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How Same-Sex Marriage Affects Manny Pacquiao’s Footwork (Not at All) - May 16th, 2012
By Ivan Goldman What’s gay marriage got do with the June 9 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley? Nothing. So naturally it’s becoming the central topic among our sensationalist, scandal-mongering national media. Photo: Chris Farina/ Top Rank What we …
Most Say Manny Pacquiao Should Cooperate With Tax Authorities - May 16th, 2012
by Charles Jay For those boxing fans who think this reporter is going radically against the grain when it comes to getting all over Manny Pacquiao’s case because of his missing tax documents, there might be some surprising news coming …
If Not Pacquiao, Then Who? Top Five Fighters for Floyd Mayweather - May 15th, 2012
By Sam Geraci, Chicago, IL After Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s crowd-pleasing Cinco de Mayo victory over 154lb champion Miguel Cotto, fans and sportswriters have been calling for a clash between Mayweather and Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao, the other top pound-for-pound fighter of …
Tax People Wary Of Being Distraction for Manny Pacquiao - May 15th, 2012
by Charles Jay Forget about the fact that Juan Manuel Marquez just seems to have the style to give Manny Pacquiao trouble. The fighter and his trainer have taken the position that PacMan’s third life-and-death struggle with the rugged Mexican, …
How Long Must Boxing Endure Antonio Margarito? - May 14th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Never-say-quit promoter Bob arum is seeking to stick plaster master Antonio Margarito in our faces again. Why? Maybe just to prove that he can. Photo Credit : Chris Farina – Top Rank Margarito, at this point …
Bob Arum Is One Person Who Didn’t Enjoy Mayweather-Cotto - May 14th, 2012
By Kirk Jackson Last weekend, the world witnessed the biggest boxing event of the year and it did not feature Top Rank’s own, boxing mega-star, Manny Pacquiao. Instead, the night featured up and coming star Canelo Alvarez, the fading Hall …
Is Amir Khan Being a Cry Baby Again, or Does He Have a Point? - May 14th, 2012
by Charles Jay Golden Boy Promotions is asking the District of Columbia Boxing and Wrestling Commission to actually take away the title Lamont Peterson won from Amir Khan back in December, and give it back to Khan. They have also …
In Defense of Justin Bieber at the Mayweather-Cotto Fight - May 14th, 2012
by Charles Jay A lot of “guys’ guys” saw Justin Bieber splashed across their TV screens last week as he was leading Floyd Mayweather into the ring for the fight against Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas, and they were actually …
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquaio; Reality vs. Fantasy - May 13th, 2012
By: Garett R. Nadrich Let me start this off by saying that my favorite fighter is Miguel Cotto and has been for some time. So if you refer to me as a “Floydiot” in your comments, you clearly haven’t read …
Power Shots: Bernd Boente and K2 — Hypocrites on the Haye vs Chisora Fight - May 12th, 2012
Power Shots: News and Views on the Heavyweight Division By Johnny Walker There has been a tiresome predictability to those moaning the loudest about UK promoter Frank Warren’s ballsy move of matching heavyweights David Haye and Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora …
Jackie Kallen On Boxing: Fight Promoter University - May 11th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen Roy Engelbrecht is a fixture on the boxing scene in southern California. He started promoting fights alongside Don Fraser back in 1985 at the Irvine Marriott. The names of famous fighters who started there is endless. “Thirty …
A crash course on testosterone, hypgonadism, and doping - May 10th, 2012
By Zach Arnold/ FightOpinon.com We have all heard about the Lamont Peterson/Amir Khan fight getting cancelled. When you heard that the cancellation was due to Peterson failing a drug test due to detection of synthetic testosterone, you probably groaned. You …
Jackie Kallen On Boxing: Steroids Rear Their Ugly Head Again - May 10th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen The stink of steroid use in boxing rises again. This stench has appeared and disappeared many times over the past couple of decades. From the early Evander Holyfield days to the current Peterson mess, there have always …
Ex-Philly Fighter Anthony Fletcher, Railroaded 2 Decades Ago, Sits Forgotten in Pa. Cell - May 9th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Anthony Fletcher, ex-lightweight from Philadelphia, ex-soldier, and a victim of deplorably sick justice, is a discarded member of the boxing fraternity who was railroaded and forgotten 20 years ago by an out-of-control District Attorney’s Office. Entombed …
