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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By Chris Carlson The 24th annual Hall of Fame Weekend is right around the corner. The 2013 Modern Day Category of inductees is headlined by gone but not forgotten, two-division champion Arturo “Thunder” Gatti, Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, who was a five time Champion, two-time light flyweight Champion Myung-Woo Yuh, along …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Bombshell of a tweet from Floyd Mayweather Wednesday night: “I chose my opponent for September 14th and it’s Canelo Alvarez. I’m giving the fans what they want. It will be at the MGM Grand.” Wow. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer confirmed the news later to the …
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By: William Holmes Floyd Mayweather Jr. has long been criticized for not stepping out of his comfort zone to take on a challenger the public deems worthy. Those criticisms are now silenced. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has just announced via twitter that he will be facing the WBC and WBA Junior …
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More people live in China than anywhere else, so it makes sense that if one can really cultivate the population, there is a windfall to be realized. Bob Arum and Top Rank are trying to do that as they move forward with Manny Pacquiao’s next fight. Arum made a connection …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 20th to May 27th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Omar Narvaez Wins in Argentina Omar Narvaez (39-1-2) defended his junior bantamweight title on Saturday night …
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By Chris Cella When WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO) and former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin (29-4, 20 KO) meet inside the ring at the Foxwoods Resort Casino June 29, there will be no shortage of excitement for the thousands of fans in …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Super middleweight champ Carl Froch is more of a mad dog than an Englishman. And I mean that in a good way. At one point during his well-earned rematch victory over Mikkel Kessler, his Danish opponent landed a huge right — the kind of shot that …
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