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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 Laurence Thompson 9 Comments Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins, David Haye, Enzo Maccarinelli, Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr., James Jeffries, James Toney, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Roy Jones Jr., Sam Langford, Shane Mosley, tim bradley, Tommy Burns, Wladimir Klitschko

When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest One Punch KOs

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Robert Portis 4 Comments Antonio Tarver, George Foreman, Jersey Joe Walcott, Juan Manuel Marquez, Julian Jackson, Lennox Lewis, Manny Pacquiao, Mike McCallum, Rocky Marciano, Roy Jones Jr.

Few things in all of sports are as electrifying as the one punch knockout and these are the most consequential

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Oct. 11, 1992: Lopez vs Lin

October 11, 2021October 14, 2021 Rafael García 2 Comments Boxing, El Finito, Finito Lopez, Joe Louis, Juan Manuel Marquez, Mexico, Nacho Beristain, Ricardo Lopez, Rocky Lin, TBE

The nickname of all-time great Mexican pugilist Ricardo Lopez is “El Finito,” which translates to “The Fine One.” Sometimes a

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Manny Pacquiao: You Had To Be There

October 6, 2021October 9, 2021 Rafael García Boxing, Erik Morales, Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, pacquiao vs bradley, Pacquiao vs Marquez, Pacquiao vs Mayweather, Pacquiao vs Thurman, Philippines, Timothy Bradley

You’ve seen it. The photo taken when he was sixteen, standing in a corner, staring at the camera, hard to

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Still Stuck in Time: Manny, Marquez & Me

August 24, 2021August 30, 2021 Carlos Ramirez H. 3 Comments Bob Arum, Dinamita, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, Mexico, Pacman, Pacquiao vs Marquez, Pacquiao vs Thurman, Philippines, Rio Grande, Timothy Bradley

“Hard right hand by Marquez and for the first time in four fights Manny Pacquiao has been knocked down!” “Are

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Top 12 Greatest ‘WTF’ Pacman Moments

August 20, 2021August 22, 2021 Rafael García 1 Comment Antonio Margarito, Australia, Erik Morales, ESPN, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Henry Armstrong, Jeff Horn, Jim Lampley, Joshua Clottey, Juan Manuel Marquez, Larry Merchant, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Miguel Cotto, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Roy Jones Jr., Teddy Atlas, The Mexicutioner, Time Magazine, Timothy Bradley

At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known beyond a

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds

June 10, 2021June 12, 2021 Neil Crane 3 Comments Alexis Arguello, Alfredo Angulo, Archie Moore, Arturo Frias, Bert Cooper, Floyd Patterson, Gerald McClellan, Ingemar Johansson, Jack Dempsey, James Kirkland, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier, Juan Manuel Marquez, Luis Firpo, Manny Pacquiao, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Michael Moorer, NIGEL BENN, Ray Mancini, Thomas Hearns, Yvon Durelle

In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and

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May 20, 2006: Barrera vs Juarez I

May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 Alden Chodash 2 Comments Erik Morales, Gennady Golovkin, Juan Manuel Marquez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Rocky Juarez

In certain respects, Marco Antonio Barrera is not your typical Mexican fighter. When compared to such compatriots as Julio Cesar

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Mexican Boxers

May 5, 2021May 7, 2021 Michael Carbert 24 Comments Baby Arizmendi, Carlos Zarate, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Ricardo Lopez, Rodolfo Baby Casanova, Ruben Olivares, Salvador Sanchez, Vicente Saldivar

A while back your preferred independent combat sports website had a special week on Mexican pugilists called “Mexican Style” and

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April 7, 2001: Hamed vs Barrera

April 7, 2021May 23, 2021 Rafael García 11 Comments Erik Morales, featherweights, Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas, Manny Steward, Marco Antonio Barrera, Naseem Hamed

“I’m here training the greatest featherweight of all time.” None other than Emanuel Steward spoke those words, three weeks before

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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.

