By Sean Crose A lot’s been made about C.J. Ross’ judging these past two years. After a long and quite successful career as a Nevada boxing official, Ross suddenly became notorious after deciding Timothy Bradley had bested Manny Pacquaio in 2012 and that Saul Canelo Alvarez was Floyd Mayweather’s equal …
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By: William Holmes The Revel Casino in Atlantic City was the venue for the highly anticipated Bellator debut of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. There was a lot more media here than other previous Bellator events in Atlantic City and Ovation Hall was close to being sold …
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UFC 167 Preview: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks By Jaime C. Feal The UFC celebrates its 20th anniversary Saturday night, with Georges St. Pierre defending his welterweight title against #1 contender Johny Hendricks in the main event of UFC 167 from Las Vegas, NV. The card is very solid …
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HBO Boxing Preview: Andre Ward vs. Edwin Rodriguez By: William Holmes It’s not often that you see HBO televise only one fight on a Saturday night, but when they do it usually features an elite boxer. Andre Ward is in the class of elite boxers. Granted, he has his detractors. …
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By Jackie Kallen Don’t you love it when two undefeated fighters agree to fight one another? It was that way in the ’80s when Hearns/Leonard/Duran/Hagler mixed it up. The best fought the best. James Toney was the same way in the ’90s. He didn’t care whom he faced as long …
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By Tyson Bruce They say that the shoulders are one of man’s most poorly designed muscles. Add to the fact that boxers make a repetitive motion from the rotator cuff over and over again—heavy bag, speed bag, hand pads, sparring, clinching, competition—the risk for serious injury is enormous. The undisputed …
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By Jackie Kallen The recent hospitalization of Russian heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov and the October death of junior featherweight Frankie Leal, has launched more conversation about the safety of the sport. Abdusalamov remains in an induced coma and 26-year old Leal was knocked out in the eight round against Raul Hirales …
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By Kirk Jackson Boxinginsider caught up with the WBO Middleweight Champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin in his hometown of Grand Rapids, to get his thoughts about his recent victory over Gabriel Rosado and his plans for the future. BoxingInsider: How would you rate your performance against Gabriel Rosado in your …
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By Sean Crose You’ve heard it a million times by now – Manny Pacquiao is finished. Washed up. A fighter on the way down. Thing is, some of us aren’t so sure…at least not yet. While watching the Filipino legend being interviewed in the lead-up to his his battle with …
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By: Alon Calinao Dy After the devastating effect of super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines on Friday, former pound-for-pound king and eight-world division champion Manny Pacquiao is focusing on his upcoming battle against former WBO light welterweight champion Brandon “Bam-Bam” Rios at The Venetian Macao resort and hotel in Macau, …
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