Dark Trade
My earliest memory of boxing is a poster for Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks from back in 1988, the big heavyweight
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Oscar De La Hoya
McCluskey’s Dozen: Thirty Years Of Talent
Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete, but at the same time
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15 Kinds Of Fight Fan Heartache
Boxing, by its very nature, is the sport of heartache and disappointment. More than any other, it sadistically toys with
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Dec. 15, 1995: Gatti vs Patterson
This was the beginning, the dawn of the legend that was to become Arturo “Thunder” Gatti. It was on this
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Dec. 8, 2007: Mayweather vs Hatton
“My heart will explode before I leave him alone for one second,” Ricky Hatton had promised prior to his showdown
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweights
Our ratings of the all-time greatest fighters in each of the traditional eight weight classes continues with a look at
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Nov. 14, 1951: Carter vs Aragon
When boxing fans hear the moniker “The Golden Boy,” they of course think of Oscar De La Hoya, but some
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Top 12 Greatest ‘WTF’ Pacman Moments
At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known beyond a
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Plaster of Torrance (Part Two)
Plaster of Torrance: Unwrapping the Meaning of Antonio Margarito, Part Two. Excerpted from The Bittersweet Science. There are times when
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When Fighters Fought
Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our
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June 17, 2000: De La Hoya vs Mosley I
It was the summer of 2000. Still drunk on the optimism of the New Millennium, the world seemed a happier,
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Fifty Epic Fights: The 1990s
It’s been more than a year since our world was devastated by the deadly COVID-19 virus and we’re still far
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Feb. 18, 1989: Whitaker vs Haugen
Looking back it’s difficult not to feel some measure of regret for Pernell Whitaker, and this is apart from the
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Pernell Whitaker: Best Of A Decade
Yesterday the late, great Pernell Whitaker would have turned 57, but he was taken from us in 2019, far too soon,
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Road To Nowhere?
So much has changed since September of 2018 that we might as well have been living in a different world.
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights
No matter how you break it down, Errol Spence vs Danny Garcia has one major thing going for it: it’s
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The Weekend That Was Podcast
Let us get you up to date on all the weekend boxing results as Alden Chodash and Jeffrey Fuss recap
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Canelo vs Kovalev: What We Learned
It was an unlikely and unexpected event before it became one of the most anticipated showdowns of the year. Canelo
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The Fight City Podcast No. 32
Time for a new edition of our podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash! This week he and site editor
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The Canelo Situation
For a while now I’ve been wondering what’s going on with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. First, for many months he’s been
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The Macon Bibb United Boxing Club
From the outside, the industrial building where the Macon Bibb United Boxing Club can be found looks nothing like a
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Pernell Whitaker: Gone Too Soon
When the United States Olympic Boxing Team sauntered away with a staggering nine gold medals in 1984, Pernell Whitaker was
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest “Philly” Champs
Rocky is a great movie, and Creed was pretty good, but they get my town all wrong when it comes to
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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
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Floyd vs Tenshin: Enough With The Novelty Fights
Here’s the thing: No one really knows why Floyd Mayweather abruptly made it clear that he would not be facing
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When Trash Talk Backfires
Many times my dad repeated this old saw in my presence: “A wise man keeps his ears open and his
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Fight Report: Pacquiao vs Matthysse
The Event It is easy to forget that Pacquiao vs Matthysse is a match that fight fans have been waiting
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Let’s Stop Pretending
Sports is about passion. It’s what fills the stands and sells the tickets. I’m from West Virginia, and the University
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Pierre Bernier: A Passion For Boxing
When we hear the term “ring announcer,” HBO’s Michael Buffer and his iconic catch phrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!”
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Boxing Returns To Portland
It’s been nearly 12 years since the city of Portland, Oregon played host to a professional boxing card. Few people
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