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Pacquiao vs Marquez IV: A History of Violence

December 24, 2020December 27, 2020 Rafael García 0 Comments Boxing, Dinamita, Juan Manuel Marquez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao vs Marquez, rivalry

Earlier this month boxing marked the eight year anniversary of one of the most consequential prizefights of recent times, the

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The Five Ways of Attack

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Lee Wylie 2 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Bruce Lee, Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao

Today is the birthday of the martial arts wizard and pop culture icon, Bruce Lee, a genuine legend and a

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Rivalries

September 5, 2020September 13, 2020 Michael Carbert 2 Comments Ali vs Frazier, Archie Moore, Arturo Gatti, Barney Ross, Gene Fullmer, Henry Armstrong, Jake LaMotta, Joe Frazier, Joe Gans, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ken Norton, Manny Pacquiao, Muhammad Ali, Roberto Duran, Rocky Graziano, Sam Langford, Sandy Saddler, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tony Zale, Ward vs Gatti, Willie Pep

The best boxing rivalries are about more than a series of action-packed fights. Great rivalries are stories, absorbing narratives that

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15 Kinds Of Fight Fan Heartache

August 27, 2020October 20, 2020 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Chris Eubank, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ike Quartey, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lennox Lewis, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Naseem Hamed, NIGEL BENN, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr.

As the world of sports and live entertainment ground to a halt this year, boxing fans endured months without any

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McCluskey’s Dozen: Thirty Years Of Talent

January 23, 2020September 14, 2021 Ronnie McCluskey 5 Comments Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, Ezzard Charles, Floyd Mayweather, Gary Russell Jr., Guillermo Rigondeaux, Iran Barkley, James Toney, jason sosa, Jersey Joe Walcott, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Nicholas Walters, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricardo Lopez, Roberto Duran, Roman Gonzalez, Roy Jones Jr., Sergey Kovalev, Vassily Jirov

Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete, but at the same time

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The Twelve Rounds Of Christmas

December 25, 2019December 25, 2019 Robert Portis 0 Comments Arturo Gatti, Billy Conn, Diego Corrales, Evander Holyfield, Gatti vs Ward, George Foreman, Israel Vazquez, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Micky Ward, Rafael Marquez, Roberto Duran, Ron Lyle, Ruslan Provodnikov, Sugar Ray Leonard, Terry Norris, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Timothy Bradley

It’s a timeless Yuletide classic, a tune sung for centuries at this time of year, but now “The Twelve Days

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Top 12 All-Time Worst Cheap Shots

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019 Robert Portis 13 Comments Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham, Arturo Gatti, Benny Leonard, Billy Dib, Billy Papke, Derrick Gainer, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Norwood, Jack Britton, Jack Dempsey, Jack Sharkey, James Butler, Juan Manuel Marquez, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mike Tyson, Montell Griffin, Orlin Norris, Richard Grant, Roy Jones Jr., Stanley Ketchel, Victor Ortiz

All intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as

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Pacquiao vs Broner: Prelude To MayPac II?

January 18, 2019January 21, 2019 Ralph M. Semien 0 Comments Adrien Broner, Al Haymon, Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lucas Matthysse, Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Mikey Garcia, Pacquiao vs Broner, Pacquiao vs Marquez, Showtime

It’s the big showdown in Vegas tonight, Pac vs Broner, but don’t be fooled fight fans. What it’s really all

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Back To Vegas

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Rafael García 0 Comments Adrien Broner, Al Haymon, AT&T Stadium, Errol Spence Jr, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, MGM Grand, Miguel Cotto, Mikey Garcia, Ricky Hatton, Sin City, welterweights

This Saturday night, ring legend Manny Pacquiao will hear the opening bell as a pro for the 70th time in

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Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?

