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Oct. 5, 1936: Canzoneri vs McLarnin II

October 5, 2021October 8, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Barney Ross, Benny Leonard, Henry Armstrong, Jimmy McLarnin, Joe Louis, Kid Chocolate, Lou Ambers, Tony Canzoneri

Tony Canzoneri vs Jimmy McLarnin. Two of the very best from one of boxing’s greatest decades, the 1930’s, the Depression

Oct. 4, 1940: Zivic vs Armstrong

October 4, 2021October 7, 2021 Michael Carbert 2 Comments Billy Conn, Boxing, Boxing history, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, Jake LaMotta, Lou Ambers, Red Smith, Sugar Ray Robinson

Fritzie Zivic is forever one of the most colorful characters in the history of boxing and with 158 wins on

Sept. 3, 1936: Ambers vs Canzoneri

September 3, 2021September 6, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Barney Ross, Billy Petrolle, Jimmy McLarnin, Lou Ambers, Tony Canzoneri

Tony Canzoneri was already a lock for the Hall of Fame, not to mention an all-time great lightweight when he

Aug. 17, 1938: Armstrong vs Ambers I

August 17, 2021August 20, 2021 Robert Portis 2 Comments Armstrong vs Ambers, Baby Arizmendi, Barney Ross, Henry Armstrong, Homicide Hank, Lou Ambers, New York

There is only one way to become a truly great boxer and that is to compete against other truly great

Ross vs Armstrong

May 31, 1938: Ross vs Armstrong

May 31, 2021June 3, 2021 Michael Carbert 3 Comments Al Capone, Barney Ross, Billy Petrolle, Ceferino Garcia, chicago, Henry Armstrong, Jimmy McLarnin, Lou Ambers, Madison Square Garden, New York, Tony Canzoneri

Barney Ross was more than just one of the best boxers who ever lived. A Jew whose life was largely

Jan. 4, 1940: Armstrong vs Ghnouly

January 4, 2021August 21, 2021 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Baby Arizmendi, Barney Ross, Benny Bass, Boxing, Boxing history, Chalky Wright, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Frankie Klick, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, Joe Ghnouly, Juan Zurita, Lew Feldman, Lew Jenkins, Lou Ambers, Pedro Montanez, Petey Sarron, TBE

As Marvin Gaye sang back in the day, “Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby,” and these days how boxing

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

January 10, 2020January 13, 2020 Neil Crane 27 Comments Aaron Pryor, Beau Jack, Benny Leonard, Carlos Ortiz, Esteban DeJesus, freddie welsh, Henry Armstrong, Ike Williams, Jack Blackburn, Joe Gans, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lou Ambers, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran, Tony Canzoneri

We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our

Fight City Legends: Homicide Hank

June 25, 2014December 6, 2018 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Al Jolson, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, Joe Louis, Lou Ambers, Manny Pacquiao, Sugar Ray Robinson

It requires a leap of the imagination to understand how different from today the sport of boxing was in the

June 8, 2002: Lewis vs Tyson

June 8, 2021June 10, 2021 Patrick Connor 0

Legitimate superfights tend not to just happen spontaneously, but instead build up over time. The first bout between Joe Frazier

Fight City Legends: The Prince of Harlem

June 9, 2014February 5, 2019 Michael Carbert 0

In boxing circles, it’s repeated so often it’s almost become a cliché: the greatest boxer of all-time, regardless of weight,

Aug. 19, 1995: Tyson vs McNeeley

August 19, 2021August 22, 2021 Andrew Rihn 0

A year ago, the boxing world was facing the possibility of a most unexpected event: an actual prizefight between Mike

Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 2)

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Thomas Dade 0

This is the second of two articles detailing Jack Dempsey’s comeback tour. For Part One, click here. Dempsey took a