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Boxing In The Blood

I guess you could say it’s in the blood. Boxing. The fight game. The crazy racket they call pugilism. Because the fact is both of my grandfathers were ...
On August 14, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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June 27, 1987: Hilton vs Drayton

Fighting families are not exactly unique in boxing. Indeed, the history of prizefighting is filled with siblings who shared the profession, such as Max and Buddy Baer, Leon ...
On June 27, 2021 / By Jamie Rebner
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June 20, 1980: Duran vs Leonard I

Time waits for no one, as the old cliché goes, a statement whose meaning the young can barely grasp and alas, I am young no longer. But four ...
On June 20, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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April 4, 2009: Bradley vs Holt

Every passionate fight fan remembers what sparked their love for The Sweet Science. For some it was watching Rocky or When We Were Kings, or coming across a ...
On April 4, 2021 / By Jamie Rebner
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Training In The Shadows

It has been over a year since the calamity that is COVID-19 upended our lives and shook the world. Every corner of the globe has been affected by ...
On April 4, 2021 / By Jamie Rebner
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One Night In Montreal

With boxing still profoundly affected by the ongoing pandemic, we will continue to periodically revisit some of our past feature articles. Today, we look back to when our ...
On January 5, 2021 / By Rafael García
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Dec. 10, 1958: Moore vs Durelle I

The story of Archie Moore is, above all else, one of perseverance. While generally not considered part of the famous “Murderers Row” gang — a group of skilled ...
On December 10, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Four Aces From Eye Of The Tiger

Recent years have demonstrated, with great success, the viability of the tournament format for professional boxing. The World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) has so far staged five elimination ...
On November 17, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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Golden Gloves

In grainy black and white, half-naked boys and young men form a line in a Montreal gymnasium. They’re lean and fit, registration cards tucked into snug white briefs ...
On October 15, 2020 / By Marko Sijan
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Wins For Lemieux, Lexson and “The Lion”

With COVID-19 ravaging the province of Quebec unlike anywhere else in Canada, the local boxing scene, which boasts a strong stable of world class talent, was one of ...
On October 11, 2020 / By Zachary Alapi
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Aug. 14, 2010: Pascal vs Dawson

It doesn’t seem that long ago but the time has gone so fast. And so much has changed. Eleven years later, we’re still in the midst of a ...
On August 14, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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The Fight City Podcast No. 43

Welcome to a new edition of our podcast, with Alden Chodash once again at the helm and offering you an exclusive interview with Joe Smith Jr. who is ...
On August 11, 2020 / By Alden Chodash
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Aug. 9, 1980: Palma vs Randolph

In 1976, a group of young athletes journeyed to Montreal to fight for their country. There were no great expectations for the men who populated the American Olympic ...
On August 9, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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Duran’s Killer Technique

We don’t know about you, but for us, the 40th anniversary of “The Brawl In Montreal,” is kind of a big deal. Which shouldn’t come as a surprise ...
On June 21, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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Tribute To Big Ron

“Ron had a big-time joie de vivre. He loved people, and he loved his boxing. When it came to training, he had a ton of patience. He was ...
On May 6, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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Otis Grant: Hometown Hero

Otis “Magic” Grant is more than a former world champion boxer, much more than one of Canada’s most successful athletes. As an amateur, he won provincial and national ...
On November 2, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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The Tale Of Shady & Theo

What draws one to a boxing gym? Some rare individuals, such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., enter its doors almost as toddlers, virtually growing up inside its walls. Others ...
On July 19, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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Guy Jutras: Hall Of Fame Bound

In the sport of boxing, it is often said that the best referees are invisible; when they’re doing their job right, you hardly notice them at all. But ...
On April 3, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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Fight Night At Grant Brothers

One of the chief reasons Montreal is “The Fight City” is numbers, simple mathematics. Yeah, it’s a big metropolis, but even so, name another city with a population ...
On March 9, 2019 / By Kieron Yates
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Yves Ulysse: Time To Shine

When you walk up the stairs leading to Club De Boxe Champions on Belanger Street in the Saint-Michel district of Montreal, you are climbing the same steps that ...
On December 14, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Double Standards

Adonis Stevenson has been a world boxing champion since June of 2013 but during that time, instead of establishing recognition as one of the best belt-holders of recent ...
On November 27, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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Setback For Lafreniere; Big Win For Luis

On a boxing-rich day for Canadian fight fans — with Steven Butler headlining in Rimouski and Jean Pascal challenging for a world title in Atlantic City — Groupe ...
On November 25, 2018 / By Zachary Alapi
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À La Prochaine, Montreal

Montreal is “The Fight City,” not Toronto. Or so we thought. And still think, as any objective evaluation of Canada’s two largest urban centres reveals a mismatch in ...
On April 26, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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World Combat Arena On The Rise

Last night the Montreal Casino played host to its second consecutive night of combat sports action. After a solid boxing card on Thursday, the combat sports action continued ...
On April 21, 2018 / By Jamie Rebner
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Remembering The Kronk

[Ed. Note: Since the publication of this article, more than one individual associated with the Kronk Gym has questioned the accuracy of this account. It should be noted ...
On April 13, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Tohu Turf Wars: Report And Photo Gallery

Upon approaching the Tohu Theatre last night, and despite having been informed of brisk ticket sales, one couldn’t help being surprised to learn there was not a single ...
On March 25, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Is Adonis Stevenson The Real President Of The WBC?

A few days ago Showtime Sports announced with much fanfare a slate of upcoming matches to cover the first half of the new year, including 10 world title ...
On January 26, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Saunders vs Lemieux: Middleweight Crossroads

The middleweights are a class we have deemed more than once to be an unabashed mess given the fact that for several years it has been populated at ...
On December 14, 2017 / By Rafael García
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Ulysse vs Claggett: Rare As Rubies

Tomorrow night Montreal hosts another major pro boxing card, this one organized by Eye Of The Tiger Management and featuring no fewer than 12 matches. The venue is ...
On October 26, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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Rivas And Phinn On The Rise

Last Thursday the Montreal Casino hosted another boxing gala from Groupe Yvon Michel which saw local fight fans entertained by solid performances from emerging pro talents. Light heavyweight ...
On October 3, 2017 / By Robert Portis

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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