Browsing All Posts By Jamie Rebner
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Aug. 23, 1986: McCallum vs Jackson
When Julian “The Hawk” Jackson challenged Mike “The Body Snatcher” McCallum on this day in 1986, for the latter’s WBA junior middleweight strap, it wasn’t just a match-up ...
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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: Corrales vs Freitas
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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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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June 27, 1987: Hilton vs Drayton
Fighting families are not exactly unique in boxing. Indeed, the history of prizefighting is filled with siblings who shared the profession, such as Max and Buddy Baer, Leon ...
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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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June 3, 1979: Zarate vs Pintor
Whether it be the consistently absurd behavior of the alphabet bodies, or the numerous promotional feuds that have prevented so many great fights from happening, the sport of ...
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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. This is the part of boxing that typically perplexes ...
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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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The Fight City 0
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 ...
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April 25, 1998: 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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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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The Fight City 1
Guy Jutras: Hall Of Fame Bound
In the sport of boxing, it is often said that the best referees are invisible; when they’re doing their job right, you hardly notice them at all. But ...
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March 30, 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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Stevenson vs Gvozdyk: Mandatory Mayhem
With WBC light heavyweight belt-holder Adonis “Superman” Stevenson set to face mandatory top contender Oleksander Gvozdyk this Saturday at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City, the champion is ...
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Nov. 5, 1994: Foreman vs Moorer
Boxing, they say, is a young man’s game. An obvious fact, one would think, especially for a sport as rough and dangerous as pugilism. But on the other ...
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Sept. 27, 1986: Curry vs Honeyghan
Remember when Britain’s Kell Brook attempted to shake up the sports world by challenging powerful middleweight KO artist Gennady Golovkin? Naturally, Brook was a big underdog as he moved ...
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The Fight City 1
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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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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Features 1
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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Columns 1
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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Columns 2
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. Back ...
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Features 2
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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Columns 2
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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Features 1
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 Reports 1
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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