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Nov. 6, 1981: Holmes vs Snipes

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 Michael Carbert 3 Comments Earnie Shavers, Gerry Cooney, Howard Cosell, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Leon Spinks, Mike Weaver, Renaldo Snipes, Tim Witherspoon

In May of 1981, undefeated fair-skinned heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney galvanized the attention of fair-skinned American sports fans by demolishing

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More Than Just One Punch

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Alden Chodash 2 Comments Budd Schulberg, Emanuel Steward, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, HBO, Howard Cosell, Jim Lampley, kronk gym, Las Vegas, Lennox Lewis, Michael Moorer, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Riddick Bowe, Teddy Atlas

It was on this day in 1994 that the “impossible dream” was fulfilled. At age 45, former heavyweight champion George

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Nov. 5, 1994: Foreman vs Moorer

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Jamie Rebner 0 Comments Bert Cooper, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Michael Moorer, Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, Tommy Morrison

Boxing, they say, is a young man’s game. An obvious fact, one would think, especially for a sport as rough

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Nov. 4, 1932: Canzoneri vs Petrolle

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Battling Battalino, Billy Petrolle, Boxing, Jack Hurley, Jimmy McLarnin, Madison Square Garden, Sammy Mandell, Sid Terris, The Fargo Express, Tony Canzoneri

For fight fans who happen to be born after around say, 1975 or so, Billy Petrolle might seem a rather

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Nov. 3, 2001: Tszyu vs Judah

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Daniel Attias 3 Comments Aaron Pryor, Antonio Cervantes, Australia, Jay Nady, Kostya Tszyu, Wilfred Benitez, Zab Judah

The word ‘unification’ is magic to a boxing fan’s ears. It conjures up the ghosts of yesteryear, from a time

The Top Twelve

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Uncrowned Champions

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Neil Crane 7 Comments Armando Muniz, Billy Petrolle, Charley Burley, Cocoa Kid, Eddie Booker, Harry Wills, Holman Williams, Jack Blackburn, Jack Dempsey, Jim Driscoll, Joe Louis, Packey McFarland, Ruben Castillo, Sam Langford, Wesley Ramey, Willie Joyce, Yaqui Lopez

For most of boxing history, world title belts didn’t grow on trees, as they say, and even title shots were

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Nov. 1, 1922: Britton vs Walker II

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Michael Carbert 2 Comments Benny Leonard, Jack Britton, Mickey Walker, Mike O'Dowd, Ted "Kid" Lewis, The Toy Bulldog

It was that same old tale, the one we relive over and over again. The aging king refuses to move

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Oct. 30, 1982: Hagler vs Obelmejias II

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Aaron Pryor, Fulgencio Obelmejias, Italy, Larry Holmes, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Michael Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Tony Sibson

It’s 1982 and no one doubts that undisputed middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the best active boxer on the

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Oct. 30, 1974: Ali vs Foreman

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Michael Carbert 10 Comments Africa, Billy Conn, Don King, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Ropa-a-Dope, Roy Jones Jr., Rumble in the Jungle, Sonny Liston, Zaire

In 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of

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Oct. 29, 1987: Hearns vs Roldan

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Alexis Arguello, Boxing, Detroit, Hagler vs Hearns, Hearns vs Leonard, Hearns vs Roldan, Henry Armstrong, Hit Man Hearns, Iran Barkley, James Kinchen, Juan Roldan, Leonard vs Hearns, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns

The great Henry Armstrong had come agonizingly close to accomplishing the feat. Latter day legends Alexis Arguello and Roberto Duran

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Fight City Legends: The Boston Gob

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021 Patrick Connor 0 Comments Jack Dempsey, Jack Sharkey, Jess Willard, Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, Primo Carnera

In boxing history, there are the champions and there are those who fight among them. For every Muhammad Ali, Joe

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Oct. 27, 1903: Johnson vs McVea II

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Harry Wills, Jack Johnson, James J. Jeffries, Joe Jeannette, Sam Langford, Sam McVea, Tommy Burns

On February 5th of 1903, Jack Johnson outpointed “Denver” Ed Martin to win what was referred to at that time

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Oct. 26, 1970: Ali vs Quarry I

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Michael Carbert 3 Comments Bill Cosby, Cassius Clay, Diana Ross, George Plimpton, Jerry Quarry, Jesse Jackson, Jimmy Ellis, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ronald Reagan

Following his successful defense of the heavyweight championship of the world against Zora Folley in March of 1967, Muhammad Ali’s

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Oct. 25, 1980: Weaver vs Coetzee

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Michael Carbert 3 Comments Gerrie Coetzee, Greg Page, Larry Holmes, Leon Spinks, Michael Dokes, Mike Tyson, Mike Weaver, Muhammad Ali, South Africa, Tim Witherspoon

Following Leon Spink’s huge upset victory over Muhammad Ali in 1978, the heavyweight championship belt was torn in two. The

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Oct. 25, 2003: Arthur vs Gomez

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Joseph Gallagher 3 Comments alex arthur, Barry McGuigan, Battle of Falkirk, Boxing, Edinburgh, England, Ken Buchanan, Lonsdale, Michael Gomez, Roberto Duran, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wilfredo Gomez

In The Year Of Our Lord 1298, the Battle of Falkirk took place, a major conflict in the First War

Fight Reports

Fight Report: Stevenson vs Herring

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Alden Chodash Boxing, jamel herring, Shakur Stevenson, Stevenson vs Herring, Top Rank

