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Jones vs Hill
It had taken far too long to happen, but this past February, Roy Jones Jr. finally announced his long overdue retirement from the fight game. At the age ...
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World Combat Arena On The Rise
Last night the Montreal Casino played host to its second consecutive night of combat sports action. After a solid boxing card on Thursday, the combat sports action continued ...
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April 4, 2009: Bradley vs Holt
Every passionate fight fan remembers what sparked their love for The Sweet Science. For some it was watching Rocky or When We Were Kings, or coming across a ...
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March 31, 1973: Ali vs Norton I
Few deny that Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all-time, perhaps even “The Greatest,” and a major part of the evidence for that claim ...
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March 23, 1996: Gatti vs Rodriguez
I appreciate boxing skill as much as anyone, but no one can deny that a furious slugfest keeps eyes fixated on the screen, while a technical masterpiece rarely ...
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The Executioner’s Greatest Victories
To state the obvious, fight fans have always been attracted to thunderous power punchers. The sheer violence of a sudden, dramatic knockout is a major part of boxing’s ...
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The Bronx’s Battling Academic
As anyone familiar with pugilism’s rich history knows, look for a boxing gym in any major metropolis and you’ll likely find it in a working-class neighborhood. Since boxing ...
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Dec. 19, 1997: Hamed vs Kelley
Long before Conor McGregor gave an amazing performance last year at Madison Square Garden, another brash and talented European battler asserted his dominance in a savage battle under the ...
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Sept. 27, 1986: Curry vs Honeyghan
A year ago Britain’s Kell Brook attempted to shake up the sports world by challenging undefeated knockout artist Gennady Golovkin. Moving up two weight classes in the hopes ...
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Aug. 22, 1998: Gatti vs Robinson I
People are a product of their environment; to a great extent, where and how you grow up shapes what you become. The same is true for boxers and ...
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Aug. 7, 2004: Freitas vs Corrales
I have never agreed with those “fans” that criticize fighters for quitting. Any man or woman who enters the ring possesses courage that distinguishes them from us non-pugilists. ...
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Boxing Gods, We Want Some More!
As diehard fight fans, every so often we take a long and thoughtful look at the assemblage of talent in the boxing world, all the top contenders and ...
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Ward vs Stevenson: The Time Is Now
Over the weekend, Andre Ward put an emphatic stamp of victory on his rivalry with Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, stopping the Russian puncher in round eight and handing him ...
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May 18, 2002: Gatti vs Ward I
The final bell rings, the crowd roars, and the two warriors immediately embrace and then raise each other’s hands, both showering heart-felt tributes on their rival. This is ...
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May 13, 1989: Chavez vs Mayweather II
Not often does a boxing match with a definitive and resounding conclusion result in a rematch. There’s a reason why Mike Tyson never fought Michael Spinks twice. Ditto ...
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Underdogs, The Real Deal, And Me
“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali himself, but also the victory of the underdog. No ...
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A War To Remember
Whether you favor boxing or mixed martial arts or enjoy them equally like myself, here’s one thing we can agree on: there’s nothing like a fierce battle between ...
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The Rematch Needs To Happen Next
Ali vs Frazier. Robinson vs LaMotta. Pep vs Saddler. Barrera vs Morales. Pacquiao vs Marquez. Every great rivalry in boxing history has led to legendary battles and pushed both ...
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The Return Of Mikey Garcia
What have you done for me lately? Fairly or not, boxers are evaluated by the quality of their most recent performance, the freshest memory. But if one were to ...
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Zack Benbouchta: Tristar’s Young Blood
The knockout is the ultimate victory, the indisputable marker of superiority, and the most definitive of endings to a contest of combat. It is always the desired outcome ...
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Fight Report: Crawford vs Lundy
The Event It was a capacity crowd at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York with more than five thousand on hand, mostly Puerto Rican New Yorkers ...
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Crawford: Omaha’s Own
When boxing “hotbeds” are discussed, there are a few American cities that get the bulk of the mentions such as Las Vegas and New York, and it’s safe ...
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