Browsing Tag Jimmy McLarnin

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  The Top Twelve 4

  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights

  Thirty-eight years ago one of the biggest fights in boxing history shattered box-office and telecast records and helped usher in the era of The Four Kings. Hearns vs ...

  On September 18, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  Sept. 3, 1936: Ambers vs Canzoneri

  Tony Canzoneri was already a lock for the Hall of Fame, not to mention an all-time great lightweight when he entered Madison Square Garden in May of 1935 ...

  On September 3, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Sun Kil Moon: “Salvador Sanchez”

  In Salvador Sanchez, singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek walks amongst men who died much too soon. Such deaths are tragic by definition, but in the case of the men depicted ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  May 31, 1938: Ross vs Armstrong

  Barney Ross was more than just one of the best boxers who ever lived. A Jew whose life was largely defined by anti-Semitism, he was a hero to ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight City Legends: The Ghetto Wizard

  In the long history of boxing there have been many master trainers, gurus of the ring who made it their life’s work to mould young men into pugilists. ...

  On April 7, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Jan. 21, 1927: LaBarba vs Clark

  Flyweight wasn’t much of a division until Jimmy Wilde came along. While not the first of the little champions, “The Ghost With the Hammer in His Hand” showed ...

  On January 21, 2019 / By Patrick Connor
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  Fight City Legends: The Belfast Spider

  As anyone who has contemplated the history of pugilism already knows, no sport offers more when it comes to heartbreak and tragedy. From the trusting, dedicated fighter who ...

  On December 19, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Nov. 4, 1932: Canzoneri vs Petrolle

  For fight fans who happen to be born after around 1975 or so, Billy Petrolle must seem a rather curious figure. Here’s a warrior with over 89 pro ...

  On November 4, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Oct. 7, 1932: McLarnin vs Leonard

  In boxing, the spectacle of a once-great champion humbled by Father Time is both profoundly disturbing and, sadly, all too common. With precious few exceptions, the finest fighters ...

  On October 7, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Oct. 5, 1936: Canzoneri vs McLarnin II

  Tony Canzoneri vs Jimmy McLarnin. Two of the very best from one of boxing’s great eras, the 1930’s, the Depression years, the glorious decade of Kid Chocolate, Barney ...

  On October 5, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweights

  Our ratings of the all-time greatest fighters in each of the traditional eight weight classes continues with a look at the storied ranks of the welterweight division. As noted ...

  On October 9, 2017 / By Robert Portis