The Long Count Archives - The Fight City

More than nine decades have passed since the rematch between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey took place on a brisk September evening at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 1927, and in that time the more mythical qualities of the

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Aug. 11, 1954: Moore vs Johnson V

August 11, 2021August 14, 2021

Until December of 1952, some eighteen years after he had embarked on what would eventually be an all-time great pro career, Archie Moore was part of that long list of over-accomplished African-American boxers who had never competed for

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April 4, 2009: Bradley vs Holt

April 4, 2021April 7, 2021

Every passionate fight fan remembers what sparked their love for The Sweet Science. For some it was watching Rocky or When We Were Kings, or coming across a copy of The Ring or KO magazine, or seeing Sugar

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Nov. 4, 1932: Canzoneri vs Petrolle

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021

For fight fans who happen to be born after around say, 1975 or so, Billy Petrolle might seem a rather curious figure. Here’s a warrior with over 89 pro wins on his record, generally regarded as both one

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Feb. 19, 2000: Morales vs Barrera I

February 19, 2021February 21, 2021

No one can really pin down how the animosity began. Perhaps it was a regional rivalry with Erik Morales hailing from the working class region of Zona Norte, Tijuana while Marco Antonio Barrera came from the more genteel