By Christopher Carlson With the recent news of Tyson Fury pulling out of his fight with Kubrat Pulev, which was an IBF final eliminator to face Wladimir Klitschko. Combine that with David Haye no longer fighting in a planned fight versus Contender Manuel Charr at Manchester Arena due to injury. …
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BERNARD HOPKINS, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion “I just found out a month ago, the doctor will be here before the [fight week] press conference hopefully to explain this, but I must confess that I am not human. I am an alien. No, seriously. I realize that Pluto is no …
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By Jackie Kallen Two good fight cards this Saturday night. I really like the match-up in Montreal between “Bad” Chad Dawson and Adonis “Superman” Stevenson. These two light heavyweights will no doubt put on quite a show. They are both southpaws and they can both bang. Stevenson is the older …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 27th to June 3rd covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Hernan “Tyson” Marquez Defeats Carlos Tamara Herman “Tyson” Marquez (36-3) defeated Carlos Tamara (23-8-1) in the …
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By Chris Carlson Now that the Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight is signed, the rest of domino’s can fall into place for Golden Boy Promotions. The fall/winter schedule is heating up with fights like Lucas Matthysse vs. Danny Garcia, which is tentatively scheduled for September 7th serving …
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By Kirk Jackson The highly anticipated match between Floyd Mayweather 44-0 (26 KO’s) and Saul Alvarez 42-0-1 (30 KO’s) has been signed for a Sept, 14th date at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Aside from a fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, this is the biggest fight in the …
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By Kirk Jackson He’s defeated guys who were known as ring technicians, fighters such as Oscar De La Hoya, Genaro Hernandez and Juan Manuel Marquez. He’s beaten guys with speed with equivalent or even superior to his own, opponents the likes of Zab Judah, Sharmba Mitchell and Shane Mosley. Guys …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Is Floyd Mayweather-Saul “Canelo” Alvarez a better action fight than Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao, a pairing that used to make the whole world salivate? Maybe. Mayweather deserves all the credit in the world for accepting a Sept. 14 match with the dangerous young Canelo. It’s a …
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By: William Holmes Peltz Boxing Promotions returned to their familiar confines of Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City which featured a main event between Teon Kennedy and Carlos Vinan as well as a feature fight with highly touted prospect Jesse “Hard Work” Hart. Bally’s Casino was packed early on partially due …
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By Jackie Kallen Well, guys, we never got Mayweather-Pacquaio. But we are getting the next best thing. Mayweather-Alvarez is a terrific match-up. Between the two of them, they have 86 wins and no losses. Alvarez has one draw. Together they have scored 56 KOs and both men are close to …
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