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The Courage Of Patrick Day
Patrick Day died yesterday. He was only 27-years-old and, according to all accounts, was an exceptional young man. He died because he loved to compete in the ring, ...
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Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo
The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight division was dominated by Mexicans, with “El Púas” ...
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Beterbiev vs Gvozdyk: Light Heavyweight Lift Off
Recent weeks have seen boxing fans spoiled by a deluge of terrific contests between big-name fighters. From the back-and-forth battle between Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter, to ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 14, 1949: Gavilan vs Jack
It was the classic clash of the old king vs the future king when the once-great Beau Jack met Kid Gavilan in Chicago Stadium in a ten round, non-title ...
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The Top Twelve 12
Top 12 All-Time Worst Cheap Shots
All intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as a “sucker punch,” as a blow rendered when ...
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Boxiana 1
Oct. 12, 1978: Scott vs Gregory
It remains one of the more bizarre episodes in boxing history. A man locked inside a maximum security penitentiary not only competed in sanctioned, professional boxing matches, but ...
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Boxiana 2
Oct. 11, 1992: Lopez vs Lin
Ricardo Lopez’s nickname in Spanish was ‘El Finito,’ which translates as ‘The Fine One.’ Sometimes a boxer’s nickname does not aptly reflect the nature of its bearer, but ...
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Fight City Reviews 1
The Story Of The Cincinnati Cobra
Like anyone who identifies as something of a boxing diehard, I’m familiar with the name Ezzard Charles. However, if pressed I could not tell you much more than ...
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Philadelphia Marks Five Decades of Peltz Boxing
There was an atmosphere of celebration last Friday night, but one with an accent of sadness, as a nine fight card full of competitive bouts went off at ...
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Ali vs Shavers: The Greatest’s Finest Hour
No matter how dismal the fight scene may be at a given time, fans can always cherish and take comfort from the sport’s glorious history. The past is ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 7, 1932: McLarnin vs Leonard
In boxing, the spectacle of a once-great champion humbled by Father Time is both profoundly disturbing and, sadly, all too common. With precious few exceptions, the finest fighters ...
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Fight Reports 1
Fight Report: Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko
After Canelo Alvarez dethroned Gennady Golovkin last year in a career defining win, a trilogy was not on the Mexican’s mind. It might have been on everyone else’s ...
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Oct. 7, 1995: Lewis vs Morrison
On October 7, 1995, top heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Tommy Morrison clashed at the Atlantic City Convention Center for Morrison’s IBC belt, though the title was a minor ...
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Oct. 5, 1936: Canzoneri vs McLarnin II
Tony Canzoneri vs Jimmy McLarnin. Two of the very best from one of boxing’s great eras, the 1930’s, the Depression years, the glorious decade of Kid Chocolate, Barney ...
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Boxiana 1
Oct. 4, 1940: Zivic vs Armstrong
Fritzie Zivic was one of the most colorful characters in the history of boxing and with 158 wins on his record, he was also no slouch in terms of ...
The Fight City
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Big Cats At The Casino, Part Two
Not one, but two, major fight cards went down at the Montreal Casino in recent days as Eye Of The Tiger Management showcased some of the big cats ...
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Big Cats At The Casino, Part One
Not one, but two, major fight cards went down at the Montreal Casino in recent days as Eye Of The Tiger Management showcased some of the big cats ...
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Something For Everyone
A few years ago the city of Montreal had more than just one of the most active combat sports scenes in the world. A few years ago it ...
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The Tale Of Shady & Theo
What draws one to a boxing gym? Some rare individuals, such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., enter its doors almost as toddlers, virtually growing up inside its walls. Others ...
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Kaboom’s Big Chance
There was a time — or so I’ve been told — when top contenders, instead of waiting to see if they could cash in and get a title ...
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Grizzly Attack: Kean vs Carman II
The last time Eye of the Tiger Management brought a fight show to hockey-crazed Shawinigan, packing the Centre Gervais Auto with thousands of loyal lunatics from Quebec’s Mauricie ...
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Photo Gallery: Grand Prix Gala
As reported by Jamie Rebner on your number one independent boxing website, the big Grand Prix weekend saw a solid fight card go down at the Montreal Casino, ...
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Grand Prix Gala: Big Win For Shak
Every year at this time, Montreal hosts the F1 Grand Prix race, and it represents the unofficial kick-off of summer in The Fight City. And, as is often ...
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Oscar Rivas: Headed To Hostile Territory
To succeed at the highest level in professional boxing, one must have the confidence and mental fortitude to win in hostile territory. That means venturing onto your opponent’s ...
Fight Reports
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Fight Report: Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev
The Event: For quite some time hardcore fight fans have been gazing at the rankings of the light heavyweight division and muttering to themselves,”What gives?” As in, how ...
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Fight Report: Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko
After Canelo Alvarez dethroned Gennady Golovkin last year in a career defining win, a trilogy was not on the Mexican’s mind. It might have been on everyone else’s ...
