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Will Manny Pacquiao Vs. Antonio Margarito Find A Home?

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Yes, Pacquiao-Margarito will eventually find a home, if it’s the last thing that Top Rank capo Bob Arum does this year. But doesn’t it make you grin a sheepish grin, knowing that Antonio "plaster of Paris" Margarito is being made to sweat before he finds out whether he will ever earn another penny for his punches? If you […]

Memo To HBO Boxing: Make Your Own Light Heavyweight Final Four

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I do not always agree with everything that venerable HBO commentator Larry Merchant says, but he did make a real telling statement in the wake of Jean Pascal’s (26-1, 16 KOs) upset win against "Bad" Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KOs) last night. With arguably the best super middleweight in the world Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KOs) […]

I Know Who I’d Like To See Juan Manuel Marquez Fight Next

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I’ll be straight with you. I did not watch the unnecessary pay-per-view rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz last night. Thanks to Kevin Iole’s tweets, I followed the fight through his lens. And as I predicted, Marquez dominated their return match. He did everything but knock Diaz out. So what’s next for Juan Manuel Marquez […]

If Mayweather And Pacquiao Do Not Fight This Year …

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If Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao do not fight this November, I’m going to be real heated. I won’t be as upset as Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was after Lebron James bolted for Miami last week. My angst will probably be closer to that of a New York Knicks fan (who also lost out on […]

“No Comment,” The Story of Mayweather-Pacquiao

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Don’t let the post title fool you, I look forward to your comments on whether you think Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao will finally meet in November. I know that Showtime Championship Boxing has a nice double-header lined up for next week, featuring Juan Manuel Lopez and Nonito Donaire, but I’m in […]

Lebron, Mayweather, Pacquiao, The World Cup And Cold Summers

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It’s been a cold summer for my beloved sport of boxing. The broader sports universe has been fixated on where Lebron James will land as a free agent and who is going to win the World Cup. In the narrower boxing universe, the biggest story has been whether Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will finally meet […]

The Reason Why I Started My Boxing Blog

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Happy Father’s day to all of my fans, followers, subscribers, and frequent visitors. You have all been influenced in some way by men who have played the role of dad, granddad or great granddad. And many of us are dads ourselves. As a result, I want to use this day to allow you to learn a bit more […]

How I Halted My Two Fight Losing Streak When Cotto KO’d Foreman

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You can’t keep a good man down. That’s what I was thinking in the wake of Marquez-Vazquez IV and Khan-Malignaggi — two bouts that I erred in predicting correctly.  With an assist from my boxing fight predictor (see the screenshot below) as well as an agreeable style matchup,  Miguel Cotto vs Yuri Foreman turned out to […]

Can Allan Green Upset Andre Ward In His Own Backyard?

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Since I’m in a shameless, self-promotion kind of mood, I’ll keep with the boxing fight predictor theme in the Cotto-Foreman fight result post. If you look at the image to the right, you will see that the predictor indicates Ward as a Strong Favorite. I tend to agree, but not without some hesitation. When Andre Ward […]