Two words: Star Quality. Undefeated Shakur Stevenson showed the world why he is considered one of the best young fighters

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Fight City Legends: Little Chocolate

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Abe Attell, George Dixon, Jack Johnson, Joe Gans, Joe Louis

The question is posed: who was the first black man to win a world boxing championship? And here are the

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Hagler vs Hearns: THE WAR

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Lee Wylie 0 Comments Boxing, Hagler vs Hearns, Hearns vs Hagler, Las Vegas, Lee Wylie, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, The Motor City Cobra, Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns, Thomas Hearns

“I wanted to jump right on top of him, not give him any time to think, or give him time

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Oct. 21, 1953: Olson vs Turpin

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 David Como 3 Comments Bobo Olson, Carl Olson, Randy Turpin, Sugar Ray Robinson

“They say I haven’t trained hard enough for this fight. Who is to be the judge of how hard I

Features

Hawk Time Forever

October 20, 2021October 21, 2021 Robert Portis 2 Comments Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, Arguello vs Pryor, Boxing, Cocaine, Howard Davis Jr., Leo Randolph, Olympics, Pryor vs Arguello, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns

Were he still with us, Aaron Pryor would be 66-years-old today. Gone too soon, and taken in the same year

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Serious Boxers Need Serious Managers

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Neil Crane 2 Comments Al Haymon, Andy Ruiz Jr., Anthony Joshua, Errol Spence Jr, Floyd Mayweather, George Tobias, gervonta davis, Jackie Gleason, Mikey Garcia, Premier Boxing Champions, Requiem For A Heavyweight, Showtime Boxing, Spence vs Garcia, The Set-Up

This column was originally published in February of 2020, following Errol Spence Jr.’s almost-fatal car crash, and after Gervonta Davis

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Happy Birthday To “The Real Deal”

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2 Comments Buster Douglas, Canastota, Donald Curry, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rachman, IBHOF, Iran Barkley, Lennox Lewis, Lloyd Honeyghan, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Riddick Bowe, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston, The Real Deal

“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali, but

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Oct. 18, 1991: Mercer vs Morrison

October 18, 2021October 21, 2021 Robert Portis 5 Comments Evander Holyfield, Francesco Damiani, George Foreman, James Tillis, John Wayne, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Pinklon Thomas, Ray Mercer, Razor Ruddock, Riddick Bowe, The Duke, Tommy Morrison

Most boxing fans are familiar with the ancient chestnut, “As the heavyweights go, so goes boxing,” and it would be

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Punching From The Shadows

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Rafael García 0 Comments Bobo Olson, boxing literature, Carl Olson, Glen Sharp, On The Waterfront, Yaqui Lopez

In labeling Punching from the Shadows a memoir, Glen Sharp might be selling short his autobiographical work. More than a

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Oct. 16, 1987: Tyson vs Biggs

October 16, 2021October 19, 2021 Michael Carbert 3 Comments David Bey, Evander Holyfield, Joe Louis, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Pinklon Thomas, Renaldo Snipes, Tyrell Biggs

It is 1987 and nothing and no one can stop heavyweight wrecking machine Mike Tyson. The year before he had blown

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Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo

October 16, 2021October 18, 2021 Rafael García 0 Comments chucho castillo, LA Forum, lionel rose, Mexican boxing, Ruben Olivares

The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight

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The Fight City Podcast No. 52

October 16, 2021October 17, 2021 Alden Chodash Boxing, Deontay Wilder, Fury vs Wilder, Las Vegas, Tyson Fury, Wilder vs Fury

Last week the third chapter in the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder tale went down in Las Vegas and it

The Top Twelve

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Featherweights

October 15, 2021October 16, 2021 Robert Portis 9 Comments Abe Attell, Alexis Arguello, Azumah Nelson, Danny Lopez, Eusebio Pedroza, Freddie Miller, George Dixon, Henry Armstrong, Johnny Dundee, Johnny Kilbane, Kid Chocolate, Marco Antonio Barrera, Salvador Sanchez, Sandy Saddler, Vincente Saldivar, Willie Pep

We’ve ranked the all-time greatest middleweights, bantamweights, light heavyweights and flyweights. Now we turn to the featherweights and offer our

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Oct. 14, 1949: Gavilan vs Jack

October 14, 2021October 16, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Beau Jack, Billy Graham, Carmen Basilio, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, Kid Gavilan, Sugar Ray Robinson

It was the classic clash of the old king vs the future king when the once-great Beau Jack met Kid Gavilan

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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

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Sept. 23, 1952: Marciano vs Walcott I

September 23, 2021September 25, 2021 Michael Carbert 8

After a record breaking reign atop the big man division, the great Joe Louis finally retired in 1948, and in

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April 7, 2001: Hamed vs Barrera

April 7, 2021May 23, 2021 Rafael García 11

“I’m here training the greatest featherweight of all time.” None other than Emanuel Steward spoke those words, three weeks before

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Feb. 20, 1993: Chavez vs Haugen

February 20, 2021February 22, 2021 David Como 0

When Joe Cortez stopped the fight, even Haugen must have felt like things were in their right place. He took

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May 5, 1973: Jofre vs Legra

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Robert Portis 6

Boxing comebacks are usually a bad idea. Boxing comebacks involving former world champions over the age of 35 are, George