Browsing Tag Battling Nelson

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  Lee Wylie 1

  Happy Birthday To The Old Master

  Joe Gans was a pugilistic pioneer. He innovated many now common boxing techniques and his crafty ways and unmatched ring intelligence earned him the nickname “The Old Master.” ...

  On November 25, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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  The Top Twelve 13

  Top 12 All-Time “Dirtiest” Champs

  A comprehensive roster of boxers who dabbled in the darker arts of ring-craft would rival a catalogue of the soldiers who ringed the walls of Troy, or a ...

  On August 24, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Top Twelve 17

  Top 12 All-Time Most Significant Fights

  There are plenty of big battles in boxing history which all fight fans want to see, and then there are the monumental clashes that attract attention from all ...

  On May 30, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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  Boxiana 1

  Fight City Legends: The Old Master

  Born in Baltimore in 1874, the great Joe Gans got his start in boxing the way many black fighters of his time did, in absurd, exploitative spectacles called ...

  On January 19, 2020 / By Michael Carbert