Patrick Conner
10 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Mayweather-Pacquiao is over and boxing is dead, again
The numbers are in and they?re predictably huge, with the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao blockbuster clocking in at 4.4m pay-per-view buys. Since the event, fans, pundits and everyone with an opinion have given…
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Brandon Rios Clubs Mike Alvarado Out Early
The first time, Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado declared war on each other, embracing the messy tenets of inside battle and letting the tea leaves dictate who won, and it was Rios.…
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TQBR Radio 9/9: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Marcos Maidana II Preview
Almost exactly four months ago, Robert Garcia (Pictured, right; via) was so proud of his charge Marcos Maidana?s effort against Floyd Mayweather the first time, that he chucked a water bottle at…
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How many boxers turn their Olympic gold medals into professional titles?
Name a few of the most difficult or loathsome professions in the history of history. Sin-eater, coal miner, chimney sweep. When the words "boxer" or "fighter" are tossed into the discussion, people…
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Boxing: Anti-Trust Superstar?
"Laissez faire, telle devrait ?tre la devise de toute puissance publique, depuis que le monde est civilis?." - Ren?-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'Argenson Years of leaving sleeping dogs where they…
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Brian Viloria Vs. Hernan Marquez Almost 50 Years In The Making
Exactly how greatness is quantified in boxing today is at times difficult to define. Absent a system where the best are forced to fight the best, and often, we often find ourselves…
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PhilBoxing.com story 75102
LAS VEGAS -- Contrary to the ribbing and teasing about the veracity of an announced sell out at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, most seats were occupied and spectators witnessed a nice…
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Lullaby League: The 12 Hardest Swatters Of The Last Dozen Years
It's as though we can't get a solid chunk of good fights lately, and the up and down fluctuation plays hell with a fan's patience and emotions. A more consistent fight schedule…
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Quick Jabs: Substitute Edition
This week's boxing conversation was mostly dominated by the New York State Athletic Commission's decision to grant Antonio Margarito a license to fight Miguel Cotto for a second time on December 3rd,…
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Joan Guzman Challenges Pacquiao at Presser
At the post-fight press conference to the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera rematch at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, WBO super feathweight champion Joan Guzman (27-0, 17KOs) was in attendance and issued…
