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Keeping The Froch vs Dirrell Controversy In Its Proper Perspective

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Although Carl “the Cobra” Froch eked out a victory against Andre “the Matrix”  Dirrell, proving my prediction wrong, he still left many doubters. Many people felt that he did not do enough to earn the decision against Dirrell. Even worse, many think Froch benefited from some home(town) cooking from the referee (who deducted a point from Dirrell) as […]

Andre Dirrell Will Eke Out A Victory Against Carl Froch

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Carl "the Cobra" Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) vs Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KOs) is the proverbial toss-up fight. It’s also the classic boxer (Dirrell) versus puncher (Froch) confrontation. I’ve said it many times before and I will say it again. I’d rather have speed than power. Dirrell, like Froch’s latest victim Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor, has the speed advantage in […]

Boxing Versus Mixed Martial Arts, Part II

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When all of the receipts were tallied, the Floyd Mayweather vs Juan Manuel Marquez PPV fight card generated over a million buys. It signalled the culmination of a decade-long quest for Mayweather to become the leading draw in boxing. To many, it also sent a strong message to denizens of mixed martial arts fight cards […]

Do Not Expect A Surprise When Klitschko Meets Arreola

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I simply can not get rid of the image of journeyman heavyweight Travis Walker (31-3, 25 KOs) seriously hurting and dropping Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) in the second round of their fight late last year. Sure, Arreola showed great heart in recovering and stopping him in three, but Walker ain’t no Vitali Klitschko (37-2, […]

Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez And Easy Money

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Last week I stated the case for Juan Manuel Marquez in his battle against former pound-for-pound king, Floyd "Money" Mayweather. This week I state the reasons why this fight should be easy money for Mayweather. Don’t get it twisted, Marquez is the goods. But Mayweather is the truth. And I’m not just talking about his […]

The Case For Juan Manuel Marquez Against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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I do not believe that Juan "Dinamita" Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs)  is going to defeat Floyd "Money" Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) in two weeks. But I have seen much stranger things happen in my 25+ years watching boxing. Shoot, I wouldn’t exactly call it strange if arguably the second or third best active fighter in […]

Bailey And Urango Prove That There Is Still A Market For Free Boxing

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When this fight was first signed, all boxing die-hards knew that it’d be a good fight, but not this good. Recently, Roy Jones and Jeff Lacy battled for Floridian supremacy. The all-Florida ring mayhem produced by Randall Bailey (39-7, 35 KOs) and Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KOs) made that fight look like must-turn TV. Speaking of television, […]

Power Outage In Store When Diaz Meets Malignaggi

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Long time, no write. I apologize but August has been a very busy month for me. I recently changed zip codes and had sporadic Internet access. And when I have been online, a bulk of my time has been occupied with fantasy football draft preparation. Now that I am all moved in and have completed my fantasy […]

When A Fighter Fell In Forrest, I Listened Closely

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This posting may be a little late, but it’s right on time. Right on time because it appears that the lowlifes who murdered Vernon Forrest are slowly being brought to justice. But rather than focus on them, let’s place the focus where it needs to be. I did not know him personally nor was he one of […]