Browsing Tag Erik Morales
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15 Kinds Of Fight Fan Heartache
Boxing, by its very nature, is the sport of heartache, disappointment and painful memories. More than any other, it sadistically toys with its fans, raising expectations and then, ...
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May 20, 2006: Barrera vs Juarez I
In certain respects, Marco Antonio Barrera is not your typical Mexican fighter. When compared to such compatriots as Julio Cesar Chavez, Ruben Olivares, and longtime rival Erik Morales, ...
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April 7, 2001: Hamed vs Barrera
“I’m here training the greatest featherweight of all time.” None other than Emanuel Steward spoke those words, three weeks before Prince Naseem Hamed faced Marco Antonio Barrera in ...
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Feb. 19, 2000: Morales vs Barrera I
No one can really pin down how the animosity began. Perhaps it was a regional rivalry with Erik Morales hailing from the working class region of Zona Norte, ...
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Feb. 3, 1996: Barrera vs McKinney
It’s 1996 and HBO has decided to start a new series of live boxing, providing fight fans with more excitement and their prizefighters with more exposure. At that time, ...
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McCluskey’s Dozen: 30 Years Of Talent
Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete but it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. It can manifest itself ...
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Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?
Michael Carbert: A few years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight, it inspired some consternation. I’ve wanted to ...
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Top 12 All-Time Best Larry & Lampley Moments
On January 22, 1973, a broadcasting start-up by the name of Home Box Office debuted in the sport of boxing, bringing viewers George Foreman’s legendary second round annihilation of Joe ...
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Sept. 9, 1997: Zaragoza vs Morales
It was the classic confrontation: age and experience vs youth and raw talent. Southpaw Daniel Zaragoza was the grizzled veteran, a survivor of 65 professional battles and some 21 ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Pacman “WTF!” Moments
At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer ring legend Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known is that the Pacman will step inside the ...
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The Top 12 All-Time Greatest Mexican Boxers
A while back your preferred kick-ass boxing website had a special week on Mexican pugilists called “Mexican Style” and a spirited debate regarding who are the best Mexican ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest All-Mexican Fights
As we get set for the Cinco de Mayo extravaganza of an all-Mexican showdown tonight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., what better time could ...
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The Weekend That Was
Bloody and Bruised: Berchelt and Miura Emerge Victorious. It’s not often that boxing fans get to witness two fights back-to-back that are so steeped in savagery that they likely ...
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Top Men: Greatest Mexican Boxers
Fight fans are avidly looking forward to this Saturday night as we have what should be an amazing all-action, all-Mexico showdown between two blood-and-guts warriors, Orlando Salido and ...
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Erik Morales: First Mexican to Win 4 in 4
In celebration of #MexicanStyle week we bring you Rafael’s write up of Erik “Terrible” Morales’ historic title-winning effort of September 17, 2011, when he defeated Pablo Cesar Cano ...
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Dear Paulie
Dear Paulie, When I first learned you were fighting Danny Garcia, my concern for you almost matched my disappointment in Danny. After all, and despite his recent lackluster ...
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Towards the Light: Bradley vs Vargas
“Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity.” –Thomas Hardy ...
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