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  The Sting Of The Scorpion

  Regardless of anyone’s opinions of the state of boxing in the 21st century, there’s no denying that with some seventeen different weight divisions, four major sanctioning bodies, and ...

  On February 17, 2021 / By James Simpson
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  Right Fight, Wrong Time: Hagler vs Leonard In 1983

  Back in 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler threw down in a highly-advertised middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas, a glorious spectacle which captured the attention ...

  On October 9, 2020 / By James Simpson
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  The Macon Bibb United Boxing Club

  From the outside, the industrial building where the Macon Bibb United Boxing Club can be found looks nothing like a place for the serious pursuit of the brutal ...

  On September 4, 2019 / By James Simpson
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  Don’t Sleep On “One Time”

  For my money, there is no hotter and more tantalizing division in boxing today than the welterweights. Historically, the 147 pound weight class has been the home of ...

  On June 13, 2019 / By James Simpson