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Jackie Kallen On Boxing: Cotto/Mayweather Weekend, FNF At Hard Rock

By Jackie Kallen With all the fight fans in Vegas this weekend for the mega fight, I expected the ESPN2 card Friday night to be a little bit more exciting.…

Staff 05/05/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Cotto/Mayweather Weigh-In Evokes Boxing’s Glory Days

By Jackie Kallen Don't tell me that boxing is dead. I don't believe it. Especially after seeing the thousands of people crammed into the MGM Gardens for the Mayweather/Cotto weigh-in…

Staff 05/04/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Mayweather/Cotto Fight Weekend

By Jackie Kallen I am really stoked to be heading to Vegas this weekend for the Mayweather/Cotto fight. Covering that for Boxinginsider.com will be fun, but it is the great…

Staff 05/01/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Miguel Cotto is the boy next door

By Jackie Kallen After watching the recent 24/7, I decided that Miguel Cotto is the kind of man I'd love to have as a neighbor. He is sweet, loves his…

Staff 04/19/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Show “Money” Mayweather Some Love

By Jackie Kallen I am not necessarily the biggest Floyd Mayweather, jr. fan around, But I certainly don't hate the guy the way some of you do. To hear some…

Staff 04/12/2012

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Jackie Kallen On Boxing: The Hebrew Hammer

By Jackie Kallen Being a Jewish fighter was not so unusual or special back when Benny Leonard, Barney Ross and Maxie Rosenbloom were competing. But in recent years, the only…

Staff 03/29/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Bye, Bert Sugar

By Jackie Kallen Bye, Bert. R.I.P. I hope the first thing you do in heaven is light up one of your big, fat, smelly cigars and put on your ever-present…

Staff 03/26/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Kelly Pavlik on Comeback Trail

By Jackie Kallen Everyone pulls for the underdog and loves a successful comeback. So, for that reason alone, I am hoping that Kelly Pavlik has an easy night on March…

Staff 03/22/2012

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Jackie Kallen On Boxing: I love Sergio Martinez

By Jackie Kallen OK, I admit it. I love Sergio Martinez. Not romantically, of course, although I do think he's rather handsome. I mean as a fighter. He may not…

Staff 03/17/2012

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Jackie Kallen On Boxing: The Kronk Rises Again

By Jackie Kallen It was almost 34 years ago when I attended my first professional fight. The venue was the Olympia Stadium in Detroit and the featured fighters were Thomas…

Staff 03/11/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez Possible

By Jackie Kallen There is a rumor rumbling that Canelo Alvarez will face the winner of Mayweather/Cotto. I hope it's more than a rumor and will eventually come to pass…

Staff 03/02/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: The Road Back

By Jackie Kallen Some say the road to the top is the hardest, but others believe it is that long comeback ride that really tests a fighter's mettle. We will…

Staff 02/07/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Interesting Fights This Weekend

By Jackie Kallen This is an interesting weekend for fights. I am looking forward to several of the match-ups. Starting on Friday night (on ESPN2) I will be watching the…

Staff 02/03/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Remembering Angelo Dundee

By Jackie Kallen I am writing this with a very heavy heart. The boxing world has lost a true legend and I have lost a dear friend. Angelo Dundee was…

Staff 02/02/2012

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Sechew Powell faces Cory Spinks

By Jackie Kallen OK, so it's not the match-up of the year. Other than some die-hard boxing fans, not many people care who wins on Saturday night when Sechew Powell…

Staff 01/26/2012