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Don Elbaum Promoted 196 Fights At Tropicana Atlantic City in the 80s

Tropicana Atlantic City is where it was happening - every week - in the 1980s By Boxing Insider staff Atlantic City was home to one of the more unusual boxing…

11/14/2024

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History: Jack Dempsey prepped for mega-fights in Atlantic City

Jack Dempsey never officially fought in Atlantic City. But that doesn't mean he didn’t prepare for any of his big battles there. The fact is, he really liked the place. …

11/12/2024

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Modern Classics: Rosario-Bramble

By: Sean Crose Lightweight Edwin Rosario had just engaged in the fight of his life and had come up short. Or had he? The fighter’s June 1985 battle with Hector…

05/13/2020

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Modern Classics: Curry-McCrory

By: Sean Crose Donald Curry was a rising star in the sport of boxing. Milton McCrory, too, was a fighter on the rise. Both men were welterweights. Both men held…

04/04/2020

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Modern Classics: Leonard-Duran 2

By: Sean Crose “It was bizarre to witness,” William Nack wrote, “so swift and devastating a collapse of a man's name.” The Sports Illustrated writer was referring to a battle forever known…

03/29/2020

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Modern Classics: Leonard-Duran I

By: Sean Crose “When I get into the ring to fight,” Roberto Duran said, “I always give the best."There is little doubt that Duran gave “Sugar” Ray Leonard his best, and more,…

03/26/2020

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Modern Classics: Hagler-Duran

By: Sean Crose It was a turning point fight for both men. One, defending middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, had been chomping at the bit for a big money, highly…

03/23/2020

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Alexis “The Thin Man” Arguello: A Class Act in and Out of the Ring

By: Ken Hissner This writer once had the privilege of meeting the great 3-time world champion Alexis “The Thin Man” Arguello, of Managua, Nicaragua, in Atlantic City, NJ, as he…

05/08/2019

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80th Anniversary of Joe Louis’ Knockout Over Jack Roper

By: Aaron Sutcliffe “Some of the fans are already calling him the greatest champion of all-time” – two minutes and 20 seconds later, Joe Louis has successfully retained his World…

04/17/2019

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Lewis-Holyfield I: The Fight That Put Boxing Down (And Almost Out)

By: Sean Crose People were mad for a long time. A very long time. If it's true that history is simply a matter of perspective, then perhaps my perspective on…

03/13/2019

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