Browsing Tag Jersey Joe Walcott

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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest “Philly” Champs

  Rocky is a great movie, and Creed was pretty good, but they get my town all wrong when it comes to boxing. The films portray Philadelphia as a city ...

  On February 8, 2019 / By Joshua Isard
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  McCluskey’s Dozen: 30 Years Of Talent

  Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete but it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. It can manifest itself ...

  On December 31, 2018 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  July 18, 1951: Charles vs Walcott III

  If James Braddock is “The Cinderella Man,” then what do we call Arnold Cream, aka Jersey Joe Walcott? Braddock’s story of perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable ...

  On December 25, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Dec. 05, 1947: Louis vs Walcott I

  Bad decisions. Robberies. Ridiculous scorecards. Maybe nothing sickens a fight fan more than the judges rendering a final verdict which makes a mockery of a hard-fought contest. Sadly, ...

  On December 5, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Sept. 27, 1950: Charles vs Louis

  There’s little doubt that Ezzard Charles is one of boxing’s most underrated champions. A skillful technician, he holds wins over a long list of great fighters and he ...

  On September 27, 2018 / By Daniel Attias
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  Sept. 23, 1952: Marciano vs Walcott I

  It was 1952, and ever since the great Joe Louis had relinquished his world title in 1948, the world championship of the big men had been lost in ...

  On September 24, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Joshua vs Povetkin: Worth The Risk?

  This Saturday, boxing fans get yet another heavyweight title fight that is not the battle that everyone wants to see. Instead of taking on Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, ...

  On September 20, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Sept. 17, 1954: Marciano vs Charles II

  On this day back in 1954, Rocky Marciano and Ezzard Charles clashed at Yankee Stadium to contest, for the second time in just three months, the heavyweight championship ...

  On September 17, 2018 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Happy Birthday To The Rock

  Today is the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and, despite the fact “The Rock’s” famous 49-0 career mark was “eclipsed” by Floyd Mayweather, we’re always going to pay tribute ...

  On September 1, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Story Of The Cincinnati Cobra

  Like anyone who identifies as something of a boxing diehard, I’m familiar with the name Ezzard Charles. However, if pressed I could not tell you much more than ...

  On August 8, 2018 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  June 29, 1942: Charles vs Burley II

  No one knowledgeable about the long history of prizefighting doubts the standing of Charley Burley. The man was so good even Sugar Ray Robinson avoided him. And no ...

  On June 28, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweights

  At a very leisurely pace over the last couple of years, The Fight City has offered its own idiosyncratic rankings of the all-time greatest boxers in each of ...

  On June 2, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  May 15, 1953: Marciano vs Walcott II

  An immediate return match after a tough loss can be a risky proposition. There is no physical reason for this; after a few weeks the body repairs itself ...

  On May 15, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweight Slugfests

  There is a human fascination for seeing large things torn asunder, be it a huge office tower, a bridge, an ego or even a man. Or perhaps two ...

  On April 17, 2018 / By Patrick Connor
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest One Punch Knockouts

  Few things in all of sports are as electrifying as the one punch knockout and these are the most consequential of them all. To make the cut, it must ...

  On November 11, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Most Cerebral Boxers

  It takes more than strength, punching power and great conditioning to become a champion prizefighter. Mastery of footwork, angles, feinting, defense and the ability to adapt to an ...

  On September 4, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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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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  Fight City Legends: The Barbados Demon

  The controversies in recent years regarding boxers not making weight has angered many boxing fans and rightfully so. Whether it’s Floyd Mayweather intentionally coming in over the agreed ...

  On August 11, 2014 / By Michael Carbert