Browsing Tag James Kirkland

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  The Top Twelve 3

  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds

  In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and the greatest fights are the ones offering the ...

  On June 10, 2021 / By Neil Crane
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  Dangerous Enough: Canelo Must Pay The Price

  I’ll never forget watching the Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim match on live television as a child. Mancini was a favorite boxer of mine and on that ...

  On March 7, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Hit The Road, Andre

  In November boxing got a rare treat: a showdown between two of the very best fighters in the sport, pound-for-pound. And while Kovalev vs Ward didn’t exactly remind ...

  On January 10, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  2015 Knockout of the Year

  Knockout of the Year Nominations: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez KO3 James Kirkland Randall Bailey KO7 Shusaku Fujinaka Gabriel Bracero KO1 Danny O’Connor Krzysztof Glowacko KO11 Marco Huck Ola Afolabi ...

  On January 8, 2016 / By Patrick Connor
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  Cotto vs Canelo: Lee Wylie’s Pick

  The Fight City is proud to be the home of Lee Wylie and as part of our special coverage in advance of an historic clash of champions, Cotto ...

  On November 17, 2015 / By Lee Wylie
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  Creating Boxing’s Next Cash Cow

  Mayweather vs Pacquiao signaled a change of order in boxing as the sport will need new stars to supplant these two as its biggest attractions. Who will step ...

  On May 23, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Canelo vs Kirkland: Estamos muy contentos!

  “Estamos muy contentos!,” is an expression Canelo Alvarez keeps at hand in his bag of media-friendly phrases, saying it over and over in interviews and press conferences. It ...

  On May 11, 2015 / By Rafael García
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  Canelo vs Kirkland: Reasons to Watch

  If you’re tired of forking out for PPVs in which the number of pre-fight hype shows and “documentaries” dwarfs the number of punches thrown in the ring, you’re in ...

  On May 8, 2015 / By Rafael García
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  Mark Your Calendar

  The month of May doesn’t normally excite me. Spring is in the air but, if you happen to be from Scotland, that just means four seasons in one ...

  On May 5, 2015 / By Shaun Brown
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  The Limits of Ambition

  We’re about six weeks away from Mayweather vs Pacquiao, and while the boxing world celebrates finally getting the mega-fight it has wanted for so long, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ...

  On March 22, 2015 / By Rafael García
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  Mayweather vs Cotto: A Hell Of A Show

  Would it really have been better four years ago? Back in late 2007 there were hopes in the welterweight division about a potential clash between then undefeated Miguel ...

  On May 6, 2012 / By Rafael García
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  Fight Report: Kirkland vs Angulo

  In boxing, as in politics, it is an unforgivable blunder to peak early. Alfredo ‘El Perro’ Angulo learned this lesson the hard way on Saturday night in Cancun, ...

  On November 7, 2011 / By Rafael García