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Older Than You Think

Like everyone else during the pandemic, I have at times been desperate for boxing content during the waits between live cards. To scratch that itch, I turned to ...
On July 19, 2021 / By Joshua Isard
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June 15, 1984: Hearns vs Duran

At the time, the story lines had not yet become vivid, the true significance of what was unfolding not yet clear. The term “The Four Kings” had yet ...
On June 15, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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June 12, 1989: Hearns vs Leonard II

The first Hearns vs Leonard battle in 1981, one of the biggest fights in boxing history, was billed as “The Showdown,” an appellation that made sense given that ...
On June 12, 2021 / By Robert Portis
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Eighty Fights From The 80’s (Part Two)

We know you’ve barely started sampling all the great battles we listed yesterday in Part One of this list, but we promised, and so we deliver: here’s the ...
On April 29, 2021 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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The Fight City Podcast No. 49

Yesterday was a remarkable day in boxing history, for reasons both good and regrettable, so what better time to offer fight fans a new edition of our podcast, ...
On March 14, 2021 / By Alden Chodash
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler: 1954-2021

For those of us watching from the outside, who never knew Marvelous Marvin Hagler on a personal level, perhaps the characteristic which made the greatest impression was the ...
On March 13, 2021 / By Robert Portis
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March 10, 1986: Hagler vs Mugabi

Almost a full year had passed since “The Fight,” the huge event that was Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs Thomas “The Hit Man” Hearns for the undisputed middleweight title, ...
On March 10, 2021 / By Robert Portis
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Oct. 29, 1987: Hearns vs Roldan

The great Henry Armstrong had come agonizingly close to accomplishing the feat. Latter day legends Alexis Arguello and Roberto Duran had tried and failed. But finally, for the ...
On October 29, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Hagler vs Hearns: THE WAR

“I wanted to jump right on top of him, not give him any time to think, or give him time to use his reach or his right hand.” ...
On April 15, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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Switching Stances With Marvin Hagler

For close to a full decade, Marvelous Marvin Hagler was part of any discussion about the best fighter in the game, pound-for-pound. Quick, powerful, ruthless and clever, he ...
On September 24, 2016 / By Lee Wylie

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