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Marciano and Walcott's first fight is regarded as one of the greatest in boxing history, being named 1952’s fight of the year by The Ring. The fight was also ranked the 16th greatest fight of all time by both The Ring and BoxRec, while Bleacher Report ranked it as the 10th greatest heavyweight match of all time. [9]
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The first press conference for the fight was held in Düsseldorf towards the end of July 2015, and Fury showed that despite this being the biggest fight of his career, his pre fight tactics wouldn't change. After Klitschko said that the fight was "nothing personal but business", Fury stated that it was personal because fighting is personal.
Slack formerly wrote regularly for BloodyElbow.com, Bleacher Report, Vice Sports and Unibet. Due to successful Patreon support, he independently writes on his blog FightPrimer.com and bi-weekly broadcasts Jack Slack Podcast (formerly named Fights Gone By (FGB) podcast) on YouTube.
The first fight between Frazier and Ali–– promoted as the "Fight of the Century"–– took place on March 8, 1971, in New York's Madison Square Garden.Frazier was the undefeated champion and won by unanimous decision over the previously undefeated former champion Ali, who had been stripped of his titles for refusing to enter the draft for the Vietnam War.
Doc-Chris Mueller of Bleacher Report gave the show an A, stating that "Friday's Final Battle event was another in a long line of great Ring of Honor shows that highlighted some of the best wrestling you will see in any company. Picking the best match on this show would be difficult because it had so many different kinds of performances.
In a preview of their two other fights, a crouching, bobbing and weaving Frazier constantly pressured Ali, getting hit regularly by Ali jabs and combinations, but relentlessly attacking and scoring repeatedly, especially to Ali's body. The fight was even in the early rounds, but Ali was taking more punishment than ever in his career.
Once Benn had agreed to the first fight with Eubank, his entourage began plotting ways to demoralise Eubank and 'even things up'. They decided to sabotage his entrance music. As Eubank made his ring walk to the sound of Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best', the record suddenly stopped. Eubank ignored this, and made his way to the ring apron and ...