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Manny-Pacquiao-Chris Algieri, another PPV Swindle, Hits Publicity Trail

By Ivan G. Goldman The publicity tour for the Nov. 22 Manny Pacquiao-Chris Algieri contest kicks off early, Monday August 25, with a press conference in upstart casino capital Macau.…

Staff 08/21/2014

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Anthony Dirrell And Daniel Jacobs Make History By Scoring Wins Over Cancer

By Sean Crose It may not have been a pretty affair, but Anthony Dirrell of Flint, Michigan won the WBC super middleweight title last night by beating Sakio Bika in…

Staff 08/18/2014

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Kell Brook Bests Shawn Porter

By Sean Crose Juan Manuel Marquez was there. Keith Thurman was there. Interested fans were watching live via Showtime. It was time for IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter to defend…

Staff 08/17/2014

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Jackie Kallen: Shawn Porter defends his IBF title this weekend

By Jackie Kallen I am an admitted Shawn Porter fan. I have been a fan since he was an amateur. He is one of those boxers who is both a…

Staff 08/14/2014

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Jackie Kallen: Mismatches in Boxing – Garcia/Peterson’s Easy Wins

By Jackie Kallen I have received a few emails regarding the weekend fights from the Barclay Center in Brooklyn. Fans are questioning why both Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia were…

Staff 08/11/2014

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Danny Garcia Batters An Outclassed Rod Salka

By Sean Crose The bout between Danny Garcia and Rod Salka appeared to be such a mismatch that the only reason many probably tuned in to the Showtime broadcast Saturday…

Staff 08/10/2014

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Mike Tyson Delivers – In A Big Way

As soon as he announced that he was becoming a fight promoter, former great Mike Tyson made it clear that he meant to bring excitement to boxing. Boy did he…

Staff 08/09/2014

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Does Rod Salka Have Any Chance Of Beating Danny Garcia?

By Sean Crose Does Rod Salka have any chance of beating Danny Garcia on Saturday? The answer to that question is simple – probably not. Still, people said the same…

Staff 08/08/2014

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Stevenson and Haymon’s Path of Least Resistance Ploy Fails

By Tyson Bruce Anybody who follows boxing will admit that it’s a frustrating sport to follow. For every Castillo-Corrales or Gatti-Ward there are dozens of fights sabotaged in some way…

Staff 08/06/2014

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A Closer Look At Controversial Referee Vic Drakulich

By Sean Crose Controversy is known to go with boxing like gloves go with fighters. Still, events like this past Saturday's Brandon Rios-Diego Chaves bout undoubtedly leave a bitter taste…

Staff 08/06/2014

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The Canelo / Lara Fight Highlights a Terrible Trend in Boxing

By Eric Harrington As I watched the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez / Erislandy Lara fight night I couldn’t help thinking of a scene from a movie I recently watched of Queen…

Staff 08/06/2014

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Gennady Golovkin: Primed For Bigger Things

By Sean Crose An odd thing happened Saturday night (or was it very early Sunday morning?). Five of the top ten trending topics on American Twitter had to do with…

Staff 07/29/2014

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Fighting Chris Algieri is a lose-lose situation for Manny Pacquiao

The contract is all but finalized for the bout between multiple division titlist Manny Pacquiao 56-5-2 (38 KO’s) and young upstart champion Chris Algieri 20-0 (8 KO’s). This fight scheduled…

Staff 07/29/2014

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Adrien Broner, pick your poison

By Kirk Jackson Adrien Broner is in quite the dilemma. The self-proclaimed best fighter in the game aside from Floyd Mayweather, has to live up to his words if he…

Staff 07/28/2014

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Gennady Golovkin Makes Daniel Geale His Latest Victim, Now Wants Cotto

By Sean Crose After a relatively disappointing Bryant Jennings-Mike Perez under card fight, boxing fans were undoubtedly hoping for some excitement when Daniel Geale and Gennady Golovkin stepped into the…

Staff 07/26/2014