It remains unforgettable: Roberto Duran, arguably the greatest boxer, pound-for-pound, on the planet, stops fighting, turns his back on his opponent, and tells the referee: “No mas.” Sugar ...
On December 16, 2020 / By Gary ElbertAs we all know, boxing was off the air completely for many weeks this past spring due to the ongoing pandemic, before returning thanks to Top Rank’s summer ...
On October 20, 2020 / By Harry MeyersonBrand new edition of our podcast is ready for your listening pleasure, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, as he and site contributor Jeffery Fuss discuss recent ring ...
On October 11, 2020 / By Alden ChodashTwo years ago, as in long before the whole world looked to be going to hell thanks to a pandemic and riots in the streets and raging wildfires, ...
On September 26, 2020 / By Neil CraneNo one can dispute the fact that 2019 was a strong year for boxing with some excellent fights we’ll remember for a long time to come. Match-ups such ...
On January 20, 2020 / By Rob LownieRecent weeks have seen boxing fans spoiled by a deluge of terrific contests between big-name fighters. From the back-and-forth battle between Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter, to ...
On October 14, 2019 / By Rob LownieThe other week Max Kellerman, currently pugilism’s premier talking head, released his new, updated pound-for-pound rankings and it sent all the hardcore boxing geeks into a tizzy. For ...
On April 6, 2019 / By Robert PortisTime for another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who this week is joined by site editor Michael Carbert. Strap in, as Alden breaks down the chaos at ...
On February 26, 2019 / By Alden ChodashWelcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who is joined once again by site founder and editor Michael Carbert. This week it’s all about ...
On January 8, 2019 / By Alden ChodashNominations: Vasyl Lomachenko Tyson Fury Oleksandr Usyk Canelo Alvarez Josh Warrington Winner: Oleksandr Usyk While all of our nominees had outstanding years and deserve consideration for top honors, ...
On January 8, 2019 / By Neil CraneNominees: Gennady Golovkin (vs Canelo Alvarez) Josh Warrington (vs Carl Frampton) Deontay Wilder (vs Luis Ortiz) Oleksandr Usyk (vs Murat Gassiev) Tyson Fury (vs Deontay Wilder) Eleider Alvarez (vs Sergey Kovalev) Oscar Valdez ...
On January 7, 2019 / By Alden ChodashIn many ways, 2018 picked up where 2017 left off with its share of excellent match-ups, unification fights, and a heaping helping of action-packed, crowd-pleasing battles. But perhaps ...
On January 4, 2019 / By Robert PortisThe Event: The fallacy of the cruiserweight division lies in the fact that it has never quite broken free of its original intent. Cruiserweight was first formed in ...
On November 11, 2018 / By Alden ChodashTime for the latest edition of The Fight City Podcast! As usual, Alden Chodash is at the helm, with site editor Michael Carbert joining him in some rousing ...
On November 6, 2018 / By Neil CraneOver the last few months, Alden Chodash has proven himself a most industrious contributor to your favourite independent boxing website and he also happens to be the proprietor ...
On October 15, 2018 / By Neil CraneBelieve it or not, there are a total of 102 recognized ‘world’ championships in existence in professional boxing today. Discounting the 34 champions which may be of an ...
On August 26, 2018 / By Alden ChodashThe Event: Since Marvin Camel became the first man to win the cruiserweight championship of the world in 1980, only one man has ever fully unified the division: ...
On July 22, 2018 / By Alden ChodashIt’s getting repetitive, but at the same time it bears repeating: 2018 is proving to be an excellent year for professional boxing. The number of high-calibre, high-stakes matches ...
On July 19, 2018 / By Neil CraneAs we approach the halfway point of the year, the World Cup has taken center stage, attracting the undivided attention of a large majority of sports fans around ...
On June 21, 2018 / By Rafael GarcíaThe Event The World Boxing Super Series has been, by almost any measure, a resounding success thus far. This fact was confirmed in most dramatic fashion a week ...
On February 4, 2018 / By Neil CraneThe Event Nothing but good can come from any tournament which seeks to crown a single fighter as the king of their respective weight class and the World ...
On January 27, 2018 / By Neil CraneTime to look forward, fight fans, as we turn the corner with great expectations for a new year of boxing action that will, we hope, at least come ...
On January 11, 2018 / By Neil CraneOne thing we know for certain: 2017 was, in many ways, a very good year for professional boxing. Compared to recent years when significant matches were few and ...
On January 3, 2018 / By Robert PortisThe World Boxing Super Series kicked off on Saturday at the Max Schmeling Hall in Berlin with a clash of cruiserweight champions, Marco Huck and Oleksandr Usyk, and ...
On September 11, 2017 / By Simon TraversyThe shadow cast by boxing’s heavyweights has long loomed over the sadly dismissed cruiserweight division, much to the detriment of boxing fans eager to see fighters with intriguing combinations ...
On February 2, 2017 / By Zachary AlapiPerformance of the Year Nominations: Carl Frampton W12 Leo Santa Cruz Errol Spence TKO5 Chris Algieri Vasyl Lomachenko RTD7 Nicholas Walters Jermall Charlo TKO5 Julian Williams Oleksandr Usyk ...
On January 7, 2017 / By Michael CarbertSome significant outcomes in the sport of pugilism over the last 48 hours. Here are the highlights, with a lowlight or two as well. First up, Hopkins vs ...
On December 18, 2016 / By Robert Portis“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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