Browsing Tag Carlos Zarate

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  Dec. 3, 1982: Gomez vs Pintor

  On this date back in 1982, Wilfredo Gomez and Lupe Pintor helped write another thrilling chapter in the long saga of glorious violence that is the boxing rivalry ...

  On December 3, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Sept. 19, 1980: Pintor vs Owen

  For those who had never seen Johnny Owen perform, the impossibly thin and impossibly pale man who made his way to the ring in the Olympic Auditorium in ...

  On September 19, 2019 / By Rob Lownie
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  Aug. 28, 1976: Zarate vs Ferreri

  Paul Ferreri never really stood a chance. No one expected the scrappy kid to put up much of a fight but he had won the lottery and a ...

  On August 28, 2019 / By Zach Dunn
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  Aug. 21, 1981: Sanchez vs Gomez

  One of the always frustrating things about boxing is that so many of the obviously great match-ups just never happen. It’s a shame Jack Dempsey never faced Harry ...

  On August 21, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  July 7, 1985: Chavez vs Mayweather I

  It’s 1985 and everyone south of the border already knows who the next great Mexican boxer will be. The only problem is pretty much no one north of ...

  On July 7, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  June 3, 1979: Zarate vs Pintor

  Whether it be the consistently absurd behavior of the alphabet bodies, or the numerous promotional feuds that have prevented so many great fights from happening, the sport of ...

  On June 3, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Top 12 All-Time Best Bantamweights

  A while back we published our list of the greatest middleweights of all time and when we did we promised to follow-up with additional rankings for all of ...

  On May 24, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  April 23, 1977: Zarate vs Zamora

  In 1977, boxing’s two best bantamweights were both tremendous punchers, both undefeated, both champions, and both Mexican. A showdown was inevitable. It was a match everyone knew could ...

  On April 23, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?

  Michael Carbert: A few years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight, it inspired some consternation. I’ve wanted to ...

  On December 28, 2018 / By Rafael García
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  The Top 12 All-Time Greatest Mexican Boxers

  A while back your preferred kick-ass boxing website had a special week on Mexican pugilists called “Mexican Style” and a spirited debate regarding who are the best Mexican ...

  On May 6, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest All-Mexican Fights

  As we get set for the Cinco de Mayo extravaganza of an all-Mexican showdown tonight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., what better time could ...

  On May 6, 2017 / By Rafael García
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  Top Men: Greatest Mexican Boxers

  Fight fans are avidly looking forward to this Saturday night as we have what should be an amazing all-action, all-Mexico showdown between two blood-and-guts warriors, Orlando Salido and ...

  On June 2, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Top Men: Hardest P4P Punchers Ever

  Starting today, The Fight City is pleased to bring you episodes of Patrick Connor’s Top Men Boxing Radio podcast. This week, Patrick, noted boxing scribe and historian, along ...

  On April 22, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Welcome to Mexican Style

  Juan Manuel Marquez turns 42-years-old today and we’ve decided it’s time to say ‘Happy Birthday’ and pay homage to the man some call “The Aztec Warrior.” While he ...

  On August 23, 2015 / By Robert Portis