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  Fight City Reviews 3

  The Sweet Science

  One of the obvious realizations upon re-reading A.J. Liebling’s The Sweet Science is that while much has changed in the sport over the last sixty years, some things ...

  On July 22, 2021 / By Rafael García
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  The Last Time I Sparred

  I turned forty-years-old in 1998 and had not boxed competitively for over fifteen years. I still worked out regularly, though I called it “training,” instead of “working out,” ...

  On July 5, 2021 / By Glen Sharp
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  A Fistful Of Murder

  Having already written a book about maniacal South American fighter Edwin Valero, Don Stradley doubtless experienced déjà vu when poring over the troubled tale of Argentine middleweight Carlos ...

  On May 24, 2021 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Reading The Fights

  At first glance, Reading the Fights is a compendium of insightful essays which alternate between examining the responses boxing evokes and bringing to life stories of its past, thus providing ...

  On June 14, 2020 / By Rafael García