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Feb. 24, 1989: Duran vs Barkley

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 ...
On February 24, 2021 / By Rafael García
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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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The Tao Of Roberto Duran

It’s been almost two decades since the final entry in the records books for the legendary prizefighter they called “Manos de Piedra,” but the standing of Roberto Duran ...
On September 18, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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Top 12 Greatest Roberto Duran Victories

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 ...
On July 3, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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The Super Middleweight Super Six

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 ...
On June 1, 2020 / By Matt O'Brien
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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 May 13, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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McCluskey’s Dozen: Thirty Years Of Talent

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. ...
On January 23, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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Legends In The Bronx: Ring 10 Fundraiser On Sept. 23

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 ...
On September 10, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Top 12 All-Time Most Intimidating Boxers

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 ...
On March 29, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Ring 10: A Glimmer Of Light In A Dark And Lonely Sport

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 ...
On November 13, 2017 / By Sheila Oviedo
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Underdogs, The Real Deal, And Me

“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali himself, but also the victory of the underdog. Back ...
On March 24, 2017 / By Jamie Rebner
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Welcome to Hands of Stone Week

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 ...
On June 14, 2015 / By Michael Carbert
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The Sad Story That Never Goes Away

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 ...
On September 26, 2014 / By Robert Portis

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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