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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 October 8, 2019 / By Michael Ezra
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Spence vs Porter: Lost Opportunity

It is a hard truth of boxing in the 21st century that fight fans are so starved for meaningful competition that matches which once upon a time would ...
On October 1, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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Sept. 27, 1986: Curry vs Honeyghan

Remember when Britain’s Kell Brook attempted to shake up the sports world by challenging powerful middleweight KO artist Gennady Golovkin? Naturally, Brook was a big underdog as he moved ...
On September 27, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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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. Ever since the previous fall, ...
On September 16, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Sept. 9, 1983: Pryor vs Arguello II

Do a Google search for Alexis Arguello and you will end up with photos and videos about Aaron Pryor. Do one for Aaron Pryor and you end up ...
On September 9, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Aug. 9, 1980: Palma vs Randolph

In 1976, a group of young athletes journeyed to Montreal to fight for their country. There were no great expectations for the men who populated the American Olympic ...
On August 9, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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Aug. 7, 2004: Corrales vs Freitas

I have never agreed with those “fans” that criticize fighters for quitting. Any man or woman who enters the ring possesses courage that distinguishes them from us non-pugilists. ...
On August 7, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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Aug. 3, 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 3, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Aug. 2, 1980: Pryor vs Cervantes

The Montreal Olympics in 1976 represented a galvanizing moment for boxing in America, an event that saw the sport gain new stars and new fans. The amateur team ...
On August 2, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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July 18, 1987: McCallum vs Curry

When Sugar Ray Leonard retired for the first time in 1982 it was a shock that left a huge vacuum in the sport. Over the next few years, ...
On July 18, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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June 25, 1981: Leonard vs Kalule

Here’s the thing some people don’t get about Sugar Ray Leonard: the man was more athlete than boxer, and, despite his “sweet” nickname, he was more bad-ass than ...
On June 25, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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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 should ...
On June 23, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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June 20, 1980: Duran vs Leonard I

Time waits for no one, as the old cliché goes, a statement whose meaning the young can barely grasp and alas, I am young no longer. But 39 ...
On June 20, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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June 16, 1983: Duran vs Moore

In 1980, Roberto Duran‘s already legendary career reached both its zenith and its nadir. Having abandoned the lightweight division he had dominated for more than seven years, and ...
On June 17, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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The Tao Of Roberto Duran

Lee Wylie is one of the most insightful analysts in boxing but he’s also a fan and makes no secret of the fact that Roberto Duran is his ...
On June 16, 2019 / By Lee Wylie
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June 15, 1984: Hearns vs Duran

At the time, the story lines had not yet become vivid, the true significance of what was unfolding not yet clear. The term “The Four Kings” had yet ...
On June 15, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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June 12, 1989: Hearns vs Leonard II

Their first meeting in 1981, one of the biggest fights in boxing history, was called “The Showdown,” an appellation which made sense given that each held one of ...
On June 12, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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June 8, 2002: Lewis vs Tyson

Legitimate superfights in boxing tend not to just happen spontaneously, but instead are built up over time. The first bout between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali was years ...
On June 8, 2019 / By Patrick Connor
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Happy Birthday To Marvelous Marvin Hagler

It’s the birthday of “The Marvelous One,” an all-time great middleweight champion who, for close to a full decade, was part of any discussion about the best fighter ...
On May 23, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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Turning Defeat Into Victory

“A rose is a rose is a rose,” writer Gertrude Stein once famously claimed. Likewise, a loss is a loss is a loss. Nothing more. Nothing less. One ...
On May 17, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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May 4, 1980: Randolph vs Cardona

It was Leo Randolph’s turn. His compatriots from the 1976 Olympic Games who, like him, had won gold medals and received the plaudits of the American public, had ...
On May 4, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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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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April 6, 1987: Leonard vs Hagler

On April 15, 1985, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, after twelve long years of struggle and sacrifice, finally conquered the summit of professional boxing and established himself as not only ...
On April 6, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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The Fight City Podcast No. 18

We got another great episode of The Fight City Podcast hot off the grill for you hungry fight fans, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, as he and site ...
On April 1, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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March 31, 1980: Tate vs Weaver

Not for nothing do they call boxing “the cruelest sport.” Just as the outcome of a baseball game can be decided with a single crack of the bat, ...
On March 31, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Top 12 Most Significant Fights In Boxing History

There are big fights which all boxing fans want to see, and then there are the monumental clashes that attract attention from all corners and have a lasting ...
On March 29, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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March 19, 1983: McCrory vs Jones I

In the late 70’s and early 80’s professional prizefighting was enjoying a serious resurgence with major stars such as Hearns, Hagler, Mancini, Duran, Arguello and Holmes inspiring keen ...
On March 19, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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March 2, 1980: Kenty vs Espana

After decades of decline, Detroit, Michigan, attempted to reverse the years of stagnation and neglect and reassert itself in the late 70s as one of America’s great cities. A ...
On March 2, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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Feb. 24, 1989: Duran vs Barkley

Iran “The Blade” Barkley vs Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran represents a very special page in the history book of boxing. This intense and historic battle is nothing ...
On February 24, 2019 / By Rafael García
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Feb. 15, 1982: Leonard vs Finch

It is 1982 and Sugar Ray Leonard is the king of not only the welterweight division, but of the entire sport of boxing. No other fighter is as ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Robert Portis