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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweights

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 Robert Portis 20 Comments Barney Ross, Carmen Basilio, Curtis Cokes, Emile Griffith, Felix Trinidad, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, Jack Britton, Jimmy McLarnin, joe walcott, Jose Napoles, Kid Gavilan, Luis Rodriguez, Manny Pacquiao, Mickey Walker, Oscar De La Hoya, Pipino Cuevas, Roberto Duran, Shane Mosley, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Wilfred Benitez

Our ratings of the all-time greatest fighters in each of the traditional eight weight classes continues with a look at

Fight City Legends: Chrysanthemum Joe

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Jamie Rebner 6 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, Christopher LaForce, Chrysanthemum Joe, Jack Johnson, James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, Joe Choynski, joe walcott, John L. Sullivan, Mike Casey, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Tom Sharkey

“Jeffries number one? No, sir. Give me Joe Choynski anytime. I faced both and should know. Jeffries had a powerful

Fight City Legends: The Barbados Demon

March 13, 2021September 2, 2021 Neil Crane 3 Comments Bob Fitzsimmons, Errol Spence Jr, Floyd Mayweather, Garcia vs Spence, Jack Johnson, Jersey Joe Walcott, joe walcott, Juan Manuel Marquez, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter, the barbados demon

Boxers failing to make weight before a fight is an ever-present concern, one that angers many fans and rightfully so.

Langford vs Wills

Fight City Legends: The Boston Bonecrusher

March 3, 2021March 6, 2021 Michael Carbert 9 Comments Al Haney, Charley Rose, Dan Morgan, Gunboat Smith, Harry Wills, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Cannon, Joe Gans, Joe Jeannette, Joe Louis, joe walcott, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Sam Langford, Sam McVey, Stanley Ketchel, Tiger Flowers

When we compare the great fighting champions of past and present, inevitably we draw a distinction between the true warrior

The Fight City Podcast No. 16

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 Alden Chodash 0 Comments DAZN, Dmitry Bivol, Errol Spence Jr, Eye Of The Tiger, Garcia vs Spence, Joe Smith Jr., joe walcott, maurice hooker, Michael Conlan, Mikey Garcia, Montreal Casino, PBC, Shawn Porter, Showtime, Yodenis Ugas

Welcome back to a new edition of The Fight City Podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash. This week he

Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 2)

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Thomas Dade 0

This is the second of two articles detailing Jack Dempsey’s comeback tour. For Part One, click here. Dempsey took a

April 10, 1964: Pastrano vs Peralta

April 10, 2021April 13, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

To say light heavyweight champion Willie Pastrano was not the most enthusiastic or Spartan-like of athletes is a bit of

May 14, 1883: Sullivan vs Mitchell

May 14, 2021May 16, 2021 Patrick Connor 0

From the embers of the Great Boston Fire of 1872 rose a man not small of frame and stature like

Nov. 12, 1982: Pryor vs Arguello I

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

It’s the fall of 1982 and the sport of boxing is bigger than ever. Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin