Mexico City Archives - The Fight City

“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.” — George Best The Northern Ireland footballer’s famous quip is less shocking than the large number of athletes and celebrities it

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2020 Round Of The Year

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

Round Of The Year Nominations: Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk, Round Two Clay Collard vs Raymond Guajardo, Round One Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz, Round Six Kazuto Ioka vs Kosei Tanaka, Round Four Juan Francisco Estrada vs

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Mayhem In Mexico

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020

The Event Friday night at TV Azteca’s studios in Mexico City, super flyweight badasses Juan Francisco “Gallito” Estrada and “Chocolatito” Roman Gonzalez sprung back into action in separate bouts, the goal to stoke the fires for a long-overdue

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March 4, 1961: Robinson vs Fullmer IV

March 4, 2021March 7, 2021

Let us journey back, boxing fans, to a time when the best fought the best and did so not once every couple of years, but whenever the occasion arose, anxious as those champions were to prove themselves, their

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Dec. 8, 2007: Mayweather vs Hatton

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

“My heart will explode before I leave him alone for one second,” Ricky Hatton had promised prior to his showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. As it turned out, far less was required of Floyd to inflict a first

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Aug. 28, 1976: Zarate vs Ferreri

August 28, 2021August 31, 2021

Paul Ferreri never really stood a chance. No one expected the scrappy kid to put up much of a fight but he had won the lottery and a chance to face a seemingly unbeatable champion. Ferreri was tough,

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Coal For Christmas

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021

If James Braddock is “The Cinderella Man,” then what do we call Arnold Cream, aka Jersey Joe Walcott? Braddock’s story of perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds eventually inspired Hollywood attention, but no movie has been