John Gatling

Senior correspondent for NY Fights and author of upcoming book, "The Fist Club." Conscious indie recording artist "T@z" and humanist advocate for the Green Party.
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“Showtime” Shawn Porter Cleans Up Andre Berto

"What time is it??" shouted a beaming Shawn Porter (27-2-1, 17KOs) from…

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BADASSES IN BROOKLYN: Checking Out Porter, Berto and the Boys At Gleason’s

"No. Sleep. Till Brooklyn!" Beastie Boys, circa before the internet ***   ***  …

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Canelo V Chavez: From Dusk Till Dawn

On September 14, 2002, I had perhaps the best birthday celebration of…

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Shawn Porter V Andre Berto: Mike Tyson’s Punchout!

I arrived late. About an hour before arriving at Barclays Center for…

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SUPERFIGHT: Vasyl Lomachenko vs Mikey Garcia

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WATCH TONIGHT ON HBO: Vasyl Lomachenko Is Pugilistic Poetry

I don't want to be ranked in a better position because someone…

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Superfight: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin V Andre “SOG” Ward

"Blah, BLAH-Blah, BlaH-BLAH, Blaah, Blah, BLAH... All that chit-chat's gonna get chaaaa-…

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Ward V Kovalev II: Excuse Me?

"I really hope that Andre Ward will get into the ring with…

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TBE v GGG: 49-1

When asked by FightHype.com about Gervonta Davis and Errol Spence, Floyd Mayweather…

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The OT: NY Fights Back!

These are the days made critical by dudes in suits Too political, its…

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Superfight: Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez V Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao

"Made You Look" Nas, circa 2002 I started imagining the crazy bastard…

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Gennady Golovkin, 37-0, Is A WINNER

"GGG" is also the very best fighter, pound-for-pound, in the world. The…

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GGG V Jacobs [Vol.II]: Ghost of Chavez/Taylor

Today is St. Patrick's Day. On St. Patrick's Day in 1990, approximately…

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Roman Gonzalez: The Invisible Emperor

 A chocolate pound cake spooned-- not sliced. Failure is a bruise, not…

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GGG V Jacobs [Vol.I]: Daniel Enters The Lion’s Den

They say, "You coming to the lion's den to maim, tame and handle?"/…

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Lemieux V Stevens: Fried Canadian Bacon

This one is gonna go down like that 3 a.m. meal you got involved…

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Thurman V Garcia [Vol.VI]: Ponytails

Keith "No-Time" Thurman V Dandelion "Pfft" Garcia. Yeah... That's what I'm calling…

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Thurman V Garcia [Vol.V]: Fireworks

"I tell people all the time, nobody wants to be hit. You…

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Thurman V Garcia [Vol.IV]: One-Time For Ya Mind

"The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to, is the…

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Is Deontay Wilder The Best Heavyweight Alive?

No. "Iron" Mike Tyson was also called the "Baddest Man On The…

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