatt Earp and fans of the movie Tombstone may believe
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Sugar And Steel
Though it is almost impossible to overstate Sugar Ray Robinson’s greatness, so much has been written on the subject of
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Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard
Perhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at
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Nov. 30, 1956: Patterson vs Moore
In decades past, when undisputed heavyweight champions were the norm and not the exception, they inevitably created a great vacuum
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Requiem For A Heavyweight
In its visual style and heady narrative, Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) resembles few other films of its genre and
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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd
When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they
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Shadow Box
Even if it had nothing else going for it—something very far from the truth— Shadow Box by George Plimpton will forever remain
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Nov. 26, 1914: Langford vs Wills II
The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of rapid evolution for the sport of boxing. Legal
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweights
Our ratings of the all-time greatest fighters in each of the traditional eight weight classes continues with a look at
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Nov. 24, 1990: Jackson vs Graham
All it takes is one punch. In baseball, you can overturn a three run deficit, win the game or even
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Nov. 23, 1991: Holyfield vs Cooper
Let’s raise a glass and give a heart-felt salute to Bert Cooper, may he rest in peace. He went on
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The Weekend That Was (No. 20)
It was a high-stakes showdown between two of the best in the welterweight division, not to mention a make-or-break fight
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Nov. 22, 1997: Foreman vs Briggs
In late 1997, George Foreman was among the most well-known names in all of sports, having captured the imagination of
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Nov. 21, 1987: Chavez vs Rosario
No one questions the fact that Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is an all-time great and, for me at least, the
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Fight City Legends: Chrysanthemum Joe
“Jeffries number one? No, sir. Give me Joe Choynski anytime. I faced both and should know. Jeffries had a powerful
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Nov. 18, 1970: Frazier vs Foster
When former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier died in 2011 it came as a shock to the boxing world. After all,
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Rivalry: The Tale Of Duran vs De Jesus
Duran vs De Jesus: A Rivalry In Three Chapters Prologue The story of boxing is the story of rivalries. And
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Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon
Bobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum
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Drama In The Bahamas
As with the best books on Muhammad Ali, such as Paul Gallender’s Sonny Liston, Mark Kram’s Ghosts of Manila, or
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Nov. 14, 1951: Carter vs Aragon
When boxing fans hear the moniker “The Golden Boy,” they of course think of Oscar De La Hoya, but some
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest One Punch KOs
Few things in all of sports are as electrifying as the one punch knockout and these are the most consequential
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Nov. 12, 1982: Pryor vs Arguello I
It’s the fall of 1982 and the sport of boxing is bigger than ever. Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin
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Roberto Duran: Control
Any intelligent ranking of the greatest boxers to have ever lived, pound-for-pound, will be dominated by names from the past
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Nov. 10, 1983: Hagler vs Duran
Since at long last winning the world middleweight title in 1980, and then establishing himself as, pound-for-pound, one of the
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Nov. 9, 1996: Holyfield vs Tyson I
Intimidation. From the jungles of our primitive ancestors, to the boardrooms of today’s suit-and-tie warriors, the ability to demoralize an
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Legend? Not So Much
Saturday night dedicated fight fans had to slog through a pretty boring undercard to get to what the Arby’s commercials
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