Browsing Tag Errol Spence

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  A Lowdown Dirty Shame

  It appears increasingly likely that there will never be a clash between the two best welterweights in the world, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford, and that’s ...

  On October 3, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Spence vs Porter: Lost Opportunity

  It is a hard truth of boxing in the 21st century that fight fans are so starved for meaningful competition that matches which once upon a time would ...

  On October 1, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Spence vs Porter: The Fight City Picks

  You can make the case that this match-up should have happened a while ago. You can also point out that one of the two combatants didn’t look very ...

  On September 25, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  The Baleful Look In The PacMan’s Eyes

  During all the weeks of pre-fight hoopla and the long promotional tour, Manny Pacquiao, a nice man with a lot of class, quietly took a whole lot of ...

  On July 22, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  When Fighters Fought: Time for a Welterweight Renaissance

  Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...

  On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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  A Blow To The Balls

  It was fitting that Bob Arum concluded the in-ring portion of ESPN’s Crawford vs Khan main event. There he was: a shrunken, bleary-eyed 87-year-old, howling about Al Haymon ...

  On April 24, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Pacquiao Beats Broner: The Last Big Win?

  There was no reason for Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner to be a meaningful fight and in the end it was a bit on the sound and fury, ...

  On January 20, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  2017: The Nominees

  One thing we know for certain: 2017 was, in many ways, a very good year for professional boxing. Compared to recent years when significant matches were few and ...

  On January 3, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Brook vs Spence: The Fight City Picks

  As 2017 continues to be a stellar year for professional prizefighting, we come to one of the best possible match-ups in the welterweight division: Kell Brook vs Errol ...

  On May 26, 2017 / By Zachary Alapi
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  2016 Performance Of The Year

  Performance of the Year Nominations: Carl Frampton W12 Leo Santa Cruz Errol Spence TKO5 Chris Algieri Vasyl Lomachenko RTD7 Nicholas Walters Jermall Charlo TKO5 Julian Williams Oleksandr Usyk ...

  On January 7, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  2016: The Nominees

  Another year is in the books and it’s time to weigh-in on the major accomplishments in boxing for 2016. In many respects this was not a great year ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  PBC On NBC

  It was a rather busy weekend in fisticuffs with several major fights. First up, on Friday night we had an example of some excellent match-making from the folks ...

  On April 18, 2016 / By Chris Connor
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  Fight Report: Spence vs Algieri

  No one really knows what’s next for any fighter when it comes to the sport of boxing. With that in mind, though, it’s okay at times to make ...

  On April 17, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 53

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! Boxing, MMA, thoughts and news from Manny Montreal! This week: Big fight in Sorel! Shakeel Phinn vs Guillaume Coudé! Congrats to Shakeel! Thoughts ...

  On November 23, 2015 / By Manny Montreal
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  Kingmakers of the Queen City

  Premier Boxing Champions, that prizefighting cruise ship steered by an invisible captain, docked on the shores of Lake Ontario Friday night. It was the first card of significance ...

  On September 12, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick