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April 20, 1960: Fullmer vs Giardello

As most boxing fans know, they made a movie about wrongly imprisoned middleweight contender Rubin “Hurricane” Carter with Denzel Washington in the leading role. And while no doubt ...
On April 20, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Holyfield vs Foreman

When news came in 1987 that former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who had retired ten years before to become an evangelical pastor, was embarking on a wholly unexpected ...
On April 19, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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April 16, 1952: Robinson vs Graziano

So often match-ups that appear to be obvious, can’t-miss attractions just fail to materialize and such was the case with a no-brainer bust-up between Sugar Ray Robinson and ...
On April 16, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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April 14, 1979: Galindez vs Rossman II

The Latin code of “machismo” is a harsh one. Pain, weakness or humility do not exist for the true “macho man” who will concede nothing, who will never ...
On April 14, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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April 10, 1964: Pastrano vs Peralta

To say light heavyweight champion Willie Pastrano was not the most enthusiastic or Spartan-like of athletes is a bit of an understatement. According to his trainer, Angelo Dundee, ...
On April 10, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Fight City Legends: The Ghetto Wizard

In the long history of boxing there have been many master trainers, gurus of the ring who made it their life’s work to mould young men into pugilists. ...
On April 7, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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April 6, 1987: Leonard vs Hagler

On April 15, 1985, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, after twelve long years of struggle and sacrifice, finally conquered the summit of professional boxing and established himself as not only ...
On April 6, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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April 5, 1915: Johnson vs Willard

It is not for nothing that late scribe Jimmy Cannon called boxing “the red light district of sports.” Pugilism is no stranger to corruption and criminals and over ...
On April 5, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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April 2, 1954: Olson vs Gavilan

Kid Gavilan, aka “The Cuban Hawk,” had been a top ranked boxer for years before he won the world welterweight title, having bested such rough customers as Tommy ...
On April 2, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 31, 1980: Tate vs Weaver

Not for nothing do they call boxing “the cruelest sport.” Just as a baseball game can end with a single crack of the bat, one hard blow has ...
On March 31, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 25, 1958: Robinson vs Basilio II

Sugar Ray Robinson, regarded by many as pound-for-pound the greatest boxer of all time, rarely found himself the underdog, but that’s exactly what he was heading into his ...
On March 25, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 22, 1967: Ali vs Folley

The first, prolific championship reign of Muhammad Ali, which saw him defend his title eight times in two years, had, regrettably, always been more about politics than sports. ...
On March 22, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 13, 1963: Clay vs Jones

No matter how impressive the amateur credentials, or how good they look in the gym, you can never know what a prospect is made of before they are ...
On March 13, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 8, 1971: Ali vs Frazier I

Back in 2015, immediately following the announcement of a Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao match finally being signed and sealed, excited boxing pundits began searching for comparisons. How ...
On March 8, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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The Blood Feud

HBO’s 2008 film Thrilla In Manila is a sports documentary with an agenda; not necessarily a bad thing, but when a bias obscures and twists the truth, as happens here, ...
On March 7, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 5, 1943: Jack vs Zivic II

In decades past the boxing world was an even tougher and less forgiving place than it is today, not to mention more crooked. Fighters were fighters, not businessmen, ...
On March 5, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 4, 1961: Robinson vs Fullmer IV

Let us journey back, boxing fans, to a time when the best fought the best and did so not once every couple of years, but whenever the occasion ...
On March 4, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Fight City Legends: The Boston Bonecrusher

When we compare the great fighting champions of past and present, inevitably we draw a distinction between the true warrior and the mere athlete. At that point we ...
On March 3, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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March 1, 1992: Nelson vs Fenech II

It may not be right or just, but the fact remains that when it comes to drawing attention and selling tickets, the heavyweights are always tops in boxing. ...
On March 1, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Feb. 25, 1964: Clay vs Liston I

An earthquake. The ground collapsing beneath one’s feet. All that is established and familiar giving way to things new and strange and frightening. We’re only human so don’t ...
On February 25, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Feb. 18, 1989: Whitaker vs Haugen

Looking back it’s difficult not to feel some measure of regret for Pernell Whitaker, and this is apart from the fact he was taken from us far too ...
On February 18, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Feb. 16, 1970: Frazier vs Ellis

Following Muhammad Ali’s refusal to be drafted into the U.S. Army in June 1967 and his being relieved of both his title and his license to box, the matter ...
On February 16, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Feb. 14, 1951: Robinson vs LaMotta VI

Of all the most memorable rivalries in the long history of boxing, that between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta stands apart. First, these were two all-time greats. ...
On February 14, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Feb. 9, 1974: Monzon vs Napoles

By this time no one questioned the greatness of Jose Napoles. The former Cuban who had emigrated to Mexico after the government of Fidel Castro deemed pro boxing ...
On February 9, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Feb. 2, 1980: Sanchez vs Lopez I

Danny “Little Red” Lopez had won the WBC version of the featherweight crown in 1976 and no one begrudged him the title. This was because Lopez, contrary to ...
On February 2, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Feb. 1, 1965: Patterson vs Chuvalo

The popularity of boxing has waxed and waned over the decades, but the 1950s saw a new source of anxiety emerge for professional prizefighting: television. With boxing featured ...
On February 1, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Jan. 29, 1983: Duran vs Cuevas

Roberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas. Just two or three years earlier, an absolute dream match, but now a meeting of ex-champions, if not has-beens; two once proud warriors, ...
On January 30, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Jan. 28, 1974: Ali vs Frazier II

That first historic Ali vs Frazier confrontation in 1971, without question one of the biggest sports events of all-time, took a significant toll on both “Smokin’ Joe” and ...
On January 28, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Jan. 24, 1976: Foreman vs Lyle

Following his surprise defeat to Muhammad Ali in one of the most historic fights in boxing history, George Foreman returned from Africa not just a former champion, but ...
On January 24, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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Jan. 22, 1988: Tyson vs Holmes

Throughout his career, Larry Holmes had been underestimated. When he started fighting his way up the heavyweight ranks while working as a sparring partner for Joe Frazier and Muhammad ...
On January 22, 2021 / By Michael Carbert

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