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By Ivan G. Goldman If Showtime executives think they can turn a profit from this pay-per-view bout, I bow to their financial acumen. After all, they have a long history…

By Ivan G. Goldman Around the time James Toney turned heavyweight he pretty much abandoned gym workouts except for sparring, which he loved. And at age 46 he’s still competing,…

By Kirk Jackson It appears all indications point towards Floyd Mayweather 48-0 (26 KO’s) facing Andre Berto 30-3 (23 KO’s) in his final fight this upcoming September. Much to the…

By Ivan G. Goldman It’s hard to miss the fact that HBO’s Max Kellerman and swarms of like-minded sadists are beating the drums for welterweight king Floyd Mayweather to take…

By Jackie Kallen “Southpaw” The upcoming boxing movie “Southpaw” opens this weekend nationwide. On Sunday night in Detroit, the film had a Detroit premier and I was fortunate enough to…

By Ivan G. Goldman The debate’s begun about whether Keith Thurman, in light of his somewhat close call against Luis Collazo Saturday in Tampa, is worthy of a shot at…

By Ivan G. Goldman The projected match between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez promises to be an excellent pairing of two skilled destroyers. They’re expected to wage their intriguing battle…