Bill Simmons Archives - The Fight City

Justified Suspicions

Barely two months after one of the most shocking endings to a major fight in recent times, the Marquez vs.

The first Hearns vs Leonard battle in 1981, one of the biggest fights in boxing history, was billed as “The

Jack Johnson looms over boxing as the sort of mythical figure one connects with a more legendary age. Born in

It may not be right or just, but the fact remains that when it comes to drawing attention and selling

In late 1997, George Foreman was among the most well-known names in all of sports, having captured the imagination of