Robert Portis

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  Fight Report: Garcia vs Herrera

  The Event The logic seemed sound. Danny Garcia scores an upset and maybe the performance of the year over a truly formidable opponent and so the thinking was, ...

  On March 16, 2014 / By Robert Portis
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  Business as Usual: Chavez Jr. vs. Vera II

  “Why should I watch an overweight pothead riding his daddy’s name and fame?” This is the question a boxinghead recently posed to Ring Magazine’s Doug Fischer. The scribe’s ...

  On February 28, 2014 / By Robert Portis
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  Kovalev And Stevenson Score Knockouts

  Boxing fans got a heavy dose of what they love from Quebec City last night with plenty of knockouts and some great action. While those who tuned in ...

  On December 1, 2013 / By Robert Portis
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  Wladimir Klitschko: Champion of a Dark Age

  Having notched title defense number fifteen this past weekend, Wladimir Klitschko rolls on, seemingly unbeatable, arguably the most dominant heavyweight champion since Joe Louis. His reign is viewed ...

  On October 9, 2013 / By Robert Portis
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  Fight Report: Garcia vs Judah

  The Event On Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, light welterweight champion Danny Garcia met “Super” Zab Judah in a grudge match. The bout was supposed to be ...

  On April 29, 2013 / By Robert Portis
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  The Farce That Is Olympic Boxing

  And so ends for another four years, the Olympics and with it, Olympic boxing, the whole thing a ridiculous exercise in making huge sums of money at the ...

  On August 12, 2012 / By Robert Portis
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  Fight Report: Lopez vs Salido II

  Boxing has been plagued in recent years by rematches of great fights that, while attracting big audiences and high PPV sales, have failed to come close to the ...

  On March 11, 2012 / By Robert Portis
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  Mayweather vs Pacquiao: The Charade Continues

  The recent series of press conferences to hype the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr.–Miguel Cotto match generated no shortage of interesting quotes and quips, all of them from Mayweather ...

  On March 3, 2012 / By Robert Portis
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  Ron Lyle: 1941-2011

  Heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, who died this past Saturday from complications arising from a stomach condition, deserves to be remembered as both one of the best heavyweights to ...

  On November 28, 2011 / By Robert Portis