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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

July 27, 1922: Leonard vs Tendler

July 27, 2021July 31, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Benny Leonard, Dempsey vs Carpentier, Jack Dempsey, Leonard vs Tendler, Lew Tendler, Tex Rickard

There is no disputing the oft-repeated truth that Benny Leonard will forever stand as one of the finest boxers who

Fight City Legends: The Manassa Mauler

June 24, 2021June 29, 2021 Eliott McCormick 2 Comments Dempsey vs Carpentier, Dempsey vs Firpo, Dempsey vs Tunney, Gene Tunney, Georges Carpentier, Jack Dempsey, Jack Kearns, Jess Willard, Luis Firpo, Tex Rickard

If boxing’s greatest era is that in which it was most popular, then Jack Dempsey is the fighter most identified

July 15, 1931: Chocolate vs Bass

July 15, 2021July 18, 2021 Patrick Connor 0

Throughout boxing history, world titles have assumed various levels of worth, some about as valuable as your proverbial wooden nickel.

April 14, 1979: Galindez vs Rossman II

April 14, 2021April 17, 2021 Michael Carbert 2

The Latin code of “machismo” is a harsh one. Pain, weakness or humility do not exist for the true “macho

Aug. 30, 1937: Louis vs Farr

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0

The great Joe Louis, already something of a legend, made his first defense as heavyweight champion against Welshman Tommy Farr just

Dec. 3, 1982: Gomez vs Pintor

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Robert Portis 1

On this date back in 1982, Wilfredo Gomez and Lupe Pintor helped write another thrilling chapter in the long saga