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June 17, 2000: De La Hoya vs Mosley I

June 17, 2021June 20, 2021 Matt O'Brien 1 Comment De La Hoya vs Mosley, Golden Boy, Ike Quartey, Julio Cesar Chavez, Los Angeles, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Shane Mosley, Staples Center, sugar shane mosley

It was the summer of 2000. Still drunk on the optimism of the New Millennium, the world seemed a happier,

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Nov. 14, 1951: Carter vs Aragon

November 14, 2020October 16, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Art Aragon, California, Enrique Bolanos, Golden Boy, Ike Williams, Jimmy Carter, Los Angeles, Mamie Van Doren, Marilyn Monroe, Olympic Auditorium, Oscar De La Hoya

When boxing fans hear the moniker “The Golden Boy,” they of course think of Oscar De La Hoya, but some

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Fight Report: Pacquiao vs Matthysse

July 15, 2018January 23, 2019 Alden Chodash 0 Comments Alexis Arguello, Chris Algieri, Danny Garcia, Felix Trinidad, Golden Boy, Jorge Linares, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Pacquiao vs Matthysse, Salvador Sanchez, Terence Crawford, Top Rank, Vasyl Lomachenko, viktor postol

The Event It is easy to forget that Pacquiao vs Matthysse is a match that fight fans have been waiting

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Cinco De Mamadas

April 5, 2018April 6, 2018 Rafael García 4 Comments anti-doping, Canelo Alvarez, Canelo v GGG II, Canelo vs Golovkin, cheating, Clenbuterol, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovkin, ggg, Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez, Golden Boy, Las Vegas, mamadas, Mexico, middleweights, PEDs, Tom Loeffler

“I have not let you down. I respect the sport and I will always be a clean fighter.” By

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Canelo vs Chavez: Why The Outrage?

January 19, 2017January 22, 2017 Sean Crose 3 Comments Amir Khan, Canelo Alvarez, Demetrius Andrade, Gennady Golovkin, ggg, Golden Boy, jermall charlo, Jermell Charlo, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Oscar De La Hoya

Just imagine for a second how big this fight would have been a few years ago. Julio Caesar Chavez Jr.,

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PBC’s Hard Lessons

October 3, 2016October 8, 2016 Rafael García 0 Comments Al Haymon, Angel Garcia, Boxing, Danny Garcia, Golden Boy, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Keith Thurman, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Rod Salka, Shawn Porter

Last week two high profile articles hit the web describing in almost grotesque detail the way Premier Boxing Champions—Al Haymon’s

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The Weekend That Was

September 18, 2016July 24, 2021 Fight Fan.com 0 Comments Anselmo Moreno, Boxing, Canelo Alvarez, Gabriel Rosado, Gennady Golovkin, Golden Boy, Krzysztof Glowacki, Liam Smith, Oscar De La Hoya, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Willie Monroe

In a stunning upset on Saturday, upstart cruiserweight Oleksandr Usyk (10-0, 9 KOs) shocked previously undefeated WBO world champion Krzysztof

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Can ‘Beefy’ Shock The World?

August 3, 2016August 5, 2016 Sean Crose 5 Comments Amir Khan, CANELO, Canelo Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, Gennady Golovkin, Golden Boy, HBO, Kell Brook, Liam Smith, Saul Alvarez, Smith vs Alvarez

Demetrius Andrade. Erislandy Lara. The Charlo brothers. Julian Williams. Saul Canelo Alvarez could have chosen to fight any of these

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Fight Report: Canelo vs Khan

May 8, 2016July 29, 2019 Robert Portis 2 Comments Amir Khan, CANELO, Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Golden Boy, Khan, Khanelo, Las Vegas, Saul Alvarez

As Matt O’Brien stated on this website, Canelo vs Khan was no “superfight.” And as Rafael Garcia asserted, there was

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David Lemieux Public Workout

September 24, 2015October 11, 2015 Robert Portis 0 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Camille Estephan, David Lemieux, Eye of the Tiger Management, Gennady Golovkin, Golden Boy, Golovkin vs Lemieux, Oscar De La Hoya

In downtown Montreal, there are few buildings more historic than “The Old Forum,” as it’s commonly referred to now. Not

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The Haymon Way

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 Sean Crose 0 Comments Adonis Stevenson, Al Haymon, Bob Arum, Danny Garcia, Floyd Mayweather, Golden Boy, HBO, Leo Santa Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, MayPac, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime, Top Rank

It’s easy to despise Al Haymon, I suppose. The man comes across as rather disinterested in fans and shadowy in

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Weekend at Haymon’s

December 12, 2014March 28, 2018 Rafael García 0 Comments Abner Mares, Al Haymon, Amir Khan, Canelo Alvarez, Devon Alexander, Floyd Mayweather, Golden Boy, Johnny Gonzalez, Jose Ramirez, Keith Thurman, Leonard Bundu, Luis Collazo, Manuel Perez, Marcos Maidana, Oscar De La Hoya, Shawn Porter, Timothy Bradley, Victor Ortiz

If you look close enough, there’s lots of reasons to pay attention to the boxing card Al Haymon has put

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Can Pac vs Garcia Break the Ice?

September 3, 2014November 22, 2016 Rafael García 0 Comments Bob Arum, Cold War, Danny Garcia, Golden Boy, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Top Rank

According to Ring Magazine, Oscar de la Hoya and Bob Arum are scheduled to meet in the coming days to

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Fight City Legends: The Manassa Mauler

June 24, 2021June 29, 2021 Eliott McCormick 2

If boxing’s greatest era is that in which it was most popular, then Jack Dempsey is the fighter most identified

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Feb. 11, 1949: Pep vs Saddler II

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 Daniel Attias 6

There is a certain mystique to legendary fights of yesteryear, a nostalgia that speaks of a time when ‘The Sweet

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Fight City Legends: The Little Hebrew

January 19, 2021January 21, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2

“We were Jews living in an Irish neighborhood. You can guess the rest. I used to fight four, five, ten

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Welcome to Hands of Stone Week

June 14, 2015September 4, 2015 Michael Carbert 0

If you want to have a special tribute to Roberto Duran, then you have to do it in June. It