Browsing Tag Fidel LaBarba

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  July 15, 1931: Chocolate vs Bass

  Throughout boxing history, world titles have assumed various levels of worth, some about as valuable as your proverbial wooden nickel. It’s a process unlikely to ever stop, as ...

  On July 15, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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  Jan. 21, 1927: LaBarba vs Clark

  Flyweight wasn’t much of a division until Jimmy Wilde came along. While not the first of the little champions, “The Ghost With the Hammer in His Hand” showed ...

  On January 21, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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  Top 12 All-Time Best Flyweights

  We started with the middleweights, then the bantamweights, followed by the light heavyweights. Continuing our rankings of the greatest boxers in each of the original eight weight classes, ...

  On July 28, 2019 / By Robert Portis