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An oral (and entirely fictional) history of Mayweather vs Maidana
Brian Kenny – Mayweather vs Maidana is one of those contests in sports you never forget. In all my years of working boxing broadcasts, in terms of drama ...
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“Just A Simple Kid”: Interview with Shawn Porter
Shawn Porter got the attention of the boxing world in a big way this past December when he put on a rousing performance and scored a major upset, ...
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Broner vs Maidana: The Reckoning
By now, much has been written about the Adrien Broner vs Marcos Maidana rumble that went down in San Antonio this past Saturday. And it’s a safe bet ...
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Fight Report: Garcia vs Matthysse
The Event The co-main event of the Mayweather vs. Canelo mega-fight featured the fearsome Lucas Matthysse challenging Danny “Swift” Garcia in a bout for junior welterweight supremacy. Despite ...
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Mayweather vs Canelo: The Picks
Canelo will make it interesting early but Mayweather remains too smart and too slick. Alvarez’s inability to connect will lead to him becoming increasingly passive and Floyd will ...
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Deontay Wilder Demolishes Liakhovich
The Event Another instalment of Shobox: The Next Generation was held last night in Indio, California. It was a decent three fight television card headlined by undefeated American ...
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Texas Shootouts: Berto vs Soto Karass
Summer can be a cruel season for boxing fans, with July and August usually offering slim pickings in the way of entertaining scraps, and 2013 seemed well on ...
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Mayweather vs Guerrero: A beautiful monologue in Las Vegas
Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Floyd Mayweather Jr. overturned all sorts of expectations. Many assumed his meeting with Robert Guerrero represented a stern test of the ...
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Pacquiao vs Marquez IV: 10 Things We Learned (Part II)
6. No one is immune from the one-punch knockout. As stated, Pacquiao carried with him into the ring a battle-tested and sturdy mandible. Yet a single blow separated ...
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Pacquiao vs Marquez IV: 10 Things We Learned (Part I)
1. Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are men of their word. When Top Rank first announced this match, sports fans and even hardcore fight freaks were left ...
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Quince de Septiembre: Canelo and Maidana shine
About a mile away from the Thomas and Mack Center where Martinez vs. Chavez Jr. took place, the Knockout Kings quadruple-header at the MGM Grand Garden Arena saw ...
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Michael Dokes: 1958-2012
News of the death from cancer of Michael “Dynamite” Dokes, former WBA heavyweight champion, causes one to pause and consider the terrible toll an overestimation of one’s talent ...
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Mayweather vs Cotto: A Hell Of A Show
Would it really have been better four years ago? Back in late 2007 there were hopes in the welterweight division about a potential clash between then undefeated Miguel ...
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Angelo Dundee: 1921-2012
In the long history of boxing, few trainers have had the impact of Angelo Dundee who died of an apparent heart attack in Florida yesterday. He was 90 ...
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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 ...
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At the MGM Grand: Juan Manuel Marquez Robbed in Vegas
Juan Manuel ‘Dinamita’ Márquez, who can now legitimately claim to be the greatest Mexican fighter of his generation, made use of every last bit of his skill and ...
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Pacquiao vs Marquez III: In Vegas
After three hours of chasing the sunset on a Vegas-bound flight, even with Pacquiao-Marquez III on the horizon and about 48 hours away, one can get a bit ...
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Remembering Joe Frazier
It seems we had just absorbed the saddening news that the legendary Smokin’ Joe Frazier had been recently diagnosed with terminal cancer before we were greeted today by ...
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Hopkins Defeats Pascal: A Performance For The Aged
Psych jobs are nothing new in boxing. One can go all the way back to Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, if one wishes to rediscover ...
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Pacquiao vs Mosley: Manny Dominates To A Chorus of Boos
What a performance! What a fight! Non-stop action, both men giving it their all, hard punches and vicious exchanges, a dramatic conclusion, blood and tears: it was everything ...
