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By Sean Crose The Scottish poet Robert Burns once wrote “there is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.” Floyd Mayweather would do well to take those words to heart.…

By Ivan G. Goldman Wladimir Klitschko could do nothing wrong against hapless Alex Leapai Saturday in Germany, but to me the real hero of the evening was ESPN. By jumping…

By Ivan G. Goldman Richard Schaefer talks and acts like someone who wants to be fired. The CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, reminded that the company’s principal owner, Oscar De…

By Ivan G. Goldman WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev surely must understand his status on Showtime as a non-person. After all, he hails from Russia, where the rulers of…

By Ivan G. Goldman Floyd Mayweather, Golden Boy Promotions, Showtime, and other media outlets favored by the champion have begun blaring out the message that 12-1 underdog Marcos Maidana is…

By Ivan G. Goldman Las Vegas oddsmakers have Manny Pacquiao favored against Timothy Bradley, and that looks about right, for a number of reasons. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank The line…

By Ivan G. Goldman Golden Boy, the largest promoter in the sport, lists 81 fighters in its stable, and if the company breaks apart after May 3, which is starting…

By Ivan G. Goldman As we look toward the Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao rematch in Las Vegas Saturday, I’m reminded that one of the biggest secrets in sports can be how…