Timothy Bradley, Manny Pacquiao Match up Like 2 Scorpions - May 8th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Both the Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley camps have studied their opponent’s tapes long into the night and know how they plan to beat the other fighter into submission June 9. It’s not too soon for …
Floyd Mayweather: Forever Undefeated - May 7th, 2012
By Hans Olson In Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel The Old Man and The Sea, there’s a line that reads “man is not made for defeat…[a] man can be destroyed, but not defeated.” If ever there was a fighter that which …
OPINION: Dereck Chisora vs David Haye? BRING IT ON! - May 7th, 2012
By Johnny Walker The moralists have rather predictably emerged, enraged that UK heavyweights Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora and David Haye are now set to square off for a second time – and the first in a boxing ring – this …
Scoop Malinowski: Floyd Mayweather Is Still Terrified Of Manny Pacquiao - May 7th, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski Like a non-stop output of punches over 12 rounds by a determined warrior, the excuses by Floyd Mayweather to avoid a showdown with Manny Pacquiao just never cease. Despite scoring an impressive performance to defeat Miguel Cotto …
Philip H Anselmo: Observations on Floyd Mayweather, Canelo & This Weekends Fights - May 6th, 2012
BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO While I can’t say I was completely surprised by this past weekend’s events inside the ring, some moments did stir some emotion out of my elderly guts. First off, I quite enjoyed the scrap for the …
Floyd Mayweather Shows His Toughness against Hard-Hitting Miguel Cotto - May 6th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman If Floyd Mayweather will stand and fight against Miguel Cotto, he’ll do it against anybody, even Manny Pacquiao. Floyd did an awful lot of fighting off the ropes Saturday night, but he did an awful lot …
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Live Report From Mayweather vs Cotto - May 6th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen No doubt about it, this fight totally lived up to the hype. The full house at the MGM Grand was satisfied and happy as they poured out after watching Mayweather’s hand held high in victory. Half of …
Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto – The Final Analysis - May 5th, 2012
by Charles Jay Some people I’ve talked to don’t think the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight is going to do all that well. I would tend to disagree with that. Putting together two of the top three draws in pay-per-view can’t …
HBO PPV Boxing Preview: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto - May 5th, 2012
By: William Holmes “Everything in life has its moment. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it here. Invincible men only exist in the movies.” -Pedro Diaz PHOTO BY Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos Nearly everyone is picking Floyd Mayweather to win …
Canelo Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley – The Final Analysis - May 5th, 2012
by Charles Jay This fight, I suppose, is a rite of passage for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who has fought some people who were known, but no one as well-known or accomplished as Shane Mosley, or on this big a stage, …
Jackie Kallen On Boxing: Cotto/Mayweather Weekend, FNF At Hard Rock - May 5th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen With all the fight fans in Vegas this weekend for the mega fight, I expected the ESPN2 card Friday night to be a little bit more exciting. The room was packed and everyone seemed to be having …
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Cotto/Mayweather Weigh-In Evokes Boxing’s Glory Days - May 4th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen Don’t tell me that boxing is dead. I don’t believe it. Especially after seeing the thousands of people crammed into the MGM Gardens for the Mayweather/Cotto weigh-in (Mayweather 151, Cotto 154). It was a larger crowd than …
Floyd Mayweather is Getting $32 Million On Saturday – What To Do With It? - May 4th, 2012
by Charles Jay And so it has been announced that Floyd Mayweather’s guaranteed purse for Saturday’s bout against Miguel Cotto is $32 million, which is to date the largest in the history of boxing. Of course, there’s some back end …
UFC – Boxing Duel Could Make Fans “Fighting Glad” Saturday Night - May 4th, 2012
by Charles Jay This Saturday, we will once again have a night where the fists will fly on a couple of different fronts. Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto will slug it out on HBO Pay-Per-View, while the UFC presents the …
Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and What’s in a Head - May 4th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Question: does Manny Pacquiao really have a big head? As we know, that’s what Floyd Mayweather claimed this week when he alleged performance-enhancing drug use supposedly created an oversized cranium on his arch-nemesis. Photo Credit : …
If Miguel Cotto wants to beat Floyd Mayweather - May 4th, 2012
By Kirk Jackson There are several things defending WBA Super Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto must do if he wants to retain his championship against Floyd Mayweather this upcoming Saturday: Photo: Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Effectively use the jab. Jab the …
Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent – Not a Bad PPV Pairing - May 4th, 2012
by Charles Jay 50 Cent has been highly visible as part of the Floyd Mayweather “entourage,” if you will. He’ll be leading the undefeated fighter into the ring on Saturday night when he fights Miguel Cotto live on pay-per-view at …
Why this version of Miguel Cotto is better - May 3rd, 2012
By Kirk Jackson Miguel Cotto takes on the biggest challenge of his career, when he faces undefeated five division champion Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, this upcoming Cinco de Mayo weekend. Cotto has participated in …
Scoop Malinowski: It’s Official – Floyd is Going Crazy Worrying About Manny Pacquiao - May 3rd, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski Floyd Mayweather went on another rant about Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday, this time he didn’t insult the Filipino about cooking cats or dogs, or making sushi, or call him yellow, this time Mayweather attacked Pacquiao’s reputation and …
Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Quarrel over Blood, Money, and Priceless Legacies - May 3rd, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Usually when two sides negotiate they do it verbally. But Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather — the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world — do it with their fists. Each is keenly aware of every nuance …
OPINION: Don King –The First Racist Humanitarian? - May 3rd, 2012
By Johnny Walker This Sunday (May 6), veteran boxing promoter Don King will be honored by The New York College of Health Professions, located in Syosset, New York. According to the college, King will be presented with an Honorary Doctorate …
Floyd ‘Mayweather’ Now Owns His Own Magazine - May 3rd, 2012
by Charles Jay In the final week of the lead-up to his fight against Miguel Cotto, scheduled for Saturday night at the MGM Grand, live on HBO Pay-per-View, there is the announcement none of us have been waiting for – …
Philip H Anselmo: Mayweather vs Cotto – Cotto Has No Chance - May 3rd, 2012
BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO At this point, I don’t even care who’s considered guilty of blocking the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. I’m over it, for now. It seems Floyd has found his next opponent in Miguel Cotto. Anybody else …
Just How “Bad” is Chad Dawson? - May 2nd, 2012
By: Kirk Jackson Chad Dawson emerged victorious this past weekend over the aging legend Bernard Hopkins, to improve his record to 33-1 (17 Ko’s) and become undisputed Ring Magazine and WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the world. There was anticipation …
Scoop Malinowski: Figuring The Floyd Mayweather – Miguel Cotto Puzzle - May 2nd, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski While this fight is a big disappointment to world sports fans because it’s not the Super Bowl event they have been clamoring to see for over two years now, there are still many intriguing aspects of this …
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Mayweather/Cotto Fight Weekend - May 1st, 2012
By Jackie Kallen I am really stoked to be heading to Vegas this weekend for the Mayweather/Cotto fight. Covering that for Boxinginsider.com will be fun, but it is the great list of undercard fights that will round out the weekend. …
More Pre-Fight Programming for a Floyd Mayweather Contest? Excuse Me While I Jump off the Roof - May 1st, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman I set my DVR to record HBO’s new set of 24/7 episodes on Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto along with the stuff that’s focused exclusively on Mayweather. It’s all part of the network’s undisguised bid to …
