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To Destroy A Father’s Name: The Story Of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
I’m not a fan of cancellation culture— that new mode of response that says if any human does anything of low character (or even just...
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Anthony Joshua Smart-Boxes and Wins Easy UD12 Over Ruiz Who Admits He Didn’t Prepare Enough
In a dominant performance made up of skill, will, and one punishing left jab, Anthony Joshua restored some of the luster he lost after quitting in...
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Povetkin-Hunter Draw, Whyte Downs Wach, Hrgovic Gets W, Majidov Snags Win
In a terrific heavyweight between the 40 year old former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin and former cruiserweight Michael Hunter, neither youth nor experience was served...
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Jean Pascal and a Love Supreme
I’ve been down on boxing for the last year. Some of it comes from the distraction of being a newlywed, I suppose. That’s not all of...
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Is There No One Else Part II–Phillips Has Alternate Take On The Ruiz Win
First things first: Give Andy Ruiz all the credit in the world. He took a fight with the most talented boxer in his weight class on...
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HBO’s What’s My Name?: Muhammad Ali
There are few modern lives that have been covered with the width and breadth of Muhammad Ali’s. The number of books, movies, and documentaries detailing...
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Here Is Something You Can’t Understand
It should have been the greatest night of his life. On December 1, 2018, Oleksandr Gvozdyk stepped into the ring with so much at stake....
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Muhammad Ali Is Now an Airport
Ali was known as The Greatest, and his legend will withstand the test of time---aided by acts like the renaming of this airport in his honor.
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Creed 2 Review–Watch It, It’s Still In Theaters!
Creed II: The Formula Works Matching Ryan Coogler’s reboot/continuation of the Rocky legacy was always going to be a tall order. Hell, it’s an impossible one....
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Is There No One Else? Brother Julius Brings Heat On The Heavyweights
Look, I get it. The heavyweight division has been moribund since the last golden age when titans like Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, and Tyson walked the...
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Fear, Self-Loathing, and Adonis Stevenson
I take no pleasure in this. Every word written here is a sad one. Last Saturday Adonis Stevenson’s 5 1/2 year run atop the light...
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The NYC Golden Gloves Gets A Feature Documentary On Showtime
Showtime’s Cradle of Champions aims to be the “Hoop Dreams” of boxing. While that level of ambition exceeds its grasp, it’s still a fascinating look...
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Amanda Serrano: A Career In Any League
There is a scene in the back half of the classic baseball movie Bull Durham where Kevin Costner’s grizzled minor league catcher introduces Tim Robbins’...
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Mikaela Mayer Is The Future Of Women’s Boxing
In the field of combat sports, women’s boxing fell behind MMA all sudden-like when Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano, and Cris Cyborg started to garner headlines...
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The Mystery of the Tyson Fury Show
There are things in life I don’t understand. Okay, that list probably is fairly long, but only a few of the items on the screed...
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Devon Alexander, Andre Berto, And The Fight For Relevance
Ever since their bout on August 4th of this year, the scrap between Devon Alexander and Andre Berto has stuck with me. I didn’t see...
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The Ghost of Andre Ward, He Don’t Fade Away
I don’t want to take a single thing from what Elieder Alvarez accomplished last night. The undefeated fighter from Colombia showcased serious boxing skill...
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Jaime Munguia And All That Armor
Many years ago, when Jermain Taylor was on the ascent, well before his battles with B-Hop and then his downward cousin-shooting spiral, Larry Merchant was...
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I’ve Got Jack For That
I suppose it would be nice to root for Adonis Stevenson Saturday night. A colorful late bloomer born in Haiti, transplanted to Montreal at 7,...
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PHILLIPS IS OVER IT! “HBO Sells Us Farce As Drama”
Were we supposed to take that farce seriously? Were we? Going by the three-pronged hype machine known as Jim Lampley, Roy Jones Jr., and Max...