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Roy & Floyd: Contrasting Legacies

When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of ...
On September 15, 2018 / By Laurence Thompson

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Roy & Floyd: Contrasting Legacies

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Sept. 16, 1981: Leonard vs Hearns

Fight City Podcast No. 29

The Weekend That Was

Sept. 14, 1923: Dempsey vs Firpo

Let ‘Em Fight!

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