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Berlanga Inspired By Puerto Rican Greats Trinidad And Cotto, Just Don’t Ask Who Would Have Won A Dream Fight Between Them
Edgar Berlanga talks about his inspiration from previous great Puerto Rican boxers and how he cannot decide who would win a fight between Miguel Cotto and Felix Trinidad.
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Review: The Secrets on Federal Street Are An Engrossing Read
For years, there were two things easily taken for granted about the short, tragic life of a junior lightweight champion who never was. The first was that Tyrone Everett was the victim of one of the worst decisions of the 1970s. The second was that Ev...
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Daily Bread Mailbag: Crawford, Canelo, Beterbiev-Ward, Thurman-Tszyu, More
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Juan Manuel Marquez, welterweight contender Conor Benn, welterweight champion Terence Crawford, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Artur Beterbiev vs. Andre Ward, Tim Tszyu v...
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Apollo Approved: Carl Weathers Set The Tone For The Best of The Rocky Series
There are a few things that people of all persuasions can agree on. Even boxing fans. Among them, there’s a universal acknowledgement that Carl Weathers was the man. Particularly these days, in the wake of his death at age 76. His personification of...
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Kazuki Anaguchi Passes Away At 23 Following Injuries Sustained In Dec. 26 Bout In Tokyo
Kazuki Anaguchi has passed away at just 23 years of age. The Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the tragic news that Anaguchi was pronounced dead Friday evening (local time) while still hospitalized in Tokyo. The once-promising bantamweight prospec...
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Fury and Usyk Play Highlander: February Preview
There can be only one. A film analogy felt appropriate after the debut of the audacious preview commercial for the undisputed heavyweight clash dropped this week. Borrowing from western, gladiator, and anime influences among others, the point was dri...
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Lightweight Shuffle Might Require Some Fan Patience
By Cliff Rold - It can be exciting to see a fighter collect all the belts in a single class. How they lose those belts is another matter. Sometimes, they lose them in pieces. Josh Taylor and Jermell Charlo are recent examples. Both assembled all the...
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Daily Bread Mailbag: Canelo-Ward, Beterbiev-Bivol, Crawford, Munguia-Ryder
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling several topics, such as Terence Crawford, Andre Ward vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev, Jaime Munguia vs. John Ryder, and more.
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“Sugar Ray” and “Superman” Set Standard for Modern-Day Ladder Climbers
It’s become the currency of pound-for-pound status. Oh sure, it’s good to be a great fighter. But unless you’ve supplemented the status by capturing title belts across multiple weight classes, you’re doomed to a seat at the P4P kids' table.
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Turki Alalshikh Refuses to Stage ‘YouTuber Fights’; Says Favorite Boxers Are Larry Holmes and Roberto Duran
As far as Turki Alalshikh is concerned, the boxing boom in Saudi Arabia won’t involve dabblers of The Sweet Science. The head of the General Entertainment Authority, the arm that oversees entertainment in the oil-producing country, has asserted himse...
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Daily Bread Mailbag: Beterbiev-Bivol, Crawford, Andre Ward, Jones, More
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as fighters watching tapes of opponents, welterweight champion Terence Crawford, Artur Beterbiev's victory over Callum Smith, Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, Andre Ward,...