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  Kovalev Returns! (With Some Help From “Buddy”)

  The bell had yet to ring to start the fight, but the outcome was already decided. Sergey Kovalev was finished and about to get his butt kicked for ...

  On February 3, 2019 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  May 19, 1995: Gomez vs Lockridge

  In recent years Rocky Lockridge has unfortunately become as well-known for his appearance on the television show “Intervention” and the visceral cry of pain that launched countless internet ...

  On May 19, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Kovalev Comeback, Part II

  Not that there’s any lack of evidence to help people understand why boxing will most likely never regain the kind of mainstream acceptance that it enjoyed in decades ...

  On March 3, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Fight Report: Kovalev vs Shabranskyy

  The Event Not that long ago, Sergey Kovalev was widely regarded as, pound-for-pound, one of the best boxers in the world. Dominant wins over Nathan Cleverly, Jean Pascal ...

  On November 26, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Sergey Kovalev, Act II

  Sergey Kovalev says he’s a new man. In a fascinating Sports Illustrated article, Kovalev makes it clear that he had a religious experience after the disastrous rematch with Andre ...

  On November 23, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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  The Appealing Ruthlessness Of Andre Ward

  The central premise of this article — that Andre ‘S.O.G’ Ward is a smarter, more obdurate fighter than Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev, meaner, dirtier, surpassingly vicious, constituted by sturdier ...

  On June 22, 2017 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Ward vs Stevenson: The Time Is Now

  Over the weekend, Andre Ward put an emphatic stamp of victory on his rivalry with Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, stopping the Russian puncher in round eight and handing him ...

  On June 21, 2017 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Ward vs Kovalev II: The Fight City Picks

  Given how suspenseful their first encounter was; given that the combatants are, by universal consensus, among the top five boxers on the planet; given that some very real ...

  On June 16, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  Beyond a Punch: Kovalev-Ward II

  Their first meeting was both one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of 2016 and then one of its most controversial: Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward. For three ...

  On May 31, 2017 / By Lee Wylie
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  Remembering Lou Duva

  If you were a boxing fan in the 1980s and 90s, you knew the face and the name and the voice. He was seemingly omnipresent, as so many ...

  On March 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Lafreniere And St Juste Steal The Show

  Jean Pascal appeared devastated and inconsolable and Freddie Roach was incapable of explaining what had just happened beyond stating the obvious. It was a poignant moment at the ...

  On January 31, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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  Pascal Goes Bananas

  It’s difficult to know just what to make of Jean Pascal at this point in his career and the more one considers the moves he’s made of late, ...

  On January 27, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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  How To Make A Pariah Preeminent

  This past Saturday during the Pascal vs Kovalev event at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a strange thing happened. On the huge screen above the ring, an elegantly tailored ...

  On March 20, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Pascal Gets His Man

  On Tuesday, Main Events CEO Kathy Duva confirmed that a deal is now set for Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev to face Montreal native Jean Pascal in March. The bout ...

  On December 4, 2014 / By Eliott McCormick