Miguel Cotto May Be Bigger Obstacle Than Floyd Mayweather Thinks - April 30th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Floyd Mayweather versus Miguel Cotto on Saturday raises some weighty issues. It’s a bit of a mystery why Floyd agreed to meet Cotto at 154 pounds. Maybe he was just so eager and pleased to once …
Seth Mitchell and the “Hope” of Many - April 30th, 2012
by Charles Jay Seth Mitchell came back from much trouble in the first round of Saturday night’s fight with Chazz Witherspoon to score a stoppage in rather sensational fashion. This victory carried quite a bit of significance, and for good …
Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto: A Question of Loyalty - April 30th, 2012
by Charles Jay There was a lot of talk about “loyalty” in the second episode of “Mayweather-Cotto 24/7″ on HBO, as Cotto stressed loyalty in his camp, and Mayweather countered with the remark that Cotto hasn’t exactly demonstrated loyalty in …
Chad Dawson Could Learn Plenty from Mike Tyson - April 29th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Saturday night for the first time in years we saw something truly entertaining on a Bernard Hopkins fight night. I’m referring, of course, to the heavyweight tussle between Chazz Witherspoon and Seth Mitchell that preceded Hopkins’s …
Power Shots: Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell: A New Kind of American Heavyweight - April 27th, 2012
News and Views on the Heavyweight Division By Johnny Walker “I’m not a braggadocios person. There is no false bravado here. I handle my business when I get in the ring” – Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell He’s friendly. He’s educated. He …
Opinion: Bernard Hopkins Is The Greatest Fighter Ever - April 27th, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski I believe Bernard Hopkins is the greatest champion in boxing history. Nobody has done it better for so long as Bernard Hopkins. Photo:Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos For 24 years, Hopkins (52-5-2, 2 NC, 32 KO’s) has never taken …
Quebec Scene: Remembering Jean-Claude Leclair; Dierry Jean Returns 5/19 - April 27th, 2012
By Hans Olson In sad news, the province of Quebec lost one of its greats this week when Jean-Claude Leclair died unexpectedly at the age of 57 on Monday. Throughout the 1970s, Leclair was a fixture on the Quebec boxing …
Finish Bernard Hopkins? Chad Dawson Better Study How to Destroy Zombies - April 27th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Bernard Hopkins was already a geezer a dozen years ago. In boxer years he’s gone well past geezer-hood into zombie territory. So I Googled it and learned the best way to finish off a zombie. Apparently …
Don’t Waste Time on What Floyd Mayweather Says or Thinks about Manny Pacquiao - April 25th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman I wonder how many thousands of words have been wasted on articles and columns asking what Floyd Mayweather really thinks about getting it on with Manny Pacquiao. That’s the wrong question. Photo by Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos …
Floyd’s “Take It Or Leave It”: He’ll Have To Live With It - April 24th, 2012
by Charles Jay Manny Pacquiao has a “take it or leave it” proposition in his hands from Floyd Mayweather. Or at least that’s the way Mayweather would like it to sound. In the made-for-TV interview Mayweather did with leftist author/professor …
Is Tim Bradley Made for Manny Pacquiao? - April 23rd, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Timothy Bradley, whose fights often feature a distressing cycle of head clashes, will have to move in close to get dirty with Manny Pacquiao, if that’s how he wants to play it June 9. But getting …
Floyd Mayweather: President Obama’s Got Swag - April 23rd, 2012
by Charles Jay Of course, the recent HBO telecast of “Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out” is meant to provoke. And why not? They know that it’s easy to push the public’s buttons. So Mayweather was given the air time to explain …
People For The Ethical Treatment of Floyd - April 20th, 2012
by Charles Jay Okay, we have come to the conclusion, through much consideration, that Floyd Mayweather will not likely do an interview with HBO’s Larry Merchant, either before or after his May 5 fight against Miguel Cotto, that centers around …
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Miguel Cotto is the boy next door - April 19th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen After watching the recent 24/7, I decided that Miguel Cotto is the kind of man I’d love to have as a neighbor. He is sweet, loves his family, and seem gentle and friendly. Mayweather, on the other …
Manny Pacquiao Party Change – More Enemies Upcoming? - April 19th, 2012
