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  Johnson vs Franklin II

  Their first meeting, in July of 1977, was a thrilling war, called one of the most sensational fights in the history of the Philadelphia Spectrum. As any knowledgeable ...

  On April 23, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Special K Ready To Rebound

  A major theme of recent years in boxing is fan frustration with too many elite fighters taking too few risks. Whether it’s Floyd Mayweather side-stepping a match with ...

  On March 9, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Kovalev Comeback, Part II

  Not that there’s any lack of evidence to help people understand why boxing will most likely never regain the kind of mainstream acceptance that it enjoyed in decades ...

  On March 3, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

  We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our discerning eye on the lightweights. For simplicity’s sake, ...

  On February 21, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Dreaming Of A Welterweight Super Series

  On Saturday the World Boxing Super Series gives fight fans another exceptional match-up in George Groves vs Chris Eubank Jr. as both of their ongoing divisional tournaments move ...

  On February 12, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Fight Report: Gassiev vs Dorticos

  The Event  The World Boxing Super Series has been, by almost any measure, a resounding success thus far. This fact was confirmed in most dramatic fashion a week ...

  On February 4, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Fight Report: Usyk vs Briedis

  The Event  Nothing but good can come from any tournament which seeks to crown a single fighter as the king of their respective weight class and the World ...

  On January 27, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Jan. 21, 1978: Duran vs De Jesus III

  The rivalry came as a surprise to everyone when it began in November of 1972. A surprise because, at the time, no one expected the fistic dynamo that ...

  On January 22, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Hyped Yet For 2018?

  Time to look forward, fight fans, as we turn the corner with great expectations for a new year of boxing action that will, we hope, at least come ...

  On January 11, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Dec. 29, 2007: Cunningham vs Huck

  Surely one of the most agonizing decisions a boxing trainer ever has to make is to signal surrender on behalf of a brave but depleted warrior. After weeks ...

  On December 29, 2017 / By Neil Crane
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  King Of The North: Big Country vs Monster Mel

  The absurdly one-sided demolition inflicted by Deontay Wilder on Bermane Stiverne in their rematch a month ago was painful to watch in any case, but it was especially ...

  On November 30, 2017 / By Neil Crane
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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 the World Series, with a single thunderous swing ...

  On November 24, 2017 / By Neil Crane
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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 best Mexican pugilist ever, though my editor, Mr. ...

  On November 21, 2017 / By Neil Crane
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  The End Of Middleweight Madness?

  The 160 pound class has long been considered one of boxing’s so-called “glamour divisions,” the locale of numerous great champions and great fights, but in recent years it’s ...

  On October 19, 2017 / By Neil Crane