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Roberto Duran: In-Fighting Genius
Any intelligent ranking of the greatest boxers to have ever lived, pound-for-pound, will be dominated by names from the past as the simple fact is that the Golden ...
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Henry Armstrong: Calculated Chaos
When Henry Armstrong invaded the featherweight division and assumed its pinnacle before going on to seize the crowns of the lightweight and welterweight divisions, professional boxing operated quite ...
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Ali vs Foreman: Busting The Myth
Ever since Muhammad Ali’s stunning 1974 triumph in Zaire, a simplistic yet popular myth has persisted, that being the so-called “Rope-a-Dope” strategy. In the decades since that great ...
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Terence Crawford: The Complete Boxer
These days, when conversation among boxing fans turns to the question of who is currently the best practitioner of “The Sweet Science,” pound-for-pound, any number of names could ...
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Joe Louis: Mechanical Wonder
“I could have struggled up once more, but when I get executed, people are going to have to pay more than twenty-five dollars a seat to watch it.” ...
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Subtle Sophistication
Today is the anniversary of the birth of one of boxing’s singular champions, the greatest featherweight of all-time and a true original, Willie Pep. And while he passed ...
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Canelo vs Golovkin II: The Tactical Overview
It seemed to take forever for Gennady Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to finally get in the ring and try to settle the question of who was the ...
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The Weekend That Was
This edition of my semi-regular weekend recaps is late and is going to be a bit on the random side because your friendly scribe here tripped over a ...
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Linares vs Lomachenko: The Tactical Overview
On May 12, WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares defends his championship against boxing phenom Vasyl Lomachenko and while one can argue there are even better, even more tantalizing ...
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The Tao Of Roberto Duran
Lee Wylie is one of the most insightful analysts in boxing but he’s also a fan and makes no secret of the fact that Roberto Duran is his ...
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Diego Corrales: The Boxer
“Not my usual thing,” wrote Lee Wylie when he posted this video, “but I felt inspired.” Those who are regular viewers of Mr. Wylie’s creations know he is ...
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Loma vs Rigo: The Tactical Overview
It’s a match many hardcore fight fans never thought would happen, one they scarcely dared to hope for. “Hi-Tech” vs “El Chacal.” Loma vs Rigo. Two supreme ring ...
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Happy Birthday, Old Master
Joe Gans was one of boxing’s first true masters. He pioneered many now common boxing techniques and his crafty ways and unmatched ring intelligence earned him the nickname ...
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Andre Ward: Like Water
With his surprise retirement announcement, pundits are considering anew where Andre Ward stands amongst the best boxers of recent decades. Whatever their conclusions, there’s no arguing the fact ...
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Manny Montreal On Canelo vs Golovkin
Golovkin vs Canelo. The hangover. What a beautiful fight! But the judges and politics and corruption had to screw up everything! Golovkin won that fight! Here’s Manny’s thoughts ...
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Canelo vs Golovkin Stalemate: Lee Wylie’s Take
Because of Canelo Alvarez’s defensive craft and ring smarts, Golovkin never came close to scoring a knockout, but because of “GGG’s” pace, pressure, and insane durability (is there ...
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Canelo vs Golovkin: The Fight City Picks
It’s a match we’ve been waiting for since at least November of 2015 when Saul Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto to win the lineal middleweight championship of the world. ...
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Canelo vs Golovkin: Lee Wylie’s Pick
One week from today, we will see arguably the best match-up of the year, which is saying something considering how 2017 has already been a truly excellent one ...
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Canelo vs Golovkin: Beyond a Punch
Hardcore fight fans have been calling for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to stop with all the “mamadas” and get into the ring with Gennady Golovkin ever since he defeated ...
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Broner vs Garcia: The Fight City Picks
Adrien Broner vs Mikey Garcia is a compelling clash between fighters who, at least on the surface, appear to be polar opposites. For Broner (33-2, 24 KOs), the ...
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Beyond a Punch: Kovalev-Ward II
Their first meeting was both one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of 2016 and then one of its most controversial: Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward. For three ...
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Brook vs Spence: The Fight City Picks
As 2017 continues to be a stellar year for professional prizefighting, we come to one of the best possible match-ups in the welterweight division: Kell Brook vs Errol ...
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Jose Napoles: Artful Aggression
At its technical height, the skill of boxing is all about making offense and defense blend together into one seamless athletic act. No matter where you rank Jose ...
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Thurman-Garcia: The Fight City Picks
Saturday night in Brooklyn, WBA champion Keith Thurman and WBC boss Danny Garcia will unify the same welterweight titles Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns fought over in ...
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Salvador Sanchez: Counterpunch
“I’m convinced that Salvador Sanchez was the best Mexican fighter of all time. Even better than Julio Cesar Chavez.” — Wilfredo Gomez “He consistently showed the understanding ...
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Frampton vs Santa Cruz II: The Picks
There was a time when immediate rematches between championship fighters were commonplace, but in recent years they’ve become a rather rare occurrence. So it’s refreshing to see Carl ...
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Hyped For #KovalevWard
It goes down tonight, that once common but now rare phenomenon of the best fighting the best, Kovalev vs Ward, a showdown for much more than several light ...
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Lee Wylie On Kovalev vs Ward
Lee Wylie remains one of the most respected analysts in boxing and The Fight City is proud to be the home of his outstanding work. This coming Saturday, ...
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Beyond a Punch: Kovalev vs Ward
In one month, a major clash and maybe the best match of the year, goes down in Vegas. It’s a showdown between two of the best in the ...
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Cunning Canelo Too Much For Beefy?
Alvarez vs Smith: This weekend we have a match-up which, when you sit back and give it a long, hard look, is nothing short of confounding. In fact, ...
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