Round By Round Boxing
Posts By Tony Calcara
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14.4KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad
After a series of hijackings and attacks on the homeland forced the bout between Bernard Hopkins and Felix Trinidad to be rescheduled,...
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11.0KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman: The Sunshine Showdown
Tony Calarca flashes back to 1973 when Joe Frazier was the undefeated Heavyweight champion of the world. Frazier defended his title that...
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1.6KFloyd MayweatherRating a Possible Superfight: Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
Tony Calcara examines the hype surrounding Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's May 2 showdown and compares it to the intensity that surrounded...
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3.9KListsKeith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero: 3 Keys to Victory for ‘One Time’
On Saturday night, March 7, NBC reenters the primetime boxing world launching its first episode of Premier Boxing Champions. Keith Thurman headlines...
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11.5KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks: The Rematch
Despite losing to Spinks just seven months before, Muhammad Ali (55-3, 37 KOs) confidently stepped into the ring on September 15 to...
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9.4KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran II: “No Mas”
As brilliant as "Sugar" Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran were, they will be forever linked with the words, “No mas.”
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11.8KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
Go back in time to 1982 as Tony Calcara recalls the legendary Heavyweight clash between Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney.
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8.6KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall: The Bizarre Rematch
On September 24, 1994, Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Gil Clancy sat flabbergasted at ringside. The shocked crowd inside Wembley Arena in...
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6.3KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Angel Manfredy
A fascinating world title bout was on the horizon between two men who came from remarkably similar backgrounds. Their styles in the...
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10.8KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | George Foreman: Fighting Five Men in One Afternoon
After suffering a devastating loss to Muhammad Ali in Zaire, George Foreman returned to the ring in most unusual fashion. On April...
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7.2KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday: Ultimate Glory – Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez
The fight was billed as “Ultimate Glory” and would take place June 7, 1996, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Relive...
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11.7KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield: The Rematch
On June 28, 1997, on a fight card billed as “The Sound and the Fury,” Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield met for...
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15.5KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Kevin Kelley vs. Prince Naseem Hamed – The Shootout in “The Garden”
On December 19, 1997, Prince Naseem Hamed made his U.S. debut against top Featherweight, Kevin Kelley. The fight would become an instant...
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9.2KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday: Evander Holyfield vs. Bobby Czyz – The Night of the Heavyweights
On a beautiful spring night in New York City, Madison Square Garden hosted an evening touted as “The Night of the Heavyweights.”...
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8.0KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday: Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton – Waylaid in Vegas
Billed as “The Battle of East and West,” the bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton was scheduled for May 2, 2009...
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7.0KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday: Terry Norris vs. Troy Waters – Thunder From Down Under
Relive 1993's classic fight between Terry Norris and Troy Waters.