by Charles Jay Manny Pacquiao is changing political parties. Again. The world champ plans to take the oath as a new member of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban, which will heretofore be known as PDP-Laban, which happens to be the party of …
Scoop: Not Your Typical Boxing Column #15 - April 19th, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski I recently had the great pleasure to do an interview with Bill Rodgers. The former New York City and Boston Marathon champ (four times each) says his favorite sports outside of running, are “individual sports, where the …
Expect Timothy Bradley to Use Skull-Duggery against Manny Pacquiao - April 18th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman When Timothy Bradley looks for an edge against Manny Pacquiao in their Las Vegas showdown on June 9, the forecast will be cloudy with an 80 percent chance of head butts. Bradley is well-known for using …
Manny Pacquiao and the Liquor Ad – What’s It About? - April 18th, 2012
by Charles Jay There are varying schools of thought on the idea of Manny Pacquiao appearing in an advertisement for an alcohol brand (in this case Hennessy, a cognac) after he had proclaimed himself free from drinking and supposedly a …
What Next for Juan Manuel Marquez? - April 17th, 2012
By Kirk Jackson This past Saturday, Juan Manuel Marquez was successful in his bid to become the first Mexican-born fighter to win a world title in four different weight divisions, earning a unanimous 12 round decision over Serhiy Fedchenko, claiming …
Steroids: Is Victor Conte’s “Good Guy” Act a Masquerade? - April 16th, 2012
by Charles Jay Like some people, I guess, I could go either way on the steroid issue. I’m a veritable novice when it comes to some of this modern chemistry, but I have a pretty good idea of what they …
Mellow Iron Mike Tyson — Is This Guy for Real? - April 13th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Mike Tyson has always been an open book. Still, his statements were never terribly reliable. He didn’t much understand who he was or what he experienced as life swirled around his ears. He was a member …
Martial Arts Mix-Up? Why boxing presents a better product than MMA - April 12th, 2012
by James Harrison Saturday, April 14, begins a three-month stretch that features bouts of boxing and mixed-martial-arts (MMA) fighters we have grown to love. Amongst the list of boxing household names are Marquez, Hopkins, Mosley, Cotto, Mayweather, Khan, Peterson, Tarver, …
Don’t Ride Manny Pacquiao Too Hard on Foundation “Scandal” - April 12th, 2012
by Charles Jay The Manny Pacquiao Foundation is the latest part of the world champion’s life to take a hit. When are “relief goods” for flood victims NOT relief goods? I guess when they are used clothing. As a result …
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Show “Money” Mayweather Some Love - April 12th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen I am not necessarily the biggest Floyd Mayweather, jr. fan around, But I certainly don’t hate the guy the way some of you do. To hear some boxing fans talk, the guy has never fought anyone worth …
Where Have You Gone Brock Lesnar? - April 12th, 2012
Jaime C. Feal Dana White won’t admit it. No, he’ll have you believe the UFC Heavyweight division is as deep as it’s ever been, full of rising prospects and established stars. The truth is he misses Brock Lesnar. Yes, Dana …
Cotto-Mayweather May Unsettle Odds for Floyd Versus Pacquiao - April 11th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman As it stands now, Floyd Mayweather, should he ever stop dancing away from a $40 million purse, would be favored against Manny Pacquiao, largely because of how they looked against common opponent Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao-Marquez …
Feeling Kind Of Bad For Hector Camacho - April 11th, 2012
by Charles Jay I was somewhat saddened to hear about the charges of child abuse charges that were filed this past week against Hector Camacho, and certainly the hope here is that it doesn’t turn out to be as bad …
Nike Will Be All Over Manny Pacquiao- Tim Bradley Fight - April 10th, 2012
by Charles Jay Is Nike hedging its bets? The monster sports apparel company and master of sports marketing has corralled Timothy Bradley, the former WBC and WBO junior welterweight champion, and signed him to a one-year endorsement deal a few …
Mayweather vs Cotto: The Anticipation Builds for May 5 - April 10th, 2012
by Chip Mitchell Analysis of Ring Kings: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto scheduled to take place May 5, 2012 at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tale of The Tape Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Miguel Cotto Age 35 …
