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Sept. 6, 1920: Dempsey, Greb & Langford

It’s now a very rare thing for boxing fans to get genuinely excited about the undercard for a major fight (Ed. note: That said, the undercard for Golovkin ...
On September 7, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Fight City Legends: The Georgia Deacon

He was only thirty-two when he left this world but if, as the old saw goes, only the good die young, then Tiger Flowers could never have escaped ...
On August 5, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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Fight City Legends: Pancho Villa

The real Pancho Villa was a prominent Mexican revolutionary who won fame for his military victories during the early part of the 20th century. Exactly why Francisco Guilledo ...
On August 1, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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July 27, 1922: Leonard vs Tendler I

There is no disputing the oft-repeated truth that Benny Leonard will forever stand as one of the finest boxers who has ever lived. Not as well known is ...
On July 27, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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July 22, 1931: Walker vs Sharkey

There really was nothing left to prove. Why Mickey Walker felt an assault on the heavyweight division was necessary, nobody still living knows. It likely had much to ...
On July 23, 2019 / By Patrick Connor
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Fight City Legends: King of the Canebrakes

It’s October 3, 1933 and a young man, a fighter, lies close to death in a hospital bed in Macon, Georgia. The room is quiet, morose even, such ...
On July 5, 2019 / By Daniel Attias
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I Fight For A Living

One of boxing’s most enduring tropes is that of the prizefighter who punches his way out of the depths of poverty and obscurity and into a life of ...
On June 30, 2019 / By Rafael García
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Turning Defeat Into Victory

“A rose is a rose is a rose,” writer Gertrude Stein once famously claimed. Likewise, a loss is a loss is a loss. Nothing more. Nothing less. One ...
On May 17, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Uncrowned Champions

For most of boxing history, world title belts didn’t grow on trees, as they say, and even title shots were a rare and much sought-after commodity. Competition was ...
On May 9, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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Dempsey vs Wills: The Superfight That Never Was

Back about a few years ago, when it seemed Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would never actually meet in the ring, pundits and historians started to wonder if ...
On April 4, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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Top 12 All-Time “Dirtiest” Champs

A comprehensive roster of boxers who dabbled in the darker arts of ringcraft would rival a catalogue of the soldiers who ringed the walls of Troy, or a ...
On January 11, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Fight City Legends: The Fighting Marine

Gene Tunney will forever be a truly great boxer, one of the best to ever step into the ring. A clever strategist with excellent footwork, superb defense and ...
On August 13, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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The Fight Game Has Changed

Since inception, the relationship between television and boxing has been bittersweet. Back in the 1950s A. J. Liebling, journalistic star for The New Yorker and boxing writer extraordinaire, ...
On May 3, 2018 / By Rafael García
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“An Elemental Sport”: Interview With Paul Beston

Every year there is a new crop of boxing books and without question one of this past year’s stand-out titles is The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled The ...
On April 12, 2018 / By Will Kohler
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Top 12 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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Yes, Roy Really Was That Good

By the mid-90’s, the question was being asked: was he the best ever? Certainly there had been no one quite like him in recent memory, no one who ...
On February 17, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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Top 12 All-Time Best Mike Tyson Quotes

Like a traffic jam caused by people rubber-necking the carnage from a massive pileup, boxing fans couldn’t get enough of the crazy circus that was the career of ...
On July 3, 2017 / By Daniel Attias
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Protect Yourself At All Times

If you’re involved in the business of boxing, or even just a fervent fan of the fight game, and you’re not yet familiar with the name of Adrian ...
On May 8, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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More Personality, Please!

Here’s a bit of info about me: I’ve never been a big MMA fan. Oh, I don’t mind the sport. Truth be told, I even admire it. Those MMA ...
On July 20, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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Question And Answer With Lee Wylie (No. 4)

Suffering from uncertainty about your lead shoulder feint? Having trouble with your distance management or footwork? Are tactical concerns regarding your favorite fighter keeping you up at night? ...
On April 20, 2016 / By Lee Wylie
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Seven Days Of Superfights

They come along in fits and starts and sometimes years can pass before they’re ever seen from again, but when they happen, they inspire millions and bring fresh ...
On March 8, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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Boxing’s Great Equalizer: The Internet

As a boxing writer I can attest first hand that the internet is both a wonderful and a terrible thing, though mostly wonderful. It not only lets talented ...
On February 14, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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Dawn Of A New Era

Boxing is a cyclical sport. No matter how dominant, fearsome or skilled a reigning champion may seem at the height of his powers, sooner or later, the old ...
On February 5, 2016 / By Matt O'Brien
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Is Bigger Really Better?

Heavyweight champ Jess Willard was 6’6, but he was absolutely destroyed by Jack Dempsey who stood five inches shorter and gave away 58 pounds. Another huge champion, Primo ...
On January 17, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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The Enigma of Canelo Alvarez

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is an enigma. Okay, the man himself may not be, but his career trajectory certainly seems enigmatic. Don’t believe me? Ponder the following: Alvarez may ...
On January 12, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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The Return Of The Heavyweights

Check it out: I’m genuinely excited for this Saturday’s heavyweight championship fight. Been a long time since I could utter or type those words with conviction. Truth be ...
On November 24, 2015 / By Sean Crose
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The Tragedy of Boxers With CID

Ring rust is real. Three long years is what John L. Sullivan waited between fights; Jack Dempsey did the same. Neither heavyweight returned from the long, dry spell ...
On November 15, 2015 / By Sean Crose
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The Giant Falls Again

Undefeated. Invincible. Unstoppable. The best. The greatest. All applied to Ronda Rousey short hours ago, and thus her fall to unheralded Holly Holm is easily the biggest upset ...
On November 15, 2015 / By Robert Portis
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The Second Coming Of Dempsey?

Jack Dempsey. That’s who David Lemieux reminds me of: Jack Dempsey. The Manassa Mauler. Maybe it sounds crazy, but bear with me for a minute. Because there are ...
On October 16, 2015 / By Sean Crose
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Top 12 All-Time Craziest Publicity Stunts

As noble and gentlemanly as the sport of boxing can sometimes be, one of the biggest draws in pugilism tends to be the spectacle. There’s just something about ...
On September 25, 2015 / By Patrick Connor