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The Weekend That Was: Haney, Fury, Serrano & More
Another weekend of boxing is in the books and we got your recap of the major action starting with an impressive performance at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater ...
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Kovalev vs Yarde: Russian Renaissance
Sergey Kovalev has always had tremendous boxing ability but, until recently, it has been largely masked behind his persona as the “Krusher” and a fearsome reputation built on ...
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Fight Night In Philly
Philadelphia fight fans like to come out and support their local fighters, and I like to see prospects develop, so despite the loss of Carl Frampton to a ...
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Fight Report: Browne vs Pascal
The Event Jean Pascal has been written off more times than a teenager’s first car and last night pretty much no one was giving him any chance of ...
The Fight City Podcast
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The Fight City Podcast No. 30
Time for a new podcast with Alden Chodash who is joined this time by site founder and editor Michael Carbert as they help fight fans get set for ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 29
Time for a new episode of The Fight City podcast, anchored as always by Alden Chodash, and joined this week by regular guest Zachary Alapi as they discuss a ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 28
The summer break is over and we’re back with a brand new episode of our podcast, anchored as always by Alden Chodash. For this installment he is joined ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 27
Brand new edition of our podcast right here as host Alden Chodash is joined by Seamus McNally of Stiff Jab.com for an in-depth breakdown of Pacquiao vs Thurman ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 26
Welcome back to a new episode of The Fight City Podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who this week is joined by boxing historian and site contributor Patrick Connor. ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 25
Welcome back to our podcast, helmed as always by Alden Chodash, who is joined again by site contributor Zachary Alapi as they discuss some of the recent and ...
Columns
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The Courage Of Patrick Day
Patrick Day died yesterday. He was only 27-years-old and, according to all accounts, was an exceptional young man. He died because he loved to compete in the ring, ...
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Columns 3
Ali vs Shavers: The Greatest’s Finest Hour
No matter how dismal the fight scene may be at a given time, fans can always cherish and take comfort from the sport’s glorious history. The past is ...
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Golovkin’s Big Gamble
There are boxers who, when the gloves have been hung up and the ring left behind, are considered indisputably great. Nobody’s going to argue with the appearance of ...
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A Lowdown Dirty Shame
It appears increasingly likely that there will never be a clash between the two best welterweights in the world, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford, and that’s ...
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Spence vs Porter: Lost Opportunity
It is a hard truth of boxing in the 21st century that fight fans are so starved for meaningful competition that matches which once upon a time would ...
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Let ‘Em Fight!
I will no doubt be revealing that I’m out of the loop, and likely over the hill, when I tell you I really have no idea who KSI ...
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Happy Birthday To “The Rock”
Today is the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and we’re always going to pay tribute to the one and only “Brockton Blockbuster,” regardless of the fact his famous ...
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Kovalev vs Yarde: Double Vindication
Kovalev vs Yarde. A veteran champion defending in his home nation of Russia against an undefeated British upstart. An intriguing match-up on paper and one that brought out ...
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Eddie Hearn Has No Morals
I’m out on my patio enjoying a late summer’s afternoon on the chaise, catching up on my sports news, and I’ve just read, with disgust, the announcement in ...
Features
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Beterbiev vs Gvozdyk: Light Heavyweight Lift Off
Recent weeks have seen boxing fans spoiled by a deluge of terrific contests between big-name fighters. From the back-and-forth battle between Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter, to ...
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Philadelphia Marks Five Decades of Peltz Boxing
There was an atmosphere of celebration last Friday night, but one with an accent of sadness, as a nine fight card full of competitive bouts went off at ...
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Spence vs Porter: The Fight City Picks
You can make the case that this match-up should have happened a while ago. You can also point out that one of the two combatants didn’t look very ...
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Ryan Ford At The O2: Photo Gallery By Jeff Lockhart
No one can say born warrior Ryan Ford hasn’t had his chances to break through to greater prominence and a higher ranking in the light heavyweight division, but ...
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The Macon Bibb United Boxing Club
From the outside, the industrial building where the Macon Bibb United Boxing Club can be found looks nothing like a place for the serious pursuit of the brutal ...
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Remembering Mantequilla
If our current time is one of shifting identities and countless refugees, then José Ángel Nápoles is somehow, despite the passage of time, emblematic of it. His journey ...
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Exposed? Maybe. Maybe Not.
On June 19, 1936, the number one ranked heavyweight contender, Joe Louis, stepped into the ring at Yankee Stadium in New York City. In the opposite corner stood ...
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Sonny Conto: “I’m For Real!”
Sonny Conto is three fights and just four rounds into his professional career, yet he’s already a Philadelphia phenomenon. Indeed, Conto has received more than his share of ...
