Boxing Insider Notebook: Pacquiao, Horn, Eubank, Abraham, Joe Smith Jr., and more… Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of June 28th to July 5th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. ESPN’s Telecast of …
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Deception from Down Under; A Conspiracy Theorist’s Guide By: Kirk Jackson Here we go again… Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao 59-7-2 (38 KO’s) apparently attracts controversy; this time in the form of losing another disputed decision – to relatively unknown, teacher/boxer Jeff “The Hornet” Horn 17-0-1 (11 KO’s). To be fair, Pacquiao …
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Boxing Writers Bury Pac Man After He Was Robbed Down Under By: Ken Hissner WBO welterweight champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquaio won at least 8 rounds if not 9 rounds Saturday night down under in Australia over “club fighter” Jeff Horn who is from Australia. The American referee Mark Nelson …
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If You’ll Take the Win Then You Have to Take the Loss By Coach Bruce Babashan I have been training professional and amateur boxers for many years. In totality my fighters have competed in thousands of fights at nearly every level in the sport at one time or another. My …
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So Much For Boxing Being Dead: Pacquiao-Horn A Ratings Hit By: Sean Crose What’s in a name? If that name is Manny Pacquiao, almost four and a half million sets of eyeballs. ESPNs broadcast of the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn welterweight title fight in Australia peaked at 4.4 million viewers on …
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Manny Pacquiao Reached for Cherries and was Poked by a Horn By: Kirk Jackson Shockwaves were sent throughout the boxing world once again when Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao 59-7-2 (38 KO’s) lost a stunning, controversial decision to relatively unknown challenger Jeff “The Hornet” Horn 17-0-1 (11 KO’s) last weekend. Many viewers, …
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Five Post Fight Thoughts from Pacquiao vs. Horn By: William Holmes A legend in the sport of boxing lost to a man that nobody thought he would lose to on Saturday in Brisbane, Australia. Manny Pacquiao is a sure fire first ballot hall of famer and is an eight division …
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The Misrepresentation featuring Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux By: Kirk Jackson Vasyl Lomachenko 8-1 (6 KO’s) is considered by many pundits as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport and is in an odd position. A fighter with less than 10 fights to be considered by many observers at the …
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Philly’s Damon “No Smilin” Allen, Jr.,Remains Unbeaten By: Ken Hissner The great grandson of legendary Philly trainer Mitch Allen is Philly’s “No Smilin” Damon Allen, 12-0-1 (5), remained unbeaten on June 30th at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, CA, winning a split decision over veteran Gamaliel “El Clatano” Diaz, 40-17-3 (19), …
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Boxing Thoughts on an Eventful Summer By Adam J. Pollack Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn. It is sad that all of the outrage about the alleged robbery actually robs Horn of the accolades that he rightfully deserves. That was a close fight, not a robbery, and Horn fought the perfect …
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