Browsing Tag Tony Canzoneri

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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

  We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our discerning eye on the lightweights. For simplicity’s sake, ...

  On January 10, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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  Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon

  Bobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum and the Olympic Auditorium. But as quickly as ...

  On November 16, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Nov. 4, 1932: Canzoneri vs Petrolle

  For fight fans who happen to be born after around 1975 or so, Billy Petrolle must seem a rather curious figure. Here’s a warrior with over 89 pro ...

  On November 4, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Oct. 5, 1936: Canzoneri vs McLarnin II

  Tony Canzoneri vs Jimmy McLarnin. Two of the very best from one of boxing’s great eras, the 1930’s, the Depression years, the glorious decade of Kid Chocolate, Barney ...

  On October 5, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Sept. 3, 1936: Ambers vs Canzoneri

  Tony Canzoneri was already a lock for the Hall of Fame, not to mention an all-time great lightweight when he entered Madison Square Garden in May of 1935 ...

  On September 3, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  May 31, 1938: Ross vs Armstrong

  Barney Ross was more than just one of the best boxers who ever lived. A Jew whose life was largely defined by anti-Semitism, he was a hero to ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Belfast Spider

  As anyone who has contemplated the history of pugilism already knows, no sport offers more when it comes to heartbreak and tragedy. From the trusting, dedicated fighter who ...

  On January 31, 2018 / By Michael Carbert