Aging Pacquiao Stunned By Horn Via Controversial Decision In Australia By: Sean Crose Pacquiao was believed to be something of an afterthought, a dwindling has-been of an attraction who was clinging to diminishing pay per view receipts as the sport of boxing moved on without him. Promoter Bob Arum and …
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Pacman Robbed Down Under By: Ken Hissner WBO welterweight champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquaio, 60-6-2 (38), of the PH, lost a disputed decision to Jeff “The Hornet” Horn, 17-0-1 (11), of Australia in Brisbane, Australia, over 12 rounds. In the first round Horn seemed to hold an edge. In the …
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Can Manny Pacquiao And ESPN Help Get Each Other Out Of A Slump? By: Sean Crose “For this fight we are giving the people the chance to watch it for free. It will be live on ESPN.” – Manny Pacquiao Photo Credit: Top Rank and Duco Events Perhaps you haven’t …
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A Quiet Storm: The Jimmy Williams Story By: Ben Sutherland There is a palpable anticipatory buzz that reverberates around the Twin River casino in Providence, Rhode Island. Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment Sports has put on an enthralling undercard that has provided the hungry fans with the knockouts and drama that …
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Top Rank on ESPN Preview: Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn By: William Holmes In rather surprising news in the month of June, Top Rank announced a partnership with ESPN to showcase some of their fighters on the network in live fights. HBO has long been the home for most of …
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“New” Ray Robinson Wins at Tropicana in Atlantic City Friday By: Ken Hissner Hard Hitting Promotions with Manny Rivera and Will Ruiz brought their Philadelphia promotion to Atlantic City’s Tropicana Hotel & Casino Friday night featuring Philadelphia’s “New” Ray Robinson and a cast of young talent who will be the …
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Breaking: Crawford And Lomachenko To Fight On ESPN This August By: Sean Crose It’s now official – ESPNs interest in Manny Pacquiao is far from a one-off. Today it’s been announced that the network will also showcase two of the biggest names in the sport this August. For Bud Crawford …
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One Eye & a Bag of Tricks That Was Philly’s “Gypsy” Joe Harris By: Ken Hissner In the 60’s the baddest gym in Philadelphia was the 23rd PAL on Colombia Avenue. Such boxers as “Bad” Bennie Briscoe, “Cyclone” Hart, “Sugar” Hart, “Classy” Al Massey, Jimmy Young, “Boogaloo” Watts, “Smokin” Joe …
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Nigel Benn, What Are You Doing? By: Greg Houghton Former two-weight world champion Nigel Benn has recently stated that a contract has been drawn which secures a fight between himself (aged 53) and Steve Collins (aged 52) to take place this year. Photo Credit: Nigel Benn Twitter Page Now at …
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Just How Big Will Canelo-GGG Be? By: Sean Crose People were all kinds of excited when news was announced that Canelo Alvarez would finally be facing middleweight terror Gennady Golovkin in the ring. Not only was it THE fight serious boxing fans wanted to see, but the bout had the …
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