By Sean Crose Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Stepping into a boxing ring is not the same as charging from a landing craft onto Omaha Beach. It’s not even close. Anyone who thinks otherwise has no business being in the sport. While it’s true that boxing is all about …
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by Matt Gerovac The most infuriating part of being a boxing fan is the perpetual attempt to fully understand why the big fights tend not to happen. You could spend weeks scouring YouTube, boxing blogs, Facebook, and follow everyone and their mother on Twitter, and still not know what actually …
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By Kirk Jackson Much to everyone’s delight, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KO) returned to glory, ending a two fight losing streak this past weekend when he defeated the iron-chinned Brandon Rios 31-2-1 (23 KO’s), at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China. It was a 12-round unanimous …
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By Tyson Bruce To say that Anthony Mundine vs. Shane Mosley was an unpleasant viewing experience would be a drastic understatement. In what has become an unfortunate and bizarre tradition in Australia, another ancient shopworn American boxing star was crated over to fight a local Australian hero. Remember when the …
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By: William Holmes Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver made his first appearance inside the ring at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida since his positive test for steroids. He’s a former light heavyweight champion and he was making his debut in the heavyweight division. The first bout of the night …
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By Ivan G. Goldman 10. I’m just up to my neck in Tupperware parties. 9. He won’t stand still long enough for me to hit him with the less powerful shots I’d be throwing at him. 8. Also, he might hit me back. 7. He throws more than one punch …
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By Briggs Seekins The big pay-per-view weekend is over in the world’s largest gambling mecca, in the world’s largest officially authoritarian state. And the big take away in terms of important boxing knowledge is that Manny Pacquiao is, indeed, a far better boxer than Brandon Rios, and a much quicker …
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By Sean Crose Wow. The man from the Philippines is back. In a big way. Even the most cynical observers couldn’t deny that Manny Pacquiao looked good this past weekend in China. Very good. Exceedingly good. That’s not all that’s left to be said in the wake of Pacquiao-Rios, though. …
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By Sean Crose Okay, it’s time to face facts: Floyd Mayweather needs to face Manny Pacquiao. Brandon Rios may not have been stopped in China, but he was so battered, so thoroughly outclassed, that he looked at times like a punching bag. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank It’s even arguable that …
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By: William Holmes Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2) and Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (31-1-1) were both looking to bounce back from tough losses and show the world that they were still a force to be reckoned with in the welterweight division. Former American Idol contestant Jessica Sanchez sung both the American National …
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