Mike Plunkett
72 articles · RingsideReport.com
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Plunkett’s Big Fight Wish List for 2010
Last week as I sat down to go through the Christmas wish list from my children, I began to ask myself what kind of wish list I’d submit for the sport of…
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Mike Plunkett’s Random Musings
Every year I get to the point where I reflect on the happenings in boxing and feel compelled to post my musings on the current state of matters pertaining to the sport…
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RSR Looks Back at the Unlikely Career of Three-Division Champion Barney Ross
Barney Ross was a rugged, hungry fighter whose unmatched physical fitness and superior stamina made him a three-division champion in a time when there were far less world titles in existence. He…
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RSR Looks Back – The Unparalleled Career of Henry Armstrong
At a time when boxing only had eight weight classes Henry Armstrong simultaneously held world titles in three of them. Armstrong collected everything but money in his impressive boxing career. He was…
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Rubber Warrior’s Top Six: My Favorite Boxers Today
All of the recent talk about pound for pound rankings and the return of Floyd Mayweather, JR., against Juan Manuel Marquez had a lot of people asking me who the best really…
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The Ten Biggest Punchers in Boxing Today
I love big punchers. Sure, watching a gifted ring technician diffuse an aggressive foe tends to impress me more than some, but nothing causes me to change plans and take notice than…
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Why Manny Pacquiao Will Defeat Floyd Mayweather JR.
I recently enjoyed a long deserved vacation at a cottage resort in north eastern Ontario where the Trent River and Rice Lake converge. It’s a place where I spent the lion’s share…
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Manny Pacquiao: Undeniably an All-Time Great
October 29th, 1987, is a day I remember well. It was the date in which Thomas ?The Hitman? Hearns became the first boxer in history to capture four major world titles in…
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The Ten Most Exciting Fighters Today
The nature of boxing is such that a given fighter may be only one or two perfectly timed punches away from sudden notoriety. Such was the case last year when the streaking…
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Plunkett’s Picks: 12 Bouts to Hope for in 2008
I wanted my last article for 2007 to be something positive for the go-forward, yet at the same time, a look back of sorts at perhaps the best year we?ve had in…
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Marco Antonio Barrera Vs Manny Pacquiao II: The History of the Rematch
A generation ago, the rematch was, to a classic and vintage match-up in boxing, what Robin was to Batman. It was a natural response to a fantastic pairing and almost a complete…
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Manny Pacquiao: Who Does He Mirror from Yesteryear?
I’ve been a very big fan of Manny Pacquiao, 44-3-2, 35 KO’s, for the last seven or eight years now. His ongoing career has been nothing short of dramatic. He is in…
