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Nov. 21, 1987: Chavez vs Rosario

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Neil Crane 0 Comments Boxing, Chavez vs Rosario, Edwin Rosario, Greg Haugen, Henry Armstrong, Jose Luis Ramirez, Juan LaPorte, Julio Cesar Chavez, Livingstone Bramble, Meldrick Taylor, Mexico, Pernell Whitaker, Puerto Rico, Rocky Lockridge, Sugar Ray Robinson

No one questions the fact that Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is an all-time great and, for me at least, the

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Sept. 12, 1992: Chavez vs Camacho (Part I)

September 12, 2021September 15, 2021 Rafael García 0 Comments Chavez vs Camacho, Don King, Edwin Rosario, Hector Camacho, Julio Cesar Chavez, Las Vegas, Lonnie Smith, Meldrick Taylor, Mexico, Mike Tyson, Pernell Whitaker, Ray Mancini, Richard Steele, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns

The ring, like the arena that housed it, was filled to capacity. The final bell had rung and dozens of

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When Fighters Fought

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Amir Khan, Benn, Bernard Hopkins, Canelo Alvarez, Chris Eubank, Collins, Danny Garcia, Errol Spence, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas, Gennady Golovkin, Ike Quartey, James Toney, Jamie Munguia, jarrett hurd, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Naz, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Prince Naseem, Rcardo Mayorga, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., Shawn Porter, sugar shane mosley, Sweet Pea, Terence Crawford, Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright

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

June 17, 2021June 20, 2021 Matt O'Brien 1 Comment De La Hoya vs Mosley, Golden Boy, Ike Quartey, Julio Cesar Chavez, Los Angeles, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Shane Mosley, Staples Center, sugar shane mosley

It was the summer of 2000. Still drunk on the optimism of the New Millennium, the world seemed a happier,

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June 15, 1984: Hearns vs Duran

June 15, 2021August 21, 2021 Michael Carbert 6 Comments Bob Arum, Boxing, davey moore, Detroit, Emanuel Steward, Frank Tate, Hagler vs Hearns, kronk gym, Las Vegas, Manos de Piedra, Marvin Hagler, Mike McCallum, Milton McCrory, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, The Hitman, Thomas Hearns

At the time, the story lines had not yet become vivid, the true significance of what was unfolding not yet

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Southpaws

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Robert Portis 16 Comments Joe Calzaghe, Khaosai Galaxy, Manny Pacquiao, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Marvin Hagler, Pernell Whitaker, Tiger Flowers

According to the latest research, roughly ten percent of the human population is left-handed. This presents few problems for the

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May 13, 1989: Chavez vs Mayweather II

May 13, 2021May 15, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2 Comments Chavez vs Mayweather, Edwin Rosario, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Harold Brazier, Jose Luis Ramirez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Pernell Whitaker, Richard Steele, Ricky Hatton, Roger Mayweather, The Mexican Assassin, The Mexicutioner

Seldom does a boxing match with a definitive and resounding conclusion result in a rematch. There’s an obvious reason why

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Fifty Epic Fights: The 1990s

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 Ronnie McCluskey 9 Comments Arturo Gatti, Azumah Nelson, David Tua, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, James Toney, Jeff Fenech, Joe Frazier, Johnny Tapia, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lennox Lewis, Meldrick Taylor, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Naseem Hamed, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran

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

February 18, 2021February 21, 2021 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Greg Haugen, Hector Camacho, Jimmy Paul, Jose Luis Ramirez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Ray Mancini, Vinny Pazienza, Willy Pep

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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The Top 12 All-Time Cockiest Boxers

February 4, 2021February 7, 2021 Neil Crane 5 Comments Benny Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Jack Johnson, John L. Sullivan, Muhammad Ali, Naseem Hamed, Pernell Whitaker, Ricardo Mayorga, Roberto Duran, Roy Jones Jr., Wilfred Benitez

There’s confident, and then there’s cocky, the former being expected of any prizefighter with the guts to step into the

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Pernell Whitaker: Best Of A Decade

January 3, 2021January 5, 2021 Neil Crane 2 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Hector Camacho, James Toney, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Ricardo Lopez, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., sugar shane mosley, Terry Norris

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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Pernell Whitaker: The Sweet Scientist

January 2, 2021January 4, 2021 Lee Wylie 2 Comments Azumah Nelson, Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Greg Haugen, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lee Wylie, Mike Tyson, Pernell Whitaker, Roger Mayweather, Sweet Pea

