Browsing Tag Philadelphia Jack O’Brien

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  Aug. 15, 1911: Langford vs O’Brien

  It’s a sad tale, but a classic one, told many times in boxing: the proud, old king saddles up for one last battle against a young warrior just ...

  On August 15, 2021 / By Robert Portis
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  Fight City Legends: The Georgia Deacon

  He was only thirty-two when he left this world but if, as the old saw goes, only the good die young, then Tiger Flowers could never have escaped ...

  On August 5, 2021 / By Robert Portis
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  Fight City Legends: The Boston Bonecrusher

  When we compare the great fighting champions of past and present, inevitably we draw a distinction between the true warrior and the mere athlete. At that point we ...

  On March 3, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight City Legends: The Michigan Assassin

  For middleweight legend Stanley Ketchel, the boxing ring was the only theater in which his mania could legally project its voice. Born in 1886 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ...

  On December 29, 2020 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Fight City Legends: Chrysanthemum Joe

  “Jeffries number one? No, sir. Give me Joe Choynski anytime. I faced both and should know. Jeffries had a powerful wallop, but Choynski had a paralyzing punch. His ...

  On October 23, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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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 boxing. The films portray Philadelphia as a city ...

  On February 8, 2019 / By Joshua Isard