Browsing Tag Sandy Saddler

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  Rivalry: The Tale Of Duran vs De Jesus

  Duran vs De Jesus: A Rivalry In Three Chapters  Prologue The story of boxing is the story of rivalries. And rivalries themselves are stories. During the contentious years ...

  On March 29, 2021 / By Zach Dunn
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  Feb. 11, 1949: Pep vs Saddler II

  There is a certain mystique to legendary fights of yesteryear, a nostalgia that speaks of a time when ‘The Sweet Science’ was larger than life and ruled supreme. ...

  On February 11, 2021 / By Daniel Attias
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  Wylie On Pep: Subtle Sophistication

  Tomorrow marks the anniversary of one of the most extraordinary performances in the entire history of pugilism, that being Willie Pep’s remarkable rematch win over the great Sandy ...

  On February 10, 2021 / By Lee Wylie
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Victories

  For the purposes of this list, a great victory is one secured in the face of an overwhelming disadvantage, or taken at the expense of a truly great ...

  On October 3, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Sept. 8, 1950: Pep vs Saddler III

  Pep vs Saddler. For die-hard fans of “The Sport Of Kings,” those four syllables conjure up all kinds of recollections and images and important facts from the rich ...

  On September 8, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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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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  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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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Featherweights

  We’ve ranked the all-time greatest middleweights, bantamweights, light heavyweights and flyweights. Now we turn to the featherweights and offer our ranking of the best to ever lace up ...

  On August 14, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Top Men: Hardest P4P Punchers Ever

  Starting today, The Fight City is pleased to bring you episodes of Patrick Connor’s Top Men Boxing Radio podcast. This week, Patrick, noted boxing scribe and historian, along ...

  On April 22, 2016 / By Robert Portis