You can call him, as we do, the best southpaw in boxing history. Or you can call him, as we

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Dec. 5, 1947: Louis vs Walcott I

December 5, 2020December 7, 2020 Michael Carbert 6 Comments Axel Schultz, Dave Tiberi, Elmer Ray, George Foreman, James Toney, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis, Jose Luis Ramirez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lee Oma, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Ruby Goldstein, The Brown Bomber, Timothy Bradley

Bad decisions. Robberies. Ridiculous scorecards. Maybe nothing sickens a fight fan more than judges rendering a final verdict which makes

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights

December 4, 2020December 6, 2020 Rafael García 4 Comments Carmen Basilio, Emile Griffith, Errol Spence Jr, Henry Armstrong, Jack Britton, Jimmy McLarnin, Jose Napoles, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kid Gavilan, Manny Pacquiao, Mickey Walker, Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran, Shane Mosley, Shawn Porter, Spence vs Porter, Sugar Lay Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tommy Bell, Tommy Hearns, Tony DeMarco, welterweights, Wilfred Benitez

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 Greatest Lightweight Of All-Time

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Neil Crane 0 Comments Benny Leonard, freddie welsh, Joe Gans, Lee Wylie, Lew Tendler, Pernell Whitaker, Ray Arcel, Roberto Duran, Tony Canzoneri, Vasiliy Lomachenko

Earlier this month fight fans from around the world were focused on what everyone agreed was a highly significant showdown

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15 Kinds Of Fight Fan Heartache

August 27, 2020October 20, 2020 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Chris Eubank, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ike Quartey, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lennox Lewis, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Naseem Hamed, NIGEL BENN, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr.

As the world of sports and live entertainment ground to a halt this year, boxing fans endured months without any

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

January 10, 2020January 13, 2020 Neil Crane 27 Comments Aaron Pryor, Beau Jack, Benny Leonard, Carlos Ortiz, Esteban DeJesus, freddie welsh, Henry Armstrong, Ike Williams, Jack Blackburn, Joe Gans, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lou Ambers, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran, Tony Canzoneri

We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our

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The Macon Bibb United Boxing Club

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 James Simpson 2 Comments Andre Ward, Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Lou DiBella, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Sergey Kovalev

From the outside, the industrial building where the Macon Bibb United Boxing Club can be found looks nothing like a

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The Fight City Podcast No. 26

July 18, 2019July 20, 2019 Alden Chodash 0 Comments Andre Ward, Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Shakur Stevenson, Showtime Boxing, Timothy Bradley, Top Rank Boxing, Winky Wright

Welcome back to a new episode of The Fight City Podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who this week is joined

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Pernell Whitaker: Gone Too Soon

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019 Patrick Connor 1 Comment Evander Holyfield, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lou Duva, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Sweet Pea

When the United States Olympic Boxing Team sauntered away with a staggering nine gold medals in 1984, Pernell Whitaker was

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Guy Jutras: Hall Of Fame Bound

April 3, 2019April 5, 2019 Jamie Rebner 5 Comments Aaron Pryor, Arturo Gatti, Canastota, Cus D'Amato, Davey Hilton, Davey Hilton Jr., Eusebio Pedroza, Gaetan Hart, Guy Jutras, Hall of Fame, Juan LaPorte, Manny Pacquiao, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Montreal, Montreal Forum, Pernell Whitaker, Ralph Racine, Roberto Duran

In the sport of boxing, it is often said that the best referees are invisible; when they’re doing their job

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Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?

December 28, 2018May 5, 2020 Rafael García 3 Comments Azumah Nelson, Baby Arizmendi, Carlos Zarate, Danny Lopez, Edwin Rosario, Erik Morales, Eusebio Pedroza, Juan Manuel Marquez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Meldrick Taylor, Pernell Whitaker, Ruben Olivares, Salvador Sanchez

Michael Carbert: Several years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight,

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Five Myths About Judging

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Andre Ward, Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Guillermo Rigondeaux, Harold Lederman, Judging, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kovalev vs Ward, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Sergey Kovalev, Timothy Bradley

In the aftermath of the controversial draw verdict for Saturday’s huge heavyweight showdown, attention has once again turned to the

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Golovkin vs Canelo II: The Fight City Picks

September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 Neil Crane 4 Comments #CaneloGGG2, Andre Ward, Canelo Alvarez, Canelo v GGG II, Clenbuterol, Gennady Golovkin, Pernell Whitaker

