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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd

When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of ...
On February 13, 2020 / By Laurence Thompson
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Top 12 All-Time Most Controversial Fights

No sport has courted as much scandal and public outrage as boxing. From dives and fixed fights, to outrageous decisions, not to mention the shady stuff behind closed ...
On February 1, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights

Thirty-eight years ago one of the biggest fights in boxing history shattered box-office and telecast records and helped usher in the era of The Four Kings. Hearns vs ...
On September 18, 2019 / By Rafael García
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July 26, 2008: Cotto vs Margarito I

Few championship fights in recent history have been marred by a controversy as serious as that which attended Cotto vs Margarito I. A spectacular bout won in the ...
On July 26, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Pacman 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 scored a huge win ...
On July 21, 2019 / By Rafael García
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Top 12 Mexico vs Puerto Rico Fights

The phrase “hot Latin blood,” coined to describe the alleged fiery temperament of Spanish speakers on the planet, goes back well into the 19th century. So maybe it ...
On June 28, 2019 / By Patrick Connor
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The Fighter Of The Decade, Part Three

Whether or not he deserves consideration as “TBE,” when all is said and done, Floyd Mayweather Jr. definitely deserves consideration as one of the very best pugilists, pound-for-pound, of the ...
On March 9, 2019 / By Lee Wylie
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The Bittersweet Science

“The more you know about boxing, the more you discover that you never truly know what’s going on,” write editors Carlo Rotella and Michael Ezra in their introduction ...
On January 23, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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Back To Vegas

This Saturday night, ring legend Manny Pacquiao will hear the opening bell as a pro for the 70th time in his career. He will do so at a ...
On January 16, 2019 / By Rafael García
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Canelo vs GGG II: The Last Word

It took our own Mr. Portis a few days to collect his thoughts on last Saturday’s huge fight, and while at first he handed in roughly ten thousand ...
On September 21, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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How Many Title Defenses Does GGG Have? It’s Complicated

In the wake of Gennady Golovkin’s return to knockout form last May, there was much fanfare regarding his purported achievement of matching Bernard Hopkins’ record of 20 consecutive ...
On September 11, 2018 / By Matt O'Brien
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Plaster of Torrance (Part Two)

Plaster of Torrance: Unwrapping the Meaning of Antonio Margarito, Part Two. Excerpted from The Bittersweet Science. There are times when boxing matches resemble more a bullfight than they ...
On August 4, 2018 / By Rafael García
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Plaster Of Torrance (Part One)

Last week we marked the 10th anniversary of the legendary first battle between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito. To pay further tribute to this remarkable fight, we would ...
On August 3, 2018 / By Rafael García
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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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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 159

Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congratulations to, among others, Jonathan Di Bella, “Monster” Miljas, Tom Vautour, and Miguel Cotto! Big Montreal Casino card going down tomorrow ...
On December 6, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Winning Isn’t Everything: Cotto Exits With Class

On Saturday night in Madison Square Garden, Miguel Cotto proved the truth of the old cliché, winning isn’t everything. After being soundly beaten by the younger, faster Sadam ...
On December 5, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 158

Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Support Manny and become a Fight Fiend! Check out Manny’s new Patreon page! Saunders vs Lemieux undercard is finalized! Public workout at ...
On November 28, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Time To Make A Statement

There is something about Erislandy Lara that causes one to think, even after all this time, that he is still on the cusp of a career-defining moment. With ...
On October 12, 2017 / By Sheila Oviedo
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 151

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From the one-and-only Manny Montreal! Congratulations to Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.! Plus, major congrats to Demetrious Johnson! Amazing performance and he ...
On October 11, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Battle For The Soul Of Mexican Boxing

If you place a large map of Mexico on your wall and then try to put your finger exactly on its center, your index will land very close ...
On September 14, 2017 / By Rafael García
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Canelo vs Golovkin: The Fight City Picks

It’s a match we’ve been waiting for since at least November of 2015 when Saul Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto to win the lineal middleweight championship of the world. ...
On September 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 145

Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Manny is happy “the circus is over” and we can concentrate on other things! Congrats to Yordenis Ugas, Miguel Cotto ...
On August 29, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Miguel Cotto: An Appreciation

I haven’t always been an enthusiastic supporter of the proud Puerto Rican champion they call “Junito,” but if tonight proves to be his final fight — a distinct ...
On August 26, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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Mayweather vs McGregor: Back To Reality

According to retired MMA journeyman Brendan Schaub, there exists “no chance” of Floyd Mayweather knocking out Conor McGregor. This reasoning requires the kind of suspension of common sense ...
On August 24, 2017 / By Gary Elbert
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 144

Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Terence Crawford! Undisputed champion! Manny fed-up with too much praise for Lomachenko! Congrats to Sammy Vargas ...
On August 23, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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Canelo vs Golovkin: Beyond a Punch

Hardcore fight fans have been calling for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to stop with all the “mamadas” and get into the ring with Gennady Golovkin ever since he defeated ...
On August 17, 2017 / By Lee Wylie
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No One Should Cry For El Chacal

Guillermo Rigondeaux is a fighter either too good for his own good, or one whose ego is too big for his own benefit. There is a fascinating divide ...
On July 19, 2017 / By Danny Howard
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Hit The Road, Andre

In November boxing got a rare treat: a showdown between two of the very best fighters in the sport, pound-for-pound. And while Kovalev vs Ward didn’t exactly remind ...
On January 10, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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The Haunting Of Dinamita

Boxing continues to be the sport where aging athletes and ex-champions never retire but instead keep holding out for one more dance in the spotlight, not to mention ...
On October 12, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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Cunning Canelo Too Much For Beefy?

Alvarez vs Smith: This weekend we have a match-up which, when you sit back and give it a long, hard look, is nothing short of confounding. In fact, ...
On September 15, 2016 / By Robert Portis

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