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Fight City Legends: Chrysanthemum Joe

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Jamie Rebner 6 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, Christopher LaForce, Chrysanthemum Joe, Jack Johnson, James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, Joe Choynski, joe walcott, John L. Sullivan, Mike Casey, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Tom Sharkey

“Jeffries number one? No, sir. Give me Joe Choynski anytime. I faced both and should know. Jeffries had a powerful

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Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Alexis Arguello, Alfredo Escalera, Barney Ross, Bob Fitzsimmons, Bobby Chacon, Danny Lopez, Henry Armstrong, Roberto Duran, Ruben Olivares, Tony Canzoneri

Bobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum

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Gentleman Jim Speaks

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Rafael García 0 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, Joe Choynski, John L. Sullivan

Originally published in 1925, The Roar of the Crowd is an entertaining first-person account of the pugilistic glories of heavyweight

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Sept. 2, 1995: McCall vs Bruno

September 2, 2021September 6, 2021 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Bob Fitzsimmons, Bonecrusher Smith, Evander Holyfield, Frank Bruno, George Foreman, Gerrie Coetzee, Henry Cooper, Joe Bugner, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Tommy Farr

For the heavyweight division, the 1990’s were total chaos. A complete chronicle of that bizarre decade for the game’s big

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Light Heavyweights

August 13, 2021August 27, 2021 Robert Portis 19 Comments Archie Moore, Battling Levinsky, Billy Conn, Bob Fitzsimmons, bob foster, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Ezzard Charles, Gene Tunney, Georges Carpentier, Gus Lesnevich, Harold Johnson, Harry Greb, Jack Delaney, Jack Dillon, Jimmy Bivins, Joey Maxim, John Henry Lewis, Kid McCoy, Kid Norfolk, Marvin Johnson, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Maxie Rosenbloom, Michael Spinks, Roy Jones Jr., Sam Langford, Tiger Jack Fox, Tommy Gibbons, Victor Galindez, Virgil Hill, Yaqui Lopez

Continuing our infrequent rankings of the all-time greatest boxers in each of the original eight weight classes, we offer our

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July 25, 1902: Jeffries vs Fitzsimmons

July 25, 2021July 28, 2021 Robert Portis 2 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Jeffries, San Francisco, Tom Sharkey

It is difficult to say how heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries would have matched up against more contemporary boxers, but

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Fight City Legends: Gentleman Jim

July 8, 2021July 12, 2021 Alden Chodash 0 Comments Benny Leonard, Bob Fitzsimmons, Gene Tunney, Gentleman Jim, George Dixon, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jake Kilrain, James J. Corbett, Joe Choynski, Joe Gans, John L. Sullivan, Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, Sugar Ray Robinson

“From my first fight I started to run away.” James John Corbett, often referred to as “Gentleman Jim,” never cared

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Middleweights

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Robert Portis 22 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Bob Fitzsimmons, Carlos Monzon, Harry Greb, Jake LaMotta, Mickey Walker, Stanley Ketchel, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tiger Flowers

The middleweights have traditionally been regarded as one of boxing’s true “glamour” divisions, boasting some of the best talent to

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Fight City Legends: The Fighting Blacksmith

May 26, 2021May 29, 2021 Michael Carbert 2 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries

We live in the age of the camera and mass produced, edited, precisely manicured images, when glamour, style and looks

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April 18, 1998: Eubank vs Thompson

April 18, 2021April 21, 2021 Ronnie McCluskey 0 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, Carl Thompson, Chris Eubank Jr., Duke McKenzie, Michael Watson, Nick Blackwell

Chris Eubank was always a mighty specimen. Sleekly muscled during his reigns as middle and super-middleweight champion, it should have

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Fight City Legends: The Barbados Demon

March 13, 2021September 2, 2021 Neil Crane 3 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, Errol Spence Jr, Floyd Mayweather, Garcia vs Spence, Jack Johnson, Jersey Joe Walcott, joe walcott, Juan Manuel Marquez, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter, the barbados demon

Boxers failing to make weight before a fight is an ever-present concern, one that angers many fans and rightfully so.

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The Fight That Haunted Wyatt Earp

December 2, 2020December 8, 2020 Sean Crose 1 Comment Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Corbett, San Francisco, Tom Sharkey, Wyatt Earp

Anyone familiar with American popular culture has heard the name Wyatt Earp and fans of the movie Tombstone may believe

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Victories

October 3, 2020May 30, 2021 Michael Carbert 10 Comments Archie Moore, Bob Fitzsimmons, Charley Burley, Eddie Booker, Ezzard Charles, George Foreman, Jake LaMotta, Joe Frazier, Joe Gans, Muhammad Ali, Sam Langford, Sandy Saddler, Sugar Ray Robinson, Wilfred Benitez, Willie Pep

For the purposes of this list, a great victory is one secured in the face of an overwhelming disadvantage, or

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweights

March 7, 2020May 19, 2021 Robert Portis 76 Comments Archie Moore, Battling Siki, Bob Fitzsimmons, Evander Holyfield, Ezzard Charles, Floyd Patterson, Gene Tunney, George Chuvalo, George Foreman, Jack Dempsey, James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, Jerry Quarry, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, John L. Sullivan, Ken Norton, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Ron Lyle, Sam Langford, Sam McVea, Sonny Liston, Stanley Ketchel

At a very leisurely pace over the last couple of years, The Fight City has offered its own idiosyncratic rankings

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Top 12 All-Time Biggest Middleweight Fights

September 15, 2017October 4, 2020 Robert Portis 3 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Bob Fitzsimmons, Carmen Basilio, Gene Fullmer, Harry Greb, Jake LaMotta, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Mickey Walker, Randy Turpin, Rocky Graziano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Tiger Flowers, Tony Zale

A couple years ago, when everyone was getting set for the long-awaited confrontation between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, we

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Top Men: Hardest P4P Punchers Ever

April 22, 2016June 29, 2017 Robert Portis 0 Comments Alexis Arguello, Bob Fitzsimmons, Carlos Zarate, Earnie Shavers, George Foreman, Joe Louis, Sam Langford, Sandy Saddler, Sonny Liston, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Wilfredo Gomez, Willie Pep

Starting today, The Fight City is pleased to bring you episodes of Patrick Connor’s Top Men Boxing Radio podcast. This

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Nov. 26, 1914: Langford vs Wills II

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Hunter Breckenridge 0

The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of rapid evolution for the sport of boxing. Legal

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July 13, 1980: Muhammad vs Lopez II

July 13, 2021July 15, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

It was legendary sports scribe Jimmy Cannon who famously stated that boxing was “the red light district of sports,” renowned

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Nov. 21, 1987: Chavez vs Rosario

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Neil Crane 0

No one questions the fact that Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is an all-time great and, for me at least, the

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Oct. 26, 1970: Ali vs Quarry I

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

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