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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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Mexican boxers

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Adios, Dinamita

August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 Rafael García 0 Comments Daniel Zaragoza, Floyd Mayweather, Gilberto Roman, Humberto Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Mexican boxers, Mexico, Nacho Beristain, Pacquiao vs Marquez, Ricardo Lopez

Greatness has a soft spot for grit. In the ring, Juan Manuel Marquez had grit in spades. He showed it

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July 26, 2008: Cotto vs Margarito I
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July 26, 2008: Cotto vs Margarito I

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Few championship fights in recent history have been marred by a controversy as serious as that which attended Cotto vs

Nov. 6, 1981: Holmes vs Snipes
Boxiana 

Nov. 6, 1981: Holmes vs Snipes

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

In May of 1981, undefeated fair-skinned heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney galvanized the attention of fair-skinned American sports fans by demolishing

Sept. 6, 1920: Dempsey, Greb & Langford
Boxiana 

Sept. 6, 1920: Dempsey, Greb & Langford

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It’s now a very rare thing for boxing fans to get genuinely excited about the undercard for a major fight.

Britton vs Walker
Boxiana 

Nov. 1, 1922: Britton vs Walker II

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It was that same old tale, the one we relive over and over again. The aging king refuses to move

Requiem For A Heavyweight
Fight City Reviews 

Requiem For A Heavyweight

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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd
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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd

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Langford vs Wills
Boxiana 

Nov. 26, 1914: Langford vs Wills II

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