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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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Gene Tunney

Fight City Reviews 

The Long Count

September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 Patrick Connor
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Fight City Reviews 

The Boxing Kings

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Rafael García
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Boxiana 

Sept. 14, 1923: Dempsey vs Firpo

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 Michael Carbert
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Boxiana 

Fight City Legends: Gentleman Jim

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Alden Chodash
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The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Most Controversial Fights

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Robert Portis
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Fight City Legends: The Manassa Mauler

June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 Eliott McCormick
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The Smoke City Wildcat

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Robert Portis
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June 5, 1925: Tunney vs Gibbons

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 Michael Carbert
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May 15, 1953: Marciano vs Walcott II

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 Michael Carbert
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May 15, 1920: Greb vs Gibbons II

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Daniel Attias
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April 30, 1928: Sharkey vs Delaney

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 David Como
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Gans
The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Most Cerebral Boxers

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Robert Portis
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Patterson vs Chuvalo
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Feb. 1, 1965: Patterson vs Chuvalo

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Michael Carbert
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Fight City Legends: The Mighty Atom

January 26, 2023May 15, 2023 Robert Portis
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Boxiana 

The Fight That Never Was

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Sean Crose
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Jack Dempsey comeback tour
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Jack Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 2)

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Thomas Dade
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Dempsey
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Jack Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 1)

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Thomas Dade
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Bad Rap?

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Douglas Cavanaugh
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Plimpton Hemingway
Features 

Hemingway, Fitzgerald & The Round That Went On Too Long

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Sean Crose
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Tunney
Boxiana 

Fight City Legends: The Fighting Marine

December 14, 2022January 6, 2023 Michael Carbert
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Boxiana 

Nov. 30, 1956: Patterson vs Moore

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Patrick Connor
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Boxiana 

A Century Ago: Harry Greb’s Incredible 1922 (Part One)

November 19, 2022November 20, 2022 Kenneth Bridgham
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The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweights

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 Robert Portis
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Boxiana 

King Of The Canebrakes

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Daniel Attias
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The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Most Significant Fights

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 Neil Crane
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The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Light Heavyweights

August 13, 2021August 27, 2021 Robert Portis
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Joe Frazier
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Above All Mortals

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Patrick Connor
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Will Beterbiev Ignite The Light Heavyweights?

June 3, 2016December 21, 2016 Robert Portis
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Features 

Dawn Of A New Era

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 Matt O'Brien
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Columns 

The Tragedy of Boxers With CID

November 15, 2015March 20, 2016 Sean Crose
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Aug. 7th, 2004: Corrales vs Freitas
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Aug. 7th, 2004: Corrales vs Freitas

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 Jamie Rebner
Oct. 29, 1987: Hearns vs Roldan
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Oct. 29, 1987: Hearns vs Roldan

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 Michael Carbert
Fight City Legends: The Toy Bulldog
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Fight City Legends: The Toy Bulldog

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Mathieu Brousseau
Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson
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Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson

February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 Eliott McCormick
Top 12 All-Time Greatest Chins
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Chins

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 Robert Portis
Requiem Revisited
Fight City Reviews 

Requiem Revisited

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 Rihn & Curcio
Oct. 1, 1975: Ali vs Frazier III
Boxiana 

Oct. 1, 1975: Ali vs Frazier III

October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 Michael Carbert
Sept. 29, 2001: Hopkins vs Trinidad
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Sept. 29, 2001: Hopkins vs Trinidad

September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 Alden Chodash
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweights

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweights

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 Robert Portis
Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweight Punchers

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweight Punchers

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Robert Portis
Top 12 Reasons Why Muhammad Ali Is Forever “The Greatest”

Top 12 Reasons Why Muhammad Ali Is Forever “The Greatest”

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Michael Carbert
Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

January 8, 2022May 2, 2022 Neil Crane

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