December 28, 2018May 5, 2020 Rafael García 3 Comments Azumah Nelson, Baby Arizmendi, Carlos Zarate, Danny Lopez, Edwin Rosario, Erik Morales, Eusebio Pedroza, Juan Manuel Marquez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Meldrick Taylor, Pernell Whitaker, Ruben Olivares, Salvador Sanchez

Michael Carbert: Several years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight,

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Let’s Stop Pretending

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Jeffrey Fuss 2 Comments Alexander Povetkin, Amir Khan, Andre Berto, banned substances, Bernard Hopkins, Bronze Bomber, Canelo Alvarez, Deontay Wilder, Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovikin, ggg, Golovkin v Canelo II, James Toney, John Ruiz, Juan Manuel Marquez, king kong, Lamont Peterson, Luis Ortiz, Manny Pacquiao, MayMac, Nonito Donaire, Olympics, Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr. Richard Hall, steroids, sugar shane mosley, Tommy Morrison, VADA, WBC, West Virginia University, WVU

Sports is about passion. It’s what fills the stands and sells the tickets. I’m from West Virginia, and the University

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Adios, Dinamita

August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 Rafael García 0 Comments Daniel Zaragoza, Floyd Mayweather, Gilberto Roman, Humberto Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Mexican boxers, Mexico, Nacho Beristain, Pacquiao vs Marquez, Ricardo Lopez

Greatness has a soft spot for grit. In the ring, Juan Manuel Marquez had grit in spades. He showed it

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Ten Fights At La Tohu

April 3, 2017April 4, 2017 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Bruno Bredicean, Chann Thonson, dario bredicean, Dwayne Durel, Erik Bazinyan, Golden Garcia, Grant Brothers Boxing, Howard Grant, Juan Manuel Marquez, Mohamed Soumaoro, Otis Grant, Rixa Promotions, Roody Pierre-Paul

As per usual for The Fight City, last week we had a major boxing event featuring stand-out performances from contenders and

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The Haunting Of Dinamita

October 12, 2016October 27, 2016 Robert Portis 3 Comments Bob Arum, Brandon Rios, Chris Algieri, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Timothy Bradley

Boxing continues to be the sport where aging athletes and ex-champions never retire but instead keep holding out for one

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A Question Of Character

April 6, 2016April 9, 2016 Henry Valerio 1 Comment Brandon Rios, Cus D'Amato, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao vs Bradley 3, Teddy Atlas, Timothy Bradley

“It’s the mark of a great fighter when he has character plus skill. Because a fighter with character and skill

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Pacquiao vs Bradley: A Tactical Overview

March 29, 2016December 6, 2018 Lee Wylie 1 Comment Antonio Margarito, Brandon Rios, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, Teddy Atlas, Timothy Bradley

While it’s fair to say that the boxing world is not exactly on fire regarding next Saturday’s rubber match between

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Dinamita’s Last Stand?

February 13, 2016February 17, 2016 Rafael García 2 Comments Amir Khan, Canelo Alvarez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Mike Alvarado, Nacho Beristain, welterweights

It’s been almost two years since Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez stepped into a boxing ring and got paid for

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“Bomber” Peden Looks Back

October 11, 2015October 11, 2015 Daniel Attias 0 Comments Arturo Gatti, Juan Manuel Marquez, Junior Jones, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mark Breland, Nate Campbell, Pernell Whitaker, Robbie Peden, Vernon Forrest, Zab Judah

Boxing, like life, is all about seizing the moment, taking full advantage of the opportunities which come your way. After

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Bradley vs Rios: Fireworks Alert

September 21, 2015February 20, 2017 Robert Portis 0 Comments Brandon Rios, Devon Alexander, Floyd Mayweather, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Alvarado, Timothy Bradley

When the government issues an alert to the public regarding inclement weather, that’s all it is: an alert, not a

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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

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Nov. 24, 1990: Jackson vs Graham

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Neil Crane 2

All it takes is one punch. In baseball, you can overturn a three run deficit, win the game or even

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Oct. 7, 1995: Lewis vs Morrison

October 7, 2021October 10, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0

On October 7, 1995, top heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Tommy Morrison clashed at the Atlantic City Convention Center for Morrison’s

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Sept. 28, 1976: Ali vs Norton III

September 28, 2021October 8, 2021 Michael Carbert 19

In a time of constant media exposure and fifteen second attention spans, it is almost impossible to fully appreciate the