Eric Raskin
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The long goodbye: Former rivals Fonfara and Chavez hit six-rounder circuit
The date was April 18, 2015. Nine months shy of a full decade ago. That was the night Andrzej “Andrew” Fonfara, aged 27, stopped Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, aged 29, in the ninth round of a light-heavyweight bout atop a Showtime card at what was then call...
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The top 10 Philly fighters of the 21st century
“Smokin’” Joe Frazier. Tommy Loughran. Matthew Saad Muhammad. Joey Giardello. “Joltin’” Jeff Chandler. These are but a few of the many great champions who called the fighting city of Philadelphia home. And you won’t see any of their names on the coun...
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The most patriotic thing you can do this 4th of July weekend is watch ‘Rocky IV’
In 2024, when bravely we hope against all hope, and there is so much at stake, and it seems our freedom’s up against the ropes … I believe the most patriotic thing you can do this holiday weekend is watch Rocky IV.
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Five fights in the second half of 2024 that will determine the Fighter of the Year
Considering that the 2023 Fighter of the Year race wasn’t decided until after Naoya Inoue fought on December 26, it’s safe to say the midpoint of the year — which we just reached as Sunday became Monday — is a bit early to be deciding the 2024 Fighte...
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The Rodriguez Mentality: Wham, Bam, No Tuneups, Ma’am
Imagine if a young, talented junior middleweight had come along in the mid-‘80s — think Donald Curry, Mike McCallum, Davey Moore, someone like that — and proceeded to outbox Roberto Duran, then knock out Tommy Hearns, then spar with Marvin Hagler whi...
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The Top 5 Opponents For Tank Davis — And, No, Ryan Garcia Isn’t One Of Them
You could feel it through the TV speakers on Saturday night. When Gervonta “Tank Davis” demolished Frank Martin with the combination of a left uppercut wrecking ball and a straight left battering ram, then climbed to the top rope and proceeded to sti...
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Tank, Benavidez and the Ongoing Search for a Post-Floyd American Boxing Superstar
Oscar De La Hoya made it so easy. On his way out the door, as his physical capability faded, he transferred the gift that is truly the last thing to go for top fighters — not the punching power, as the cliché mistakenly states, but rather the earning...