Canastota Archives - The Fight City

Evander Holyfield

Happy Birthday To “The Real Deal”

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2 Comments Buster Douglas, Canastota, Donald Curry, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rachman, IBHOF, Iran Barkley, Lennox Lewis, Lloyd Honeyghan, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Riddick Bowe, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston, The Real Deal

“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali, but

Guy Jutras: Hall Of Fame Bound

April 3, 2019April 5, 2019 Jamie Rebner 5 Comments Aaron Pryor, Arturo Gatti, Canastota, Cus D'Amato, Davey Hilton, Davey Hilton Jr., Eusebio Pedroza, Gaetan Hart, Guy Jutras, Hall of Fame, Juan LaPorte, Manny Pacquiao, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Montreal, Montreal Forum, Pernell Whitaker, Ralph Racine, Roberto Duran

In the sport of boxing, it is often said that the best referees are invisible; when they’re doing their job

Shakeel Phinn: A Fighter’s Life

August 20, 2016November 27, 2019 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Boxing, Canastota, Grant Brothers, Hall of Fame, Hard Knox, Louisville, Mike Tyson, Montreal, Muhammad Ali, Shakeel Phinn, Shannon Briggs, Yvon Michel

Finding one’s place in the world isn’t always easy. It can take time to determine one’s true calling, to know

April 7, 2001: Hamed vs Barrera

April 7, 2021May 23, 2021 Rafael García 11

“I’m here training the greatest featherweight of all time.” None other than Emanuel Steward spoke those words, three weeks before

Feb. 11, 1949: Pep vs Saddler II

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 Daniel Attias 6

There is a certain mystique to legendary fights of yesteryear, a nostalgia that speaks of a time when ‘The Sweet

Jan. 13, 1976: Hagler vs Watts

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 Michael Carbert 5

No matter where you place Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a ranking of the best middleweights of all-time, no one can dispute

May 7, 2005: Castillo vs Corrales I

May 7, 2021May 9, 2021 Neil Crane 1

The point of this article is simple: to pay homage to a truly great fight. As simple as that. Nothing