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 16, 2020 / By Michael CarbertAt 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, 2020 / By Michael CarbertTheir 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, 2020 / By Robert PortisLegitimate 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, 2020 / By Patrick ConnorThere are plenty of big battles in boxing history which all fight fans want to see, and then there are the monumental clashes that attract attention from all ...
On May 30, 2020 / By Neil CraneIt’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, 2020 / By Robert PortisWe know you’ve barely started sampling all the great battles we listed yesterday in Part One of this list, but we promised, and so we deliver: here’s the ...
On May 13, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskeyThe 1980s were a monumental decade in politics, pop music and, of course, in boxing. Indeed, the eighties stand out for the sheer volume of exciting battles, not ...
On May 12, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskeyIt 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, 2020 / By Neil CraneIt was one of the biggest fights in boxing history and one of the most controversial. Sugar Ray vs Marvelous Marvin. Hagler vs Leonard. Few fights have been ...
On April 6, 2020 / By Thad MooreOn 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, 2020 / By Michael CarbertWith few exceptions, the jab is every fighter’s most fundamental weapon, the key punch that sets up all the others. Without it, a boxer cannot effectively establish rhythm, ...
On April 3, 2020 / By Neil CraneNot 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, 2020 / By Michael CarbertIn 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, 2020 / By Robert PortisNew podcast just dropped for all you fight freaks, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, as he and site editor Michael Carbert give you, fresh from the ‘Better ...
On March 16, 2020 / By Alden ChodashAlmost a full year had passed since “The Fight,” the huge event that was Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs Thomas “The Hit Man” Hearns for the undisputed middleweight title, ...
On March 10, 2020 / By Robert PortisAfter 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, 2020 / By Robert PortisIran “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, 2020 / By Rafael GarcíaIt 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, 2020 / By Robert PortisHow does one measure an upset? Simple: by the number of chins on the floor at the end of the fight. And the power of the shockwaves felt ...
On February 12, 2020 / By Robert PortisNo sport has courted as much scandal and public outrage as boxing. From dives and fixed fights, to outrageous decisions, not to mention the shady stuff behind closed ...
On February 1, 2020 / By Robert PortisRoberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas. Just two or three years earlier, an absolute dream match, but now a meeting of ex-champions, if not has-beens; two once proud warriors, ...
On January 30, 2020 / By Michael CarbertWelcome back to a new edition of our podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash! This episode he and site founder and editor Michael Carbert discuss a range of ...
On January 18, 2020 / By Alden ChodashIt’s a timeless Yuletide classic, a tune sung for centuries at this time of year, but now “The Twelve Days Of Christmas” has a special pugnacious and pugilistic ...
On December 25, 2019 / By Robert PortisWhen a fighter who many consider to be, pound-for-pound, the best in the world defends his title at Madison Square Garden, it should be a big deal. But ...
On December 11, 2019 / By Rob LownieOur ratings of the all-time greatest fighters in each of the traditional eight weight classes continues with a look at the storied ranks of the welterweight division. As ...
On November 13, 2019 / By Robert PortisIt 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“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 CroseWe 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 ChodashWhen you walk up the stairs leading to Club De Boxe Champions on Belanger Street in the Saint-Michel district of Montreal, you are climbing the same steps that ...
On December 14, 2018 / By Michael Carbert“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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