Browsing Tag Wladimir Klitschko
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Top 12 Reasons Why Muhammad Ali Is Forever The Greatest
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the amazing athlete who changed boxing forever and, as we must each year, we take time to celebrate his life ...
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Overfed Turkey Or Sleek Bird Of Prey?
What a difference two years can make. Back in 2017, the WBC belt-holder Deontay Wilder had just fought Gerald Washington, the latest in his long line of scrubs, ...
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Andy Ruiz Jr: Another One-Hit Wonder?
For those who appreciate what we might call boxing fairy tales, February 11th, 1990 holds a special place in the calendar of pugilistic memories. It was on that ...
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Exposed? Maybe. Maybe Not.
On June 19, 1936, the number one ranked heavyweight contender, Joe Louis, stepped into the ring at Yankee Stadium in New York City. In the opposite corner stood ...
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June 21, 2003: Lewis vs Klitschko
“He entered to the strings of ‘Hotel California,'” wondered HBO’s Jim Lampley. “So will it be heaven, or will it be hell?” Lampley was no doubt one of ...
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April 1, 2000: Klitschko vs Byrd
When a prizefighter decides he has had enough for the night and signals surrender, a variety of attitudes and opinions from the boxing fraternity are revealed. The “Q”-word ...
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Like It Or Not, The Throne Is Empty
A few months ago we witnessed one of the more memorable heavyweight battles of recent years as alphabet titleholder and top-two contender Deontay Wilder faced off against the last ...
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Five Reasons Why “The Gypsy King” Will Win
Almost three years to the day since he defeated Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, WBO, IBF and lineal heavyweight titles, Tyson Fury steps through the ropes tonight to ...
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Fury vs Wilder: Bombs And Bravado
Simply put, these are not your grandfather’s heavyweights. These are not even your father’s heavyweights. Despite everything the two behemoths may lack in craft compared to previous generations, ...
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Wilder vs Fury: The Fight City Picks
When talk first surfaced several months ago of Tyson Fury abandoning his own comeback schedule to instead challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, very few took the idea ...
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Joshua vs Povetkin: Worth The Risk?
This Saturday, boxing fans get yet another heavyweight title fight that is not the battle that everyone wants to see. Instead of taking on Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, ...
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Roy & Floyd: Contrasting Legacies
When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of ...
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Fury vs Wilder: Money Changes Everything
Some like to say that money would never change them, that if they won the lottery or became a huge overnight success, they would still be the same, ...
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The Weekend That Was
From Belfast to Atlantic City, the boxing world got a sample of talent from all levels of the scale. The most noteworthy event, while not the most crowd-pleasing ...
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Fury vs Pianeta: Can The Gypsy King Come All The Way Back?
I just watched the video of the Tyson Fury vs Francesco Pianeta heavyweight fight presser that was held on the 14th in Belfast, Ireland. Belfast’s Windsor Park is ...
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Atlantic City Comeback, Part II
Atlantic City is no longer America’s Playground, and hasn’t been for a long time. It’s a city of casinos along the famous boardwalk, many of which are run ...
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The Best Is Yet To Come (Part 2)
We continue our in-depth look at some of the possible, if not probable, high-stakes matches which may happen before the end of 2018, a year which is already ...
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The Fight Game Has Changed
Since inception, the relationship between television and boxing has been bittersweet. Back in the 1950s A. J. Liebling, journalistic star for The New Yorker and boxing writer extraordinaire, ...
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New Breeds: Boxing’s Weirdest Fans
Some call them “fanagers.” Others just call them annoying. I’ve always referred to them as boxing’s “new breed of fan.” No matter, it all means the same thing. ...
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2017 Fight Of The Year
Nominations: James DeGale vs Badou Jack Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai I Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez ...
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2017 Performance of the Year
Nominees: Leo Santa Cruz (vs Carl Frampton) Oleksandr Usyk (vs Marco Huck) Andre Ward (vs Sergey Kovalev) Errol Spence (vs Kell Brook) Roman Gonzalez (vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai ...
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2017 Round Of The Year
Nominees: Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez: Round 12. Dominic Breazeale vs Izuagbe Ugonoh: Round 3. James DeGale vs Badou Jack: Round 12. Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko: Round ...
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Fury vs Joshua: It Has To Happen
As of last week, lineal heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury, has been cleared by UK Anti-Doping to fight again. News on the Furious One has been ...
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Anthony Joshua: Far From Invincible
First, make no mistake: heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is one hell of a fighter. The guy’s not only defeated every one of his opponents inside the distance, he ...
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Wilder vs Miller: The Time Is Now!
Try as I might, I just can’t keep a straight face when I read “world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.” Believe me, it’s been tough to give him the ...
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What To Make Of Wladimir?
He was still upright when the referee signalled his end. As Anthony Joshua launched himself at Wladimir Klitschko late in the eleventh round of their battle at Wembley ...
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 128
Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Major congrats are in order for Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko, who contested a classic fight in what turned out ...
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Joshua Stops Klitschko: The World Needs The Rematch
With the dust now settled on a truly epic heavyweight battle, it is the loser of the contest who emerges with his reputation enhanced. Wladimir Klitschko, the man ...
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Joshua vs Klitschko: The Fight City Picks
On the surface, Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko — which will be contested for the WBA, IBF, and IBO titles in front of a record-breaking 90,000 rabid fans at London’s ...
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Joshua vs Klitschko: It Could Be Cinematic
The narrative has never been easier. This Saturday, London’s Anthony Joshua will fight Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium for a triumvirate of heavyweight titles. He will draw over ...
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