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Why Jack Johnson Deserved A Pardon

By Adam J. Pollack There are several reasons why former world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion,deserved to be pardoned posthumously by President Donald J. Trump. I…

Staff 06/11/2018

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Maurice Hooker Makes Terry Flanagan Eat His Words

By: Ken Hissner Fighting Saturday for the vacant WBO World Super Lightweight title WBO World Lightweight Champion southpaw Terry “Turbo” Flanagan, 33-1 (13), of Manchester, UK, suffered his first loss…

Staff 06/11/2018

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Is Jeff Horn Really a Paper Champ?

By: Ciaran O'Mahony American boxing fans are yet to embrace Jeff Horn, mainly because they feel that he was gifted a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquaio. ESPN commentator, Teddy Atlas,…

Staff 06/08/2018

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Are We Underestimating Jeff Horn Again?

By: Ciaran O'Mahony Few pundits are giving WBO Welterweight champion Jeff Horn a chance against the highly-rated Terence Crawford. There’s no doubt the gritty Aussie has a tough fight ahead…

Staff 06/07/2018

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Three Possible Outcomes for the Horn vs Crawford Welterweight Showdown

By Eric Lunger On paper, this June 9th clash from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is a good fight. Jeff Horn is a confident and undefeated world champion making…

Staff 06/04/2018

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How Many Older Boxing Fans Have Switched to MMA-UFC?

By: Ken Hissner At age 74 this writer has been a boxing fan since at age 8 watching the rematch between then World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano and the former…

Staff 05/31/2018

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Naoya “the Monster” Inoue to join WBSS Bantamweight Tourney

By Eric Lunger Following up the success of the super middleweight and cruiserweight tournaments, World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) has announced a second iteration of the series, including a bantamweight…

Staff 05/27/2018

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The Difficulty of Holding the Pound for Pound No. 1 Position

By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers doing an article about my favorite boxer today WBA, WBC, IBF & IBO Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, of KAZ, living in L.A., along…

Staff 05/15/2018

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Gennady Golovkin Treats His Fans to a Show while HBO Gives Viewers Boxing at a Bargain

By Vishare Mooney Vegas’s loss ended up SoCal’s gain, as the Canelo-GGG pay-per-view cancellation yielded a bargain for boxing fans watching around the world, and in attendance, at the gorgeous…

Staff 05/09/2018

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The Defenders, Contenders and Prospects: Four Undefeated Fighters to Watch This Weekend

By Vishare Mooney Cinco De Mayo is upon us bringing with it a fantastic weekend of boxing as four undefeated fighters take to the ring to defend their records or…

Staff 05/04/2018