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    The Fight City Podcast No. 10

    Welcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who is joined once again by site founder and editor Michael Carbert. This week it’s all about ...

    On January 8, 2019 / By
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    2018 Fighter Of The Year

    Nominations: Vasyl Lomachenko Tyson Fury Oleksandr Usyk Canelo Alvarez Josh Warrington Winner: Oleksandr Usyk  While all of our nominees had outstanding years and deserve consideration for top honors, ...

    On January 8, 2019 / By
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    2018 Fight Of The Year

    Nominations: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin II Jarrett Hurd vs Erislandy Lara Dereck Chisora vs Carlos Takam Tyson Fury vs Deontay ...

    On January 7, 2019 / By
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    2018 Performance Of The Year

    Nominees: Gennady Golovkin (vs Canelo Alvarez) Josh Warrington (vs Carl Frampton) Deontay Wilder (vs Luis Ortiz) Oleksandr Usyk (vs Murat Gassiev) Tyson Fury (vs Deontay Wilder) Eleider Alvarez (vs Sergey Kovalev) Oscar Valdez ...

    On January 7, 2019 / By
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    2018 Knockout Of The Year

    Nominations: Teofimo Lopez KO1 Mason Menard Murat Gassiev KO12 Yuniel Dorticos Dereck Chisora KO8 Carlos Takam Dillian Whyte KO11 Dereck Chisora Vasyl Lomachenko KO10 Jorge Linares Eleider Alvarez ...

    On January 6, 2019 / By
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    2018 Round Of The Year

    Nominees: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada — Round 12 Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury — Round 12 Murat Gassiev vs Yuniel Dorticos — Round 12 Leonardo Zappavigna ...

    On January 5, 2019 / By
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    2018 Upset Of The Year

    Nominations: Rob Brant W12 Ryota Murata Maurice Hooker W12 Terry Flanagan Tony Harrison W12 Jermell Charlo Josh Warrington W12 Lee Selby Eleider Alvarez KO7 Sergey Kovalev Winner: Tony Harrison ...

    On January 5, 2019 / By
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    2018: The Nominations

    In many ways, 2018 picked up where 2017 left off with its share of excellent match-ups, unification fights, and a heaping helping of action-packed, crowd-pleasing battles. But perhaps ...

    On January 4, 2019 / By
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    McCluskey’s Dozen: 30 Years Of Talent

    Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete but it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. It can manifest itself ...

    On December 31, 2018 / By
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    Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?

    Michael Carbert: A few 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 ...

    On December 28, 2018 / By
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    The Super Middleweight Super Six

    Since being established by the major sanctioning bodies in the mid-80s, the super middleweight division has produced some classic contests. I was fortunate to grow into an avid ...

    On December 21, 2018 / By
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    The Fight City Podcast No. 9

    Welcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast. As usual, Alden Chodash is at the helm, with site founder and editor Michael Carbert in the first officer’s chair. This ...

    On December 19, 2018 / By
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    Frampton vs Warrington: A Clash Of Armies

    That a pair of potential Fights of the Year candidates — Frampton vs Warrington and Chisora vs Whyte — are taking place on the same night, on separate ...

    On December 18, 2018 / By
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    DAZN Does The Garden

    Saul “Canelo” Alvarez might be more of a household name than any other active fighter in boxing right now, but last night he Canelo performed at the historic ...

    On December 16, 2018 / By
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    Boxing With The Beard No. 5

    In the newest episode of “Boxing With The Beard,” illustrious fight pundit Patrick Connor of Knuckles & Gloves Boxing Radio breaks down Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs Rocky Fielding, ...

    On December 14, 2018 / By
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    Lamont Roach Jr.: “I’m Not Here To Play; I’m Here To Stay.”

    On Saturday night, Maryland super featherweight Lamont Roach Jr. (17-0-1) will appear for the second time in the main arena at Madison Square Garden as he takes on ...

    On December 13, 2018 / By
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    Boxing With The Beard

    Patrick Connor is a contributor to this site, as well as many others, and he has also been known to make videos to discuss current boxing news. Herewith, ...

    On December 9, 2018 / By
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    The Fight City Podcast No. 8

    Welcome back to The Fight City podcast. As usual, Alden Chodash is at the controls, with site founder and editor Michael Carbert in the co-pilot seat. This week ...

    On December 5, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Wilder vs Fury

    The Event: In the most hotly anticipated heavyweight affair since Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson squared off in Memphis 16 years ago, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury meet in ...

    On December 2, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Stevenson vs Gvozdyk

    The Event: The drama of the occasion was summed up in a single word, the title given to the match: “Obligatoire.” For non-Quebecois fight fans, that translates to ...

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    Fury vs Wilder: Bombs And Bravado

    Simply put, these are not your grandfather’s heavyweights. These are not even your father’s heavyweights. Despite everything the two behemoths may lack in craft compared to previous generations, ...

    On November 29, 2018 / By
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    Stevenson vs Gvozdyk: Mandatory Mayhem

    With WBC light heavyweight belt-holder Adonis “Superman” Stevenson set to face mandatory top contender Oleksander Gvozdyk this Saturday at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City, the champion is ...

    On November 29, 2018 / By
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    Wilder vs Fury: The Fight City Picks

    When talk first surfaced several months ago of Tyson Fury abandoning his own comeback schedule to instead challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, very few took the idea ...

    On November 28, 2018 / By
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    Fight City Podcast No. 7

    Time again for The Fight City podcast, steered by Alden Chodash, with site founder and editor Michael Carbert riding shotgun. Jam-packed episode this week as we’re talking Bivol ...

    On November 26, 2018 / By
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    Fight City Podcast No. 6

    Time for the latest edition of The Fight City Podcast! As usual, Alden Chodash is at the helm, with site editor Michael Carbert joining him in some rousing discussion on various boxing ...

    On November 21, 2018 / By
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    Philadelphia Fight Night

    Manny Rivera, co-owner of Hard Hitting Promotions, was walking the main room of the 2300 Arena in a checked suit that would have fit the scene back when ...

    On November 20, 2018 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    It was a lively weekend of fight action with several dynamic performances, so let’s get to the big recap! Friday night, Shobox delivered plenty of excitement with unbeaten ...

    On November 18, 2018 / By
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    The Fight City Podcast No. 5

    Time for the latest edition of The Fight City Podcast! As usual, Alden Chodash is at the helm, with site editor Michael Carbert joining him in some rousing discussion on matters pugilistic. ...

    On November 14, 2018 / By
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    The Gatti Of Oklahoma

    Alex Saucedo’s brutal knockout win over rugged brawler Lenny Zappavigna back in June was the type of slugfest that lingers in the memories of boxing fans. It was ...

    On November 13, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Usyk vs Bellew

    The Event: The fallacy of the cruiserweight division lies in the fact that it has never quite broken free of its original intent. Cruiserweight was first formed in ...

    On November 11, 2018 / By
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