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June 29, 1942: Charles vs Burley II

No one knowledgeable about the long history of prizefighting doubts the standing of Charley Burley. The man was so good even Sugar Ray Robinson avoided him. And no ...
On June 28, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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June 22, 1938: Louis-Schmeling II

Former world champion Max Schmeling was a solid 10-to-1 underdog when he faced rising contender and awesome knockout artist Joe Louis in a major heavyweight showdown in June ...
On June 22, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweights

At a very leisurely pace over the last couple of years, The Fight City has offered its own idiosyncratic rankings of the all-time greatest boxers in each of ...
On June 2, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Chins

The last line of defense for a boxer is the durability of his mandible. Here are the 12 best chins in boxing history, the men who faced the ...
On May 30, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Fight Report: Stevenson vs Jack

The Event Stevenson vs Jack represented one of the best and most interesting match-ups to be made in the light heavyweight division for some time, not to mention ...
On May 20, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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The Weekend That Was

This edition of my semi-regular weekend recaps is late and is going to be a bit on the random side because your friendly scribe here tripped over a ...
On May 14, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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The Weekend That Was

Khan vs Lo Greco Amir Khan finally returned to the ring yesterday–following a high-profile KO loss to Canelo Alvarez, a bone-graft surgery on his right hand, and appearances ...
On April 22, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Boxcaster: Murata vs Blandamura

With all the disappointment surrounding the scuttled rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, it would seem the middleweight division is a frozen wasteland: so much talent, ...
On April 12, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweight Punchers

When it comes to popular water-cooler topics in boxing, few, if any, top this one: who is the most powerful puncher to ever step through the ropes? Now ...
On April 4, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 Most Intimidating Boxers

Intimidation can come in many different forms: aggressive body language, rippling muscles, obnoxious trash talk, or the cold stare that sends chills down another’s backbone. Whatever way it’s ...
On March 29, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Joshua vs Parker: One Step Closer

In one week, in Cardiff, Wales, a major battle goes down between two of the three belt-holders in the heavyweight division, a fight that brings us one big ...
On March 24, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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The Weekend That Was

Some major title fights went down on Friday and Saturday, so we present to you a concise round-up of the most significant results. Check it out: Regis Prograis ...
On March 11, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Wilder, Bivol & Kovalev Win Big

Once again Showtime and HBO go to war with major fight cards on the same night and the bottom line is fight fans got some great action, so ...
On March 4, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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The Weekend That Was

It’s still only February but 2018 has had plenty to offer boxing fans thus far, in large part thanks to the World Boxing Super Series. Two cracking cruiserweight ...
On February 18, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Is Adonis Stevenson The Real President Of The WBC?

A few days ago Showtime Sports announced with much fanfare a slate of upcoming matches to cover the first half of the new year, including 10 world title ...
On January 26, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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2017 Knockout Of The Year

Nominations: Zolani Tete KO1 Siboniso Gonya Eleider Alvarez KO5 Lucian Bute Terence Crawford KO3 Julius Indongo Srisaket Sor Rungvisai KO4 Roman Gonzalez David Benavidez TKO8 Rogelio Medina David ...
On January 6, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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2017: The Nominees

One thing we know for certain: 2017 was, in many ways, a very good year for professional boxing. Compared to recent years when significant matches were few and ...
On January 3, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Fight City Legends: Little Chocolate

The question is posed: who was the first black man to win a world boxing championship? And here are the likely replies: Jack Johnson? Joe Gans? While incorrect, these ...
On December 24, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Fight Report: Saunders vs Lemieux

The Event Place Bell in Laval last night hosted a massive fight card, flooded with local talent and headlined by the middleweight championship bout between Britain’s Billy Joe ...
On December 17, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Boxcaster: Billy Joe Speaks!

Once again, we turn to our friends at Boxcaster to bring you this exclusive interview with WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders. The Briton was in Toronto recently to ...
On December 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Fight Report: Kovalev vs Shabranskyy

The Event Not that long ago, Sergey Kovalev was widely regarded as, pound-for-pound, one of the best boxers in the world. Dominant wins over Nathan Cleverly, Jean Pascal ...
On November 26, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Boxcaster: Saunders vs Lemieux Preview

The good people at Boxcaster are joining forces with your preferred independent combat sports website so we can feature even more top-shelf content on a daily basis and ...
On November 22, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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When The Best Fight The Best

It seems that for many boxing fans it’s fashionable to hate on Guillermo Rigndeaux, but I don’t understand why that is. Seriously, what is there to dislike about ...
On October 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweights

Our ratings of the all-time greatest fighters in each of the traditional eight weight classes continues with a look at the storied ranks of the welterweight division. As noted ...
On October 9, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Rivas And Phinn On The Rise

Last Thursday the Montreal Casino hosted another boxing gala from Groupe Yvon Michel which saw local fight fans entertained by solid performances from emerging pro talents. Light heavyweight ...
On October 3, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Worst Cheap Shots

All intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as a “sucker punch,” as a blow rendered when ...
On October 2, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Jake LaMotta: 1922-2017

Jake LaMotta, who died yesterday from complications due to pneumonia, was boxing’s oldest living former champion and a direct link to the “Golden Age” of prizefighting, a time ...
On September 20, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Golovkin vs Canelo: The Day After

The most anticipated match of 2017 delivered in numerous ways and in the end it was 12 highly competitive rounds which were a credit to both fighters. Herewith, ...
On September 17, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Biggest Middleweight Fights

A couple years ago, when everyone was getting set for the long-awaited confrontation between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, we put together a list of the “biggest” welterweight ...
On September 15, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Canelo vs Golovkin: The Fight City Picks

It’s a match we’ve been waiting for since at least November of 2015 when Saul Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto to win the lineal middleweight championship of the world. ...
On September 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis

The Fight City

Montreal is The Fight City. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. Montreal is The Fight City.

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