All posts tagged "Boxing"
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Should Anthony Joshua Fight Tyson Fury Next?
Speculation and rumour are never far from the boxing headlines. Most of the time, it gets filed under ignore; but when an unlikely bout is mooted directly...
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Lauren Price, A True Superstar, Fights on Shields vs. Marshall Undercard
When you watch a lot of amateur boxing, you get used to watching really bad boxing, mostly. It comes with the job, I suppose, as amateur...
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Boxing in Cinema: The Harder They Fall
It had been many, many years since I had first seen Humphrey Bogart’s cinematic swan song, The Harder They Fall; just one year after the film’s...
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Edwin De Los Santos Scores An Upset TKO Victory on Ruiz Jr. vs. Ortiz PPV
Edwin De Los Santos (15-1) came out the gate aggressively as he would not let Jose Valenzuela (12-1) gain any momentum. The left jab from De...
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Here’s Why You Should Watch Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Luis Ortiz PPV
Your budget may well not be too healthy right now, after holiday travel season, and paying out for back-to-school supplies for the kids, and with gift-giving...
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Estrada vs. Cortes Fight Results: Gallo Pulls UD In Mexico
In what was a main event that was under-promoted, it turned out to be one of the better fight cards of the year. Juan Francisco “Gallo”...
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Ra’eese Aleem Looks To Shine On Ruiz Jr. vs. Ortiz Undercard
Ra’eese Aleem(19-0) might not be a superstar, but he is one of the best super bantamweights in the world, and not unlike Arnold Barboza Jr., Kenny Sims...
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Boxing Returns At The Cache Creek Casino Resort On October 29
(Brooks, CA) Don Chargin Productions and Paco Presents Boxing returns on Saturday, October 29th, to the Cache Creek Casino Resort Event Center, as welterweight Alan Sanchez (21-5-1, 10 KOs) of Fairfield, California,...
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Canelo Alvarez Checks In: ‘I’m Very Dangerous!’
It’s STILL good to be the king. Canelo Alvarez might have tarnished his royal status atop boxing’s pound-for-pound list following his unexpected but not surprising loss...
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Oscar De La Hoya’s Love For Boxing vs. Modern-Day Inactivity
I love boxing, what more can I say?” – Oscar De La Hoya, September 2004 The above remark was given to Larry Merchant just moments after...
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Cris Cyborg: Change of Stance
An MMA fighter becomes proficient in a number of martial art disciplines, including boxing, standing in front of a fighter who could throw a kick, punch,...
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Just How Great Is Oleksandr Usyk?
He’s not supposed to be here, is he? Oleksandr Usyk, a puffed-up cruiserweight who, by today’s massive extra plate of carbs standards, is a tiny fella....
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Boxing Positivity: Andy Ruiz Jr. Returns To The Ring
No one in boxing has ridden the roller coaster of fame quite like former world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. of San Diego. Three years ago,...
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Head-to-Head: Trinidad vs. Cotto – Who Wins & How?
Close to seventy world champions have come out of the small island of Puerto Rico, and eleven of those fighters would be inducted into the International...
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Who Won the Weekend? Glory to Ukraine, Sláva Ukrayíni!
After the busiest boxing weekend of Summer 2022, NYFights is overdue for a “Who Won The Weekend?” recap. Yes, there is one obvious candidate, but we...
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Anthony Joshua’s Post Fight Actions: Mental Health or Destroyed Ego?
On a night where Conor McGregor traded words with Carl Froch, it was Anthony Joshua who did all the talking, but for the wrong reasons. The...
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Navarrete vs Baez Fight Results: Navarrete Ends It In Six
In a crowd-pleasing and surprising fight, Mexican champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete successfully defended his WBO featherweight title on his second visit to San Diego against a...
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Barboza Jr. To Teofimo: He Needs To Grow A Pair Of Balls & Man Up
The junior welterweight division is starting to really sizzle as some intriguing matchups are getting scheduled, and some of the bigger names from the lightweight division...
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FALKENTALK: Boxing Must Stop Enabling Adrien Broner
With apologies to Broadway composers Rodgers and Hammerstein, let me borrow a query from “The Sound of Music.” How do you solve a problem like Adrien...
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Oleksandr Usyk: A Career Filled With Defying The Odds
Oleksandr Usyk has made a career breaking the hearts of the naysayers. Since capturing a gold medal for Ukraine at the 2012 London Olympics and turning...