It’s only February but already 2019 is proving to be an outstanding year for fisticuffs at the Cabaret Room in the Casino de Montreal with a couple of ...
On February 17, 2019 / By Robert PortisThe bell had yet to ring to start the fight, but the outcome was already decided. Sergey Kovalev was finished and about to get his butt kicked for ...
On February 3, 2019 / By Ralph M. SemienWelcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash, who this week gets a welcome respite while Michael Carbert and Rafael Garcia discuss, among other things, ...
On January 29, 2019 / By Neil CraneOn a boxing-rich day for Canadian fight fans — with Steven Butler headlining in Rimouski and Jean Pascal challenging for a world title in Atlantic City — Groupe ...
On November 25, 2018 / By Zachary AlapiAnother week, another boxing card at the Montreal Casino, this time from Groupe Yvon Michel. The week before saw Eye Of The Tiger put on a major show there ...
On October 22, 2018 / By Robert PortisWelcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Big thanks from Manny for those who made his journey to Shawinigan possible! Manny didn’t ...
On June 21, 2018 / By Manny MontrealTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Congratulations to Groupe Yvon Michel on another successful fight card at the Montreal Casino! Great ...
On June 14, 2018 / By Manny MontrealTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week, special two-part video! Because Manny has stuff to say about Stevenson vs Jack! ...
On May 23, 2018 / By Manny MontrealThe Event Stevenson vs Jack represented one of the best and most interesting match-ups to be made in the light heavyweight division for some time, not to mention ...
On May 20, 2018 / By Robert PortisTime 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 MontrealIt’s an intriguing match-up featuring two of the very best in a stacked light heavyweight division. Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack are, without question, elite-level pugilists and this ...
On May 17, 2018 / By Michael CarbertMontreal is “The Fight City,” not Toronto. Or so we thought. And still think, as any objective evaluation of Canada’s two largest urban centres reveals a mismatch in ...
On April 26, 2018 / By Michael CarbertTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Congratulations to Groupe Yvon Michel for another great ...
On April 25, 2018 / By Manny MontrealGroupe Yvon Michel hosted another boxing gala on Thursday at the Montreal Casino, which turned out to be unlike any pugilistic event I might have imagined. The venue ...
On April 20, 2018 / By Marko SijanTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Don’t forget to take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Big congrats to Eye Of ...
On April 11, 2018 / By Manny MontrealMontreal 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 CarbertTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Groupe Yvon Michel for another great show at the Montreal Casino! ...
On February 22, 2018 / By Manny MontrealTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Eye Of The Tiger Management for their successful show in Shawinigan! Big win for Mathieu Germain, who ...
On February 14, 2018 / By Manny MontrealMost fighters get only one act. Their careers rise and fall like a dramatist’s plot structure, with a chosen few enjoying a longer arc than their peers. Rarely, ...
On January 27, 2018 / By Eliott McCormickWelcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congrats this week to: Brandon Cook! Chad Laprise! John Makdessi! Nordine Taleb! Valerie Letourneau! Check out Manny’s Saunders vs Lemieux ...
On December 20, 2017 / By Manny MontrealWelcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congratulations to, among others, Jonathan Di Bella, “Monster” Miljas, Tom Vautour, and Miguel Cotto! Big Montreal Casino card going down tomorrow ...
On December 6, 2017 / By Manny MontrealTomorrow night Montreal hosts another major pro boxing card, this one organized by Eye Of The Tiger Management and featuring no fewer than 12 matches. The venue is ...
On October 26, 2017 / By Michael CarbertTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Major announcements coming soon from both Groupe Yvon Michel and Eye Of The Tiger! Major step forward on the horizon ...
On August 16, 2017 / By Manny MontrealMontreal is The Fight City. And in June, 2017, it’s gone into overdrive. This past Thursday night saw another quality show at the Montreal Casino from the good ...
On June 20, 2017 / By Michael CarbertLast night was not the first time Eleider Alvarez and Adonis Stevenson have shared a ring. With both pugilists under contract to Groupe Yvon Michel, they’ve fought under ...
On June 4, 2017 / By Michael CarbertAdonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara II. Eleider Alvarez vs Jean Pascal. Two major showdowns with serious implications, both happening on the same card this Saturday night. A world ...
On June 1, 2017 / By Michael CarbertTime again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: David Whittom in hospital after his unsuccessful challenge for a Canadian title! Some blunt words for the people ...
On May 30, 2017 / By Manny MontrealThere’s that old tale about Androcles, the slave who fled his master and then pulled the stinging thorn from the lion’s paw. Both were later captured and the ...
On May 29, 2017 / By Michael CarbertWelcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Big congrats to Lucas Matthysse! People were writing him off but he stole the show! Congrats also to ...
On May 9, 2017 / By Manny MontrealBoxing press conferences, as many know, often involve a certain degree of tension and discomfort and even, on occasion, violence. Thus, as your friendly journalist enters the appointed ...
On April 23, 2017 / By Michael Carbert“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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