Browsing All Posts By Rafael García
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Going All-In: Bradley vs Rios
Timothy Bradley and Brandon Rios are, by almost any measure, highly successful pugilists. They know seven-figure paydays and what it feels like to fight in glitzy venues in ...
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Regarding Mismatches
Remember when you were a kid and you’d be all alone in your room because your parents wouldn’t let you go outside and then you’d hear all your ...
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Don’t Buy It!
September 12 is mere hours away and the boxing world is just thrilled out of its mind in anticipation of… okay, scratch that. There’s so little buzz surrounding Mayweather ...
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Rivalry or Obsession?
No matter how you look at it, the second half of the career of Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez has been defined by his rivalry with Filipino legend ...
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A History of Violence – On Pacquiao vs Marquez IV
The polymath Nassim Taleb submits that a system in which volatility is suppressed is an ideal catalyst for mayhem. Such a setting will behave as a ticking bomb, ...
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Erik Morales: First Mexican to Win 4 in 4
In celebration of #MexicanStyle week we bring you Rafael’s write up of Erik “Terrible” Morales’ historic title-winning effort of September 17, 2011, when he defeated Pablo Cesar Cano ...
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The Man Who Would Be King
As part of our special “Mexican Style” series, we re-feature here an excellent in-depth look at the motivations and machinations of a man determined to leave his mark ...
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#CottoCanelo: Twitter Shows Its Love
A fight years in the making has finally come to fruition, as it was announced today that lineal middleweight champ Miguel Cotto will fight Mexico’s wunderkind Saul “Canelo” ...
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Twitter Ain’t Impressed
TMZ broke the news weeks ago, but Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the various stakeholders of his September 12 PPV match announced only today that he will, indeed, officially ...
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Something from Nothing: the Unlikely Rise of GGG
There’s something about Gennady Golovkin that not only inspires a sense of wonder in his ever-growing following, but was actually instrumental in amassing such following in the first ...
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Golovkin vs Lemieux is on!
After days of speculation, it is now official that WBA middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin will face IBF beltholder David Lemieux in what promises to be a thrilling and violent spectacle. The ...
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Thurman vs Collazo: What’s The Point?
The most difficult challenge one encounters when trying to write about a PBC card is resisting the temptation to discuss all the associated politics and machinations. This Saturday’s welterweight ...
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Cut Time
In Cut Time: An Education at the Fights, Carlo Rotella expounds deeply on a thesis boxing fans have heard before; namely, that the fight game serves as a ...
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Canelo vs Kirkland: Estamos muy contentos!
“Estamos muy contentos!,” is an expression Canelo Alvarez keeps at hand in his bag of media-friendly phrases, saying it over and over in interviews and press conferences. It ...
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Canelo vs Kirkland: Reasons to Watch
If you’re tired of forking out for PPVs in which the number of pre-fight hype shows and “documentaries” dwarfs the number of punches thrown in the ring, you’re in ...
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: We Waited Five Long Years For That?
The MGM Grand Garden Arena was filled with celebrities who paid exorbitant prices–thousands of dollars for a nosebleed seat–to witness the so-called Fight of the Century. Jay-Z and ...
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#MayPac for Newbies
Have you been invited to a Mayweather vs Pacquiao viewing party? Are you nervous because you know squat about boxing and you’ll have to pretend otherwise in front ...
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The True Significance of #MayPac
A fight that needs no introduction or build-up and has been in gestation for over five long years will finally hear its opening bell this Saturday night. It ...
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Who Did It Better? Part 3
With just days to go before May 2, Mayweather vs Pacquiao is upon us, and as part of our coverage of this megafight, Eliott and Rafa have performed ...
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: How To Fix It
You know what’s the definition of cruelty? It’s when you get screwed even when you’re getting what you want. With that in mind, The Cruelest Sport is more ...
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Who Did It Better? Part 1
With just days to go before May 2, Mayweather vs Pacquiao is upon us, and as part of our coverage of this megafight, Eliott and Rafa will perform a ...
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Waiting on His Majesty
There are two schools of thought regarding Miguel Cotto’s recent career moves. The first one counts among its adherents most of his remaining fans, and holds that the Boricua’s ...
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Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Chavez Jr vs Fonfara Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions takes a break this week, but that doesn’t mean fight fans will have Saturday night off. In fact, boxing aficionados ...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Saturday Night
The Good Rafael Garcia: The best thing about last night, in my eyes, was the fact there was a little bit of everything for fight fans. The non-title fight ...
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You Say You Want A Revolution?
Is Al Haymon good or bad for boxing? It’s a question that vexes fight fans, one with no easy or apparent answer. The guy gobbles up fight dates ...
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Translating Adonis
Ring TV‘s Anson Wainwright recently sat down for a Q&A with lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in anticipation of Saturday’s bout with Sakio Bika. Now it’s well ...
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Fight Report: Gonzalez vs Russell Jr.
The Event Last night at the Palms Casino of Las Vegas, WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez attempted the fourth defense of his belt against rising star Gary Russell ...
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The Limits of Ambition
We’re about six weeks away from Mayweather vs Pacquiao, and while the boxing world celebrates finally getting the mega-fight it has wanted for so long, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ...
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Fight Report: Thurman vs Guerrero
The Event Last night at the MGM Grand of Las Vegas, welterweights Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero headlined Al Haymon’s first foray intro free TV. Heralded as professional ...
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The Comeback Kids
This Saturday night offers a rare treat for fight fans, something that used to be routine some time ago: a high-profile boxing bout on free TV. The MGM Grand Garden ...
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