Inside the knockdown, drag-out fight for boxing's ...

Boxing's legacy lives in its champions. Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Julio César Chávez—each left their mark on different American cities. According to ESPN, some of those eras have faded. Tyson's Atlantic City empire is gone, now just vacant land. But boxing isn't done fighting. Johnny Tapia's legacy endures in Albuquerque. Terence Crawford's gym stands firm in Omaha. And a new generation—what ESPN describes as a Mexican Monster and an American prodigy—are proof the sport will survive. Boxing, it turns out, never stays down.

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