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    Lee Wylie 5

    The Fighter Of The Decade, Part Four

    In our final look at the top candidates for Fighter Of The Decade, we consider Roman Gonzalez, aka “Chocolatito,” who, it should be remembered, was at the top ...

    On March 11, 2019 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    Khan vs Lo Greco Amir Khan finally returned to the ring yesterday–following a high-profile KO loss to Canelo Alvarez, a bone-graft surgery on his right hand, and appearances ...

    On April 22, 2018 / By
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    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai: Challenger At Heart

    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai enters tomorrow night’s “Superfly 2” card as the “A-side” of a marquee, HBO-televised main event, something that, a year ago, would have been unthinkable. But ...

    On February 23, 2018 / By
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    2017 Fighter Of The Year

    Nominations: Terence Crawford Vasyl Lomachenko Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Andre Ward Gennady Golovkin Winner: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai  At first glance, choosing 2017’s Fighter Of The Year appears a vexing ...

    On January 7, 2018 / By
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    2017 Knockout Of The Year

    Nominations: Zolani Tete KO1 Siboniso Gonya Eleider Alvarez KO5 Lucian Bute Terence Crawford KO3 Julius Indongo Srisaket Sor Rungvisai KO4 Roman Gonzalez David Benavidez TKO8 Rogelio Medina David ...

    On January 6, 2018 / By
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    2017 Performance of the Year

    Nominees: Leo Santa Cruz (vs Carl Frampton) Oleksandr Usyk (vs Marco Huck) Andre Ward (vs Sergey Kovalev) Errol Spence (vs Kell Brook) Roman Gonzalez (vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai ...

    On January 5, 2018 / By
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    Getting Set For SUPERFLY

    In a truly excellent year for boxing, this weekend’s SUPERFLY card is in a class of its own. The world’s top five super flyweights will be in action, ...

    On September 7, 2017 / By
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    The Greatness Of Gonzalez

    Allegedly, 60% of Roman Gonzalez is plain water, just like the rest of us. It begs the question: does that leave enough room in his compact 5’3″ frame ...

    On March 20, 2017 / By
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    Golovkin vs Jacobs: The Fight City Picks

    Say what you like, but Gennady Golovkin vs Daniel Jacobs is a legit, elite-level matchup, a clash of two of the very best in the middleweight class. Yes, ...

    On March 16, 2017 / By
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    Manny’s Thoughts! No. 95

    Time for Manny’s Thoughts! Congrats to Jonathan DiBella! Congrats to Chocolatito! Congrats to Kell Brook! Never forget that second round! Big amateur shows this coming Saturday in The ...

    On September 13, 2016 / By
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    Respect For Brook And Cuadras

    Only in boxing can a man be criticized for doing a poor job after fracturing his opponent’s eye socket. Sure enough, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin messed up Kell “Special ...

    On September 12, 2016 / By
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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
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    Gonzalez and GGG Impress

    HBO showcased two of the best boxers in the world tonight, Roman Gonzalez and Gennady Golovkin, and both met or exceeded expectations. Which is impressive indeed considering what ...

    On May 17, 2015 / By
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    HBO Discovers Roman Gonzalez

    Excellent footwork, superb timing, accuracy and constant aggression: it’s a recipe for pugilistic success and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez of Nicaragua has been utilizing it at the championship level ...

    On May 16, 2015 / By
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