Browsing Tag Scott Quigg

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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 173

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Please check out Manny’s Patreon Page! Manny super impressed with Oscar Valdez! Awesome ...

  On March 14, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  The Weekend That Was

  Some major title fights went down on Friday and Saturday, so we present to you a concise round-up of the most significant results. Check it out: Regis Prograis ...

  On March 11, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Frampton vs Quigg: Not As Advertised

  The crowd was electric. Absolutely, positively electric. Here was the excitement so badly missing from fights in Las Vegas. For thousands upon thousands of people were packed into ...

  On February 28, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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  Lee Wylie On Frampton vs Quigg

  While the match is not nearly as momentous on this side of the Atlantic, the fact remains that for serious boxing fans, Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg is ...

  On February 26, 2016 / By Lee Wylie
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  Time To Make A Statement

  On paper, it had looked like a better-than-average Showtime boxing card, with an intriguing heavyweight match-up along with a rematch of one of last year’s best fights, plus ...

  On February 25, 2016 / By Chris Connor
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 65

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! Boxing, MMA, thoughts and news from Manny Montreal! Last week I went on a 3 Night Boxing Marathon: BoxeMontreal and Ambition Amateur Boxing ...

  On February 22, 2016 / By Manny Montreal
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  Rigondeaux Returns

  If boxing were an organism, talent would be the marrow strengthening its bones. Beneath the pageantry, in a place untouched by politics and careerism, a firm structure exists without which boxing ...

  On November 20, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  The Cuban Sphinx Sits and Waits

  Sphinx-like and solitary, Guillermo Rigondeaux sits in repose on his desert throne. Despite his bleak environs he has ample supplies and is impressively ornamented. In one sense, Rigondeaux ...

  On November 4, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Residual Effects: Mares-Santa Cruz Preview

  What a difference three years can make. Leo Santa Cruz was calling for a battle against Abner Mares back in November of 2012, immediately after having made the ...

  On August 27, 2015 / By Patrick Connor
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  Boxing’s Most Feared Fighter

  UFC star Conor McGregor found himself being bested in the octagon by Chad Mendes two weeks ago but McGregor overcame the adversity, came back, and pulled out a ...

  On July 24, 2015 / By Sean Crose
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  Sam Eggington: The Evolution Of ‘The Savage’

  Sam Eggington wanted to be a journeyman. The Birmingham welterweight wasn’t looking for anyone to mould him into a contender; he was just a teenager looking to earn ...

  On July 22, 2015 / By Shaun Brown
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  Frampton vs Gonzalez: True Grit

  When on the floor looking up at a heaving maniac who has youth, physical stature and now momentum on his side, there are two options: concede the loss ...

  On July 19, 2015 / By Patrick Connor
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  Mark Your Calendar!

  So what do we have June to thank for? The reappearance of Miguel Cotto? Yeah, thanks. Deontay Wilder vs Eric… I can’t even finish typing the match-up. (More ...

  On June 29, 2015 / By Shaun Brown
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  Frampton vs Quigg: It Needs To Happen Now

  I don’t have a lot of hair on my head these days. A look at the history of the Brown family hairline shows any male in their late 20s ...

  On March 7, 2015 / By Shaun Brown
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  The Jackal Is Relegated to Japan

  On the last day of one of boxing’s lamest years, its master craftsman, Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (14-0), steps into the ring where he’ll seek a upbeat conclusion ...

  On December 31, 2014 / By Eliott McCormick