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Aug. 17, 1938: Armstrong vs Ambers

There is only one way to become a truly great boxer and that is to compete against other truly great boxers. Back in the day, if one was ...
On August 17, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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May 31, 1938: Ross vs Armstrong

Barney Ross was more than just one of the best boxers who ever lived. A Jew whose life was largely defined by anti-Semitism, he was a hero to ...
On May 31, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Jan. 4, 1940: Armstrong vs Ghnouly

As Marvin Gaye sang back in the day, “Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby,” and these days how boxing fans yearn for “the real thing,” for meaningful ...
On January 4, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Oct. 5, 1936: Canzoneri vs McLarnin II

Tony Canzoneri vs Jimmy McLarnin. Two of the very best from one of boxing’s great eras, the 1930’s, the Depression years, the glorious decade of Kid Chocolate, Barney ...
On October 5, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Oct. 4, 1940: Zivic vs Armstrong

Fritzie Zivic was one of the most colorful characters in the history of boxing and with 158 wins on his record, he was also no slouch in terms of ...
On October 4, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Sept. 3, 1936: Ambers vs Canzoneri

Tony Canzoneri was already a lock for the Hall of Fame, not to mention an all-time great lightweight when he entered Madison Square Garden in May of 1935 ...
On September 3, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our discerning eye on the lightweights. For simplicity’s sake, ...
On February 21, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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Fight City Legends: Homicide Hank

It requires a leap of the imagination to understand how different from today the sport of boxing was in the 1930s. Or how different the society that allowed ...
On June 25, 2014 / By Michael Carbert

The Fight City

Montreal is The Fight City. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. Montreal is The Fight City.

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