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Out With The Old, In With The New Pound For Pound Rankings

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Today, a dude name "WIL" commented on a boxing rankings post that I wrote almost two years ago. A few days before that, my blogging brethren Bryant Maxwell asked me to provide him with a list of the top fighters today. With the battle for pound-for-pound supremacy on the horizon (Mayweather vs Pacquiao), the time […]

What To Make Of The Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao Blood Test Feud

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As we wrap up one of boxing’s best years in recent memory, the sport’s ugly face has suddenly re-appeared. When Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao quickly agreed to terms on their mega-showdown for March 13, 2010, we all jumped for you. We should have known better. An increasingly nasty disagreement between Golden Boy Promotions (representing Mayweather) and […]

Kevin Johnson Will Annoy Vitali Klitschko Before Being Swatted Away

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Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37 KOs) vs Kevin Johnson (22-0-1, 9 KOs) is as legit a heavyweight title fight that you will get today. In Klitschko, you have a widely-respected champion facing an undefeated American prospect in Johnson. The problem is that this ain’t your parent’s heavyweights (from the 1970s or 1990s). We are in the […]

No Kelly Pavlik, No Problem For Paul Williams

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I will not hide the disappointment that I felt when the middleweight title fight between reigning champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) and Paul the Punisher Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) was cancelled. Replacing Pavlik is the very capable Sergio Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KOs). However, I had my taste buds all set for a nice sirloin steak (Pavlik-Williams) but had to settle […]

Score One For Oakland When Andre Ward Meets Mikkel Kessler

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Home advantage is an athletic competition phenomenon. The most-commonly cited factors of home advantage are usually ones whose advantageous effects are difficult to measure and thus even their existence is debated. Most of these are psychological in nature, such as familiarity with the playing grounds, the ability for participants to […]

Dawson And Pavlik Are Accomplished Yet Unproven

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There is a ton to like about "Bad" Chad Dawson. He’s an immensely talented boxer, has a glistening, undefeated record (29-0, 17 KOs), and owns two victories apiece against former light heavyweight champions Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. More impressively, he owns a victory against the best cruiserweight in the world, Tomasz Adamek (39-1, 27 KOs). You’d think this […]

Miguel Cotto Is No Pushover But He Is Also No Manny Pacquiao

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This has blowout written all over it. Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) has split his last two big fights. His blood-letting at the mischievous hands of Antonio Margarito took a heavy toll. His narrow, bloody win against Joshua Clottey seemed to confirm suspicions that the Margarito fight had permanently tainted him. Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao (49-3-2, […]