Browsing Tag Andre Berto

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    The Fighter Of The Decade, Part Three

    Whether or not he deserves consideration as “TBE,” when all is said and done, Floyd Mayweather Jr. definitely deserves consideration as one of the very best pugilists, pound-for-pound, of the ...

    On March 9, 2019 / By
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    Fight Report: Thurman vs Lopez

    As the old adage has it in the sport of boxing, you’re only as good as your last fight. The assumption of course being that you compete often ...

    On January 27, 2019 / By
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    Garcia vs Porter: The Fight City Picks

    As one of our contributors discussed not that long ago, the current version of the welterweight division has all the necessary ingredients to give boxing fans plenty of ...

    On September 5, 2018 / By
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    Let’s Stop Pretending

    Sports is about passion. It’s what fills the stands and sells the tickets. I’m from West Virginia, and the University Mountaineers football and basketball games can reduce people ...

    On March 22, 2018 / By
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    Boxing Returns To Portland

    It’s been nearly 12 years since the city of Portland, Oregon played host to a professional boxing card. Few people around the “Rose City” actually remember its bustling ...

    On October 23, 2017 / By
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    Welcome To The Circus

    There is no reason for Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor to be fighting each other. No reason at all. The mere idea of matching the semi-retired Mayweather and ...

    On June 24, 2017 / By
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    Porter Defeats Berto: Time For Thurman vs Porter II

    Multiple cuts and myriad head clashes couldn’t discourage Shawn Porter’s relentless onslaught against Andre Berto, resulting in a ninth-round stoppage win for “Showtime” that should lead to an anticipated ...

    On April 24, 2017 / By
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    Tribute For Otis Grant

    The Coloured Women’s Club of Montreal is an historic social club founded in 1902 that has been active in supporting various charitable initiatives while also offering bursaries for ...

    On October 18, 2016 / By
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    Cut Ortiz Some Slack

    So yeah, Victor Ortiz took another beatdown on Saturday, this time at the hands of old foe Andre Berto. It was a brief, brutal and impressive affair with ...

    On May 3, 2016 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    It was a busy weekend in the fight game with major cards on both Friday and Saturday night and several action-packed scraps. When the smoke cleared there were ...

    On May 2, 2016 / By
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    2015: The Year That Was

    As we charge fearlessly into 2016, boxing fans look back at 2015 with decidedly mixed feelings as the year was clearly a mixed bag of the good, the ...

    On January 5, 2016 / By
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    Floyd’s Farewell?

    Another Floyd Mayweather fight, another 12 round exhibition of defensive boxing tactics. Andre Berto, as expected, lacked the skills or the athletic gifts to challenge Mayweather and fight ...

    On September 13, 2015 / By
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    Skill Don’t Thrill

    Last spring, during the hysterical leadup to Mayweather vs Pacqauio, I was surprised to get a tweet from none other than UFC honcho Dana White. Actually, Mr. White ...

    On September 12, 2015 / By
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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 ...

    On September 11, 2015 / By
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    The Fallout

    Late last night I was watching both of Rocky Marciano’s classic bouts against Ezzard Charles and was struck by what energetic, thrilling, brutal, high-end affairs they were. Charles ...

    On August 6, 2015 / By
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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 ...

    On August 5, 2015 / By
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    Stitch Duran: UFC’s Loss Boxing’s Gain

    Combat sports are unique, and not solely because when a round begins two people beat each other up intentionally. That contests conclude with actual finality, and (theoretically) determine an unambiguous winner, ...

    On July 30, 2015 / By
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    Friday Matters

    The Al Haymon Boxing League rolls on for the second weekend in a row. Last Saturday, Haymon and his protégés took over Las Vegas, where Keith Thurman emerged ...

    On March 12, 2015 / By
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    Mark Your Calendar

    There’s a feel-good factor in boxing right now. Sure, we’re not getting everything we want, but there’s clearly cause for optimism, plus enough to keep both the casual ...

    On March 5, 2015 / By
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    We need to talk about Keith

    Hi Al, You probably don’t remember me, but we crossed paths two summers ago in San Antonio during the first Knockout Kings card. I noticed you and was ...

    On November 3, 2014 / By
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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 ...

    On July 28, 2013 / By
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