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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 ...
On June 19, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Billy Conn: Risk vs Reward

“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.” — Soren Kierkegaard Over the decades we have been told time ...
On June 19, 2019 / By Douglas Cavanaugh
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Louis vs Conn I

It is 1941 and while some say death and taxes are the only sure things in life, American sports fans know different. There exists a third certainty: Joe Louis ...
On June 18, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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June 11, 1982: Holmes vs Cooney

It was boxing’s biggest night, but for all the wrong reasons. In terms of sheer popularity, exposure, and the money that goes with it, the 1980s has to ...
On June 11, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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June 9, 1978: Holmes vs Norton

While it might be going a bit far to classify Ken Norton as a “hard-luck fighter,” it’s difficult not to see him as such when one considers all ...
On June 9, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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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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Corrales vs Castillo: The Boxers

“Not my usual thing,” wrote Lee Wylie when he posted this video, “but I felt inspired.” Those who are regular viewers of Mr. Wylie’s creations know he is ...
On May 7, 2019 / By Lee Wylie
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April 11, 1981: Holmes vs Berbick

In 1981 few doubted that Larry Holmes was one of the best boxers in the world, but rarely had the holder of the most coveted prize in all ...
On April 11, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 Most Significant Fights In Boxing History

There are big fights which all boxing fans want to see, and then there are the monumental clashes that attract attention from all corners and have a lasting ...
On March 29, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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March 27, 1942: Louis vs Simon II

It is 1942 and war rages across much of the world. While it hasn’t reached the shores of North America, the spectre of the conflict and its destruction ...
On March 27, 2019 / By Hunter Breckenridge
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Fight City Legends: The Boston Bonecrusher

When we compare the great champions of past and present, inevitably we draw a distinction between the true warrior and the mere athlete. At that point we realize ...
On March 24, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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March 2, 1980: Kenty vs Espana

After decades of decline, Detroit, Michigan, attempted to reverse the years of stagnation and neglect and reassert itself in the late 70s as one of America’s great cities. A ...
On March 2, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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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 ...
On February 4, 2019 / By Patrick Connor
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Feb. 2, 1965: Patterson vs Chuvalo

The popularity of boxing has waxed and waned over the decades, but the 1950s saw a new source of anxiety emerge for professional prizefighting: television. With boxing featured ...
On February 1, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II

It is 1942 and in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, America is at war. As the country enters this new chapter in ...
On January 9, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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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 ...
On December 27, 2018 / By Eliott McCormick
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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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The Luminous Cube And The Roaring Darkness

“Boxing is especially valuable, and there are few spectacles as healthy and beautiful as a boxing match.” These are the words of a 26-year-old Vladimir Nabokov, taken from ...
On December 22, 2018 / By Eliott McCormick
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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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Adonis Stevenson: How Did It Happen?

The long and controversial reign of WBC and lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson ended in brutal fashion Saturday, after an onslaught of punches from decorated Ukrainian contender ...
On December 4, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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Nov. 30, 1956: Patterson vs Moore

In decades past, when undisputed heavyweight champions were the norm and not the exception, they inevitably created a great vacuum of power upon retiring. It was a mad scramble ...
On November 30, 2018 / By Patrick Connor
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The Sweet Science

One of the obvious realizations upon re-reading A.J. Liebling’s The Sweet Science is that while much has changed in the sport over the last 60 years, other things ...
On November 26, 2018 / By Rafael García
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Nov. 18, 1970: Frazier vs Foster

When former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier died in 2011 it came as a shock to the boxing world. After all, he was a mere 67 years of age ...
On November 19, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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The Gods Of War

One of the best parts about being a boxing fan is the vitality of the sport’s history and the spirited debates and discussions that arise from it. The ...
On November 17, 2018 / By Joshua Isard
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Masters Of The Jab

With few exceptions, the jab is a boxer’s most fundamental weapon, the key punch that sets up all the others. Without it, a boxer cannot effectively establish rhythm, ...
On November 2, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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Oct. 30, 1974: Ali vs Foreman

In 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of Joe Frazier, knocking Smokin’ Joe to the canvas ...
On October 30, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Oct. 16, 1987: Tyson vs Biggs

It’s 1987 and nothing and no one can stop heavyweight wrecking machine Mike Tyson. The year before he had blown away Trevor Berbick in two rounds to become the ...
On October 17, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Oct. 11, 1992: Lopez vs Lin

Ricardo Lopez’s nickname in Spanish was ‘El Finito,’ which translates as ‘The Fine One.’ Sometimes a boxer’s nickname does not aptly reflect the nature of its bearer, but ...
On October 11, 2018 / By Rafael García
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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 Upsets

How does one measure an upset? Simple: by the number of chins on the floor at the end of the fight. And the power of the shockwaves felt ...
On October 3, 2018 / By Robert Portis

The Fight City

Montreal is The Fight City. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. Montreal is The Fight City.

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