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The Legend of Salvador Sanchez
By: Kirk Jackson Salvador “Chava” Sanchez 44-1-1 (32 KO’s) was an amazing fighter accurately fitting the mantra, “A talent gone too soon.” He passed away 35 years ago, yet his…
Why Floyd Mayweather Deserves Credit if he Defeats Conor McGregor
By: Kirk Jackson Floyd Mayweather 49-0 (26 KO’s) aims to join the 50-win club, as he takes on MMA star Conor McGregor 21- 3 (MMA) 0-0 (Boxing) in the biggest…
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Is “Kid Chocolate” the Most Used Name for a Boxer?
By Ken Hissner The last name Smith has many boxers with that name but “Kid Chocolate” has to be right up there with seventy-two, yes 72 boxers have used that…
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Why Julius Indongo Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly
By: Sean Crose Terence “Bud” Crawford is a serious force to be reckoned with. The 31-0 junior welterweight titlist can fight orthodox or southpaw, can hit like a mace, and…
Jaron “Boots” Ennis Wins 14th Straight in 0:40 at DC
By: Ken Hissner It was a three hour trip to DC just to see Jaron “Boots” Ennis, 14-0 (12) get his fourteenth win against Ricardo Cano, 17-14-5 (10), of Mexico…
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An Interview with Jared Shaw – Mayweather vs McGregor, Golovkin vs Alvarez
By: Eric Lunger Jared Shaw, son of Gary Shaw, long time boxing promoter and former NJ commissioner, has been around boxing and boxers since he was a kid. As an…
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Christian Carto Wins 11th Straight KO at SugarHouse Casino Friday
By: Ken Hissner Marshall Kauffman's Kings Promotions in Association with David Feldman returned before a standing room only crowd to the SugarHouse Casino Friday night with a 10 bout card.…
McGregor: “In My Mind It’s An Easy Fight.”
By: Sean Crose “In my mind,” Conor McGregor told a throng of journalists at Friday's media workout, “it's an easy fight.” Perhaps he was telling the truth. Swaggering around the…
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Crolla and Burns set for “Battle of Britain”
By: Thomas B Nicholls British Lightweight stars Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns are set to do battle at a packed Manchester Arena on October 7th. Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn announced…
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Some of the Pet Peeves Boxing Writers are Concerned About
By Ken Hissner This writer has been writing for approximately 10 years. I sometimes say “the only thing more crooked than boxing is politics”. For example we see commissions that…
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Ranking Wladimir Klitschko
By: Matt O'Brien With the recent announcement that Wladimir Klitschko is officially retiring, a page was turned to end an era of heavyweight boxing. And while many would have gladly…
Mayweather: “I’m not going to get involved…if I think I’m going to take a loss.”
By: Sean Crose “I'm not going to get involved in anything if I think I'm going to take a loss.” Photo Credit: Esther Lin/Showtime So said Floyd Mayweather at Thursday's…
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Philly’s Jaron “Boots” Ennis is the “Can’t Miss Kid” at 147
By: Ken Hissner This writer has proclaimed Philly’s Jaron “Boots” Ennis as the best looking prospect in Philly since 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Meldrick Taylor. His next fight is scheduled…
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Canelo, De La Hoya Talk About “Real Fight” Against Golovkin This September
By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez' camp took part in a media conference call on Tuesday to promote the upcoming battle for middleweight supremacy between the Mexican superstar and Gennady Golovkin…
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Bey, Peterson, Shields, DiBella, Singh, and more…..
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 1st to August 8th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing…