Browsing All Posts 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 ...
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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 ...
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Fight City Reviews 3
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, ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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The Top Twelve 36
Top 12 Reasons Why Muhammad Ali Is The Greatest
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the amazing athlete who changed boxing forever and, as we must each year, we take time to celebrate his life ...
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Jan. 15, 1990: Foreman vs Cooney
They billed Foreman vs Cooney as “The Preacher and The Puncher,” but it quickly became known as “The Geezers at Caesars,” this unique crossroads battle between two aging ...
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Jan. 13, 1976: Hagler vs Watts
No matter where you place Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a ranking of the best middleweights of all-time, no one can dispute the fact few boxers have dominated a division ...
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Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II
It is 1942, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is at war. As the country enters this new chapter in its history, one thing remains ...
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Jan. 4, 1940: Armstrong vs Ghnouly
As Marvin Gaye sang back in the day, “Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby,” and these days how boxing fans yearn for “the real thing,” for meaningful ...
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Coal For Christmas
If James Braddock is “The Cinderella Man,” then what do we call Arnold Cream, aka Jersey Joe Walcott? Braddock’s story of perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable ...
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The Top Twelve 4
Top 12 Greatest Muhammad Ali Performances
Do we need a special occasion to pay tribute to arguably the most popular and influential prizefighter of all-time? Is there ever a bad time to recall the ...
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Dec. 19, 1981: Braxton vs Muhammad
The outcome was a shock, and yet, as the referee stepped between the fighters to signal the end to the bloody and one-sided battle, there was also a ...
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Fight City Legends: The Belfast Spider
As anyone who has contemplated the history of pugilism already knows, no sport offers more when it comes to heartbreak and tragedy. From the trusting, dedicated fighter who ...
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Otis Grant: Winning On The Road
On December 13, 1997, Otis Grant won a unanimous decision over Ryan Rhodes to earn the WBO middleweight title. We sat down with Otis to get his recollections ...
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Dec. 12, 1982: Chacon vs Limon IV
They called him “The Schoolboy,” because he had once attended university, a rare thing among professional prizefighters. But make no mistake, despite the nickname and the ever-present boyish ...
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Dec. 10, 1958: Moore vs Durelle I
The story of Archie Moore is, above all else, one of perseverance. While generally not considered part of the famous “Murderers Row” gang — a group of skilled ...
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