James Simpson, Author at The Fight City

Right Fight, Wrong Time: Hagler vs Leonard In 1983

October 13, 2021October 16, 2021 James Simpson 7 Comments Floyd Mayweather, John Mugabi, Las Vegas, Lennox Lewis, Manny Pacquiao, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Riddick Bowe, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Wilfred Benitez

Back in 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler threw down in a highly-anticipated middleweight title fight in Las

Miguel Berchelt

The Sting Of The Scorpion

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 James Simpson 0 Comments Barrera vs Morales, Bob Arum, Canelo Alvarez, Carl Frampton, gervonta davis, jamel herring, Mexico, Miguel Berchelt, OSCAR VALDEZ, Shakur Stevenson, Top Rank, Vasiliy Lomachenko

Regardless of anyone’s opinions of the state of boxing in the 21st century, there’s no denying that with some seventeen

The Macon Bibb United Boxing Club

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 James Simpson 2 Comments Andre Ward, Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Lou DiBella, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Sergey Kovalev

From the outside, the industrial building where the Macon Bibb United Boxing Club can be found looks nothing like a

Don’t Sleep On “One Time”

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 James Simpson 2 Comments Amir Khan, Errol Spence Jr, Garcia vs Thurman, Jeff Horn, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao vs Thurman, Shawn Porter, Thurman vs Porter

For my money, there is no hotter and more tantalizing division in boxing today than the welterweights. Historically, the 147

Nov. 10, 1983: Hagler vs Duran

November 10, 2020September 11, 2021 Michael Carbert 8

Since finally winning the world middleweight title in 1980 and then establishing himself as one of the best boxers on

Jan. 15, 1990: Foreman vs Cooney

January 15, 2021January 17, 2021 Michael Carbert 1

They billed Foreman vs Cooney as “The Preacher and The Puncher,” but it quickly became known as “The Geezers at

June 25, 1981: Leonard vs Kalule

June 25, 2021June 27, 2021 Neil Crane 4

Here’s the thing some people don’t get about Sugar Ray Leonard: the man was more athlete than boxer, and, despite

Dec. 26, 1908: Burns vs Johnson

December 26, 2020December 29, 2020 Rafael García 4

The late, great comedian Bill Hicks once quipped that the first Gulf War was not actually a “war.” Instead it was