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Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara: Measure by Measure

By Tyson Bruce Quality of Opposition and Experience: While opinions vary on who the victor will be in the Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara fight, almost everyone concedes it’s a genuine 50/50…

Staff 07/11/2014

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Canelo vs Lara: Does Trash Talking Win Fights?

By Jackie Kallen Erislandy Lara is a great fighter. With a record of 19-1-1, he is a solid, viable opponent for anyone in the top echelons of the middleweight division.…

Staff 07/09/2014

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Canelo vs. Lara: The Risk of Greatness

By Tyson Bruce William Faulkner once stated of risk, “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” Photo: Hogan Photos/ Golden Boy…

Staff 07/09/2014

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Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara Offered at High-Def Fire Sale Price of $59.99

By Ivan G. Goldman Showtime and Golden Boy Promotions have brought the pay-per-view price for Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara this Saturday down to $59.99 for high-def. The sum, $15 below the…

Staff 07/08/2014

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Jackie Kallen: Good For Marcos Maidana

By Jackie Kallen It's not even Christmas and Marcos Rene Maidana may get an early gift this year. Being granted a second fight with Floyd Mayweather would be like winning…

Staff 07/08/2014

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Robert Garcia Goes Back To Doing It Old School

By Sean Crose Renowned trainer Robert Garcia has parted ways with controversial strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza. This comes as no surprise, since Ariza has been eyed with suspicion…

Staff 07/08/2014

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Filling the Void: The Search for Boxing’s Next Superstar

By Tyson Bruce According to boxing fans the sport is always one generation away from death. Many fans and historians of the sport never believed the sport could endure after…

Staff 07/07/2014

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Floyd Mayweather Proclaims It Will Be Marcos Maidana Again on Sept. 13

By Ivan G. Goldman Floyd Mayweather says he’ll give Marcos Maidana a rematch on Sept. 13, and if the fight actually gets signed he deserves credit for once again taking…

Staff 07/01/2014

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Terence Crawford: Boxing’s best kept secret?

By Kirk Jackson This was not a flash in the pan. One of boxing’s best fighters for years to come made a bold statement this past weekend. Photo: Chris Farina/Top…

Staff 06/30/2014

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HBO Outshines Showtime (At Least For Now)

By Sean Crose It's funny how things can change. Six months ago, Showtime was the toast of the boxing world – and with good reason. For the cable network was…

Staff 06/30/2014

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Crawford-Gamboa: What A Fight

By Sean Crose Terrence Crawford had everything going his way stepping into the ring to face Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBO lightweight title on Saturday night. He was the champion.…

Staff 06/28/2014

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Terence Crawford-Yuriokis Gamboa May Ignite Bigger Sparks than Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara

By Ivan G. Goldman Here’s a question for you. Will the Showtime pay-per-view bout between Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara on July 12 be a better fight than the HBO…

Staff 06/27/2014

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Boxing Legend Evander Holyfied Officially Retires

By Sean Crose Forty-four wins. Ten losses. Two draws. That is the official and apparent final record of former heavyweight and cruiserweight kingpin Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfied. Like many…

Staff 06/27/2014

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Jackie Kallen: Gamboa/ Crawford – A Battle of the Identical Records

By Jackie Kallen Interesting. It's not all that often that two men with identical records (including KO percentages) face each other. That makes for an exciting fight with a generally…

Staff 06/27/2014

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Can Terence Crawford Lose This Weekend? He Sure Can

By Sean Crose I've said it before and I'll say it again, Terence Crawford is a pleasure to watch box. A pleasure. The dude's simply poetry in motion. In fact,…

Staff 06/27/2014