Browsing Tag Jessie Vargas

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  Pacquiao vs Thurman: The Fight City Picks

  It hasn’t exactly been a terrible year, but it’s been far from a great one, when it comes to meaningful, top-level match-ups and big attractions in boxing. And ...

  On July 16, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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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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  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 Robert Portis
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  The Dragon Is Rising

  Two-time Canadian welterweight champion Steve ‘The Dragon’ Claggett is a hot item coming off a banner year in 2016. The all-action Calgary, Alberta, native seized the spotlight with ...

  On February 6, 2017 / 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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  PBC Is Back: Early Picks

  When it comes to boxing on Showtime and the Premier Boxing Champions network, we know who’s in charge, right? It’s Uncle Al! The reclusive, camera-shy operator with so ...

  On October 28, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Superfight For Kell Brook?

  Back in August of 2014, following an ugly contest marred by excessive clinching and frequent rabbit punches, Kell Brook supplanted Shawn Porter as IBF welterweight champion. The unbeaten underdog ...

  On May 18, 2016 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Bradley vs Rios: Fireworks Alert

  When the government issues an alert to the public regarding inclement weather, that’s all it is: an alert, not a guarantee. Similarly, we cannot know for certain that ...

  On September 21, 2015 / By Robert Portis
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  Bradley vs Vargas: Prizefighter Purgatory

  Whoever won between Timothy Bradley and Jessie Vargas was supposed to have walked away with a fair share of elusive respect, or at least signaled their arrival to ...

  On June 28, 2015 / By Patrick Connor
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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 ...

  On June 26, 2015 / By Patrick Connor
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  Roc Nation Head-to-Head With PBC

  Nearly halfway through 2015, boxing has already seen a number of developments that may have lasting impacts on the sport. Perhaps most importantly, boxing has returned to network ...

  On June 5, 2015 / By Patrick Connor
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  Mark Your Calendar

  If the month of May was a woman then the first date didn’t go so well. Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao had many of us giddy with excitement ...

  On June 1, 2015 / By Shaun Brown