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No More Bullshit

Back in 1969, Norman Mailer, writer, gadfly, fight fan, and best-selling author, put himself forward as a candidate for mayor of New York City. It was a mad, ...
On December 6, 2020 / By Ralph M. Semien
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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 one of the best matches that can currently ...
On December 4, 2020 / By Rafael García
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Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard

Perhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas constituted an extremely ...
On November 30, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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Happy Birthday To The Old Master

Joe Gans was a pugilistic pioneer. He innovated many now common boxing techniques and his crafty ways and unmatched ring intelligence earned him the nickname “The Old Master.” ...
On November 25, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon

Bobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum and the Olympic Auditorium. But as quickly as ...
On November 16, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Nov. 12, 1982: Pryor vs Arguello I

It’s November, 1982 and the sport of boxing is bigger than ever. Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns are all mainstream stars and fight fans enjoy ...
On November 12, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Roberto Duran: Control

Any intelligent ranking of the greatest boxers to have ever lived, pound-for-pound, will be dominated by names from the past as the simple fact is that the Golden ...
On November 11, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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Nov. 10, 1983: Hagler vs Duran

Since finally winning the world middleweight title in 1980 and firmly establishing himself as one of the best boxers on the planet, Marvelous Marvin Hagler had been like ...
On November 10, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Nov. 7, 1988: Leonard vs Lalonde

In 1982, after being treated for a detached retina, Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. Two years later he attempted a comeback, which was quickly aborted after an ...
On November 7, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Oct. 29, 1987: Hearns vs Roldan

The great Henry Armstrong had come agonizingly close to accomplishing the feat. Latter day legends Alexis Arguello and Roberto Duran had tried and failed. But finally, for the ...
On October 29, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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The Greatest Lightweight Of All-Time

Earlier this month fight fans from around the world were focused on what everyone agreed was a highly significant showdown for the lightweight division as Vasiliy Lomachenko and ...
On October 28, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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Oct. 25, 2003: Arthur vs Gomez

In The Year Of Our Lord 1298, the Battle of Falkirk took place, a major conflict in the First War Of Scottish Independence. On the outskirts of Edinburgh, ...
On October 25, 2020 / By Joseph Gallagher
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Right Fight, Wrong Time: 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 October 9, 2020 / By James Simpson
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Ali vs Shavers: The Greatest’s Finest Hour

No matter how dismal the fight scene may be at a given time, fans can always cherish and take comfort from the sport’s glorious history. The past is ...
On September 30, 2020 / By Michael Ezra
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Traps Of The Masters

Great news, fight freaks. The esteemed Lee Wylie is embarking on a fresh video venture, “Traps Of The Masters,” with today’s brand new creation sub-titled “Volume One.” Nothing ...
On September 25, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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The Tao Of Roberto Duran

It’s been almost two decades since the final entry in the records books for the legendary prizefighter they called “Manos de Piedra,” but the standing of Roberto Duran ...
On September 18, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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Hearns vs Leonard: In Their Own Words

The Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns fight in 1981 was significant for so many reasons. You had two of the best, if not the best, fighters on the planet ...
On September 16, 2020 / By Thad Moore
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Sept. 16, 1981: Leonard vs Hearns

In the summer of 1981, only two boxers mattered in America: WBA welterweight champion Thomas Hearns, and WBC welterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard. Since the previous fall, when ...
On September 16, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Sept. 9, 1983: Pryor vs Arguello II

Do a Google search for Alexis Arguello and you end up with photos and videos about Aaron Pryor. Do one for Aaron Pryor and you end up with ...
On September 9, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Rivalries

The best boxing rivalries are about more than a series of action-packed fights. Great rivalries are stories, absorbing narratives that capture the attention of legions of fans and ...
On September 5, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Aug. 31, 1989: Zaragoza vs Duarte

In the 1920s, “Cauliflower Row” became a popular appellation for the fight racket. It was the perfect name, referring to the disfigured ears boxers often wind up with, ...
On August 31, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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Top 12 All-Time “Dirtiest” Champs

A comprehensive roster of boxers who dabbled in the darker arts of ring-craft would rival a catalogue of the soldiers who ringed the walls of Troy, or a ...
On August 24, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Aug. 7, 2004: Corrales vs Freitas

I have never agreed with those fight “fans” who judge boxers harshly for quitting. Any man or woman who enters the ring possesses courage that distinguishes them from ...
On August 7, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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Aug. 2, 1980: Hearns vs Cuevas

They called it “World War II,” an odd if not slightly offensive billing, but the logic was undeniable. In 1980, no division in boxing mattered more or inspired ...
On August 2, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Fifty Epic Fights: The 1990s

We got some bad news, fellow fight fans: looks like COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere, at least not for quite a while. So, depending on where you reside, you ...
On July 14, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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Top 12 Greatest Roberto Duran Victories

Seems like we had just finished celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first great Duran vs Leonard battle when the awful news came that the man they call ...
On July 3, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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Roberto Duran: Scientific Street Fighting

A few days ago the coronavirus pandemic registered a direct and major hit on the boxing world when it was announced that none other than the legendary “Manos ...
On July 1, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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June 26, 1972: Duran vs Buchanan

In September of 1970, Scotland’s Ken Buchanan won the WBA version of the lightweight championship by close 15 round decision over Panamanian Ismael Laguna. He would defend his ...
On June 26, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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June 22, 1979: Duran vs Palomino

If one were to rank the finest performances of the great Roberto Duran, his ten round win at New York’s Madison Square Garden over former welterweight champ Carlos Palomino ...
On June 23, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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Duran’s Killer Technique

We don’t know about you, but for us, the 40th anniversary of “The Brawl In Montreal,” is kind of a big deal. Which shouldn’t come as a surprise ...
On June 21, 2020 / By Lee Wylie