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By Ivan G. Goldman Boxing’s civil war is jamming up the welterweight division like a bridge out of New Jersey. That’s why Manny Pacquiao’s next fight may be against Timothy Bradley April 12. The ranks of top guys are growing thin, something Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach has pointed out. Worse, …

CANELO ALVAREZ, Former Super Welterweight World Champion “Alfredo Angulo is a very strong fighter, and he knows how to come forward. He knows how to throw a punch and take a punch and he comes to fight. “I’m sure you want to see a fight and you don’t want to …

By Tyson Bruce Few fighters have greater expectations going into 2014 than Mikey Garcia. The 26-year-old Oxnard product’s career has been a study in perfection thus far, with his uncommon poise and deceptive punching power making his fights take on a visage of ease and regularity that is rare at …

By Sean Crose Perhaps you’ve seen the pictures. There he is, Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko, standing amidst an angry throng in Kiev this past weekend; battling protestors, being attacked with a fire extinguisher, looking ready to die for his beliefs. Thing is, Klitschko may indeed die if he continues putting …

By Sean Crose Lucian Bute ain’t what he used to be. Granted, he might never have been what people said he was to begin with…but he’s still a diminished fighter. The man with the high knockout ratio is gone, as is the man who once was so smooth he was …

By Sean Crose Almost a century and a half ago, when a tough pug out of Boston named John L. Sullivan dominated the fight scene, he was given the title of “champion.” Handing the man a title made a lot of sense, after all. He was widely regarded as the …

By: Armando Paz The boxing purist has been cynical of the modern boxing system that has four major sanctioning bodies and an additional lineal champion. At times, this means we have a WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO, and even a fifth Ring/Lineal champion. For example, back in 2009 when Manny Pacquiao …

By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 14th to January 21st, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Alvarez vs. Angulo Officially Announced Canelo Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo held an international media conference today …

By Ivan G. Goldman No more Mister Nice Guy. That’s Manny Pacquiao’s new message to Floyd Mayweather. If the Philippines Congressman can’t entice the champ out of his hole with the fragrance of fresh currency, he’ll set a brushfire and try to smoke him out. Since Floyd says he refuses …

By Sean Crose Lucian Bute ain’t what he used to be. Granted, he might never have been what people said he was to begin with…but he’s still a diminished fighter. The man with the high knockout ratio is gone, as is the man who once was so smooth he was …