Browsing Tag Terence Crawford

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    Fury Only Played The Fool

    (Before I get to the matter at hand, something infinitely more important need be said: A shout-out to the wife and family of Adonis Stevenson. As in no ...

    On December 17, 2018 / By
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    Philadelphia Fight Night

    Manny Rivera, co-owner of Hard Hitting Promotions, was walking the main room of the 2300 Arena in a checked suit that would have fit the scene back when ...

    On November 20, 2018 / By
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    Terence Crawford: The Complete Boxer

    These days, when conversation among boxing fans turns to the question of who is currently the best practitioner of “The Sweet Science,” pound-for-pound, any number of names could ...

    On October 19, 2018 / By
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    The Fight City Podcast No. 1

    Over the last few months, Alden Chodash has proven himself a most industrious contributor to your favourite independent boxing website and he also happens to be the proprietor ...

    On October 15, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Porter vs Garcia

    The Event: Even though the Barclay’s Center has become one of boxing’s hottest venues, you seldom see two fighters square off against each other that have each given ...

    On September 9, 2018 / By
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    Too Many Belts, Not Enough Champions

    Believe it or not, there are a total of 102 recognized ‘world’ championships in existence in professional boxing today. Discounting the 34 champions which may be of an ...

    On August 26, 2018 / By
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    Dmitry Bivol Is Ready For His Close-Up

    Being a boxing fan is a tough gig. Don’t let anyone tell you different. And yes, we know, 2018 has been an impressive year in many respects, but, ...

    On July 28, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Pacquiao vs Matthysse

    The Event It is easy to forget that Pacquiao vs Matthysse is a match that fight fans have been waiting for since 2013. Before Lucas Matthysse’s trail of ...

    On July 15, 2018 / By
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    The PacMan’s Last Hurrah?

    Yes, it’s hard to believe, but it’s July of 2018 and, for better or for worse, it’s another Manny Pacquiao “Fight Week.” Pacquiao vs Matthysse. It’s going down, ...

    On July 10, 2018 / By
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    An Open Letter To Keith Thurman

    Hi Keith. Ralph Semien here, long time fight fan and a sincere admirer of your skills and accomplishments, both in and out of the ring. In particular, Keith, ...

    On July 5, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Taylor vs Postol

    The Event When Cyclone Promotions announced that their fast-rising star Josh Taylor was to fight Viktor Postol, few could believe it. Not because Taylor was not considered capable, ...

    On June 24, 2018 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    Terence Crawford demonstrated again what a superb talent he is as, with power, strength and skill, he methodically broke down and dispatched Jeff Horn in the ninth round ...

    On June 10, 2018 / By
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    Ralph’s Take

    Leo Santa Cruz (34-1-1), Jermell Charlo (30-0) and Terence Crawford (32-0), are all favored to win their fights this Saturday night, but this is boxing, so, as fight ...

    On June 8, 2018 / By
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    Dreaming Of A Welterweight Super Series

    On Saturday the World Boxing Super Series gives fight fans another exceptional match-up in George Groves vs Chris Eubank Jr. as both of their ongoing divisional tournaments move ...

    On February 12, 2018 / By
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    New Breeds: Boxing’s Weirdest Fans

    Some call them “fanagers.” Others just call them annoying. I’ve always referred to them as boxing’s “new breed of fan.” No matter, it all means the same thing. ...

    On January 23, 2018 / By
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    2017 Knockout Of The Year

    Nominations: Zolani Tete KO1 Siboniso Gonya Eleider Alvarez KO5 Lucian Bute Terence Crawford KO3 Julius Indongo Srisaket Sor Rungvisai KO4 Roman Gonzalez David Benavidez TKO8 Rogelio Medina David ...

    On January 6, 2018 / By
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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
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    Undisputed Chaos

    The other week saw one of the most compelling match-ups boxing has to offer finally happen: “Supremacy” — Gennady Golovkin vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The significance of this ...

    On September 25, 2017 / By
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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
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    Crawford Defeats Indongo: Case Closed

    As it was with the infamous knockout streak which defined Gennady Golovkin’s prime, the failure to revel in the present with Terence Crawford is tempting. Last night, Crawford ...

    On August 20, 2017 / By
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    Boxing Gods, We Want Some More!

    As diehard fight fans, every so often we take a long and thoughtful look at the assemblage of talent in the boxing world, all the top contenders and ...

    On July 13, 2017 / By
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    Next Step to Stardom: Spence vs Khan

    Errol Spence Jr. is now a world champion, becoming one under circumstances not common to this generation of fighters. He took on the most talented welterweight in the ...

    On June 8, 2017 / By
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    Manny’s Thoughts! No. 131

    Hey, fight fans, time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Plenty of congratulations to pass out: Rory MacDonald! Amazing performance! Also: Diego De La Hoya! ...

    On May 23, 2017 / By
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    Manny’s Thoughts! No. 130

    Once again, it’s time for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Jonathan DiBella, Zach Makovsky, Stipe Miocic and, wait for it, James Toney! Manny looking ...

    On May 16, 2017 / By
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    Lomachenko Is The Matrix

    The MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland played host to arguably the most talented fighter in the game Saturday night in Vasyl Lomachenko, who, decked out in ...

    On April 9, 2017 / By
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    2016 Fighter Of The Year

    Fighter of the Year Nominations: Carl Frampton Terence Crawford Manny Pacquiao Roman Gonzalez Joe Smith Jr. Vasyl Lomachenko Winner: Joe Smith Jr.  Plain and simple, no single fighter ...

    On January 8, 2017 / By
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    2016: The Nominees

    Another year is in the books and it’s time to weigh-in on the major accomplishments in boxing for 2016. In many respects this was not a great year ...

    On January 5, 2017 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    It was a very busy weekend in professional boxing with some significant results and some stand-out performances, plus a new Fight of the Year candidate. Let’s get to ...

    On December 12, 2016 / By
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    Long Odds In Omaha

    Not that long ago people were wondering just how good Omaha’s Terence Crawford really was. Sure, he was a top level lightweight and junior welterweight, but his best win, ...

    On December 8, 2016 / By
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    Manny’s Thoughts! No. 88

    Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week, we take a look at the week that was and hand out congratulations to several fighters! Great week ...

    On July 26, 2016 / By
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