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Back To Vegas

This Saturday night, ring legend Manny Pacquiao will hear the opening bell as a pro for the 70th time in his career. He will do so at a ...
On January 16, 2019 / By Rafael García
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McCluskey’s Dozen: 30 Years Of Talent

Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete but it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. It can manifest itself ...
On December 31, 2018 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?

Michael Carbert: A few years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight, it inspired some consternation. I’ve wanted to ...
On December 28, 2018 / By Rafael García
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Rivalries

The best boxing rivalries are about more than a series of fights. Great rivalries are stories, absorbing narratives that not only offer genuine intensity and riveting action, but ...
On December 23, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds

In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and the greatest fights are the ones that offer ...
On November 23, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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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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Roy & Floyd: Contrasting Legacies

When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of ...
On September 15, 2018 / By Laurence Thompson
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Pacman “WTF!” Moments

At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer ring legend Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known is that the Pacman will step inside the ...
On July 13, 2018 / By Rafael García
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The Top 12 All-Time Greatest Mexican Boxers

A while back your preferred kick-ass boxing website had a special week on Mexican pugilists called “Mexican Style” and a spirited debate regarding who are the best Mexican ...
On May 6, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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April 7, 2001: Hamed vs Barrera

“I’m here training the greatest featherweight of all time.” None other than Emanuel Steward spoke those words, three weeks before Prince Naseem Hamed faced Marco Antonio Barrera in ...
On April 7, 2018 / By Rafael García
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Let’s Stop Pretending

Sports is about passion. It’s what fills the stands and sells the tickets. I’m from West Virginia, and the University Mountaineers football and basketball games can reduce people ...
On March 22, 2018 / By Jeffrey Fuss
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest One Punch Knockouts

Few things in all of sports are as electrifying as the one punch knockout and these are the most consequential of them all. To make the cut, it must ...
On November 11, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Top 12 All-Time Worst Cheap Shots

All intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as a “sucker punch,” as a blow rendered when ...
On October 2, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Adios, Dinamita

Greatness has a soft spot for grit. In the ring, Juan Manuel Marquez had grit in spades. He showed it practically every time he stepped between the ropes. ...
On August 11, 2017 / By Rafael García
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Ten Fights At La Tohu

As per usual for The Fight City, last week we had a major boxing event featuring stand-out performances from contenders and rising young talents, and this week we get ...
On April 3, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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The Haunting Of Dinamita

Boxing continues to be the sport where aging athletes and ex-champions never retire but instead keep holding out for one more dance in the spotlight, not to mention ...
On October 12, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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A Question Of Character

“It’s the mark of a great fighter when he has character plus skill. Because a fighter with character and skill will often rise and beat a better fighter…Character ...
On April 6, 2016 / By Henry Valerio
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Pacquiao vs Bradley: A Tactical Overview

While it’s fair to say that the boxing world is not exactly on fire regarding next Saturday’s rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, what is also ...
On March 29, 2016 / By Lee Wylie
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Dinamita’s Last Stand?

It’s been almost two years since Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez stepped into a boxing ring and got paid for it. The last occasion in which that happened ...
On February 13, 2016 / By Rafael García
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“Bomber” Peden Looks Back

Boxing, like life, is all about seizing the moment, taking full advantage of the opportunities which come your way. After all, it takes just one punch to turn ...
On October 11, 2015 / By Daniel Attias
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Bradley vs Rios: Fireworks Alert

When the government issues an alert to the public regarding inclement weather, that’s all it is: an alert, not a guarantee. Similarly, we cannot know for certain that ...
On September 21, 2015 / By Robert Portis
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Rivalry or Obsession?

No matter how you look at it, the second half of the career of Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez has been defined by his rivalry with Filipino legend ...
On August 29, 2015 / By Rafael García
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Stuck in Time: Manny, Marquez and Me

“Are you fucking kidding me?!” Thus I screamed at the oversized TV about 20 feet away from me, but so did about a hundred other guys, all of ...
On August 29, 2015 / By Carlos Ramirez H.
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A History of Violence – On Pacquiao vs Marquez IV

The polymath Nassim Taleb submits that a system in which volatility is suppressed is an ideal catalyst for mayhem. Such a setting will behave as a ticking bomb, ...
On August 29, 2015 / By Rafael García
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Manny’s Thoughts! No.40

Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! Boxing, MMA, thoughts and news from Manny Montreal! This week: UFC Fight Night 74 in Saskatoon! Patrick Côté! Valerie Letourneau! Olivier Aubin-Mercier! #MexicanStyle Week on ...
On August 24, 2015 / By Manny Montreal
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Welcome to Mexican Style

Juan Manuel Marquez turns 42-years-old today and we’ve decided it’s time to say ‘Happy Birthday’ and pay homage to the man some call “The Aztec Warrior.” While he ...
On August 23, 2015 / By Robert Portis
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Bradley Finally Gets A Break

So we now know that Floyd Mayweather has lost his World Boxing Organization world welterweight title, by order of the WBO, and that the belt will go to ...
On July 8, 2015 / By Sean Crose
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#MayPac for Newbies

Have you been invited to a Mayweather vs Pacquiao viewing party? Are you nervous because you know squat about boxing and you’ll have to pretend otherwise in front ...
On May 2, 2015 / By Rafael García
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: The Fight City Picks

The weigh-in is behind us and so is all the hype. In roughly 24 hours, after more than five years of waiting and wondering and hoping, the match ...
On May 1, 2015 / By Michael Carbert
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Hollow At Its Core

“Fighting Floyd Mayweather is a dose of cold reality.” — Jim Lampley Despite his synonymy with boxing, Floyd Mayweather remains a superstar with whom fans have a tepid engagement. ...
On April 29, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick