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TBRB: The Leather Anniversary

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 TBRB 0 Comments Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, TBRB, Teddy Atlas, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board

Sunday, October 11 marked the third anniversary of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Traditionally speaking, it’s the leather anniversary. We’d

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Dec. 26, 1908: Burns vs Johnson

December 26, 2020December 29, 2020 Rafael García 4

The late, great comedian Bill Hicks once quipped that the first Gulf War was not actually a “war.” Instead it was

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April 19, 1991: Holyfield vs Foreman

April 19, 2021April 22, 2021 Michael Carbert 8

When news came in 1987 that former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who had retired ten years before to become an

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Fight City Legends: The Georgia Deacon

August 5, 2021August 8, 2021 Robert Portis 0

He was only thirty-two when he left this world but if, as the old saw goes, only the good die

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Nov. 4, 1932: Canzoneri vs Petrolle

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

For fight fans who happen to be born after around say, 1975 or so, Billy Petrolle might seem a rather