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BLH Classic Fights Series
With boxing on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re looking back at some classics nights in the sport.
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May 17, 2020
Full Fight: Marquez goes out a winner against Alvarado
Juan Manuel Marquez clearly had something left in the tank, but he went out with a win six years ago today.
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May 17, 2020
Rigo quits, as ‘No Mas Chenko’ is born in the Big Apple
A bitter winter’s evening turned to bitter disappointment inside the Garden, as an Englishman in New York recalls.
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May 16, 2020
Full Fight: Ali tops Frazier in second bout from 1974
In the least-regarded of the Ali-Frazier trilogy, Muhammad Ali takes a win over Joe Frazier in the second bout.
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May 15, 2020
Full Fight: Hurd drags Lara into war in 2018 Fight of the Year
Erislandy Lara was never known for excitement, but Jarrett Hurd wouldn’t have it any other way.
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May 14, 2020
Full Fight: Pacquiao moves to featherweight, takes step toward superstardom against Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera was the featherweight champion, but Manny Pacquiao broke through with a huge win in San Antonio.
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May 11, 2020
Five Months on Top: The sudden rise and frightening fall of Michael Bentt
A decorated amateur shocked everyone in 1993, and by 1994 it was all over.
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May 10, 2020
Full Fight: Mosley pummels Margarito after pre-fight scandal that only got worse after
It’s something of a legendary night, but not for many of the right reasons.
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May 9, 2020
Gone in 180 seconds: Eight memorable first-round knockouts
From Louis to Tyson, Lockridge to Hamed — blink, and you’ll miss ‘em.
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May 9, 2020
Full Fight: Froch smashes Bute in Nottingham to become three-time titlist
Bute was unbeaten and Froch coming off of a loss, but it was the hometown man who proved superior in Nottingham.
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May 8, 2020
Full Fight: Norton upsets Ali in 1973, setting stage for controversial trilogy
In the first of what would become a three-fight series, Ken Norton ended a 10-fight win streak for "The Greatest."
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May 7, 2020
Full Fight: De La Hoya settles blood feud with Vargas
The fight was called "Bad Blood" for good reason.
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May 6, 2020
Full Fight: Bradley wades through hell against Provodnikov in 2013 Fight of the Year
The Fight of the Year from 2013 was a brutal war that took plenty from both men.
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May 5, 2020
Full Fight: Khan survives a war with Maidana in 2010
In what may have been Amir Khan’s real shining night, he battled the always-determined Marcos Maidana and won a war over 12 rounds.
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May 3, 2020
Full Fight: Canelo scores first star win over Cotto
In what is maybe the last marquee Mexico vs Puerto Rico bout, Canelo Alvarez topped Miguel Cotto in 2015.
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May 1, 2020
Full Fight: Morales and Barrera kick off brutal trilogy in 2000
20 years ago, two Mexican legends in the making squared off for the first time.
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April 29, 2020
Full Fight: Hagler-Leonard still one of the most polarizing outcomes ever
33 years ago, Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard met in a huge middleweight showdown. The result is debated fiercely to this day.
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April 28, 2020
Full Fight: Roman and Doheny go to war at the Forum
Just about one year ago, a pair of determined 122-pound titleholders stole the show on DAZN.
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April 27, 2020
Full Fight: Pacquiao stakes his claim at 147 against Cotto
There were still questions about Manny Pacquiao as a welterweight going into his 2009 fight with Miguel Cotto, and the Filipino answered them decisively.
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April 13, 2020
Whitaker-De La Hoya remains one of the biggest controversies in recent history
The night Oscar De La Hoya got a W over Pernell Whitaker is still debated and argued, 23 years later.
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April 1, 2020
You break it, you bought it: Calderon vs Segura
How the crudest champion in the sport made the pound-for-pound list.
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March 28, 2020
On the cusp of Marciano’s record, Holmes is dethroned by Spinks
Michael Spinks climbed up from light heavyweight to deal Larry Holmes his first professional defeat, landing the 1985 Upset of the Year.
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March 24, 2020
De La Hoya officially becomes the Golden Boy at 1992 Olympics
In 1992, a 19-year-old Oscar De La Hoya won gold at the Barcelona Olympics, kickstarting a magnificent boxing career.
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March 20, 2020
The night Mike Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight champion in history
It was Nov. 22, 1986, when a 20-year-old Mike Tyson challenged Trevor Berbick for the WBC heavyweight belt.
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March 19, 2020
Watson’s favorite fight: Kostya Tszyu vs Ricky Hatton
June 4, 2005, became a special night in British boxing and an even more special moment in a 15-year-old boy’s life.