Browsing Tag Luis Firpo

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  Sept. 14, 1923: Dempsey vs Firpo

  After more than nine decades it may be difficult to appreciate the impact of the legendary Dempsey vs Firpo fight and how it transformed the public image of ...

  On September 14, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Fight That Never Was

  Back during that awful time when for five long years it seemed Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would never, ever meet in the ring, pundits and historians mused ...

  On September 11, 2020 / By Sean Crose
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  Fight City Legends: The Manassa Mauler

  If boxing’s greatest era is that in which it was most popular, then Jack Dempsey is the fighter most identified with the sport’s zenith. The ‘Manassa Mauler,’ whose ...

  On June 24, 2020 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds

  In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and the greatest fights are the ones that offer ...

  On April 26, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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  Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 2)

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

  On March 29, 2020 / By Thomas Dade
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  Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 1)

  The comeback trail is a well-trodden path for professional boxers. Ex-champions, contenders, and club fighters alike are all tempted to return to the ring for one last payday. ...

  On March 28, 2020 / By Thomas Dade
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  Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II

  It is 1942, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is at war. As the country enters this new chapter in its history, one thing remains ...

  On January 9, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Nov. 26, 1914: Langford vs Wills II

  The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of rapid evolution for the sport of boxing. Legal restrictions were being lifted around the world, and ...

  On November 26, 2019 / By Hunter Breckenridge
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  He Howled and Made Horrid Faces

  “They howled, and leaped, and spun, and made horrid faces; but what thrilled you was just the thought of their humanity–like yours–the thought of your remote kinship with ...

  On June 20, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick