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The second Garden was the second highest building in New York Madison Square Garden may be self-styled as "The World's Greatest Arena", but few boxing fans would argue with the verdict. For all the encroachments made by Las Vegas and the big-money casinos, the arena in the heart of New York remains the spiritual home of the pugilistic world. "From a boxer's point of view, once you have boxed there you can die in peace," said 'Tartan Terror' Ken Buchanan, who starred in six Garden bouts including classic encounters with Roberto Duran and Ismael Laguna. But fight fans heading to Manhattan should be aware that they won't find the Garden on Madison Square - only the first two of four stadiums bearing that name were there. The first, roof-less venue was built by famed showman PT Barnum in 1871 at a prime site in the heart of the... [read full story]
