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Jackie Kallen: Andre Berto Will Beat “The Ghost” on HBO

By Jackie Kallen My heart tells me to go with Andre Berto Saturday night when he faces off against Robert "TheGhost" Guerrero. Coming off his dirty drug test more than…

Staff 11/20/2012

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Adrien Broner’s Ferocity Invites Questions about Floyd Mayweather

By Ivan G. Goldman As Adrien Broner started taking apart tough Antonio DeMarco in the first round, legendary Roy Jones, working as an HBO analyst, conceded that Broner and esteemed…

Staff 11/19/2012

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Power Shots: Boxing Writers Say The Darndest Things!

Power Shots: News and Views On The Heavyweight Division by Johnny Walker BOXING WRITERS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS, PART 1. It’s coming. In fact, it’s already happening. A heavyweight revival,…

Gutter 11/19/2012

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Adrien Broner presents problems in the Lightweight Division

By Kirk Jackson Leading up to his fight with WBC Lightweight Champion Antonio Demarco, Adrien Broner said he would deliver a performance similar to Floyd Mayweather, when he faced the…

Staff 11/19/2012

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Jackie Kallen: Broner/DeMarco Was Exciting, Banks Victory Was The Highlight

By Jackie Kallen The Broner-DeMarco card at Caesar's Atlantic City was as exciting as anticipated. The highlight of the night was Jonathon Banks's surprising upset KO of Seth Mitchell in…

Staff 11/18/2012

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Is Carl Froch Primed For An Upset?

by Kirk Jackson Carl Froch (29-2) may be primed for a big upset. Coming off the heels of perhaps the biggest win in his career over Lucian Bute a couple…

Gutter 11/16/2012

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Brian Viloria, Hernan Marquez May Go to War in ‘Secret’ Title Unification

By Ivan G. Goldman Two Saturday night cards have so far overshadowed a genuine title unification match in the flyweight division, which these days gets even less respect than the…

Gutter 11/16/2012

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Free of WBC Obligation, Canelo Alvarez May Be After “Big Game”

By Charles Jay Officially speaking, Saturday night's fight between Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Para was supposed to settle matters in terms of Canelo Alvarez's next WBC 154-pound title defense. But…

Staff 11/15/2012

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Seth Mitchell: A Case of Divided Loyalties?

by Johnny Walker "As I say all the time, I never proclaim myself to be the great American hope, the great American heavyweight. Honestly now I just try to work…

Gutter 11/14/2012

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Farewell to Emanuel Steward, A Boxing Icon

Written by Damian McCann (former Secretary of Belfast Kronk Gym, Ireland) Legendary boxing icon, Emanuel Steward's memorial service took place today at the Greater Grace Temple, Detroit. Family, friends and…

Staff 11/13/2012

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Jackie Kallen: Why I pick Broner against DeMarco

By Jackie Kallen I am very much looking forward to the fights this weekend in Atlantic City. Both the main event and the co-main event interest me. There is a…

Staff 11/12/2012

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Night of Fights Shows Boxing Is One Healthy Corpse

By Ivan Goldman If boxing is a dying sport, why were pro fights featured on three premium channels Saturday night? Clearly it would be premature to start shoveling dirt on…

Staff 11/11/2012

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Klitschkos Target of Another Journalistic Smear Job

by Johnny Walker Just in time for world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko's title defense versus unbeaten Polish challenger Mariusz Wach this Saturday night in Hamburg, Germany, another hack American sportswriter…

Gutter 11/09/2012

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Can Mariusz Wach End The Klitschko Era of Dominance?

by Johnny Walker When world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko enters the ring this Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, he'll be trying to continue one of the most impressive winning streaks in…

Gutter 11/06/2012

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At 81, Don King Still Manages to Mutilate Boxing

By Ivan G. Goldman Undefeated light heavyweight Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne, who’d been training to challenge Nathan Cleverly for his WBO belt on Showtime this Saturday night, was just…

Gutter 11/05/2012