The welterweight division is broken
What once was boxing’s marquee division has crumbled into pieces of failed negotiations, tight-fisted promotion, protective decision-making and barely beyond-anonymous names.
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‘Make pay-per-views free to combat piracy’
In response to questions of how fight fans are supposed to effectively budget a monthly stream of pay-per-view fights that usually threaten to reach the $100 threshold, Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh has proposed an offer to slash pay-per-view prices to $20
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Is Danny Garcia's Hall of Fame case on the line versus Erislandy Lara?
If it was hooked only to that five-fight stretch of more than a decade ago, the case for Danny Garcia to be placed in the International Boxing Hall of Fame would be sound.
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A new entry in the Canelo Alvarez derby: Diego Pacheco
The angling to land a fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is fervent, and on Saturday it will be Diego Pacheco who throws his hat in the ring when he meets Maciej Sulecki in Carson, California.
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Algieri: Hurd-Rosario draw makes sense, Valle one to watch
Chris Algieri says he has no problem with the result of Wednesday night's ProBox TV main event, which saw former junior middleweight beltholders Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario battle to a split draw. But, adds the former 140 pound titlist, who was calling the fight alongside Paulie Malignaggi, the contest also showed that neither man is the force he once was.
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Hurd-Rosario: A final stand with title-fight consequences
The appeal of Wednesday night’s Jarrett Hurd-Jeison Rosario middleweight showdown on ProBox TV isn’t just the final-stand nature of this battle between two former unified 154-pound champions.
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Are frontrunners for KO and Fight of Year in line for Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford?
Within minutes, the frontrunners for Knockout of the Year and Fight of the Year transpired inside a 575-mile radius of the southwestern U.S. as Angelo Leo and Vergil Ortiz Jr. prevailed.
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Vergil Ortiz Jr. has entered his dark space, so is it lights out for Serhii Bohachuk?
Fighters can be kind, compassionate human beings outside the ring. Knowing the bell that tolls to start the first round is arriving, however, can flip a switch. Seeing unbeaten junior-middleweight Vergil Ortiz Jr. stray from his usual personality this fight week as he inches closer to Saturday night’s Mandalay Bay main event against World Boxing Council interim champion and former sparring partner Serhii Bohachuk is likely a reflection of that.
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Improving the Saudi cards, PPV and the Canelo Alvarez-Turki Alalshikh feud
Following a weekend of heightened drama connected to the U.S. debut Riyadh Season card in Los Angeles, the fallout/backlash has provoked a search for solutions and peace this week.
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Strategy is key to Shakur Stevenson’s future, in and out of the ring
Shakur Stevenson, 27, is a three-division titleholder who has entered his prime and appears committed to exploring his options after the expiration of his promotional contract with Top Rank last month.
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