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Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez breakdown and prediction
By Kirk Jackson Nov. 21st marks a day that will live in infamy. This is a date, many boxing fans have anticipated for almost a year now. Nov. 21st marks…
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Just How Significant Is Cotto-Canelo?
By Sean Crose This Saturday, I, like many others will be tuned in to see Miguel Cotto battle Saul Canelo Alvarez for the lineal and WBC middleweight championship of the…
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Quigg or Frampton – Who will Prevail
By Abbas Dadhiwala As soon as the Quigg- Frampton fight was announced, it had fight fans salivating on what could become the biggest British fight in the last 10 years.…
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Pound For Pound Is Not That Important
By Christopher Nicastro HBO, in terms of boxing analysis, is often perceived as having one of the best commentary teams in the business. Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman, and Roy Jones…
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Callum Smith Makes His Presence Felt
By Sean Crose Not many Americans may know who British supermiddleweight Callum Smith is right now, but fight fans on this side of the pond should definitely start taking notice.…
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Brandon Rios Fights For A Seat At The Table
By Sean Crose Admit it, Brandon Rios looked great last January when he beat arch foil Mike Alvarado into submission. Sure, Alvarado was a mess, but that didn’t take away…
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Why Boxing Will Never Work As Counterprogramming
By Sean Crose Is contemporary boxing being marketed as a form of counterprogramming? Unlike athletes in most major sports, many of today’s most well-known boxers seem to be placed in…
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ESPN Layoffs Raise New Questions about Network’s Boxing Future
By Ivan G. Goldman ESPN, which this year shaved its boxing schedule down to a nub, is laying off 4 percent of its workforce as fees from cable and satellite…
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Will April 9th Truly Be Pacquiao’s Last Fight?
By Sean Crose According to ESPN, promoter Bob Arum has made it clear that April 9th will be the day that the legendary Manny Pacquiao will engage in his last…
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Say It Ain’t So! Has Canelo Alvarez Embraced Risk Aversion?
By Sean Crose So Canelo Alvarez has reportedly said he won’t fight Gennady Golovkin unless Golovkin allows for a catchweight of 155 pounds. One could hardly imagine Mike Tyson saying…
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Jackie Kallen: Crawford Fights at home for Supremacy in the 140 lb. division
By Jackie Kallen The shoot-out for supremacy in the P4P ratings continues this weekend as 28 year old Terrance Crawford puts his WBO Super Lightweight belt up for stakes. He’ll…
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The Haters Show Just How Far GGG Has Come
By Sean Crose You know you’ve made it big in life when you’ve got a list of people who speak out against you. With that in mind, it’s safe to…
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Referee Steve Willis Deserves Credit for Golovkin/Lemieux
By Sean Crose How many times do we fight fans overlook the importance of a referee? It’s a thankless position to have, really, that of a ref. You’re pretty much…
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Jackie Kallen: Is GGG the Next P4P Greatest?
By Jackie Kallen Now that Floyd Mayweather has hung up his gloves, boxing fans are arguing over who is next in line to hold the title of P4P best. Some…
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The USADA “IV Scandal” Made Simple
By Sean Crose Thomas Hauser has a new article out at Box Nation where he fires back at the United States Anti Doping Agency after USADA fired back at HIM…