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OPINION: Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder 3 Looked Like A Sloppy Bar Fight
Let me be the first to admit that, despite my reservations about the quality of the two fighters, Saturday night’s tilt between Tyson Fury and Deontay...
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Fury-Wilder 3: Why Should We Care?
The third bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is quite possibly the biggest fight of the year, and certainly the most significant contest to be had...
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The Lost Legacy of Anthony Joshua
If Anthony Joshua retired today, would he be deserving of induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame? That was the question posed by my erstwhile...
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Do We Need Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali?
Whose life has been as well covered as Muhammad Ali’s? Do we really need another Muhammad Ali book, film, documentary, or anything? Many have been asking...
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Joshua Franco Handles Andrew Moloney In Their Third Battle
Joshua Franco (18-1-2, 8 KOs) and Andrew Moloney (21-2, 14 KOs) know each other all too well. Since June of last year, they have fought three...
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Top Rank/ESPN Undercard Results From The Capn
The results of the rather large undercard of Top Rank’s Josh Franco/Andrew Maloney headliner held in Tulsa, OK Saturday, and televised on ESPN: If you were...
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Boxing in Cinema: Michael Mann’s Ali
There is a version of the 2001 film Ali that would have pleased almost everyone. A safe version that played like a ‘greatest hits’ record and gave you...
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The Kings Director Mat Whitecross Shares Behind the Scenes Process, Part 2
Writer David Phillips has made no secret of his admiration for the film-work of Mat Whitecross, who directed “The Kings,” a four-part documentary series running on Showtime....
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The Kings Director Mat Whitecross Shares Behind the Scenes Process, Part 1
At first, director Mat Whitecross may seem like a surprising choice for a project like Showtime’s The Kings. Whitecross admits that he is at best a...
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The Kings Episode Four: A Champion Never Quits
The brilliant finale of Showtime’s documentary series begins by cutting to each of the four kings working a speed bag. Ray Leonard, then Marvin Hagler, then...
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The Kings Episode Two: Flesh & Blood
“It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men.”—Frederick Douglass Episode two of The Kings places a large amount of its focus on...
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Twilight Be Damned: Nonito Donaire Beats Up Bantam Champ Oubaali
Nordine Oubaali (17-1, 12 KOs) vs. Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs) In the Showtime headliner in Carson City, California, Nonito Donaire turned back the clock with...
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Gary Antuanne Russell Gets The Win, and Buzz Bump; Subriel Matias Stops Jukembayev
Undefeated Super Lightweight prospect Gary Antuanne Russell, the younger brother of featherweight champ, Gary Russell Jr. stepped up in class, scoring a dominant sixth round TKO...
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Boots Ennis Announces Presence With Nasty Authority, Stops Lipinets on Showtime
The wildly talented welterweight prospect from Philadelphia Jaron Ennis (27-0 with 25 KOS) overpowered former IBF Light Welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (16-2-1 with 12 KOs) in...
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Jerwin Ancajas Gets Victory In Sho Opener, Stanionis Also Gets The Win
Jerwin Ancajas Scores a Surprisingly Wide Unanimous Decision Over Jonathan Javier Rodriguez Fighting on the undercard of the Boots Ennis/Sergey Lipinets headliner at Mohegan Sun in...
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Marvin Hagler Has Died, Let The Earth Shake
There’s a relatively small list of athletes who everyone accepts as being great and yet to me, they still feel a bit undervalued. In baseball, it’s...
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A High Class Bum Fight
In the early to mid-2000s, there was a (thankfully) brief trend known as “bum fights.” Which was essentially consisting of some sick jerks paying a couple...
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Wrestling Bears, Racing Horses, and Swimming With Sharks
Boxing and I have had a tough year. Aside from the several month dead zone created by the pandemic, the horrific state of the country has...
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How We’re Living: It’s Not Dark Yet, But It’s Getting There
A little over two weeks ago, my life was barely affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. I work in education as a manager of teachers who hold...
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An Apology To Tyson Fury
I’ve never been able to stand him. Not for a single second, really. From the beginning, I’ve found Tyson Fury to be not only clownish (and...