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Montreal is The Fight City. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. Montreal is The Fight City.

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Feb. 15, 1982: Leonard vs Finch

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Robert Portis
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Jan. 29, 1983: Duran vs Cuevas

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Robert Portis
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Dec. 3, 1982: Gomez vs Pintor

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 Robert Portis
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Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Robert Portis
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Nov. 3, 2001: Tszyu vs Judah

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Daniel Attias
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Columns 

Right Fight, Wrong Time: Hagler vs Leonard In 1983

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 James Simpson
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Features 

Plaster of Torrance (Part Two)

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 Rafael García
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Boxiana 

Aug. 2, 1980: Pryor vs Cervantes

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Michael Carbert
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Features 

“Sugar Ray Leonard is a Coward and a Bum”

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Paul D. Gibson
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Boxiana 

June 27, 1987: Hilton vs Drayton

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Jamie Rebner
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duran vs palomino
Boxiana 

June 22, 1979: Duran vs Palomino

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Michael Carbert
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Cockiest boxers
The Top Twelve 

The Top 12 All-Time Cockiest Boxers

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Neil Crane
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The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Victories

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Michael Carbert
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweights

November 25, 2021March 7, 2022 Robert Portis
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The Top Twelve 

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights

December 4, 2020December 29, 2022 Rafael García
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Features 

“A Moment I Will Never Forget”

April 6, 2020April 9, 2021 Thad Moore
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Features 

Legends In The Bronx: Ring 10 Fundraiser On Sept. 23

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018 Michael Carbert
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Columns 

At Long Last

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Ronnie McCluskey
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Columns 

Miguel Cotto: An Appreciation

August 26, 2017July 26, 2019 Robert Portis
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Boxiana 

Welcome To Four Kings Week

September 16, 2016October 2, 2016 Michael Carbert
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Welcome to Hands of Stone Week

June 14, 2015September 4, 2015 Michael Carbert
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Columns 

Magomed Abdusalamov: Boxing Must Do More

January 11, 2015January 11, 2022 Michael Carbert
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Columns 

In Praise of Defensive Genius

October 22, 2011January 16, 2021 Rafael García
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Cotto vs Martinez
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Cotto vs Martinez: King Of New York

June 7, 2020June 10, 2020 Eliott McCormick
July 9, 1989: Rosario vs Jones
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July 9, 1989: Rosario vs Jones

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 Robert Portis
Robinson vs Basilio
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March 25, 1958: Robinson vs Basilio II

March 25, 2022December 29, 2022 Michael Carbert
Hagler vs Duran
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June 16, 1983: Duran vs Moore

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Michael Carbert
March 22, 1967: Ali vs Folley
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March 22, 1967: Ali vs Folley

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Michael Carbert
March 21, 1988: Tyson vs Tubbs
Boxiana 

March 21, 1988: Tyson vs Tubbs

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 David Como
The Story Of The Cincinnati Cobra
Fight City Reviews 

The Story Of The Cincinnati Cobra

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Ronnie McCluskey
March 19, 1983: McCrory vs Jones I
Boxiana 

March 19, 1983: McCrory vs Jones I

March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 Robert Portis
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