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Rough Life of Ex-Heavyweight Champ Tommy Morrison Ends at Age 44

By Ivan G. Goldman Tommy Morrison, a formidable heavyweight of the 1990s, died Sunday night at the age of 44, a close friend reported Monday. Morrison, a smooth talker with…

Staff 09/02/2013

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Mike Tyson Won’t Get Help From Professional Gossip-Mongers

By Ivan G. Goldman Mike Tyson has to stop living his life out loud. He needs to learn to keep some things private. Unfortunately, he’s been making a living lately…

Gutter 08/31/2013

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UFC 164 Preview: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis II

By Jaime C. Feal The UFC wraps up a busy week tomorrow night, as lightweight champ Ben Henderson puts his title on the line against the last man to defeat…

Gutter 08/30/2013

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Opinion: Mayweather Has Potential to Claim “GOAT” Title

By Andrew Dodds Allow me preface this article by clarifying that this is not another "Floyd needs to fight Manny" piece- let it go, people. Please, for the purpose of…

Gutter 08/29/2013

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Father Time

By Kirk Jackson He’s an adversary making appearances in all sports and in all walks of life. One of the weapons in his arsenal includes attacking his opponents inflicting various…

Gutter 08/29/2013

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What Canelo Alvarez Must Do to Defeat Floyd Mayweather

By Ivan G. Goldman Mayweather fans contend Canelo Alvarez is too slow to beat Floyd, but Canelo isn’t slow. He’s fast. It’s just that Mayweather is faster. Besides, in boxing,…

Gutter 08/29/2013

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Boxing Insider Notebook: Chisora, Mayweather, Mora, Quillin, and more….

The Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 19th to August 26th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Thompson Boxing…

Gutter 08/28/2013

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Blackout Persists as Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez Pay-Per-View Date Looms

By Ivan G. Goldman When Showtime lured Floyd Mayweather, Jr. from HBO earlier this year, the network bragged about giving him the fattest boxing contract in history. We were encouraged…

Gutter 08/23/2013

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Jackie Kallen: Good Luck to Promoter Mike Tyson!

By Jackie Kallen: For those who thought they'd never see "Iron" Mike Tyson climb through the ropes again--be sure to watch ESPN2 on August 23 when he steps into the…

Gutter 08/23/2013

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Showtime Set to Fiercely Sell Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez

By Ivan G. Goldman Showtime will begin the hard sell of its Sept. 14 pay-per-view card led by Floyd Mayweather-versus-Canelo Alvarez with its All Access behind-the-scenes show, premiering Aug. 24.…

Gutter 08/15/2013

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Boxing Insider Notebook: Mayweather, Canelo, Arreola, Huck, Mansour, and more.

By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 5th to August 12th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that…

Gutter 08/14/2013

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Andre “Son of God” Ward’s Star Continues To Implode

By Johnny Walker Perhaps Andre "Son of God" Ward better keep those dental appointments that keep his smile so blazing when doing boxing commentating for HBO. Because Ward, it seems,…

Gutter 08/13/2013

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Jackie Kallen: Boxing Desperately in Need of Fighting Females

by Jackie Kallen You hear so little about female boxing these days that even the diehard fans barely know it still exists. Gone are the days of Christy Martin, Lucia…

Gutter 08/12/2013

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Boxing and Its Fans Suffer as Pay-Per-View Shows Multiply

By Ivan G. Goldman The death of boxing has been predicted many times, and the predictors were always wrong. They’re still wrong, but it’s in a bad way and sinking.…

Gutter 08/12/2013

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Time Warner Homes Denied Deontay Wilder-Sergei Liakhovich Match

By Ivan G. Goldman As the ugly dispute between CBS and Time Warner Cable headed into its seventh day Friday, an interesting ShoBox card scheduled tonight was set to be…

Gutter 08/09/2013