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16.9KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III: The Thrilla in Manila
The “Thrilla in Manilla”. Just the name itself sends chills down the spines of boxing fans. On October 1, 1975, the culmination...
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20.3KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Evander Holyfield vs. Hasim Rahman
Tony Calcara goes back to June 1, 2002 for Evander Holyfield vs. Hasim Rahman which included one of the most gruesome injuries...
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9.6KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | “Terrible” Terry Norris vs. Luis Santana 3
Boxing history is filled with its share of bizarre episodes. Certainly ranking towards the top of that list is the trilogy between...
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13.6KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | “Big” George Foreman vs. Alex “The Destroyer” Stewart
Tony Calcara goes back to 1992 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas for a battle between former Heavyweight champion...
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20.3KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Mike Tyson vs. Mitch “Blood” Green
Tony Calcara goes back to 1986, on a Tuesday night at New York's Madison Square Garden for a bout being billed as...
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11.4KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Juan Diaz vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
After his first professional fight in Mexico, Juan Diaz later sat ringside and chatted with a man, Juan Manuel Marquez, who was...
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7.6KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson
Tony Calcara turns the pages back to May 22, 1993 for a matchup between Heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe and Jesse...
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7.8KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Lennox Lewis vs. Shannon Briggs: March Badness
It was 18 years ago this week, on Saturday night, March 28, that two big men took center stage to battle for...
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9.3KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | David Reid vs. Felix “Tito” Trinidad
Tony Calcara goes back to March 3 of the year 2000 when the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas hosted...
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8.2KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Arturo “Thunder” Gatti vs. Reyes Munoz
This week, Tony Calcara goes back to the dead of summer on August 14, when the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, hosted...
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12.0KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Tommy “The Duke” Morrison vs. Joe “The Boss” Hipp
On June 27, a warm Saturday afternoon in Reno, Bally's Hotel and Casino hosted an exciting Heavyweight matchup as Tommy “The Duke”...
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11.7KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | “Iron” Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs
On Friday night, October 16, as the tide from the Atlantic Ocean rolled in towards the Boardwalk, fight fans packed Donald Trump’s...
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10.7KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Frankie “The Surgeon” Randall
Tony Calcara goes back to January 29, 1994, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for a 140-pound Super Lightweight showdown between...
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9.0KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
Tony Calcara goes back to 1991 for Sugar Ray Leonard's bout against "Terrible" Terry Norris at Madison Square Garden.
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6.6KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield vs. Michael “Dynamite” Dokes
Words like awesome, incredible, and spectacular are often over-used superlatives in today’s modern age of hyperbole. However, in this week’s Flashback Friday,...
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4.8KFlashback FridayFlashback Friday | Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker vs. Poli Diaz
Tony Calcara goes back to July 27, 1991 at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, for a world title match between the...
