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Boxing In The Blood

I guess you could say it’s in the blood. Boxing. The fight game. The crazy racket they call pugilism. Because the fact is both of my grandfathers were ...
On June 2, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Otis Grant: Hometown Hero

Otis “Magic” Grant is more than a former world champion boxer, much more than one of Canada’s most successful athletes. As an amateur, he won provincial and national ...
On November 2, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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The Tale Of Shady & Theo

What draws one to a boxing gym? Some rare individuals, such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., enter its doors almost as toddlers, virtually growing up inside its walls. Others ...
On July 19, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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Pacquiao vs Thurman: The Fight City Picks

It hasn’t exactly been a terrible year, but it’s been far from a great one, when it comes to meaningful, top-level match-ups and big attractions in boxing. And ...
On July 16, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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Fight Night At Grant Brothers

One of the chief reasons Montreal is “The Fight City” is numbers, simple mathematics. Yeah, it’s a big metropolis, but even so, name another city with a population ...
On March 9, 2019 / By Kieron Yates
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 182

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations to Vasyl Lomachenko! And Jorge Linares! Beautiful fight! “Hi-Tech” is human after ...
On May 17, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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Ford Grinds At Grant Brothers

The journey of Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford continues and, as anyone who follows Ford on social media knows, it’s a hard road with non-stop training and sacrifice ...
On May 11, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Tohu Turf Wars: Report And Photo Gallery

Upon approaching the Tohu Theatre last night, and despite having been informed of brisk ticket sales, one couldn’t help being surprised to learn there was not a single ...
On March 25, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Casino Collision: Lafreniere And Onolunose Go To War

Montreal boxing fans had been promised six bouts on the latest Groupe Yvon Michel casino card, but the scheduled match for popular super middleweight Shakeel Phinn was cancelled at ...
On March 16, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Fight Night At The Tohu

Last night saw yet another action-packed fight card at the Tohu Theatre in Montreal from Rixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing, headlined by rising super middleweight prospect Erik ...
On September 10, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Ford Fights In Montreal

“I’m the true definition of a prizefighter. This is what I do to feed my family. This is what I do to pay my bills.” So says Ryan ...
On September 8, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Fight Time In The Fight City

When it rains, it pours. This time last week the skies were clear and quiet in Montreal, maybe a bit too quiet. Then all at once boxing was ...
On September 5, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Erik Bazinyan: Lessons Learned

Ironically, time means less and less as we grow older. Huge changes occur in one’s youthful years and the 20-year-old version of the self is radically different from ...
On September 3, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 134

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Great night of fights at the Tohu Theatre! Congrats to all the winners including Francis Lafreniere who is now world ...
On June 13, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Nine For Nine: More Wins For Lafreniere And Company

This month is just a tad hectic for Montreal boxing fans with four major cards going down in little more than two weeks. First it was the “Boxe ...
On June 11, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Francis Lafreniere: A Time For Patience

“Francis works so hard, always gives his all. So we’ve made some adjustments. We want to make sure he doesn’t leave too much in the gym and instead ...
On June 6, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Jean Pascal: The End Of The Road?

Here’s the truth: the Jean Pascal vs Carl Froch fight for the vacant WBC super middleweight championship is an absolute, under-the-radar classic. Not many talk about it today, ...
On June 2, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 125

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: a TON of news! Manny watched over 80 fights! A bunch of them going down in The Fight ...
On April 12, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Ten Fights At La Tohu

As per usual for The Fight City, last week we had a major boxing event featuring stand-out performances from contenders and rising young talents, and this week we get ...
On April 3, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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“You’ll Stop In Two Weeks”

Saturday, April 8, it’s time for another stacked card of boxing action at the Tohu Theatre in Montreal, as once again Rixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing are ...
On March 28, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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The Calm Before The Storm

From the outside looking in, it would appear to be a do-or-die type situation for Lucian Bute, one of great urgency and tension, if not outright panic. After ...
On February 22, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 118

Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congrats to Ryan Ford as “The Real Deal” roars in Singapore! Qualified congrats to Roy “Don’t Give A Damn” Jones ...
On February 21, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Ready To Roar In Singapore

If Ryan Ford didn’t already have a nickname, you might be tempted to give him one that reflects his willingness to venture far and wide, his life and ...
On February 16, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 114

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Manny’s news and views on combat sports! Congrats to Grant Brothers Boxing on another great event at The Tohu Theatre! ...
On January 25, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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A Major Step Forward

Boxing fans in Montreal, whether they realize it or not, are spoiled rotten and last night’s event at the Tohu Theatre only further reinforced this fact. Another solid ...
On January 22, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Lafreniere Headlines La Tohu Card

The next month is going to be huge for boxing in Montreal and Quebec with at least four major cards scheduled and it starts this coming Saturday night ...
On January 18, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 111

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congrats to Amanda Nunes! Manny picked her and she came through! No disrespect to Ronda Rousey; Nunes is just the ...
On January 3, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Brothers In Boxing

“What are the odds? Here we are: both of us undefeated, pursuing our careers, together, in a great gym and with great people and in a great city ...
On December 9, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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‘This Is Where I Need To Be’

Ryan Ford is a man on a mission, determined to come all the way back from crime and prison and be not only a positive role model but ...
On October 26, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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Yvon Michel: Looking To The Future

Belying his eminent position in boxing and celebrity status in Quebec, promoter Yvon Michel is refreshingly personable and candid, not always the case in the world of professional ...
On October 18, 2016 / By Michael Carbert

The Fight City

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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