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Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo
The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight division was dominated by Mexicans, with “El Púas” ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
Punching From The Shadows
In labeling Punching from the Shadows a memoir, Glen Sharp might be selling short his autobiographical work. More than a memoir, Sharp presents in his book a thorough ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
Reading The Fights
At first glance, Reading the Fights is a compendium of insightful essays which alternate between examining the responses boxing evokes and bringing to life stories of its past, thus providing ...
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Features 13
Remembering #MayPac
Five years ago today one of the most eagerly anticipated matches in the long history of professional prizefighting, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, went down in Vegas and our own ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
Shadow Box
Even if it had nothing else going for it—something very far from the truth— Shadow Box by George Plimpton will forever remain a bastion of boxing literature because of the ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
Cut Time
In Cut Time: An Education at the Fights, Carlo Rotella expounds deeply on a thesis boxing fans have heard before; namely, that the fight game serves as a ...
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Features 0
Kovalev vs Canelo: Searching For Answers
On Saturday night reigning middleweight king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will challenge light heavyweight titlist Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev in a bid to become world champion in a third weight ...
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Boxiana 2
Oct. 11, 1992: Lopez vs Lin
Ricardo Lopez’s nickname in Spanish was ‘El Finito,’ which translates as ‘The Fine One.’ Sometimes a boxer’s nickname does not aptly reflect the nature of its bearer, but ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
Interview With Todd Snyder
An amateur boxer prowling the stands in desperation, looking for a last-second opponent. Silver Gloves competitions filled with anxious fighting novices. “Tough Man” contests brimming with fighters long ...
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Fight City Reviews 2
I Fight For A Living
One of boxing’s most enduring tropes is that of the prizefighter who punches his way out of the depths of poverty and obscurity and into a life of ...
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Columns 3
The Rainmaker
At 28 years old and in his physical prime, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is a boxer of many qualities. Some attributes he has worked on for years, molding them ...
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Fight Reports 2
Fight Report: Sor Rungvisai vs Estrada II
The Event Situated near Los Angeles, the legendary Forum has hosted numerous memorable battles featuring Mexican boxers over the past few decades. Across 1970 and 1971, the venerable ...
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Columns 0
Method To The Madness?
I’m moving up two weight divisions, and not just to fight any welterweight, but Errol Spence. At first glance, it seems nuts. –Mikey Garcia Four-division titlist and counter-puncher ...
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Columns 0
Back To Vegas
This Saturday night, ring legend Manny Pacquiao will hear the opening bell as a pro for the 70th time in his career. He will do so at a ...
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Features 3
Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?
Michael Carbert: Several years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight, it inspired some consternation. I’ve wanted to revisit ...
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Columns 2
#CaneloGGG2: This Time, It’s Personal!
It’s almost time, finally, for #CaneloGGG2, and so much has happened since the first encounter that it’s hard to believe it took place only a year ago. That ...
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Features 0
The Best Is Yet To Come (Part 2)
We continue our in-depth look at some of the possible, if not probable, high-stakes matches which may happen before the end of 2018, a year which is already ...
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Features 0
The Best Is Yet To Come (Part 1)
As we approach the halfway point of the year, the World Cup has taken center stage, attracting the undivided attention of a large majority of sports fans around ...
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Features 0
Four To Watch
While last weekend offered slim pickings in terms of ring action, this weekend is something else. On tap, a number of relevant matches involving some of the sport’s biggest ...
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Columns 3
The Fight Game Has Changed
Since inception, the relationship between television and boxing has been bittersweet. Back in the 1950s A. J. Liebling, journalistic star for The New Yorker and boxing writer extraordinaire, ...
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Columns 4
Cinco De Mamadas
“I have not let you down. I respect the sport and I will always be a clean fighter.” By uttering these words—with a straight, if contrite, face—Saul ...
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Fight Reports 2
Fight Report: Superfly 2
The Event Superfly 2 went down last night at the Forum in Inglewood, California, featuring some of the best talent to be found in the lower weight classes. ...
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Features 1
Canelo vs GGG II Is Officially Set: Are We Happy Now?
After months of procrastination, the long negotiated, eagerly awaited rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has finally become official. The Mexican and the Kazakh will meet up ...
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Features 2
2017 Performance of the Year
Nominees: Leo Santa Cruz (vs Carl Frampton) Oleksandr Usyk (vs Marco Huck) Andre Ward (vs Sergey Kovalev) Errol Spence (vs Kell Brook) Roman Gonzalez (vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai ...
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The Fight City 0
Je Me Souviens
The Place Bell is situated a five-minute walk from the doors of the Montmorency metro station in Laval, just north of Montreal. But when the temperature is -15 ...
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Features 0
Saunders vs Lemieux: Middleweight Crossroads
The middleweights are a class we have deemed more than once to be an unabashed mess given the fact that for several years it has been populated at ...
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Features 10
Battle For The Soul Of Mexican Boxing
If you place a large map of Mexico on your wall and then try to put your finger exactly on its center, your index will land very close ...
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Features 4
Getting Set For SUPERFLY
In a truly excellent year for boxing, this weekend’s SUPERFLY card is in a class of its own. The world’s top five super flyweights will be in action, ...
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Features 0
Adios, Dinamita
Greatness has a soft spot for grit. In the ring, Juan Manuel Marquez had grit in spades. He showed it practically every time he stepped between the ropes. ...
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Fight Reports 0
Fight Report: Garcia vs Broner
The Event At the Barclays Center of Brooklyn, New York, highly regarded Mikey Garcia met perennial troublemaker Adrien Broner in a bout that came together unexpectedly, adding a ...
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