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Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete, but at the same time it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. It can manifest itself as an aura, a reality-defying sense
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Since being established by the major sanctioning bodies in the mid-80s, the super middleweight class has produced some classic contests. I was fortunate to grow into an avid boxing fan in the midst of the division’s heyday for
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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 very first time, the mountain was conquered: four world titles
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“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali, but also the victory of the underdog. Back in 1964 no one gave Ali, then Cassius Clay, a chance
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This past July marked two full decades since the final battle in the amazing career of the legendary warrior they call “Manos de Piedra,” but the standing of Roberto Duran has not diminished in the least in the
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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 other half of the eighty epic fights from the 1980’s,
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Iran “The Blade” Barkley vs Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran represents a very special page in the history book of boxing. This intense and historic battle is nothing less than a benchmark for how violently beautiful pugilism can be
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Seems like we had just finished celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first great Duran vs Leonard battle when the awful news came that the man they call “Manos de Piedra,” arguably the greatest living boxer on the
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It may not be the only organization working to assist the boxing’s fallen warriors and ex-fighters in need, but Ring 10 of New York City is certainly one of the most prominent. Its ongoing efforts to help retired
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Intimidation can come in many different forms: aggressive body language, rippling muscles, obnoxious trash talk, or the cold stare that sends chills down another’s backbone. Whatever way it’s manifested, the objective is the same: to force a crack
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It’s been a long time now, almost three decades, since Iran Barkley became an overnight sensation, when the boxer known as “The Blade” stopped Thomas Hearns in three rounds and won the WBC middleweight title. He was 28-years-old
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If you want to have a special tribute to Roberto Duran, then you have to do it in June. It just so happens that, with few exceptions, Duran secured his most glorious and pivotal triumphs in the month
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. An old fighter who should have hung up the gloves years ago is ignoring pleas to quit and trying to get back in the ring. Serious boxing fans have seen
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