Browsing Tag Jack Sharkey
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Boxiana 1
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 ...
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June 19, 1936: Louis vs Schmeling
Think back, if you will boxing fans, and recollect those breathless days of yesteryear, when the young, can’t-miss prospect, the next great star of the ring, thrilled you ...
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Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 2)
This is the second of two articles detailing Jack Dempsey’s comeback tour. For Part One, click here. Dempsey took a brief break from the first leg of the ...
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Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 1)
The comeback trail is a well-trodden path for professional boxers. Ex-champions, contenders, and club fighters alike are all tempted to return to the ring for one last payday. ...
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April 30, 1928: Sharkey vs Delaney
The day after the fight, James A. Farley, Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, states there will be a full investigation. Prior to the match, Farley ...
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The Top Twelve 1
Top 12 All-Time Most Controversial Fights
No sport has courted as much scandal and public outrage as boxing. From dives and fixed fights, to outrageous decisions, not to mention the shady stuff behind closed ...
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Fight City Legends: The Boston Gob
In boxing history, there are the champions and there are those who fight among them. For every Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey, there were hundreds of ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
Fist of the Reich
Max Schmeling was the first German-born world heavyweight champion and the only boxer to defeat Joe Louis in “The Brown Bomber’s” prime. A sporting hero to the German people, he risked ...
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Fight City Legends: The Toy Bulldog
There’s a character archetype that’s been floating around for decades, if not centuries: the scrappy Irishman who makes up with strength and guts what he lacks in stature, ...
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Top 12 All-Time Worst Cheap Shots
All intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as a “sucker punch,” as a blow rendered when ...
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He Howled and Made Horrid Faces
“They howled, and leaped, and spun, and made horrid faces; but what thrilled you was just the thought of their humanity–like yours–the thought of your remote kinship with ...
