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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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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

  We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our discerning eye on the lightweights. For simplicity’s sake, ...

  On February 21, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Top 12 Greatest Muhammad Ali Performances

  Today is the birthday of Muhammad Ali so what better time to once again pay tribute to the boxing legacy of “The Greatest.” When he died in June of 2016, ...

  On January 17, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest One Punch Knockouts

  Few things in all of sports are as electrifying as the one punch knockout and these are the most consequential of them all. To make the cut, it must ...

  On November 11, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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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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  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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  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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  Top 12 All-Time Best Mike Tyson Quotes

  Like a traffic jam caused by people rubber-necking the carnage from a massive pileup, boxing fans couldn’t get enough of the crazy circus that was the career of ...

  On July 3, 2017 / By Daniel Attias
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest All-Mexican Fights

  As we get set for the Cinco de Mayo extravaganza of an all-Mexican showdown tonight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., what better time could ...

  On May 6, 2017 / By Rafael García
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  The Fight City’s Holiday Wish List

  So today is Christmas Day and while not all of us celebrate it or sing praises to the babe in the manger, we can all get in the ...

  On December 25, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Top 12 All-Time Biggest Welterweight Fights

  35 years ago one of the biggest fights in boxing history shattered box-office and telecast records and ushered in the era of The Four Kings. Hearns vs Leonard ...

  On September 16, 2016 / By Rafael García
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  Top 12 All-Time Craziest Publicity Stunts

  As noble and gentlemanly as the sport of boxing can sometimes be, one of the biggest draws in pugilism tends to be the spectacle. There’s just something about ...

  On September 25, 2015 / By Patrick Connor