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How boxing's weight jumpers have fared while chasing greatness

As Terence Crawford tries to add to his legacy by moving up two divisions to challenge Canelo Alvarez, let's examine how others have fared doing something comparable.

Juan Manuel Marquez thinks 168lbs will be too much for Terence Crawford

Marquez, no stranger himself to going up in weight, doesn't like Crawford's move to super middleweight to challenge Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

The 20 most unforgettable one-punch knockouts

There is no climax in sport as dramatic and violent as the one-punch knockout. Angelo Leo was the latest orchestrator of such a finish when, on Saturday one fateful blow ripped Luis Alberto Lopez from consciousness in the 10th round of a nip-and-tuck battle. With the upset victory, inside Albuquerque’s Tingley Coliseum, Leo became the IBF featherweight champion and the final punch, a swirling left hook, is surely destined to take its place on highlight reels for years to come.

Terence Crawford joins distinguished company of four-division titleholders

Terence Crawford secured a unanimous decision victory over Israil Madrimov to steal his junior middleweight title Saturday at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, putting the Omaha, Nebraska-born fighter in the league of greats who have won belts in four different weight classes.

Great matchups that haven’t (yet) occurred

From Lennox Lewis-Wladimir Klitschko, Prince Naseem Hamed-Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Kostya Tszyu, Mike Tyson-George Foreman, to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-David Benavidez, the list goes on and on.

The 20 Greatest Fights at the MGM Grand, Part II

On Thursday, we began our look at the Top 20 fights in the MGM Grand's storied history by listing numbers 11-20 plus a few honorable mentions. Time now for the Top 10.

On a Grand Scale: Jim Lampley's Top Five MGM Grand Fights

HBO’s longtime boxing voice Jim Lampley selects the most memorable fights he has ever witnessed at Las Vegas’ famed MGM Grand Garden Arena.

William Zepeda Hoping to Follow in Legendary Footsteps of Mexican Legends

Down, But Not Out: Boxing’s Greatest Off-The-Deck-Moments

Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery worked out of a brief clinch, and the southpaw Nery was crouched slightly lower than Inoue. Seeing his opponent’s head at shoulder level, Inoue popped him in the chin with a short left uppercut, but there wasn’t much on it — not enough to deter Nery from letting loose with a full-force left cross. And with Inoue’s right glove lowered as he wound up to follow his left uppercut with a right cross, Nery’s left landed perfectly on the junior featherweight champion’s exposed jaw, twisting him 180 degrees as he spun counterclockwise to the canvas for the first time in his career.

Daily Bread Mailbag: Teofimo Lopez's ring generalship, More

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards giving his thoughts on various topics such as the Teofimo Lopez performance, Michael Spinks and the shocking moment when Manny Pacqiuao was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez