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Phil Anselmo: Who is the Pound for Pound Best? Pt 1

BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO This is no precise science, so I’m winging it here. When you see most PFP lists, fighters from all weight classes are lumped in together. I…

Staff 09/06/2011

Columns Featured 2 Jackie Kallen

Jackie Kallen: An Open Letter to Victor Ortiz

Dear Victor, Your big fight is coming up. It will be here sooner than one of Larry Holmes's jab. It is not just a "big" fight. It is the biggest…

Staff 09/06/2011

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Business of Boxing: Pay-Per-View, What About the Fighter?

by Charles Jay After the story in which I broke down, in very basic terms, the way a pay-per-view deal in boxing works, I got some inquiries from people who…

Staff 09/01/2011

Columns Featured 1 Jackie Kallen

Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Ban boxing for kids?

By Jackie Kallen I was stunned recently to read that the American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for a ban on boxing for anyone under the age of 19. They…

Staff 08/31/2011

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Mayweather vs. Ortiz 24/7 is Must See TV

By Kirk Johnson Yes ladies and gentlemen he is back. After a 16 month absence from the ring, boxing’s brightest super star will be returning to the squared circle in…

Staff 08/30/2011

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Business of Boxing: A Boxing Pay-Per-View Primer

by Charles Jay No one in the boxing business these days makes a lot of money unless he is able to break through on pay-per-view. That goes for both fighters…

Staff 08/30/2011

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Business of Boxing: How Does the Pay-Per-View Deal Work?

by Charles Jay Where does the money go when a fan plunks down $49.95 to see a pay-per-view fight on television? Does it go directly to the fighters? Does it…

Staff 08/29/2011

Columns Jackie Kallen

Jackie Kallen On Boxing: Why I Love PacMan–Reason #99

By Jackie Kallen Like many boxing fans, I usually name Manny Pacquaio as my pound-for-pound favorite fighter. That goes for outside the ring as well as in. Besides being amazingly…

Staff 08/29/2011

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Floyd Mayweather: Of Family, Fame, and Reality

By Hans Olson HBO’s excellent documentary series “24/7” returned with a bang Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather reprising the villain role he has assumed through previous installments of the reality show.…

Staff 08/29/2011

Columns Featured 2 Philip Anselmo

Phil Anselmo: Heavyweight Double-Header, 2 QUICK PREDICTIONS!

BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO This coming weekend (Saturday August 27th), there’s a heavyweight double-header that is absolutely relevant, so here’s my picks. As the card goes, first up, undefeated Robert…

Staff 08/24/2011

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Free UFC Vs Manny Pacquiao PPV

By Jackie Kallen Most boxing fans I've spoken to could care less if Fox is planning to show a free UFC card the same night as the Pacquaio PPV. They…

Staff 08/22/2011

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Don King Makes Charged Racial Assessment of David Haye and the Klitschko Brothers

By Johnny Walker Veteran boxing promoter Don King has made a troubling assessment of David Haye and the Klitschko brothers today in the British media. King, who turns 80 today,…

Staff 08/20/2011

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Sanctioning Bodys: The IBF Stands Alone

By Michael Montero Only a few days after the controversy of Showtime’s bantamweight tournament finals, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) has ordered an immediate rematch between Abner Mares and Joseph…

Staff 08/18/2011

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Jackie Kallen: Should We Have Instant Replay in Boxing?

I sometimes wish that there was instant replay in boxing. Fouls that were missed, bad decisions, wrong calls by referees--they could almost all be resolved if the commissions could watch…

Staff 08/16/2011

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Floyd Mayweather: An Unsolved Mystery

by Hans Olson “I'm seeing something that was always hidden. I'm in the middle of a mystery and it's all secret.” Kyle MacLachlan’s character, Jeffrey Beaumont, expressed that line in…

Staff 08/16/2011