Oscar’s Smoking Gun of a Tweet Contradicts His Own Publicity Machine - April 9th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman “Everyone don’t forget to fallow (sic) @ringmagazine for all upcoming goldenboy boxing events and all the latest and breaking news in boxing.” That’s the tweet that went out from company president and spiritual guide Oscar De …
The Sad James Toney Saga Continues With His Win over Bobby Gunn - April 8th, 2012
By Johnny Walker The tragicomedy that James “Lights Out” Toney’s career has become is set to continue after Toney was a the beneficiary of an injury to his opponent last evening at the Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi. Toney’s opponent, …
Jilted Showtime in Ratty Robe Pining for Ken Hershman and Yesteryear - April 6th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman I hope I’m wrong, but Showtime boxing may be in the throes of a nervous breakdown. I mean I’m really getting worried. It’s trotting Antonio Tarver, Jermain Taylor, and yes, maybe even Winky Wright out of …
US Olympic Boxing: From Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard to Floyd Mayweather Jr. to…? - April 5th, 2012
By: William Holmes “U.S.A.!! U.S.A.!! U.S.A.!!” I can hear the chants already. The Olympics are coming, and national pride will be on full display throughout the entire Olympic Games. To some it’s an opportunity to proudly display your heritage, and …
Floyd Mayweather’s Mind Games with Face Off - April 4th, 2012
By Kirk Jackson Last night HBO aired their pre-fight interview, stylized show between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto called Face Off, a series that debuted with Mayweather and Shane Mosley when they squared off against each other a few years …
JuanMa Interview Was Descent into Reality Programming Sewer - April 4th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Sticking a Showtime microphone in the face of Juan Manuel Lopez moments after he was stopped by Orlando Salido was a grievous act. The man needed medical attention, not an interviewer looking for pithy comments. The …
Manny Pacquiao Upping Stakes on Political Future - April 3rd, 2012
by Charles Jay Some see it as an inevitability. Manny Pacquiao, who is currently a member of the legislature in the Philippines and finds himself mired in possible scandal, is switching gears politically. He has announced that he will not …
Canelo Alvarez Needs Pacquiao’s English Lessons - April 2nd, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman If someone offered you $10 million to learn a foreign language, would you buckle down and learn it? You bet your sweet lottery losses you would. So would I. who wouldn’t? Whatever it takes, right? photo …
BIR on Manny Pacquiao Move – Not So Fast - April 2nd, 2012
by Charles Jay Manny Pacquiao has expressed in two different things, both major, over the course of the last week – a run for governor OF General Santos and a transfer of his tax status FROM General Santos to somewhere …
Some Of Boxing’s Biggest Frauds - April 2nd, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski Suspicions of fixing fights and protecting certain boxers have plagued the sport since it’s earliest days. The great author Budd Schulberg even wrote a novel in 1947 titled “The Harder They Fall” which was about a boxer …
The Gunn’s Blog: Remembering What Boxing Used To Be - April 1st, 2012
By Bobby Gunn In the early to mid-90s I have had the honor of being around some of the best middleweights in the world—Julian Jackson, Mike McCallum, Iran Barkley and Michael Nunn—to name a few. I have had the honor …
Could “Mystery Woman” Defense Work for Manny Pacquiao? - April 1st, 2012
by Charles Jay Another twist came up this past week in the Manny Pacquiao tax case – the claim that when the BIR did serve their “letter of authority” to him, it was received by someone named “Jocelyn Nobria,” who …
Is There a Political Vendetta Against Manny Pacquiao? - March 31st, 2012
By Charles Jay Manny Pacquiao may have formulated a pretty good (in his mind) reason why he has been asked to provide information about his income to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in the Philippines. Photo Credit : Chris …
Manny Pacquiao Persists in Claim of Lost Endorsements - March 30th, 2012
by Charles Jay Manny Pacquiao may be an elected member of Congress in the Philippines, but he seems uncomfortable these days in being treated, by some of the current powers-that-be, more like a public official with responsibility to a certain …
Manny Pacquiao Might Be #1 Pound-for-Pound, But He’s 113th in Tax-Paying - March 30th, 2012
by Charles Jay Business of Boxing PacMoney – Marketing, Millions and Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao could lay claim to being the #1 fighter in the world, on a pound-for-pound basis. Certainly the dispute between him and Floyd Mayweather for that …
