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Off The Ropes: The Ron Lyle Story

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Rafael García 2 Comments Al Bernstein, boxing literature, Candace Toft, Earnie Shavers, George Foreman, heavyweights, Muhammad Ali, Ron Lyle

I loved it. I loved it. I loved luring a guy into throwing a punch, then landing my own right

Lee Wylie

Muhammad Ali: The Fighter

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Lee Wylie 4 Comments Cleveland Williams, Eddie Futch, heavyweights, Joe Foreman, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, The Greatest, Willie Pep

A few days ago the boxing world marked the anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s birth and so we keep the festivities

The Top Twelve

Top 12 Greatest Muhammad Ali Performances

December 22, 2020July 9, 2021 Michael Carbert 4 Comments angelo dundee, Boxing, Cleveland Williams, Earnie Shavers, Ernie Terrell, George Foreman, heavyweights, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, oscar bonavena, Sonny Liston

Do we need a special occasion to pay tribute to arguably the most popular and influential prizefighter of all-time? Is

Podcast

The Fight City Podcast No. 15

February 26, 2019March 1, 2019 Alden Chodash 0 Comments Alexander Povetkin, Anthony Joshua, Cassius Clay, Eddie Hearn, heavyweights, Jarrell Miller, Muhammad Ali, Oleksandr Usyk, Sonny Liston, Tomasz Adamek

Time for another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who this week is joined by site editor Michael Carbert. Strap

Fight Reports

Big Boy Battles

July 29, 2018February 14, 2021 Neil Crane 1 Comment Carlos Takam, Chisora vs Takam, Christopher Diaz, Dereck Chisora, Dillian Whyte, heavyweights, Jeff Lockhart, Joseph Parker, Masayuki Ito, Whyte vs Parker

While no serious boxing fan is ready just yet to argue that we’re in a Golden Age for the heavyweight

Columns

Fury vs Joshua: It Has To Happen

December 18, 2017December 20, 2017 Sherif Dhaimish 3 Comments AJ vs Fury, Amir Khan, Anthony Joshua, Bartley Gorman, Billy Joe Saunders, Carl Froch, Eddie Hearn, Gypsie King, heavyweights, Joe Calzaghe, Junior Whitter, Kell Brook, Peter Fury, Ricky Hatton, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko

As of last week, lineal heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury, has been cleared by UK Anti-Doping to fight

Columns

Anthony Joshua: Far From Invincible

October 31, 2017November 2, 2017 Sean Crose 2 Comments Anthony Joshua, Boxing, Carlos Takam, Deontay Wilder, heavyweights, Joshua vs Wilder, Tyson Fury, Wilder vs Joshua, Wladimir Klitschko

First, make no mistake: heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is one hell of a fighter. The guy’s not only defeated every

Features

Joshua vs Klitschko: The Fight City Picks

April 29, 2017May 1, 2017 Robert Portis 0 Comments Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte, Dominic Breazeale, heavyweight championship, heavyweights, Joshua vs Klitschko, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko

On the surface, Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko — which will be contested for the WBA, IBF, and IBO titles in front

Features

Gerald Washington: Exclusive Interview

February 23, 2017March 21, 2018 Zachary Alapi 0 Comments Amir Mansour, Deontay Wilder, Eddie Chambers, gerald washington, heavyweights, Muhammad Ali, Ray Austin, Showtime, Wilder vs Washington

Whenever a replacement opponent is needed for a significant fight, fans and pundits are usually left grasping for narratives to

Columns

Is Luis Ortiz For Real?

March 10, 2016May 19, 2021 Sean Crose 3 Comments Bryant Jennings, Cuba, Deontay Wilder, Evander Holyfield, heavyweights, Luis Ortiz, Riddick Bowe, Tony Thompson, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko

As crazy as it may sound, Luis Ortiz reminds me of former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe. No, the two men don’t

Features

Tim Witherspoon: “I’m The Real Rocky!”

February 9, 2016May 16, 2017 Thad Moore 3 Comments Bonecrusher Smith, Don King, Frank Bruno, Gerry Cooney, Greg Page, heavyweight champion, heavyweights, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Martin Luther King, Mike Tyson, Mike Weaver, Muhammad Ali, Philadelphia, Pinklon Thomas, Renaldo Snipes, Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tubbs

Everyone knows who Rocky Balboa is, but who is the true Rocky, the real-life Rocky? Tim Witherspoon, a former heavyweight

Features

Dawn Of A New Era

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Ezzard Charles, Gene Tunney, heavyweights, Jack Dempsey, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Tyson Fury, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko

Boxing is a cyclical sport. No matter how dominant, fearsome or skilled a reigning champion may seem at the height

Fight Reports

Fight Report: Klitschko vs Povetkin

October 5, 2013July 29, 2019 Eliott McCormick 0 Comments Alexander Povetkin, Boxing, heavyweights, Klitschko vs Povetkin, Wladimir Klitschko

The Event At the Indoor Olympic Arena in Moscow, heavyweight czar Wladimir Klitschko earned a coma-inducing unanimous decision over Alexander

Boxiana

Coal For Christmas

December 25, 2020January 28, 2021 Michael Carbert 5

If James Braddock is “The Cinderella Man,” then what do we call Arnold Cream, aka Jersey Joe Walcott? Braddock’s story

Boxiana

Oct. 12, 1978: Scott vs Gregory

October 12, 2021October 15, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

It remains one of the more unlikely episodes in all of boxing history. A convicted criminal locked inside a maximum

Boxiana

March 1, 1992: Nelson vs Fenech II

March 1, 2021March 4, 2021 Michael Carbert 5

It may not be right or just, but the fact remains that when it comes to drawing attention and selling

Boxiana

Oct. 30, 1982: Hagler vs Obelmejias II

October 31, 2020November 1, 2020 Michael Carbert 0

It’s 1982 and no one doubts that undisputed middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the best active boxer on the