boxing upsets Archives - The Fight City

Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson

February 11, 2021February 13, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0 Comments Boxing, boxing upsets, Buster Douglas, Don King, Evander Holyfield, Japan, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Tokyo, Tony Tubbs, Tony Tucker

Thirty years ago today, it happened: Douglas vs Tyson. The biggest upset in boxing history. Every fan knows the narrative.

Hagler: On His Own Terms

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Sean Crose 4 Comments boxing upsets, Donny Lalonde, Four Kings, Las Vegas, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns

It remains to this day one of the more controversial fights in boxing history. No, there was no long count.

The Men Who Would Be King

February 14, 2015May 9, 2018 Shaun Brown 0 Comments boxing upsets, Gennady Golovkin, Jean Pascal, Lennox Lewis, Martin Murray, Ricky Hatton, Sergey Kovalev, Wladimir Klitschko

“The dream is made real! Ricky Hatton rocks the world!” “Corrie Sanders has absolutely destroyed Wladimir Klitschko!” “Is it Oliver

June 13, 1935: Braddock vs Baer

February 10, 2015December 22, 2020 Robert Portis 1 Comment boxing upsets, James J. Braddock, Joe Louis, Max Baer, Tommy Loughran

“I thought I could lick Baer. I thought I can outpoint him. They never gave me a chance. But he

Welcome to Shocker Week

February 8, 2015February 20, 2017 Michael Carbert 0 Comments boxing upsets, Buster Douglas, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, James Braddock, Larry Holmes, Max Baer, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Randy Turpin, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Sweet Science

At a polite social gathering, a friend introduces you to someone as, among other things, “a boxing fan,” or “a

April 22, 1979: Johnson vs Franklin II

April 22, 2021April 24, 2021 Neil Crane 0

Their first meeting, in July of 1977, was a thrilling war, called one of the most sensational fights in the

May 29, 1901: McGovern vs Herrera

May 29, 2021June 1, 2021 Patrick Connor 1

In one corner is a bigger-than-life character, a two-division titlist and miniature wrecking ball defeated only by himself in two

Oct. 16, 1987: Tyson vs Biggs

October 16, 2021October 19, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

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

Fight City Legends: The Fighting Marine

October 6, 2020October 9, 2020 Michael Carbert 9

Gene Tunney will forever be a truly great boxer, one of the best to ever step into the ring. A