Browsing Tag Vasyl Lomachenko
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An Ode To The Sweet Science
To state the obvious, the history of boxing is an especially rich one. Perhaps more than any other sport, its past enriches the present. Serious enthusiasts of “The ...
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April 1, 2000: Klitschko vs Byrd
When a prizefighter decides he has had enough for the night and signals surrender, a variety of attitudes and opinions from the boxing fraternity are revealed. The “Q”-word ...
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Lomachenko: No One’s ‘Diva’
It is almost upon us, the most eagerly awaited match-up of our virus-ravaged year, a showdown for the undisputed lightweight title, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez. And one ...
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Castillo vs Corrales: The Boxers
“Not my usual thing,” wrote Lee Wylie when he posted this video, “but I felt inspired.” Those who are regular viewers of Mr. Wylie’s creations know he is ...
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2019: The Nominations
As the old saying goes, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” and it’s difficult to conjure up a more apt statement ...
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Beterbiev vs Gvozdyk: Light Heavyweight Lift Off
Recent weeks have seen boxing fans spoiled by a deluge of terrific contests between big-name fighters. From the back-and-forth battle between Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter, to ...
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Ryan Ford At The O2: Photo Gallery By Jeff Lockhart
No one can say born warrior Ryan Ford hasn’t had his chances to break through to greater prominence and a higher ranking in the light heavyweight division, but ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 28
The summer break is over and we’re back with a brand new episode of our podcast, anchored as always by Alden Chodash. For this installment he is joined ...
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A Blow To The Balls
It was fitting that Bob Arum concluded the in-ring portion of ESPN’s Crawford vs Khan main event. There he was: a shrunken, bleary-eyed 87-year-old, howling about Al Haymon ...
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The Portis Pound-For-Pound
The other week Max Kellerman, currently pugilism’s premier talking head, released his new, updated pound-for-pound rankings and it sent all the hardcore boxing geeks into a tizzy. For ...
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Fight Report: Spence vs Garcia
“The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” Clearly the likes of “Barbados” Joe Walcott (who originally coined the phrase) and Bob Fitzsimmons didn’t think much of size ...
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2018: The Nominations
In many ways, 2018 picked up where 2017 left off with its share of excellent match-ups, unification fights, and a heaping helping of action-packed, crowd-pleasing battles. But perhaps ...
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Boxing With The Beard
Patrick Connor is a contributor to this site, as well as many others, and he has also been known to make videos to discuss current boxing news. Herewith, ...
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Ringside At Ocean Resorts
The arena at Ocean Resorts Casino is brand new, and I noticed its pristine aesthetic the moment I walked in: red and blue lighting, which matched the Top ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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The Weekend That Was
This edition of my semi-regular weekend recaps is late and is going to be a bit on the random side because your friendly scribe here tripped over a ...
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Confidence Game: Can Linares Shock “Hi-Tech”?
And so Vasyl Lomachenko will once again fight a top-tier opponent when he faces Jorge Linares on Saturday for lightweight supremacy. Linares undoubtedly deserves that status, having scraped ...
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Lee Wylie 1
Linares vs Lomachenko: The Tactical Overview
On May 12, WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares defends his championship against boxing phenom Vasyl Lomachenko and while one can argue there are even better, even more tantalizing ...
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2017 Fighter Of The Year
Nominations: Terence Crawford Vasyl Lomachenko Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Andre Ward Gennady Golovkin Winner: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai At first glance, choosing 2017’s Fighter Of The Year appears a vexing ...
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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 ...
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On Not Getting Your Money’s Worth
After an impotent end to a one-sided fight, it was an exasperated bunch that filed out of Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The main event, which concluded ...
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Confessions Of A Rigondeaux Fan
Yup, I’m one of them, a Guillermo Rigondeaux fan. A Guillermo Rigondeaux defender. A Guillermo Rigondeaux supporter. Not that long ago, when I was just starting off in ...
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Why Rigondeaux Will Win
Back in 2011 this writer travelled to Dublin, Ireland to support Willie “Big Bang” Casey’s unexpected and premature world title tilt. The venue was the City West Hotel and ...
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Loma vs Rigo: The Tactical Overview
It’s a match many hardcore fight fans never thought would happen, one they scarcely dared to hope for. “Hi-Tech” vs “El Chacal.” Loma vs Rigo. Two supreme ring ...
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When The Best Fight The Best
It seems that for many boxing fans it’s fashionable to hate on Guillermo Rigndeaux, but I don’t understand why that is. Seriously, what is there to dislike about ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
