Browsing All Posts By Lee Wylie
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Didn’t Forget: Wylie On Superman
The one-and-only Roy Levesta Jones Jr., aka Superman, marks another journey around the sun today and no, we didn’t forget. Admirers of the uber-talented boxer who defeated such ...
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Pernell Whitaker: The Sweet Scientist
You can call him, as we do, the best southpaw in boxing history. Or you can call him, as we do, the best boxer of the 1990’s. Or ...
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Terence Crawford: The Complete Boxer
In the not so distant past, when a gifted, young pugilist established himself as a top talent, he and boxing fans could look forward to a series of ...
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Canelo The Killer Redux
Anyone else get a sense of déjà vu in the aftermath of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s dominant win over Callum Smith? Feels like we were here before, with fight ...
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Henry Armstrong: Calculated Chaos
When Henry Armstrong invaded the featherweight division and assumed its pinnacle before going on to seize the crowns of the lightweight and welterweight divisions, professional boxing operated quite ...
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The Five Ways of Attack
Today is the birthday of the martial arts wizard and pop culture icon, Bruce Lee, a genuine legend and a genius of hand-to-hand combat. So what better way ...
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Happy Birthday To The Old Master
Joe Gans was a pugilistic pioneer. He innovated many now common boxing techniques and his crafty ways and unmatched ring intelligence earned him the nickname “The Old Master.” ...
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Roberto Duran: Control
Any intelligent ranking of the greatest boxers to have ever lived, pound-for-pound, will be dominated by names from the past as the simple fact is that the Golden ...
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Lomachenko: No One’s ‘Diva’
It is almost upon us, the most eagerly awaited match-up of our virus-ravaged year, a showdown for the undisputed lightweight title, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez. And one ...
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Traps Of The Masters
Great news, fight freaks. The esteemed Lee Wylie is embarking on a fresh video venture, “Traps Of The Masters,” with today’s brand new creation sub-titled “Volume One.” Nothing ...
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The Tao Of Roberto Duran
It’s been almost two decades since the final entry in the records books for the legendary prizefighter they called “Manos de Piedra,” but the standing of Roberto Duran ...
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Nicolino Locche: Portrait Of A Genius
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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Floyd Mayweather: Best Of A Generation
Three years ago today, it was “The Money Fight,” Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather, the biggest event in boxing; in fact, one of the biggest events in all ...
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Eddie Futch: Deposing The Greatest
There’s never a bad time to pay tribute to an all-time great trainer and boxing genius, but with tomorrow being the anniversary of the birth of the one-and-only ...
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Superman: The Genius Of Jones Jr.
Twenty-two years ago, everyone knew that Roy Jones Jr. was “Superman.” Yes, he had suffered a disqualification defeat to Montell Griffin the year before, but that did nothing ...
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Roberto Duran: Scientific Street Fighting
A few days ago the coronavirus pandemic registered a direct and major hit on the boxing world when it was announced that none other than the legendary “Manos ...
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Duran’s Killer Technique
We don’t know about you, but for us, the 40th anniversary of “The Brawl In Montreal,” is kind of a big deal. Which shouldn’t come as a surprise ...
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Remembering Joe Louis
The great Joe Louis was born on this day in 1914 and no serious fight fan needs to be reminded as to why he will always be a ...
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Castillo vs Corrales: The Boxers
“Not my usual thing,” wrote Lee Wylie when he posted this video, “but I felt inspired.” Those who are regular viewers of Mr. Wylie’s creations know he is ...
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The Genius Of Sugar Ray Robinson
For fans of “The Sweet Science,” today should be a very special occasion, if not a national holiday. It’s Sugar Ray Robinson’s birthday and everyone who loves the ...
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An Ode To The Sweet Science
To state the obvious, the history of boxing is an especially rich one. Perhaps more than any other sport, its past enriches the present. Serious enthusiasts of “The ...
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Hagler vs Hearns: THE WAR
“I wanted to jump right on top of him, not give him any time to think, or give him time to use his reach or his right hand.” ...
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Jose Napoles: Artful Aggression
When the great Jose Napoles died this past August at the age of 79, the boxing world paused and mourned a truly great champion. No matter where you ...
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The Great Gonzalez
In 2015, Roman Gonzalez was our Fighter Of The Year, and just weeks ago we declared him to be The Fighter Of The Decade. And yet so many ...
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Joe Louis: Mechanical Wonder
“I could have struggled up once more, but when I get executed, people are going to have to pay more than twenty-five dollars a seat to watch it.” ...
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Salvador Sanchez: Counterpunch
“I’m convinced that Salvador Sanchez was the best Mexican fighter of all time. Even better than Julio Cesar Chavez.” — Wilfredo Gomez “The greatest Mexican fighter of all-time ...
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Muhammad Ali: The Fighter
1. What tactics or skills were most crucial to the boxing success of Muhammad Ali? Distance and Timing: By leaning forward at the waist, Ali could, almost at ...
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Sun Tzu, Musashi, & The Pound-For-Pound Five
It’s a never-ending debate among hardcore boxing fans: just who are, pound-for-pound, the very best ring warriors active today. Various criteria are at play and the answers are ...
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Canelo The Killer
It’s been almost two weeks since Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev met in a ring in Las Vegas in what fight fans had hoped would be ...
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