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Jackie Kallen: Sergio Mora Still a Contender After All These Years
By Jackie Kallen It’s been almost 10 years since the first season of The Contender debuted on NBC. Most fans agree that it was -- by far -- the best…
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Floyd Mayweather, Blocked at Australia’s Velvet Rope, Shows No Interest in Manny Pacquiao Fight
by Ivan Goldman Floyd Mayweather, set to swoop in and make banquet and nightclub appearances in Australia, has been denied entry because of “his history of violence toward women,” the…
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HBO Points Accusing Finger at Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather or Both
By Ivan G. Goldman HBO Sports on Monday took the singular, possibly unprecedented step of releasing a statement on the negotiations to create a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao Updates: Life Aboard The Hype Express
By Sean Crose “Laying back, relaxing, enjoying good weather, palm trees, and piña coladas. While they continue to lie about making the fight... I'm just going to continue to travel…
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Shane Mosley Still Smiling After All These Years, Not Broke in Reality Show Basement
By Ivan G. Goldman OK, now we have answers from both Sugar Shane Mosley and his ex-wife Jin regarding the condition of his finances. But before we proceed, remind me…
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Shane Mosley Down & Out in Ex-Wife’s Basement? Say it Isn’t So!
By Ivan G. Goldman When Sugar Shane Mosley had it, he spent it. Which may explain why, after having reigned as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and participating…
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Five Fiery Fights For 2015
By Sergio L. Martinez It is still early in the year, but never too early to build a wish list. After looking around, I found a few contests that would…
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Floyd Mayweather Sparring Partner May Signal Manny Pacquiao in His Future
By Ivan G. Goldman So what’s Floyd Mayweather waiting for? He still hasn’t signed a contract to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2, and HBO, rather than waiting around to…
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Floyd Mayweather Still Fails to Take Yes for Answer from Manny Pacquiao
By Ivan G. Goldman You don’t have to look too closely to see all the signs that Floyd Mayweather once again refuses to take yes for an answer from Manny…
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Jackie Kallen: Deontay Wilder Revives Heavyweight Division in USA
By Jackie Kallen I can't believe how many people have come up to me to talk about the heavyweight fight from last weekend. I didn't even think that many people…
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No Deal Signed, but Floyd Mayweather Already 3-1 Favorite over Manny Pacquiao
By Ivan G. Goldman There’s no final deal on the super-fight everyone’s waiting for, but at least two online sports books have already set up lines and are taking bets…
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Deontay Wilder: Great American Hope or the Latest Big Fraud?
By Tyson Bruce Showtime Boxing and the WBC would like the general public to believe that the latter organization's current World Champion Bermane Stiverne and challenger Deontay Wilder are fighting…
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Ancient Welters Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao May Make Dull History May 2
By Ivan G. Goldman Now it may be up to the networks. Either Showtime and HBO agree to a joint broadcast of Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather on May 2 or one…
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Floyd Mayweather’s Limited Reading Skills Hamper Manny Pacquiao Bout
By Ivan G. Goldman The long-awaited welterweight superfight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao may finally emerge from the closed-door negotiations that are clearly being conducted as we speak. If…
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Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez, Miguel Cotto Jockey for May 2 Position
By Ivan G. Goldman May 2 is the prize. The victor gets to put a PPV card in place for that Cinco de Mayo weekend. But which network? Which venue?…