Browsing Tag Lee Wylie

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    The Artful Aggression Of Mantequilla

    When the great Jose Napoles died in 2019, the boxing world paused and mourned a truly great boxer. No matter where you might rank him among the all-time ...

    On April 13, 2021 / By
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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.”  ...

    On March 6, 2021 / By
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    Wylie On Pep: Subtle Sophistication

    Tomorrow marks the anniversary of one of the most extraordinary performances in the entire history of pugilism, that being Willie Pep’s remarkable rematch win over the great Sandy ...

    On February 10, 2021 / By
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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 “The greatest Mexican fighter of all-time ...

    On January 26, 2021 / By
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    Didn’t Forget: Wylie On Superman

    The one-and-only Roy Levesta Jones Jr., aka Superman, marks another journey around the sun today and no, we didn’t forget. Admirers of the uber-talented boxer who defeated such ...

    On January 16, 2021 / By
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    Pernell Whitaker: The Sweet Scientist

    You can call him, as we do, the best southpaw in boxing history. Or you can call him, as we do, the best boxer of the 1990’s. Or ...

    On January 2, 2021 / By
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    Terence Crawford: The Complete Boxer

    In the not so distant past, when a gifted, young pugilist established himself as a top talent, he and boxing fans could look forward to a series of ...

    On December 30, 2020 / By
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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 ...

    On December 12, 2020 / By
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    Happy Birthday To The Old Master

    Joe Gans was a pugilistic pioneer. He innovated many now common boxing techniques and his crafty ways and unmatched ring intelligence earned him the nickname “The Old Master.” ...

    On November 25, 2020 / By
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    ALI ’66

    After he had won the heavyweight championship of the world a record third time and announced his retirement (which proved a hiatus lasting little more than a year), ...

    On November 14, 2020 / By
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    Roberto Duran: Control

    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 ...

    On November 11, 2020 / By
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    The Greatest Lightweight Of All-Time

    Earlier this month fight fans from around the world were focused on what everyone agreed was a highly significant showdown for the lightweight division as Vasiliy Lomachenko and ...

    On October 28, 2020 / By
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    Lomachenko: No One’s ‘Diva’

    It is almost upon us, the most eagerly awaited match-up of our virus-ravaged year, a showdown for the undisputed lightweight title, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez. And one ...

    On October 16, 2020 / By
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    Traps Of The Masters

    Great news, fight freaks. The esteemed Lee Wylie is embarking on a fresh video venture, “Traps Of The Masters,” with today’s brand new creation sub-titled “Volume One.” Nothing ...

    On September 25, 2020 / By
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    The Tao Of Roberto Duran

    It’s been almost two decades since the final entry in the records books for the legendary prizefighter they called “Manos de Piedra,” but the standing of Roberto Duran ...

    On September 18, 2020 / By
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    Nicolino Locche: Portrait Of A Genius

    As all admirers of Lee Wylie are no doubt aware, he is an aficionado of the finer points of boxing technique, the often overlooked subtleties and arcane methods ...

    On September 2, 2020 / By
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    Superman: The Genius Of Jones Jr.

    Twenty-two years ago, everyone knew that Roy Jones Jr. was “Superman.” Yes, he had suffered a disqualification defeat to Montell Griffin the year before, but that did nothing ...

    On July 17, 2020 / By
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    Roberto Duran: Scientific Street Fighting

    A few days ago the coronavirus pandemic registered a direct and major hit on the boxing world when it was announced that none other than the legendary “Manos ...

    On July 1, 2020 / By
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    Duran’s Killer Technique

    We don’t know about you, but for us, the 40th anniversary of “The Brawl In Montreal,” is kind of a big deal. Which shouldn’t come as a surprise ...

    On June 21, 2020 / By
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    Castillo vs Corrales: The Boxers

    “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 ...

    On May 7, 2020 / By
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    An Ode To The Sweet Science

    To state the obvious, the history of boxing is an especially rich one. Perhaps more than any other sport, its past enriches the present. Serious enthusiasts of “The ...

    On April 21, 2020 / By
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    Hagler vs Hearns: THE WAR

    “I wanted to jump right on top of him, not give him any time to think, or give him time to use his reach or his right hand.”  ...

    On April 15, 2020 / By
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    The Great Gonzalez

    In 2015, Roman Gonzalez was our Fighter Of The Year, and just weeks ago we declared him to be The Fighter Of The Decade. And yet so many ...

    On March 6, 2020 / By
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    Sun Tzu, Musashi, & The Pound-For-Pound Five

    It’s a never-ending debate among hardcore boxing fans: just who are, pound-for-pound, the very best ring warriors active today. Various criteria are at play and the answers are ...

    On December 22, 2019 / By
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    Canelo The Killer

    It’s been almost two weeks since Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev met in a ring in Las Vegas in what fight fans had hoped would be ...

    On November 19, 2019 / By
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    Napoles and Louis: Practical Precision

    Technically sound footwork in boxing is about moving just enough to accomplish a purpose. And two of the best at this balletic art of balance and precision were ...

    On September 11, 2019 / By
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    Benny Leonard: Ring General

    Some while back, Lee Wylie offered another of his excellent analysis videos, this one a tribute to the one-and-only Benny Leonard. But like the artist he is, Wylie ...

    On July 30, 2019 / By
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    The Fighter Of The Decade, Part Four

    In our final look at the top candidates for Fighter Of The Decade, we consider Roman Gonzalez, aka “Chocolatito,” who, it should be remembered, was at the top ...

    On March 11, 2019 / By
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    The Fighter Of The Decade, Part Three

    Whether or not he deserves consideration as “TBE,” when all is said and done, Floyd Mayweather Jr. definitely deserves consideration as one of the very best pugilists, pound-for-pound, of the ...

    On March 9, 2019 / By
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    The Fighter Of The Decade, Part One

    There are still many months left in 2019 but the discussion and debate is already heating up as to who are the front-runners for Fighter Of The Decade. ...

    On March 6, 2019 / By
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