We’ve said it before, but 2018 is the year that just keeps on giving for boxing fans. We’re getting spoiled

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Too Many Belts, Not Enough Champions

August 26, 2018May 19, 2021 Alden Chodash 1 Comment Adrien Broner, Al Haymon, Billy Petrolle, Bob Arum, Charley Burley, Don King, HBO, Henry Armstrong, Julio Cesar Chavez, Keith Thurman, Lew Tendler, Lou Duva, Mike Tyson, Mikey Garcia, Oleksandr Usyk, Pernell Whitaker, Showtime, Sugar Ray Leonard, Terence Crawford, Thomas Hearns, World Boxing Super Series

Believe it or not, there are a total of 102 recognized ‘world’ championships in existence in professional boxing today. Discounting

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Nine Fights In Greensboro

July 3, 2018September 14, 2018 Jeffrey Fuss 0 Comments Adrien Broner, Anvar Yunosov, Barry Hunter, Bryant Jennings, Canelo Alvarez, Carlos Monroe, Clottey, Curtis Stevens, Don Haynesworth, Elvin Ganbarov, Emmanuel Augustus, Gennady Golovkin, Gregory Clark, Hassan Lee, Headbangers gym, Henry Mercer, Hit Hard Boxing, Ike Ezeji, Jairo Vargas, Jermain Taylor, Joseph Jackson, Journeyman, Journeymen, Marcus Brooks, Maynard Allison, Michael Williams Jr., Nikita Miroshnichenko, Noel Echeverria, Patrice Harris, Pernell Whitaker, Rod Salka, Stephon McIntyre

Local pro boxing cards where I come from are a chance to watch young fighters hone their craft and gain

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Time To Make A Statement

October 12, 2017August 26, 2019 Sheila Oviedo 2 Comments Bob Arum, Boxing, Canelo Alvarez, Cuba, Erislandy Lara, Floyd Mayweather, Gennady Golovkin, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Miguel Cotto, Nonito Donaire, Pernell Whitaker

There is something about Erislandy Lara that causes one to think, even after all this time, that he is still

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Undisputed Chaos

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Matt O'Brien 3 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Canelo Alvarez, Canelo vs Golovkin, Dariusz Michalczewski, Gennady Golovkin, Jermain Taylor, Joe Calzaghe, Johnny Tapia, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Marco Antonio Barrera, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Naseem Hamed, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Terence Crawford, Zab Judah

The other week saw one of the most compelling match-ups boxing has to offer finally happen: “Supremacy” — Gennady Golovkin

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Protect Yourself At All Times

May 8, 2017May 9, 2018 Michael Carbert 1 Comment 30 Under 30, Adrian Clark, Boxing, Buddy McGirt, Forbes, Jack Dempsey, james de la rosa, Pernell Whitaker, Protect Yourself At All Times, Sugar Ray Robinson

If you’re involved in the business of boxing, or even just a fervent fan of the fight game, and you’re

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Remembering Lou Duva

March 13, 2017March 15, 2017 Robert Portis 0 Comments Andrew Golota, Bobby Czyz, David Tua, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Joey Giardello, Johnny Bumphus, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kathy Duva, Livingstone Bramble, Lou Duva, Main Events, Mark Breland, Meldrick Taylor, Michael Moorer, Mike McCallum, Pernell Whitaker, Riddick Bowe, Rocky Lockridge, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Vernon Forrest, Vinny Pazienza, Zab Judah

If you were a boxing fan in the 1980s and 90s, you knew the face and the name and the

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Aug. 6, 1970: Ramos vs Ramos

August 6, 2021August 9, 2021 Rafael García 1

What became known as “The Night of the Ramos” happened fifty-one years ago today at the legendary Olympic Auditorium in

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Erik Morales: First Mexican to Win 4 in 4

August 28, 2015June 29, 2017 Rafael García 0

In celebration of #MexicanStyle week we bring you Rafael’s write up of Erik “Terrible” Morales’ historic title-winning effort of September

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Feb. 7, 1882: Sullivan vs Ryan

February 7, 2021February 10, 2021 Patrick Connor 10

At the dawn of pugilism’s gloved era, championship claims were difficult to prove or sustain absent reliable record-keeping and a

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Nov. 3, 2001: Tszyu vs Judah

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Daniel Attias 3

The word ‘unification’ is magic to a boxing fan’s ears. It conjures up the ghosts of yesteryear, from a time