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Christian Carto: Philadelphia’s New “Rocky”

Philadelphia has long prided itself on its rich pugilistic tradition, and while the current boxing scene may not be as

It is 1987 and nothing and no one can stop heavyweight wrecking machine Mike Tyson. The year before he had blown

So often match-ups that appear to be obvious, can’t-miss attractions just fail to materialize and such was the case with

“I wouldn’t say he was dirty so much as he was expedient. He was so eager to get the damage

It is not for nothing that late scribe Jimmy Cannon called boxing “the red light district of sports.” Pugilism is