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Terence Crawford Crew Ready To Rock, Want Pacman First and Foremost

The kid wants it. He doesn't want to let it marinate, and yes, he's respectful of the legend that is Manny Pacquiao, but Terence Crawford is…

Sun, 15 Nov 2015

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From the pay-per-view card to the race card: Mayweather speaks

Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be retired but his mouth still works and he can still generate buzz, even when not an active fighter. Exhibit A: Fl…

Thu, 12 Nov 2015

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EXCLUSIVE: Floyd Fires At Oscar, But Oscar Wins Counterpunch Battle

If I didn't know better, my antennae would be perked up, and I'd be thinking that FloydMayweather and Oscar De La Hoya were on a head-on pat…

Thu, 12 Nov 2015

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Sadam Ali Wants Bradley, Willing To Pay to Play

Sadam Ali is the No. 1 ranked contender by the WBO at 147 pounds. He waited for a title shot against WBO champ Tim Bradley, craved it, and c…

Mon, 09 Nov 2015

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Who Does Tim Bradley Think Is THE BEST At Welterweight?

He could have picked himself, or Pacman...but no. He picked a PBC guy. Keith Thurman. The Floridian, age 25, is the guy who Bradley believes…

Thu, 05 Nov 2015

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Maybe the Most Fascinating Thing About Bradley-Rios Is...

Hall of Famer Jim Lampley has called so many of their bouts, as both Tim Bradley and Brandon Rios have been HBO staples for a goodly number …

Tue, 03 Nov 2015

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TEAM CRAWFORD TO PACQUIAO: "Give Us a Chance To Take That Torch From You!"

He is going to take a day or two or so to chill after showing off his stuff to Nebraska and the boxing world on Saturday night. Terence Craw…

Tue, 27 Oct 2015

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Crawford Fishing For Pacman Bout, Impresses In Demo Job on Jean

No subterfuge, this one was presented as an exhibition. Terence Crawford was supposed to win, and look good, make people start to think of h…

Sun, 25 Oct 2015

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Crawford A Considerable Favorite Over Jean TONIGHT

Let's be honest. Kid got kinda lost in the #MayweatherPacquiao shuffle. Not totally, he's had one fight this year. But for the 2014 Fighter …

Sat, 24 Oct 2015

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Laywer Looks At The Arum V. Haymon Judge Ruling

Some folks care only for the business inside the ring, but the fights outside the ring are also brutal, in a different way, and can mightily…

Sat, 24 Oct 2015

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Golovkin Talks PEDs

The PED kerfuffle hit baseball way before fight sports, somewhat strange, I think, in that when you use PEDs to gain an extra advantage in b…

Sun, 18 Oct 2015

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This Might Be Golovkins' Top Asset

We all know that his fists are the sort which make proud men shake, make brave men question their mettle, make livers into mush, make brain …

Fri, 16 Oct 2015

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NOW Maybe Begins the Golovkin Era

This is the first fight, the first big one, in a new era. This is the post Mayweather era, friends, and auditions are beginning now on NEXT.…

Thu, 15 Oct 2015

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AB versus?TBE?

The rumor reached me from my best, on-the-ground source, Mr. X. ?Woodsy, I?m hearing rumblings?They are thinking Adrien Broner versus Floyd …

Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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Sanchez Speaks Up For Golovkin Regarding VADA Testing

PED testing, it gets a bump in notoriety, and attention, then recedes from view. The whole complicated deal barged onto our radars right bef…

Wed, 30 Sep 2015

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No glitz, no glamour, all Golovkin

Time ticks down to a most anticipated clash between the baby-faced assassin from Kazakhstan, WBA middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin, he o…

Wed, 23 Sep 2015

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Mayweather vs. Berto: The numbers are in ? sort of

The numbers are in, or at least enough of them, to give a good sense of how much the people did or did not embrace the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-…

Fri, 18 Sep 2015

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Nonito Donaire vs. Scott Quigg is a no-go

They waited, with fingers crossed, with hope springing if not eternally, then for a proper spell. But the writing is on the wall for the Don…

Fri, 18 Sep 2015

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Orlando Salido gets the short end after a long night

Another day, another controversial decision. ?SSDD,? you know what that stands for? We saw it again on Saturday night. The guy I thought, yo…

Tue, 15 Sep 2015

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Thomas Hauser explains USADA/Mayweather article

Two days before Floyd Mayweathers? supposed last fight, and the news is all about, basically, the long-form report done by fightwriting dean…

Fri, 11 Sep 2015