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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - The motivations to fight come from myriad places. For some it’s money. Others dwell on fame. And still others just have a thing for violent interaction. But prospect Mark Reyes Jr. is a little bit different. Make no mistake, the Tampa-based welterweight is perfectly comfortable with the extreme element...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - You can call Kermit Cintron a lot of things. But bitter and regretful need not be among them. A veteran of six title bouts in two weight classes across six years, the now 38-year-old bid an official farewell to the ring in a weekend conversation with BoxingScene.com – moments before boarding a...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I appreciate Manny Pacquiao. The things he’s accomplished since reaching the championship level two decades ago measure up to anyone over the same time frame, and he’ll be a deserving International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee at the very instant he becomes eligible. But in spi...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - If you’re a fan of incendiary interview rhetoric, here’s a tip: Dmitry Bivol may not be for you. The 27-year-old Russian leans more toward respectful confidence when it comes to pre-fight chats, but reveals a bit more of his flame-thrower side upon actually stepping through the ropes. He'll do the latter...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - There are myriad elements to a boxing match. Winners – and, on the highest level, champions – are typically the fighters that have the better skill sets, the greater power punches and the bigger hearts to get them through adverse competitive situations. But if you ask Robert Easter Jr., there’s someth...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - There are some fighters who do one thing exceedingly well but lack other important attributes. Think punchers who can’t box, busy guys with no power or fast guys with balky chins. Then there are other fighters who do a lot of things solidly, though none on a best-in-the-world level. In other wo...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Gennady Golovkin has three middleweight title belts he’d like to keep. And he’s grown fond of the pound-for-pound love that comes with them. But when his combatively negotiated, suspension-stalled rematch with Canelo Alvarez rolls around later this summer, his closest boxing confidant...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s a once-in-a-generation proposition. Two unbeaten welterweights at the peaks of their abilities meeting in a championship-level showdown. It happened in 1981 when Ray Leonard met and defeated Thomas Hearns at Caesars Palace. It happened again in 1999 when Felix Trinidad met and...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It was shortly after 1 a.m. ET on Sunday. I’d just finished filing the last of my pieces on the Santa Cruz-Mares rematch in Los Angeles when I decided to skim the Twitter feed to get a feel for prevailing post-fight vibes from elsewhere. Make no mistake, I like both men as fighters and people and I e...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Terence Crawford has officially reached the level Frank Sinatra used to sing about. He’s made it there. And now it appears he will make it anywhere. The amiable Nebraskan takes his Midwestern act back to Las Vegas on Saturday night and will presumably emerge a step closer to supersta...