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  The Courage Of Patrick Day

  Patrick Day died yesterday. He was only 27-years-old and, according to all accounts, was an exceptional young man. He died because he loved to compete in the ring, ...

  On October 17, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Ali vs Shavers: The Greatest’s Finest Hour

  No matter how dismal the fight scene may be at a given time, fans can always cherish and take comfort from the sport’s glorious history. The past is ...

  On October 8, 2019 / By Michael Ezra
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  Golovkin’s Big Gamble

  There are boxers who, when the gloves have been hung up and the ring left behind, are considered indisputably great. Nobody’s going to argue with the appearance of ...

  On October 3, 2019 / By Rob Lownie
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  A Lowdown Dirty Shame

  It appears increasingly likely that there will never be a clash between the two best welterweights in the world, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford, and that’s ...

  On October 3, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Spence vs Porter: Lost Opportunity

  It is a hard truth of boxing in the 21st century that fight fans are so starved for meaningful competition that matches which once upon a time would ...

  On October 1, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Let ‘Em Fight!

  I will no doubt be revealing that I’m out of the loop, and likely over the hill, when I tell you I really have no idea who KSI ...

  On September 13, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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  Happy Birthday To “The Rock”

  Today is the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and we’re always going to pay tribute to the one and only “Brockton Blockbuster,” regardless of the fact his famous ...

  On September 1, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Kovalev vs Yarde: Double Vindication

  Kovalev vs Yarde. A veteran champion defending in his home nation of Russia against an undefeated British upstart. An intriguing match-up on paper and one that brought out ...

  On August 27, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Eddie Hearn Has No Morals

  I’m out on my patio enjoying a late summer’s afternoon on the chaise, catching up on my sports news, and I’ve just read, with disgust, the announcement in ...

  On August 12, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  On Eddie Futch

  Perhaps it’s just me but I get the feeling Eddie Futch , who was born 108 years ago tomorrow, wouldn’t be too comfortable in today’s boxing world. I ...

  On August 8, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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  The Baleful Look In The PacMan’s Eyes

  During all the weeks of pre-fight hoopla and the long promotional tour, Manny Pacquiao, a nice man with a lot of class, quietly took a whole lot of ...

  On July 22, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  The Crowded Road To Tokyo

  Is it just me, or does there seem to be a lot of amateur boxers in Canada claiming to be Tokyo 2020 bound? What strikes me as odd ...

  On July 20, 2019 / By Steven Green
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  Why “One Time” Will Never Be “The Best”

  I direct these remarks, without anger or malice, to fellow contributor James Simpson, whose column “Don’t Sleep On Keith Thurman,” was published on this fine website last month. ...

  On July 17, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Barriers To Entry: Why Superfights Are So Difficult To Make

  To say that boxing is not as popular as it once was is to utter an obvious truth to those that know and understand the history. I’m referring ...

  On July 10, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  Don’t Sleep On “One Time”

  For my money, there is no hotter and more tantalizing division in boxing today than the welterweights. Historically, the 147 pound weight class has been the home of ...

  On June 13, 2019 / By James Simpson
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  It’s Your Move, Bud!

  If we say it too loudly we might just jinx it, but we have to give credit where it’s due: Al Haymon’s PBC at long last figured out ...

  On May 17, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Turning Defeat Into Victory

  “A rose is a rose is a rose,” writer Gertrude Stein once famously claimed. Likewise, a loss is a loss is a loss. Nothing more. Nothing less. One ...

  On May 17, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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  Canelo vs Jacobs: Praying For A Miracle

  There are journalists and there are fans. I periodically write about boxing, but I don’t claim to be a serious reporter and I hope I never do. You ...

  On May 3, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  The Rainmaker

  At 28 years old and in his physical prime, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is a boxer of many qualities. Some attributes he has worked on for years, molding them ...

  On April 30, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  When Fighters Fought: Time for a Welterweight Renaissance

  Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...

  On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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  A Blow To The Balls

  It was fitting that Bob Arum concluded the in-ring portion of ESPN’s Crawford vs Khan main event. There he was: a shrunken, bleary-eyed 87-year-old, howling about Al Haymon ...

  On April 24, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Rungvisai vs Estrada II: Unfinished Business

  This Friday, fourteen months after their first fight, Thailand’s prodigal son, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, and Mexico’s own Juan Francisco “Gallito” Estrada, will meet again to settle some unfinished ...

  On April 23, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Enigmatic To The End

  Amir Khan may be the nicest man I’ve spoken to in the entire fight game. If I had to consider all the people I’ve shared a few words ...

  On April 22, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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  If Only … Hagler vs Leonard In 1983

  Back in 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler threw down in a highly-advertised middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas, a glorious spectacle which captured the attention ...

  On April 17, 2019 / By James Simpson
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  The Portis Pound-For-Pound

  The other week Max Kellerman, currently pugilism’s premier talking head, released his new, updated pound-for-pound rankings and it sent all the hardcore boxing geeks into a tizzy. For ...

  On April 6, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Like It Or Not, The Throne Is Empty

  A few months ago we witnessed one of the more memorable heavyweight battles of recent years as alphabet titleholder and top-two contender Deontay Wilder faced off against the last ...

  On March 20, 2019 / By Hunter Breckenridge
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  Method To The Madness?

  I’m moving up two weight divisions, and not just to fight any welterweight, but Errol Spence. At first glance, it seems nuts. –Mikey Garcia Four-division titlist and counter-puncher ...

  On March 15, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  The Legacy of Douglas vs Tyson

  What is the legacy of James “Buster” Douglas’ astonishing knockout of Mike Tyson? Perhaps an impossible question to answer, though we’ve had almost three decades to digest its ...

  On February 12, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Kovalev Returns! (With Some Help From “Buddy”)

  The bell had yet to ring to start the fight, but the outcome was already decided. Sergey Kovalev was finished and about to get his butt kicked for ...

  On February 3, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  The Case Against Big George

  In a recent article contemplating a fantasy rematch between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, esteemed boxing writer Thomas Hauser stated that people who “really know” boxing regard Foreman ...

  On January 31, 2019 / By Michael Ezra