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WorldwideDon’t Cry For NYFIGHTS, Site Made the Most of Its 6 Minutes
Boxing and sportswriting haven’t exactly been two burgeoning industries over the past decade. People don’t really read as much as scroll anymore, and mainstream sports fans...
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Canelo Next: Munguia Is No Benavidez but at Least He Isn’t Berlanga
So apparently Canelo Alvarez has made “The Decision.” Sounds like he’ll continue to avoid his greatest challenge in David Benavidez and fight Mexican countryman Jaime Munguia,...
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Showboaters Include Cassius Clay, Ray Leonard, Roy Jones, Naseem Hamed and Ben Whittaker
It was April 2002 and through 11 rounds, Marco Antonio Barrera had been dominating “Prince” Naseem Hamed. It wasn’t so much that Barrera was winning –...
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Texas Tough Miranda Reyes Not Fazed By Daunting Task
Miranda Reyes is tough. You want proof? Look no further than her September war with Yazmin Reyes. She punched, took big shots, punched, boxed and punched...
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With ‘Day Of Reckoning Beckoning, One Guy’s 12 Best Fight Cards
This is a generation that seems blown away by modest doings. It almost seems the more access it has to information, the less appreciative it is...
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For the Last Time, It’s Showtime
Like a red-hot contender that rocketed to the championship in short order, Showtime became prominent in boxing very quickly. The first boxing broadcast was a replay...
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As Hall of Fame Beckons, Rudy Hernandez Remembers Chicanito’s Career: ‘Working With My Brother Was the Best Decision I Ever Made’
It was a February night 40 years ago that Rudy Hernandez scored the biggest win of his boxing career, upsetting undefeated Lupe Aquino. The hard-punching Aquino...
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Best Mexican Boxer: Can Anyone Top Julio Cesar Chavez?
No, he wasn’t yet on all the lists when people argued best Mexican boxer of all time. Julio Cesar Chavez was, however, a popular, accomplished fighter when...
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TERENCE CRAWFORD BY KO; Aguilar Likes Bud Via Stoppage
THE TRUTH IS THAT BUD IS BETTER PRESERVED AND SELF-ASSURED: TERENCE CRAWFORD BY 12TH-ROUND TKO Since the Errol Spence-Terence Crawford showdown was announced nine weeks ago,...
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Why Stephen Fulton Will Defeat Naoya Inoue
When assessing Stephen Fulton versus Naoya Inoue, think back to 1981. Wilfredo Gomez was arguably the most destructive force in boxing. He was 32-0-1 with 32 knockouts...
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Tyson Fury Is Maybe Going To Fight NganWHO?
Forty-three years ago, a fuzzy-haired unknown named Salvador Sanchez walked into an auditorium in Phoenix and beat the breaks off one of boxing’s dominant champions, Danny...
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WorldwideLouis vs Schmeling 2: Hall of Fame Writer Remembers 85 Years Ago Today
Over boxing’s long history, there have been Fights of the Century, Showdowns, Wars and Brawls. There have been Rumbles, Feuds and Superfights. But the biggest battle...
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Regis Prograis Happy About Zorilla Defense in Hometown
It was exactly 18 years ago that Regis Prograis first laced up a pair of boxing gloves. To the coaches on his high school football team...
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Spence-Crawford Showdown Best Welterweight Match in 40 Years?
SPENCE-CRAWFORD SHOWDOWN IS BEST WELTERWEIGHT MATCHUP IN 40 YEARS, SAYS TERENCE CRAWFORD. HE MIGHT BE RIGHT The significance of last week’s signing of the best matchup...
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Tony Weeks Stoppage Iffy, Like Others Before
Tony Weeks became the story of the night Saturday, when the longtime referee stopped the Rolly Romero-Ismael Barroso 140 pound title fight, in round nine. To...
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NYF Rewind, To 1989: Michael Nunn vs. Sumbu Kalambay
The middleweight battle pitting Michael Nunn vs. Sumbu Kalambay was expected to be a competitive, fast-paced, entertaining chess match between elite performers when they met on March 25, 1989....
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33 Years Later, Ref Richard Steele Made Right Call In Chavez-Taylor Fight
With 25 seconds to go on St. Patrick’s Day 1990, Meldrick Taylor looked like the winner. He’d outboxed, outpunched and outfought Julio Cesar Chavez for 11...
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WorldwideBadou Jack the Ripper Tackles Mystery of Ilunga Makabu
About a year ago, after Canelo Alvarez had unified the super middleweight division and appeared to be running short on challenges, the name of cruiserweight Ilunga...
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Amanda Serrano vs. Erika Cruz Hernandez: Preview, Prediction & Betting Odds
Amanda Serrano’s featherweight supremacy will be tested by Erika Cruz Hernandez. Manny Pacquiao was known as much for his stunning longevity as his speed and power....
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Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia: Fight Preview
Tony Ayala Jr. serves as cautionary tale as potential great ‘Tank’ Davis takes on Garcia this Saturday on Showtime PPV. It was 40 years ago that...
