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WorldwideNYF Prospect Watch: Joshua Franco
In recent years, Texas has been breeding some really good boxing talent like Errol Spence Jr, The Charlo Brothers, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and many others. Add...
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WorldwideNYF Prospect Watch: John “Scrappy” Ramirez
He answered to Scrappy, then and now. Even back in middle school, the teachers didn’t call him “John.” “Scrappy,” it fit the kid, because that was...
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WorldwideWho is UFC Lightweight Fighter Justin Gaethje?
Justin Gaethje is looking to make further waves in UFC, MMA’s premier promotion. He was in line for a fight with fellow American cage fighter Tony...
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WorldwideNaoya Inoue: The Scent of Absence
This was supposed to be fight week in Vegas – the pomp-and-circumstance prelude to bantamweight champ Naoya Inoue’s Saturday night debut on the Strip. Somewhat removed...
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WorldwideThirty Years After His Ring Heyday, Guy Casale Comes To Understand, “I Left A Mark”
Although onetime heavyweight prospect Guy “The Rock” Casale was being billed by his management as a Rocky Marciano reincarnate, few people gave him much of a...
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WorldwideSix Highly Educated MMA Fighters
MMA martial arts attract many students. If you are a successful MMA fighter, you can count on decent earnings, popularity, and recognition. However, to become a...
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WorldwideAround the Curve With Abe: Don’t Expect Mega-fights Until the World Settles More
It’s been several weeks since the country began to go on lockdown state by state and this has led to people all over, whether a...
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WorldwideWho Won and Lost the Week, April Showers Edition: Frontline COVID Battlers Snag W
Live fights are not happening, not unless you count social media scrums. So, it can be argued that there aren’t enough picks to choose from when...
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MONEY PRINCE DUARTE: Remember the Name!
When looking back at some of the greatest fighters that ever participated in the sport of boxing, most of them started at a very young age,...
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New YorkThe Pandemic Kid: Lessons on Facing Illness, War & Benny Leonard
When you see a pal dealing with a stressful situation far beyond your control, and you want to help out just the same, so you ask:...
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WorldwideESPN Showing Classic Fights For 11 Hours on Saturday (Ali-Frazier I, Rumble in the Jungle, Hagler-Hearns, More)
(April 16, 2020) — This Saturday, April 18, will be a day of classic boxing on ESPN when the network airs 11 consecutive hours of...
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WorldwideFor Dave Jaco, Fighting Tyson, Foreman, Morrison Earned Him Honors At School of Hard Knocks
A little over a decade ago former journeyman heavyweight David Jaco, now 66, was holding court at the Oasis Bar in Sarasota, Florida, one town over...
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AnnouncementsFighters In VADA Testing Can Get Free Supplement Check
Fighters who get flagged for using a banned substance almost never say, “Yep, you got me, I was looking for a short-cut, I don’t think the...
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WorldwideGolden Boy Ramps Up Content Stream For Quarantined Content Seekers
LOS ANGELES (April 13, 2020): Golden Boy Promotions announced the launch of a digital content initiative to provide boxing fans with some much-needed diversion during this...
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WorldwideCommissioner’s Corner: Down Memory Lane For That Sugar Ray Leonard 7-Up Commercial
Anniversaries and birthdays. They’re the bookmarks of life. They are used to commemorate and remember important events. Happy ones. Sad ones. Patriotic ones. Memorable ones. Exciting...
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WorldwideBilled as “Charley” or “Charlie” Norkus, Either Way He Was Fine Fighter, and Even Better Being
Although onetime heavyweight contender Charley Norkus of New York more than held his own against such championship caliber opponents as Willie Pastrano, Archie Moore, and Ezzard...
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WorldwideShowtime’s Stephen Espinoza On Living During Lockdown, Dana White’s Recent Conduct
He lives downtown, the Battery Park area, and he’s been outside twice in four weeks. The Showtime sports boss, Stephen Espinoza is adapting to the coronavirus...
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What Makes A Great Boxer
Boxing is one of the world’s most popular sports, with millions of fans worldwide following the latest action. While many do so just for fun, some...
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WorldwideRyan Garcia Has Been Making All the Right Moves, But THIS PLAN Isn’t A Good One
Ryan Garcia has positioned himself as the hottest rising “attraction” in the sport, or had, before coronavirus rudely and savagely injected itself in the world’s psyche....
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Worldwide“Sporting Blood” By Fightwriter Carlos Acevedo Fits This Grievous Time
Let’s get this out of the way—I am an unabashed fan of Hamilcar Publications, the Boston-based publishing house, and their mission. The crew over there puts...
