Browsing Tag Bob Arum

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  Too Many Belts, Not Enough Champions

  Believe it or not, there are a total of 102 recognized ‘world’ championships in existence in professional boxing today. Discounting the 34 champions which may be of an ...

  On August 26, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  The PacMan’s Last Hurrah?

  Yes, it’s hard to believe, but it’s July of 2018 and, for better or for worse, it’s another Manny Pacquiao “Fight Week.” Pacquiao vs Matthysse. It’s going down, ...

  On July 10, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  An Open Letter To Keith Thurman

  Hi Keith. Ralph Semien here, long time fight fan and a sincere admirer of your skills and accomplishments, both in and out of the ring. In particular, Keith, ...

  On July 5, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  The Weekend That Was

  Terence Crawford demonstrated again what a superb talent he is as, with power, strength and skill, he methodically broke down and dispatched Jeff Horn in the ninth round ...

  On June 10, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Why Rigondeaux Will Win

  Back in 2011 this writer travelled to Dublin, Ireland to support Willie “Big Bang” Casey’s unexpected and premature world title tilt. The venue was the City West Hotel and ...

  On December 6, 2017 / By Gary Elbert
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  Can Dana White Shake Up Boxing?

  So, guess what: Dana White is making the move to boxing. The UFC head honcho has made it known he’s going for his boxing promoter’s license, a fact ...

  On November 9, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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  When The Best Fight The Best

  It seems that for many boxing fans it’s fashionable to hate on Guillermo Rigndeaux, but I don’t understand why that is. Seriously, what is there to dislike about ...

  On October 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Time To Make A Statement

  There is something about Erislandy Lara that causes one to think, even after all this time, that he is still on the cusp of a career-defining moment. With ...

  On October 12, 2017 / By Sheila Oviedo
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  Crawford Defeats Indongo: Case Closed

  As it was with the infamous knockout streak which defined Gennady Golovkin’s prime, the failure to revel in the present with Terence Crawford is tempting. Last night, Crawford ...

  On August 20, 2017 / By Zachary Alapi
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  No One Should Cry For El Chacal

  Guillermo Rigondeaux is a fighter either too good for his own good, or one whose ego is too big for his own benefit. There is a fascinating divide ...

  On July 19, 2017 / By Danny Howard
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  Fight Report: Pacquiao vs Horn

  Amidst the cries of “robbery” that have overshadowed the compelling and competitive contest waged last night by fading legend Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2) and former Olympian and upstart Jeff ...

  On July 2, 2017 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Lomachenko Is The Matrix

  The MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland played host to arguably the most talented fighter in the game Saturday night in Vasyl Lomachenko, who, decked out in ...

  On April 9, 2017 / By Daniel Attias
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  Mikey Garcia Controls His Destiny

  To let external parties, especially boxing’s understandably cynical reporters and fans, co-opt the narrative of one’s career is a dangerous enterprise. So, when Mikey Garcia seemingly dropped off ...

  On January 25, 2017 / By Zachary Alapi
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  The Fight City’s Holiday Wish List

  So today is Christmas Day and while not all of us celebrate it or sing praises to the babe in the manger, we can all get in the ...

  On December 25, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Hi-Tech’s Tricks

  Last Saturday we had a showdown between two of the best boxers, pound-for-pound, in the world. And guess what? This Saturday we have another high-stakes clash between, you ...

  On November 24, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Fight Report: Pacquiao vs Vargas

  The Event Last April Manny Pacquiao fought Timothy Bradley for a third time and made it clear both before and after that this would be his final fight. ...

  On November 6, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Why Manny Doesn’t Matter Anymore

  In 2009, Manny Pacquiao was a global superstar, a legend, a hero and, according to Time Magazine, “The Great Hope,” something larger than boxing. He had upset Oscar ...

  On November 4, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Haunting Of Dinamita

  Boxing continues to be the sport where aging athletes and ex-champions never retire but instead keep holding out for one more dance in the spotlight, not to mention ...

  On October 12, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 99

  Manny’s back with this week’s Manny’s Thoughts! Check it out: Thanks to my sponsor, Coin Du Metro. Twitter: MannyMtl Facebook: Manny Montreal No copyright infringement intended. All content ...

  On October 11, 2016 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 96

  Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Boxing! MMA! This week: Congrats to Diego De La Hoya! Eye of the Tiger Show! Yves Ulysee Jr. and Batyr Jukembayev! Check it ...

  On September 20, 2016 / By Manny Montreal
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  “I Won And Got My Freedom!” Exclusive Interview With Mikey Garcia

  On Saturday night, Mikey Garcia will finally get back to doing what he does best when he answers the bell for the first time in some 30 months. ...

  On July 28, 2016 / By Chris Connor
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  Did Crawford vs Postol Belong On PPV?

  It takes no courage whatsoever to say after the fact that a particular match-up did not deserve the build-up that it received. I am on record as saying ...

  On July 24, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Middleweight Mess Redux

  In February of last year The Fight City staffers engaged in a no-holds-barred conversation about the sorry state of the middleweight ranks. The division in which such names as Sugar Ray ...

  On July 14, 2016 / By Rafael García
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  Vasyl Lomachenko: The Tricks

  Having already gifted us excellent videos on virtually every top technical pugilist in the game today, including Roman Gonzalez, Gennady Golovkin, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Andre Ward, Canelo Alvarez and Floyd ...

  On June 23, 2016 / By Lee Wylie
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 78

  Time for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congrats to the Charlo twins on making history and to Lara for a terrific fight but a pointless call out of ...

  On May 23, 2016 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 74

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! Boxing, MMA, thoughts and news from Manny Montreal! Congrats to the P4P best in the world Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, who put on a performance ...

  On April 26, 2016 / By Manny Montreal
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  #PacNelo Is Coming

  “Boxing is a business” is the phrase fighters, promoters, managers, and even fight fans use to justify about 85% of the matches that we get to see on ...

  On April 15, 2016 / By Rafael García
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  PacBradley III: The Fight City Picks

  We’re mere hours away from what just might be the final fight of Manny Pacquiao’s amazing career. While few were calling for a third meeting between The Pacman ...

  On April 8, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 71

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! Boxing, MMA, thoughts and news from Manny Montreal! We have a new ” The One!” Gervonta “TANK” Davis! Broner is what Broner does! What’s happening in ...

  On April 5, 2016 / By Manny Montreal
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  Pacquiao Off His Pedestal

  Comparing disfavorably a significant subset of the human population to animals is not a good way to win friends, especially when the one speaking had for so long ...

  On March 1, 2016 / By Rafael García