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Montreal is The Fight City. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. Montreal is The Fight City.

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Cinderella Man

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Like It Or Not, The Throne Is Empty

March 20, 2019March 22, 2019 Hunter Breckenridge 5 Comments Anthony Joshua, Bernard Hopkins, Big Baby Miller, Bronze Bomber, Buster Douglas, Cinderella Man, Deontay Wilder, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Gypsy King, Jarrell Miller, Jim Braddock, Joe Frazier, John L. Sullivan, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko

A few months ago we witnessed one of the more memorable heavyweight battles of recent years as alphabet titleholder and top-two

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Dec. 20, 1963: Carter vs Griffith
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Dec. 20, 1963: Carter vs Griffith

December 21, 2020December 25, 2020 David Como 2

You should forget that Bob Dylan song for a minute. Don’t even think about Denzel Washington. Get beyond the courtrooms, the

Patterson vs Chuvalo
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Feb. 1, 1965: Patterson vs Chuvalo

February 1, 2021February 3, 2021 Michael Carbert 1

The popularity of boxing has waxed and waned over the decades, but the 1950s saw a new source of anxiety

Oct. 4, 1940: Zivic vs Armstrong
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Oct. 4, 1940: Zivic vs Armstrong

October 4, 2021October 7, 2021 Michael Carbert 2

Fritzie Zivic is forever one of the most colorful characters in the history of boxing and with 158 wins on

Feb. 9, 1974: Monzon vs Napoles
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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

Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard
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Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Robert Portis 5
Nov. 30, 1956: Patterson vs Moore
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Nov. 30, 1956: Patterson vs Moore

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Patrick Connor 3
Requiem For A Heavyweight
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Requiem For A Heavyweight

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Marko Sijan 0
The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd
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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 Laurence Thompson 9
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