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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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Sam McVea

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Oct. 27, 1903: Johnson vs McVea II

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Harry Wills, Jack Johnson, James J. Jeffries, Joe Jeannette, Sam Langford, Sam McVea, Tommy Burns

On February 5th of 1903, Jack Johnson outpointed “Denver” Ed Martin to win what was referred to at that time

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Langford vs Wills
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Nov. 26, 1914: Langford vs Wills II

November 26, 2020May 19, 2021 Hunter Breckenridge 0 Comments Boxing history, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jess Willard, Joe Jeannette, Langford vs Wills, Luis Firpo, Sam Langford, Sam McVea, Tommy Burns

The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of rapid evolution for the sport of boxing. Legal

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The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweights

March 7, 2020May 19, 2021 Robert Portis 75 Comments Archie Moore, Battling Siki, Bob Fitzsimmons, Evander Holyfield, Ezzard Charles, Floyd Patterson, Gene Tunney, George Chuvalo, George Foreman, Jack Dempsey, James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, Jerry Quarry, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, John L. Sullivan, Ken Norton, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Ron Lyle, Sam Langford, Sam McVea, Sonny Liston, Stanley Ketchel

At a very leisurely pace over the last couple of years, The Fight City has offered its own idiosyncratic rankings

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June 22, 1938: Louis vs Schmeling II
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June 22, 1938: Louis vs Schmeling II

June 22, 2021June 25, 2021 Robert Portis 1

Former world champion Max Schmeling was a solid 10-to-1 underdog when he faced rising contender and awesome knockout artist Joe

Feb. 15, 1982: Leonard vs Finch
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Feb. 15, 1982: Leonard vs Finch

February 15, 2021February 18, 2021 Robert Portis 0

It is 1982 and Sugar Ray Leonard is the king of not only the welterweight division, but of the entire

June 19, 1936: Louis vs Schmeling
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June 19, 1936: Louis vs Schmeling

June 19, 2021August 27, 2021 Michael Carbert 2

Think back, if you will boxing fans, and recollect those breathless days of yesteryear, when the young, can’t-miss prospect, the

Mosley vs De La Hoya
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June 17, 2000: De La Hoya vs Mosley I

June 17, 2021June 20, 2021 Matt O'Brien 1

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

Oct. 27, 1903: Johnson vs McVea II
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Oct. 27, 1903: Johnson vs McVea II

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Robert Portis 0
Oct. 26, 1970: Ali vs Quarry I
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Oct. 26, 1970: Ali vs Quarry I

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Michael Carbert 3
Weaver vs Coetzee
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Oct. 25, 1980: Weaver vs Coetzee

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Michael Carbert 3
Oct. 25, 2003: Arthur vs Gomez
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Oct. 25, 2003: Arthur vs Gomez

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