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The Long Count

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Patrick Connor 0 Comments chicago, Dempsey vs Carpentier, Dempsey vs Firpo, Dempsey vs Tunney, Gene Tunney, Georges Carpentier, Jack Dempsey, The Long Count, Tunney vs Dempsey

More than nine decades have passed since the rematch between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey took place on a brisk

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July 16, 1947: Zale vs Graziano II

July 16, 2021July 18, 2021 Robert Portis 2 Comments Al "Bummy" Davis, Billy Arnold, Boxing, chicago, Chicago Stadium, Fight of the Year, Freddie Cochrane, Fritzie Zivic, Harold Green, Irving Cohen, Marty Servo, Rocky Graziano, slugfest, Thomas Barbella, Tony Zale, Whitey Bimstein, Yankee Stadium, Zale vs Graziano

In 1945 Rocky Graziano stood at the precipice of ruin. Just 26-years-old, with a record of 35-6-5, he had lost two

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May 31, 1938: Ross vs Armstrong

May 31, 2021June 3, 2021 Michael Carbert 3 Comments Al Capone, Barney Ross, Billy Petrolle, Ceferino Garcia, chicago, Henry Armstrong, Jimmy McLarnin, Lou Ambers, Madison Square Garden, New York, Tony Canzoneri

Barney Ross was more than just one of the best boxers who ever lived. A Jew whose life was largely

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April 2, 1954: Olson vs Gavilan

April 2, 2021May 19, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Beau Jack, Carl Olson, Carmen Basilio, chicago, Chicago Stadium, Ike Williams, Joey Maxim, Johnny Bratton, Kid Gavilan, Randy Turpin, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tommy Bell

Kid Gavilan, aka “The Cuban Hawk,” had been a top ranked boxer for years before he won the world welterweight

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March 25, 1958: Robinson vs Basilio II

March 25, 2021March 28, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Carmen Basilio, chicago, Chicago Stadium, Gene Fullmer, Joey Giardello, Johnny Saxton, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tony DeMarco

Sugar Ray Robinson, regarded by many as pound-for-pound the greatest boxer of all time, rarely found himself the underdog, but

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Feb. 14, 1951: Robinson vs LaMotta VI

February 14, 2021February 17, 2021 Michael Carbert 1 Comment chicago, Jake LaMotta, Robinson vs LaMotta, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Bronx Bull, The Prince Of Harlem

Of all the most memorable rivalries in the long history of boxing, that between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta

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“An Elemental Sport”: Interview With Paul Beston

April 12, 2018April 15, 2018 Will Kohler 2 Comments Boxing, chicago, Floyd Patterson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, New York, Paul Beston, Sonny Liston, The Boxing Kings

Every year there is a new crop of boxing books and without question one of this past year’s stand-out titles

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Nov. 6, 1981: Holmes vs Snipes

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

In May of 1981, undefeated fair-skinned heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney galvanized the attention of fair-skinned American sports fans by demolishing

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July 2, 1921: Dempsey vs Carpentier

July 2, 2021August 30, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

The year was 1921. Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight champion of the world, reigned as the most titanic figure in all of

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Feb. 9, 1974: Monzon vs Napoles

February 9, 2021February 11, 2021 Michael Carbert 1

By this time no one questioned the greatness of Jose Napoles. The former Cuban who had emigrated to Mexico after

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July 13, 2001: Ward vs Augustus

July 13, 2021August 21, 2021 Alden Chodash 0

Prior to Micky Ward vs Emanuel Augustus, Fight of the Year laurels were typically reserved for higher profile battles than