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Deception from Down Under; A Conspiracy Theorist’s Guide

Deception from Down Under; A Conspiracy Theorist’s Guide By: Kirk Jackson Here we go again… Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao 59-7-2 (38…

5 min read 9 years ago
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‘How Dare They Challenge (Bernard Hopkins) with Their Primitive Skills?’

By Ivan G. Goldman At one point in the fourth round of Bernard Hopkins’ thorough shellacking of Tavoris Cloud, Cloud…

3 min read 13 years ago
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Did HBO’s Face Off Change Your Perception of Martinez vs Chavez?

by Kirk Jackson Watching HBO’s Face Off with Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez over this past weekend was quite…

5 min read 14 years ago
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Alvarado/Provodnikov: HBO dishes up some mile-high fights on Saturday night

Official Weights: Mike Alvarado 139.8 lbs vs Rusian Provodnikov 138.8 lbs By Jackie Kallen After avenging his 2012 loss to…

2 min read 12 years ago
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Performance Enhancing Drugs and Boxing

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Boxing By: Matthew N. Becher Performance enhancing drugs have been a problem in the sports world…

4 min read 10 years ago
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Why David Haye May Be Tyson Fury’s Best Friend

By Sean Crose Legitimate or not, British heavyweight David Haye frequently has a ready excuse at hand. Whether it’s a…

3 min read 12 years ago
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Madame Bey’s: Home to Boxing Legends!

Madame Bey’s: Home to Boxing Legends! By: Ken Hissner In 1881 a little girl was born in Turkey to an…

9 min read 9 years ago
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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…

4 min read 15 years ago
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I Don’t Really Care If GGG And Canelo Never Fight. And You Shouldn’t, Either.

I Don’t Really Care If GGG And Canelo Never Fight. And You Shouldn’t, Either. By: Sean Crose I’ve been reading…

3 min read 9 years ago
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Haye vs. Chisora: A Step Toward Obsolescence for the BBBofC?

by Charles Jay The “legal proceedings” that are being filed by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation (LBF) against the British Board…

5 min read 14 years ago
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Encore: Philip H. Anselmo’s Open Letter To Wladimir Klitschko

Six weeks ago musician/boxing writer Philip H. Anselmo wrote an open letter to Wladimir Klitschko which

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto – The Final Analysis

by Charles Jay Some people I’ve talked to don’t think the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight is going to do all…

4 min read 14 years ago
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Son of Ex-Fighter Anthony Fletcher Slain by Unknown Gunmen

By Ivan G. Goldman Anthony Fletcher, Jr., 33, the son of ex-lightweight fighter Anthony Fletcher, who was railroaded on a…

4 min read 13 years ago
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WAR! Lucas Matthysse battle John Molina – A Legit Classic

By Sean Crose It wasn’t supposed to be much of a fight card. And it certainly wasn’t supposed to be…

3 min read 12 years ago
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Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao — a Fight They Don’t Want Us to Want

By Ivan G. Goldman Is Floyd Mayweather-Saul “Canelo” Alvarez a better action fight than Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao, a pairing…

3 min read 13 years ago
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In Defense of Justin Bieber at the Mayweather-Cotto Fight

by Charles Jay A lot of “guys’ guys” saw Justin Bieber splashed across their TV screens last week as he…

4 min read 14 years ago
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Mellow Iron Mike Tyson — Is This Guy for Real?

By Ivan G. Goldman Mike Tyson has always been an open book. Still, his statements were never terribly reliable. He…

3 min read 14 years ago
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Jackie Kallen: What Happened To “The Contenders?”

By Jackie Kallen Boxing fans will occasionally ask me what happened to the 16 fighters who made up the cast…

4 min read 14 years ago
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Yes, Floyd Mayweather Held Back Against Conor McGregor — And What Else Is New?

By Ivan G. Goldman I disagree with Jim Lampley’s conclusion that Floyd Mayweather threw some rounds against Conor McGregor last…

3 min read 8 years ago
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Bernard Hopkins and his “Boardwalk Empire”

by Hans Olson “Wanna see how I do business? Show your face again in Atlantic City.”-Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire On…

2 min read 14 years ago
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Canelo’s Camp Asserts It Wants GGG Fight In September

Canelo’s Camp Asserts It Wants GGG Fight In September By: Sean Crose According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Golden Boy Promotions,…

3 min read 9 years ago
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Gennady Golovkin Shakes up Division like 9-Point Earthquake

 By Ivan G. Goldman The element of surprise is one of the best things about fighters like Gennady Golovkin…

3 min read 14 years ago
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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…

3 min read 13 years ago
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How Relevant is Manny Pacquiao Now?

By: Charles Jay After Manny Pacquiao’s fight this past weekend, ESPN commentator Mark Kriegel declared that with his victory, he…

5 min read 8 years ago
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Phil Anselmo: Can Manny Pacquiao Really Beat Floyd Mayweather?

BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO Alright. If you’ve read my writing before, this is old news, but I am (or can…

5 min read 15 years ago