Browsing Tag Adonis Stevenson

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  Fight Report: Usyk vs Bellew

  The Event: The fallacy of the cruiserweight division lies in the fact that it has never quite broken free of its original intent. Cruiserweight was first formed in ...

  On November 11, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 205

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations to Tevin Farmer! Congrats to Groupe Yvon Michel for an excellent show at ...

  On October 26, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  KO’s For Francis And Shak

  Another week, another boxing card at the Montreal Casino, this time from Groupe Yvon Michel. The week before saw Eye Of The Tiger put on a major show there ...

  On October 22, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  The Wake Of The Storm

  When Eleider Alvarez landed a thunderous right hand flush on Sergey Kovalev’s temple in round seven of their engrossing and hard-fought battle this past Saturday night, it was ...

  On August 9, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight Report: Alvarez Upsets Kovalev

  The Event: Going into Saturday’s pivotal light-heavyweight affair, many questions loomed regarding Sergey Kovalev’s viability as an elite light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Andre Ward in 2016 and ...

  On August 5, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Dmitry Bivol Is Ready For His Close-Up

  Being a boxing fan is a tough gig. Don’t let anyone tell you different. And yes, we know, 2018 has been an impressive year in many respects, but, ...

  On July 28, 2018 / By Jeffrey Fuss
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 189

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Congratulations to Lenny Zappavigna and Alex Saucedo! What a fight! Congrats as well to Jono Carroll ...

  On July 3, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 183

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week, special two-part video! Because Manny has stuff to say about Stevenson vs Jack! ...

  On May 23, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Fight Report: Stevenson vs Jack

  The Event  Stevenson vs Jack represented one of the best and most interesting match-ups to be made in the light heavyweight division for some time, not to mention ...

  On May 20, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 182

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations to Vasyl Lomachenko! And Jorge Linares! Beautiful fight! “Hi-Tech” is human after ...

  On May 17, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Stevenson vs Jack: The Fight City Picks

  It’s an intriguing match-up featuring two of the very best in a stacked light heavyweight division. Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack are, without question, elite-level pugilists and this ...

  On May 17, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Weekend That Was

  This edition of my semi-regular weekend recaps is late and is going to be a bit on the random side because your friendly scribe here tripped over a ...

  On May 14, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  The Rise of Camille Estephan

  Camille Estephan always makes eye contact. Standing on the press conference podium, his bulky musculature sheathed in a fitted suit jacket, the Eye of the Tiger promoter will ...

  On April 28, 2018 / By Eliott McCormick
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  À La Prochaine, Montreal

  Montreal is “The Fight City,” not Toronto. Or so we thought. And still think, as any objective evaluation of Canada’s two largest urban centres reveals a mismatch in ...

  On April 26, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 179

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Congratulations to Groupe Yvon Michel for another great ...

  On April 25, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 177

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Don’t forget to take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Big congrats to Eye Of ...

  On April 11, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 171

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations once again to World Boxing Super Series! Looking forward to Usyk vs ...

  On February 27, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 167

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congratulations to Oleksandr Usyk and to the World Boxing Super Series! What a fight! Manny has a question for Adonis Stevenson! Phil ...

  On January 31, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Is Adonis Stevenson The Real President Of The WBC?

  A few days ago Showtime Sports announced with much fanfare a slate of upcoming matches to cover the first half of the new year, including 10 world title ...

  On January 26, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  New Breeds: Boxing’s Weirdest Fans

  Some call them “fanagers.” Others just call them annoying. I’ve always referred to them as boxing’s “new breed of fan.” No matter, it all means the same thing. ...

  On January 23, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 163

  Happy New Year and welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: congrats to Khabib Nurmagomedov! He made it look easy! Will Conor McGregor ever fight again ...

  On January 4, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 160

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! It’s a busy time in combat sports! Tons of congratulations to pass around, including (among others) Mikael Zewski, TKO MMA, Jean Pascal, Caleb ...

  On December 13, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Fight Report: Kovalev vs Shabranskyy

  The Event Not that long ago, Sergey Kovalev was widely regarded as, pound-for-pound, one of the best boxers in the world. Dominant wins over Nathan Cleverly, Jean Pascal ...

  On November 26, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Sergey Kovalev, Act II

  Sergey Kovalev says he’s a new man. In a fascinating Sports Illustrated article, Kovalev makes it clear that he had a religious experience after the disastrous rematch with Andre ...

  On November 23, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 155

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Major congrats to the great GSP, Georges St-Pierre! Congrats also to Rose Namajunas! Manny’s got a crush! Congrats to Deontay ...

  On November 9, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Ulysse vs Claggett: Rare As Rubies

  Tomorrow night Montreal hosts another major pro boxing card, this one organized by Eye Of The Tiger Management and featuring no fewer than 12 matches. The venue is ...

  On October 26, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 152

  Hey, fight freaks! Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congrats this week to Tony Luis, Oleksandr Teslenko and Mohamed Soumaoro! Special shout out to ACB in ...

  On October 17, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 150

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Recapping last week’s Montreal Casino card! Manny a little bit nervous about Shakeel Phinn’s fight and his Wolverine opponent! Dangerous ...

  On October 3, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Ford Fights In Montreal

  “I’m the true definition of a prizefighter. This is what I do to feed my family. This is what I do to pay my bills.” So says Ryan ...

  On September 8, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight Time In The Fight City

  When it rains, it pours. This time last week the skies were clear and quiet in Montreal, maybe a bit too quiet. Then all at once boxing was ...

  On September 5, 2017 / By Robert Portis