Shane Mosley and Canelo Alvarez: Good Time To Go Out for Popcorn - March 30th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman There’s a pivotal scene in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when Etta tells Sundance, “I’ll do anything you ask of me, except one thing: I won’t watch you die. I’ll miss that scene if you …
Jackie Kallen On Boxing: The Hebrew Hammer - March 29th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen Being a Jewish fighter was not so unusual or special back when Benny Leonard, Barney Ross and Maxie Rosenbloom were competing. But in recent years, the only notable Jewish boxers have been Dmitry Salita and Yuri Foreman. …
Kimbo Slice’s Last Win: Real or Phony? - March 28th, 2012
by Charles Jay Sometimes fans have no idea when the fix is in. When I used to do commentary on fights – admittedly affairs that were shown mostly in third-world markets – one of my assignments took me to a …
Zab Judah Needs to Fight Danny Garcia - March 28th, 2012
By Kirk Jackson TKO victory over undefeated junior welterweight prospect Vernon Paris. The victory puts Judah in a position to challenge the winner of the Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson IBF championship rematch taking place later in May 19th at …
How Hector Lopez Gave Sammy Fuentes a Watermelon Head and Still Lost — a Boxing Story - March 27th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman In many cases it’s not anything inside the ropes that hurts a fighter’s career. It’s something out there, in his life. Lots of trainers will tell you that the most talented kids they ever had, for …
Manny Pacquiao is Now Completely Out of Hand - March 27th, 2012
by Charles Jay I don’t know enough about Manny Pacquiao’s tax situation or his earnings to tell you whether or not he is “cheating” the Philippine government out of their money; or rather, HIS money that they want to take. …
Scoop’s Archive: The Bert Sugar Interviews - March 27th, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski The late, great Bert Sugar was a good friend of Boxinginsider.com and was always a gracious, intelligent and amusing subject to discuss boxing with. Here are three of our interviews, form 2011, 2008 and 2005… Talkin’ Boxing …
Bert Sugar Tribute Poem: Mr. Hat & Cigar - March 26th, 2012
By Dr.M.Lee(Doc)Stanley Sr. He always had the hat, most time it was straw. And let me add another fact, in his mouth a cigar he’d gnaw. His entrance always grandeur, His smile warm and genuine. Can’t say this any plainer, …
Philip H Anselmo: Remembering Bert Sugar - March 26th, 2012
BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO Randolph “Bert” Sugar is so gracefully engrained in the minds of boxing folk and boxing fans and other would-be historians that can only aspire to be of his ilk, it’s crazy. The man was a straight-up …
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Bye, Bert Sugar - March 26th, 2012
By Jackie Kallen Bye, Bert. R.I.P. I hope the first thing you do in heaven is light up one of your big, fat, smelly cigars and put on your ever-present fedora. That way you will be easily recognized by Angelo …
WBC Right to Trash, Crash Vitali Klitschko- David Haye - March 26th, 2012
by Charles Jay I’m sure there is some kind of additional hidden agenda on their part, but I am glad that the World Boxing Council (WBC) is going to refuse to sanction any fight that involves David Haye. In particular, …
DIGGING DEEP: Esteemed Bert Sugar Dead, Unesteemed Margarito Undead - March 26th, 2012
By Ivan G. Goldman Bert Sugar was a great promoter of world-famous Bert Sugar, yet unlike so many cleverly marketed commodities that lack substance (sugary beers, crippling athletic shoes, thieving, incompetent banks, etc.), Bert was solid at his core. …
Oh God, Manny Pacquiao May Fight Marquez Again - March 23rd, 2012
by Charles Jay Manny Pacquiao may have had another dream last night. In this one, the multiple-division champion and #1 fighter in the world (or #1A, as it were) has apparently been given the go-ahead from God to continue hitting …
Yuriorkis Gamboa Could Be The One Suffering “Untold Damage” - March 23rd, 2012
Gamboa Could Be The One Suffering “Untold Damage” by Charles Jay The next time you hear a sob story about how a fighter wound up down and out because he was “exploited” by greedy promoters and managers, consider the case …
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Kelly Pavlik on Comeback Trail - March 22nd, 2012
By Jackie Kallen Everyone pulls for the underdog and loves a successful comeback. So, for that reason alone, I am hoping that Kelly Pavlik has an easy night on March 31. He will be in San Antonio, facing off against …
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