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Rapacious Showtime Demanding $60 for Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo

By Ivan G. Goldman Tonight's pay-per-view show is a greedy grab headlined by two guys who both lost their last fight. This is where global corporate gluttony intersects with boxing.…

Staff 03/08/2014

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Alfredo “Perro” Angulo: Going against the Vegas Chalk and Picking Angulo to Win

By: Sergio L. Martinez You read it right, kiddies. You’re old Uncle Sergio is off his meds again and had a vision: Angulo, his hand raised in victory, while Saul…

Staff 03/08/2014

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Is Canelo Alvarez an A-List Boxer – Or Just An A-List Celebrity?

By Sean Crose Frank Lotierzo over at The Sweet Science had a pretty good article out the other day pertaining to the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo fight. In it, Lotierzo explained…

Staff 03/07/2014

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo by the Numbers

By Tyson Bruce Sports analysis tends to rely more and more on statistic-based predictions. Just look at the way saber metrics has changed the way we observe the game of…

Staff 03/07/2014

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The Top Boxing Fights That Need to Be Made From Matchmaker Ron Katz

By: Sergio L. Martinez For over three decades, Ron Katz has applied his craft as a matchmaker, dedicated to knowing and understanding the sweet science, in order to put food…

Staff 03/07/2014

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Jackie Kallen: Canelo/Angulo Undercard: Watch for Jermall Charlo

Editors Note: This fight is now in jeopardy due to legal issues surrounding Carlos Molina. By Jackie Kallen They grow everything bigger and better in Texas. Including boxers. Take a…

Staff 03/06/2014

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Canelo Alvarez Likely to Dominate Alfredo Angulo, Who Leads with His Face

By Ivan G. Goldman To a world class fighter, Alfredo Angulo is almost as easy to hit as a trainer’s mitt. The problem is that he punches back. On Saturday…

Staff 03/06/2014

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Leo Santa Cruz Broadens His Horizons

By Sean Crose Carl Frampton. Guillermo Rigondeaux. Abner Mares. Those are three of the names Leo Santa Cruz has mentioned as potential opponents, provided he gets past Cristian Mijares this…

Staff 03/05/2014

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Jackie Kallen: Is Floyd Mayweather vs Adrien Broner Inevitable?

By Jackie Kallen It has been said that Adrien Broner looks up to Floyd Mayweather jr. as a big brother figure and idolizes the champ. The 24 year-old Cincinnati native…

Staff 03/05/2014

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What’s next for Jean Pascal?

By Simon Galipeau So what’s happening with former WBC light heavyweight champion and former Olympian Jean Pascal? He’s coming of a pretty impressive win against fellow Canadian fighter Lucian Bute…

Staff 03/04/2014

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo: the Pop Star vs. the Dog

By Tyson Bruce The theme of this weekend’s PPV fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo is redemption. Both fighters are coming off of disappointing defeats—Alvarez from…

Staff 03/04/2014

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It makes sense for Floyd Mayweather choose Marcos Maidana

By Kirk Jackson As Floyd “Money” Mayweather 45-0 (26 KO’s) celebrated his 37th birthday earlier this week, he also announced who his next opponent would be in a bout to…

Staff 03/03/2014

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Mayweather-Pacquiao: Is It Finally Time To Move On?

By Tyson Bruce When the beloved family pet suddenly takes tragically ill what do we do? We do the only sensible and humane thing we can: put it down gently…

Staff 03/03/2014

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Vasyl Lomachenko: A Star Isn’t Born

By Sean Crose Let's face it – Vasyl Lomachenko's stratospheric rise was always a bit off-putting. Seriously, the guy had one fight – just one fight - to his name…

Staff 03/01/2014

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Vitali Klitschko: Unappreciated In The Ring – And In World Affairs

By Sean Crose You're not hearing much about former heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko these days, at least not in America. Oh, sure, there have been reports and articles in major…

Staff 02/28/2014