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Fight Report: Ugas vs Ramos

With professional boxing rebounding following months of idleness, the number of intriguing and consequential match-ups is steadily rising. And while not exactly a marquee match (after all, if ...
On September 7, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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The Crawford Question

When a fighter who many consider to be, pound-for-pound, the best in the world defends his title at Madison Square Garden, it should be a big deal. But ...
On December 11, 2019 / By Rob Lownie
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Stuck in Time: Manny, Marquez and Me

“Hard right hand by Marquez and for the first time in four fights Manny Pacquiao has been knocked down!” “Are you fucking kidding me?!” So I screamed at ...
On December 8, 2019 / By Carlos Ramirez H.
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A Lowdown Dirty Shame

It appears increasingly likely that there will never be a clash between the two best welterweights in the world, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford, and that’s ...
On October 3, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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Spence vs Porter: The Fight City Picks

You can make the case that this match-up should have happened a while ago. You can also point out that one of the two combatants didn’t look very ...
On September 25, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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The Fight City Podcast No. 27

Brand new edition of our podcast right here as host Alden Chodash is joined by Seamus McNally of Stiff Jab.com for an in-depth breakdown of Pacquiao vs Thurman ...
On July 22, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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The Fight City Podcast No. 26

Welcome back to a new episode of The Fight City Podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who this week is joined by boxing historian and site contributor Patrick Connor. ...
On July 18, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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Why “One Time” Will Never Be “The Best”

I direct these remarks, without anger or malice, to fellow contributor James Simpson, whose column “Don’t Sleep On Keith Thurman,” was published on this fine website last month. ...
On July 17, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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Pacquiao vs Thurman: The Fight City Picks

It hasn’t exactly been a terrible year, but it’s been far from a great one, when it comes to meaningful, top-level match-ups and big attractions in boxing. And ...
On July 16, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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Don’t Sleep On “One Time”

For my money, there is no hotter and more tantalizing division in boxing today than the welterweights. Historically, the 147 pound weight class has been the home of ...
On June 13, 2019 / By James Simpson
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It’s Your Move, Bud!

If we say it too loudly we might just jinx it, but we have to give credit where it’s due: Al Haymon’s PBC at long last figured out ...
On May 17, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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When Fighters Fought: Time for a Welterweight Renaissance

Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...
On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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Fight Report: Spence vs Garcia

“The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” Clearly the likes of “Barbados” Joe Walcott (who originally coined the phrase) and Bob Fitzsimmons didn’t think much of size ...
On March 17, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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Spence vs Garcia: The Fight City Picks

Errol Spence and Mikey Garcia are two of the best talents in boxing today. Both are champions; both are undefeated. However, few, if any, foresaw a clash between ...
On March 12, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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The Weekend That Was

In case the sport of boxing wasn’t brutal enough inside the ring, Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker and “Showtime” Shawn Porter showed just how taxing it could be outside ...
On March 10, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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The Fight City Podcast No. 12

Welcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash, who this week gets a welcome respite while Michael Carbert and Rafael Garcia discuss, among other things, ...
On January 29, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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Fight Report: Thurman vs Lopez

As the old adage has it in the sport of boxing, you’re only as good as your last fight. The assumption of course being that you compete often ...
On January 27, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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Pacquiao Beats Broner: The Last Big Win?

There was no reason for Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner to be a meaningful fight and in the end it was a bit on the sound and fury, ...
On January 20, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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Manny Pacquiao: The True Believer

Manny Pacquiao dances with boxing like a jilted lover. The twists and turns retain their technical grace, but lack the fluidity and passion as when the love was ...
On January 15, 2019 / By Craig Scott
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Fight Report: Porter vs Garcia

The Event: Even though the Barclay’s Center has become one of boxing’s hottest venues, you seldom see two fighters square off against each other that have each given ...
On September 9, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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Garcia vs Porter: The Fight City Picks

As one of our contributors discussed not that long ago, the current version of the welterweight division has all the necessary ingredients to give boxing fans plenty of ...
On September 5, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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Too Many Belts, Not Enough Champions

Believe it or not, there are a total of 102 recognized ‘world’ championships in existence in professional boxing today. Discounting the 34 champions which may be of an ...
On August 26, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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An Open Letter To Keith Thurman

Hi Keith. Ralph Semien here, long time fight fan and a sincere admirer of your skills and accomplishments, both in and out of the ring. In particular, Keith, ...
On July 5, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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The Weekend That Was

Terence Crawford demonstrated again what a superb talent he is as, with power, strength and skill, he methodically broke down and dispatched Jeff Horn in the ninth round ...
On June 10, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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Explosive Potential: 147 Should Be Boxing’s Hottest Division

It was, until recently, the premier division in boxing, the weight class with the most elite-level talents and the most tantalizing match-ups to be made. Over the decades, ...
On June 1, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 179

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Congratulations to Groupe Yvon Michel for another great ...
On April 25, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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Special K Ready To Rebound

A major theme of recent years in boxing is fan frustration with too many elite fighters taking too few risks. Whether it’s Floyd Mayweather side-stepping a match with ...
On March 9, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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Dreaming Of A Welterweight Super Series

On Saturday the World Boxing Super Series gives fight fans another exceptional match-up in George Groves vs Chris Eubank Jr. as both of their ongoing divisional tournaments move ...
On February 12, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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New Breeds: Boxing’s Weirdest Fans

Some call them “fanagers.” Others just call them annoying. I’ve always referred to them as boxing’s “new breed of fan.” No matter, it all means the same thing. ...
On January 23, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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2017: The Nominees

One thing we know for certain: 2017 was, in many ways, a very good year for professional boxing. Compared to recent years when significant matches were few and ...
On January 3, 2018 / By Robert Portis

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