Browsing Tag Gennady Golovkin

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  Curry vs Honeyghan

  Remember when Britain’s Kell Brook tried to shake up the sports world by challenging knockout puncher Gennady Golovkin? Brook was a big underdog as he moved from welterweight ...

  On September 27, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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  May 20, 2006: Barrera vs Juarez I

  In certain respects, Marco Antonio Barrera is not your typical Mexican fighter. When compared to such compatriots as Julio Cesar Chavez, Ruben Olivares, and longtime rival Erik Morales, ...

  On May 20, 2020 / By Alden Chodash
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  2019: The Nominations

  As the old saying goes, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” and it’s difficult to conjure up a more apt statement ...

  On January 3, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  The Fighter Of The Decade

  In a way, it makes perfect sense that the true stand-out prizefighter of the past decade would become for many boxing fans, if not most, something of an ...

  On December 31, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight Report: Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko

  After Canelo Alvarez dethroned Gennady Golovkin last year in a career defining win, a trilogy was not on the Mexican’s mind. It might have been on everyone else’s ...

  On October 6, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  Golovkin’s Big Gamble

  There are boxers who, when the gloves have been hung up and the ring left behind, are considered indisputably great. Nobody’s going to argue with the appearance of ...

  On October 3, 2019 / By Rob Lownie
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  Golovkin Returns: Photo Gallery

  As many like to say in boxing, “It is what it is.” And so it was for the return of Gennady Golovkin, the man many feel is in ...

  On June 9, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Turning Defeat Into Victory

  “A rose is a rose is a rose,” writer Gertrude Stein once famously claimed. Likewise, a loss is a loss is a loss. Nothing more. Nothing less. One ...

  On May 17, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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  Fight Report: Canelo vs Jacobs

  It wasn’t exactly action-packed or wildly entertaining, but, in his annual Cinco de Mayo weekend appearance, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez got the job done, defeating Daniel “The Miracle Man” ...

  On May 5, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  Canelo vs Jacobs: Praying For A Miracle

  There are journalists and there are fans. I periodically write about boxing, but I don’t claim to be a serious reporter and I hope I never do. You ...

  On May 3, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Canelo vs Jacobs: The Fight City Picks

  We’re almost half-way through 2019 and boxing fans can pretty much count on one hand the number of truly compelling, high-profile and legitimate best-vs-best contests we’ve been able ...

  On May 2, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  The Rainmaker

  At 28 years old and in his physical prime, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is a boxer of many qualities. Some attributes he has worked on for years, molding them ...

  On April 30, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  When Fighters Fought: Time for a Welterweight Renaissance

  Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...

  On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Enigmatic To The End

  Amir Khan may be the nicest man I’ve spoken to in the entire fight game. If I had to consider all the people I’ve shared a few words ...

  On April 22, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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  The Portis Pound-For-Pound

  The other week Max Kellerman, currently pugilism’s premier talking head, released his new, updated pound-for-pound rankings and it sent all the hardcore boxing geeks into a tizzy. For ...

  On April 6, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Spence vs Garcia: The Fight City Picks

  Errol Spence and Mikey Garcia are two of the best talents in boxing today. Both are champions; both are undefeated. However, few, if any, foresaw a clash between ...

  On March 12, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  The Fighter Of The Decade, Part Two

  He won a major title in 2010 and then bludgeoned his way into the consciousness of serious boxing fans the following year in his stateside debut. What followed ...

  On March 7, 2019 / By Lee Wylie
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  The Fight City Podcast No. 10

  Welcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who is joined once again by site founder and editor Michael Carbert. This week it’s all about ...

  On January 8, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  2018 Fight Of The Year

  Nominations: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin II Jarrett Hurd vs Erislandy Lara Dereck Chisora vs Carlos Takam Tyson Fury vs Deontay ...

  On January 7, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  2018 Performance Of The Year

  Nominees: Gennady Golovkin (vs Canelo Alvarez) Josh Warrington (vs Carl Frampton) Deontay Wilder (vs Luis Ortiz) Oleksandr Usyk (vs Murat Gassiev) Tyson Fury (vs Deontay Wilder) Eleider Alvarez (vs Sergey Kovalev) Oscar Valdez ...

  On January 7, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  2018: The Nominations

  In many ways, 2018 picked up where 2017 left off with its share of excellent match-ups, unification fights, and a heaping helping of action-packed, crowd-pleasing battles. But perhaps ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  The Fight City Podcast No. 9

  Welcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast. As usual, Alden Chodash is at the helm, with site founder and editor Michael Carbert in the first officer’s chair. This ...

  On December 19, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Fight Report: Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko

  The Event: In Danny Jacobs’ third fight since his close decision loss to Gennady Golovkin last year, the former WBA middleweight champion stepped up to take on IBF ...

  On October 28, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  The Fight City Podcast No. 2

  Alden Chodash hosts The Fight City Podcast as he and editor Michael Carbert discuss some of the recent happenings in the fight game. On their minds this week ...

  On October 22, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Canelo vs GGG II: The Last Word

  It took our own Mr. Portis a few days to collect his thoughts on last Saturday’s huge fight, and while at first he handed in roughly ten thousand ...

  On September 21, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 200

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Mohamed Soumaoro, Franchon Crews and David Lemieux! Ramirez vs Orozco! What a ...

  On September 18, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Fight Report: Golovkin vs Alvarez II

  The Event: One year ago, the world awaited Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s 19th defense of his middleweight title against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The fight had it all: two pound-for-pound ...

  On September 16, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Tactical Limitations?

  When our favorite boxers win, we credit their courage, ring-smarts or resilience in the face of adversity, but when they lose we often look for some outside entity ...

  On September 13, 2018 / By Jeffrey Fuss
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  Golovkin vs Canelo II: The Fight City Picks

  We’ve said it before, but 2018 is the year that just keeps on giving for boxing fans. We’re getting spoiled rotten with a lengthy list of great match-ups ...

  On September 12, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  How Many Title Defenses Does GGG Have? It’s Complicated

  In the wake of Gennady Golovkin’s return to knockout form last May, there was much fanfare regarding his purported achievement of matching Bernard Hopkins’ record of 20 consecutive ...

  On September 11, 2018 / By Matt O'Brien