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July 12, 1986: Holyfield vs Qawi

You rarely see fighters who love the sheer brutality of boxing as much as Dwight Muhammad Qawi once did. Fighters who smile when they take punches. Fighters who ...
On July 12, 2020 / By Alden Chodash
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July 11, 1996: Bowe vs Golota I

Golota gets eleven stitches, his head smashed open with a two-way radio. His trainer, 74-year-old Lou Duva, leaves the ring on a stretcher and is taken to hospital. ...
On July 11, 2020 / By David Como
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Pernell Whitaker: Best Of A Decade

With the new year upon us, we are forced to reflect on the fact that 2019 saw the untimely passing of all-time great Pernell Whitaker, who would have ...
On January 2, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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Nov. 9, 1996: Holyfield vs Tyson I

Intimidation. From the jungles of our primitive ancestors, to the boardrooms of today’s suit-and-tie warriors, the ability to demoralize an antagonist without resorting to physical violence remains a ...
On November 9, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Nov. 8, 1997: Holyfield vs Moorer II

The glorious second coming of Evander Holyfield had manifested itself a full year previous to his rematch with Michael Moorer, but it remained for some boxing fans a ...
On November 8, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Foreman vs Moorer: More Than Just One Punch

It was on this day in 1994 that the “impossible dream” was fulfilled. At age 45, former heavyweight champion George Foreman became the oldest man to win the ...
On November 5, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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Oct. 18, 1991: Mercer vs Morrison

Most boxing fans are familiar with the ancient chestnut, “As the heavyweights go, so goes boxing,” and it would be difficult to argue that the old saw bears ...
On October 18, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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On Eddie Futch

Perhaps it’s just me but I get the feeling Eddie Futch , who was born 108 years ago tomorrow, wouldn’t be too comfortable in today’s boxing world. I ...
On August 8, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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15 Kinds Of Fight Fan Heartache

Boxing, by its very nature, is the sport of heartache, disappointment and painful memories. More than any other, it sadistically toys with its fans, raising expectations and then, ...
On May 28, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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When Fighters Fought: Time for a Welterweight Renaissance

Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...
On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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If Only … Hagler vs Leonard In 1983

Back in 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler threw down in a highly-advertised middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas, a glorious spectacle which captured the attention ...
On April 17, 2019 / By James Simpson
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Top 12 All-Time Best Larry & Lampley Moments

On January 22, 1973, a broadcasting start-up by the name of Home Box Office debuted in the sport of boxing, bringing viewers George Foreman’s legendary second round annihilation of Joe ...
On December 10, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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Wilder vs Miller: The Time Is Now!

Try as I might, I just can’t keep a straight face when I read “world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.” Believe me, it’s been tough to give him the ...
On August 14, 2017 / By Danny Howard
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Underdogs, The Real Deal, And Me

“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali himself, but also the victory of the underdog. Back ...
On March 24, 2017 / By Jamie Rebner
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Remembering Lou Duva

If you were a boxing fan in the 1980s and 90s, you knew the face and the name and the voice. He was seemingly omnipresent, as so many ...
On March 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Is Luis Ortiz For Real?

As crazy as it may sound, Luis Ortiz reminds me of former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe. No, the two men don’t exactly have similar rings styles, but they look ...
On March 10, 2016 / By Sean Crose

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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