Browsing Tag Wladimir Klitschko
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Fight Report: Usyk vs Joshua
Back in 1985, Michael Spinks, the undisputed champion of the 175 pound division, challenged long-time heavyweight king Larry Holmes. It was an intriguing match-up for sure, but at ...
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June 21, 2003: Lewis vs Klitschko
“He entered to the strains 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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The Prizefighter And The Lady
Boxing and cinema have always had a warm relationship. In fact, the very first feature film in the history of motion pictures is The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight, a documentary ...
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Top 12 Reasons Why Muhammad Ali Is 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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The Only Decision To Make
It remains unforgettable: Roberto Duran, arguably the greatest boxer, pound-for-pound, on the planet, stops fighting, turns his back on his opponent, and tells the referee: “No mas.” Sugar ...
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Soft Landing: Fury Defeats Wlad
Five years ago today it was an historic showdown in the heavyweight division, Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury in Düsseldorf, Germany and our own Eliott McCormick was a ...
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Can Wilder Win?
While the whole world, and of course that includes the sports world, is “on pause” due to the deadly pandemic we are all struggling with, the fact remains ...
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Never Bet Against The Gypsy King
There’s an old saying that you should never switch horses midstream. So I should know better. I’m a big Tyson Fury fan, have been for a long time. ...
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Fury vs Wilder II: The Breakdown
It seems strange to know so much about two fighters – their strengths and weaknesses and how their styles mesh –and yet the outcome of a match between ...
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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd
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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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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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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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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