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Pacquiao vs Thurman: The Fight City Picks
It hasn’t exactly been a terrible year, but it’s been far from a great one, when it comes to meaningful, top-level match-ups and big attractions in boxing. And ...
Lee Wylie
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Willie Pep: Subtle Sophistication
Today is the anniversary of the birth of one of boxing’s singular champions, the greatest featherweight of all-time and a true original, Willie Pep. And while he passed ...
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Napoles and Louis: Practical Precision
Technically sound footwork in boxing is about moving just enough to accomplish a purpose. And two of the best at this balletic art of balance and precision were ...
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Benny Leonard: Ring General
Some while back, Lee Wylie offered another of his excellent analysis videos, this one a tribute to the one-and-only Benny Leonard. But like the artist he is, Wylie ...
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Portrait Of A Genius: Wylie On Locche
As all admirers of Lee Wylie are no doubt aware, he is an aficionado of the finer points of boxing technique, the often overlooked subtleties and arcane methods ...
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The Tao Of Roberto Duran
Lee Wylie is one of the most insightful analysts in boxing but he’s also a fan and makes no secret of the fact that Roberto Duran is his ...
boxiana
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Mercer vs Morrison
Most boxing fans are familiar with the ancient chestnut, “As the heavyweights go, so goes boxing,” and it would be difficult to argue that the old saw bears ...
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Boxiana 3
Tyson vs Biggs
It’s 1987 and nothing and no one can stop heavyweight wrecking machine Mike Tyson. The year before he had blown away Trevor Berbick in two rounds to become the ...
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Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo
The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight division was dominated by Mexicans, with “El Púas” ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 14, 1949: Gavilan vs Jack
It was the classic clash of the old king vs the future king when the once-great Beau Jack met Kid Gavilan in Chicago Stadium in a ten round, non-title ...
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Boxiana 1
Oct. 12, 1978: Scott vs Gregory
It remains one of the more bizarre episodes in boxing history. A man locked inside a maximum security penitentiary not only competed in sanctioned, professional boxing matches, but ...
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Boxiana 2
Oct. 11, 1992: Lopez vs Lin
Ricardo Lopez’s nickname in Spanish was ‘El Finito,’ which translates as ‘The Fine One.’ Sometimes a boxer’s nickname does not aptly reflect the nature of its bearer, but ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 7, 1932: McLarnin vs Leonard
In boxing, the spectacle of a once-great champion humbled by Father Time is both profoundly disturbing and, sadly, all too common. With precious few exceptions, the finest fighters ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 7, 1995: Lewis vs Morrison
On October 7, 1995, top heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Tommy Morrison clashed at the Atlantic City Convention Center for Morrison’s IBC belt, though the title was a minor ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 5, 1936: Canzoneri vs McLarnin II
Tony Canzoneri vs Jimmy McLarnin. Two of the very best from one of boxing’s great eras, the 1930’s, the Depression years, the glorious decade of Kid Chocolate, Barney ...
Fight City Reviews
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Fight City Reviews 1
The Story Of The Cincinnati Cobra
Like anyone who identifies as something of a boxing diehard, I’m familiar with the name Ezzard Charles. However, if pressed I could not tell you much more than ...
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Golden Gloves
In grainy black and white, half-naked boys and young men form a line in a Montreal gymnasium. They’re lean and fit, registration cards tucked into snug white briefs ...
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The Long Count
Nine decades have passed since the rematch between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey took place on a brisk September evening at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 1927, and in ...
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Interview With Todd Snyder
An amateur boxer prowling the stands in desperation, looking for a last-second opponent. Silver Gloves competitions filled with anxious fighting novices. “Tough Man” contests brimming with fighters long ...
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Fight City Reviews 2
Facing Ali
Casualties of a cruel sport. Broken spokes on boxing’s eternal wheel. Archetypes for the noble poor. Or, to cast such reductive generalizing aside, perhaps just men who made a choice. Facing Ali, ...
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Gentleman Jim Speaks
The Roar of the Crowd: The True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion Originally published in 1925, The Roar of the Crowd is an entertaining ...
The Top Twelve
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Top 12 All-Time Worst Cheap Shots
All intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as a “sucker punch,” as a blow rendered when ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights
Thirty-eight years ago one of the biggest fights in boxing history shattered box-office and telecast records and helped usher in the era of The Four Kings. Hearns vs ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Featherweights
We’ve ranked the all-time greatest middleweights, bantamweights, light heavyweights and flyweights. Now we turn to the featherweights and offer our ranking of the best to ever lace up ...
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Top 12 All-Time Best Flyweights
We started with the middleweights, then the bantamweights, followed by the light heavyweights. Continuing our rankings of the greatest boxers in each of the original eight weight classes, ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Pacman Moments
At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer ring legend Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known is that the Pacman scored a huge win ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Light Heavyweights
Continuing our infrequent rankings of the all-time greatest boxers in each of the original eight weight classes, we offer our third installment in the series. We started with ...
