Chris Mannix
223 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Middleweight title at stake in Williams-Martinez rematch
The first meeting didn't warrant much hype, just a smattering of Internet columns and few token mentions on HBO. Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez in a non-title fight didn't move the needle,…
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With renewed hunger, ex-champ Pavlik readies for ring return
NEW YORK -- It has been six months since the world last saw Kelly Pavlik. April 17, to be exact. The public was left with the gruesome image of Pavlik, his face…
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Williams hopes Martinez rematch leads to bigger fights, dollars
NEW YORK -- At 6-foot-2 and with the ability to slim down to 147 pounds, Paul Williams is a freakishly built fighter. He throws so many punches -- like the 1,086 he…
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Marquez looks to return to win column in rematch with Diaz
Juan Manuel Marquez is no newcomer to overcoming adversity. Growing up in dangerous barrios of Mexico City, his life was littered with horrors: from witnessing to two rival gang members executing another…
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Mayweather ensures Pacquiao negotiations descend into farce
Floyd Mayweather is a bully, one neatly wrapped in a cut 5-foot-8, 147-pound package. Like most bullies, Mayweather is intimidating. He sends promoters, managers and networks cowering in the corner with the…
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Pacquiao to fight Margarito for junior middleweight championship
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao will face Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight championship on Nov. 13, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum confirmed to SI.com. The fight will take place…
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In former champion Cotto, Steward sees room for improvement
NEW YORK -- The black SUV eased around a corner and settled into spot just in front of the Trinity Boxing Club. First out of the car was Miguel Cotto, the ex-welterweight…
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BLOG: Mayweather dominates Mosley in Vegas superfight
SI.com's boxing guru Chris Mannix provides a running account of all the sights and sounds of Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley in Las Vegas, pitting two of the world's best pound-for-pound fighters…
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Stakes couldn’t be higher for Mosley against Mayweather
LAS VEGAS -- Every punch Shane Mosley throws in the gym nowadays has a purpose, as if he is trying to knock out some of the misfortune of his past. Bam! That's…
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Berto overpowers Quintana, proves he deserves shot at Pacquiao
SUNRISE, Fla. -- If there is a criticism to be levied against boxing's elite, it's that they are chronologically undesirable. Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez make up…
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Don’t hold breath for Manny-Money after unwatchable Clottey fight
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The venue, the crowd, the atmosphere, all of it met -- and in some cases, exceeded -- expectations. Boxing should absolutely return to Texas, where the third-largest crowd in…
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Trainer says Pacquiao, with little left to prove, should retire soon
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- From the day he collected his first boxing paycheck, Manny Pacquiao has been surrounded by yes men. Dozens of would-be handlers, many with nebulous jobs and no real responsibilities…
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Mayweather still hasn’t signed contract to fight Mosley
Sitting on desk in Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer's office in Los Angeles is Shane Mosley's signed contract to face Floyd Mayweather on May 1st in Las Vegas. Conspicuously missing, however,…
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Mosley-Mayweather adds spice to unflattering fight sked for 2010
Over the past few weeks, boxing has taken a metaphorical shotgun to its foot. First, a highly anticipated superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is called off because the two sides…
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Arum, Jones agree to Pacquiao-Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones have reached an agreement to hold the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium on Mar. 13, Arum told SI.com. The…
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Pacquiao, Clottey reach deal to fight March 13 at Cowboys Stadium
WASHINGTON -- As representatives from Golden Boy Promotions work feverishly to keep a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao megafight alive, Pacquiao has reached an agreement in principle to defend his WBO welterweight title against…
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Mayweather given Monday deadline to take deal
SAN FRANCISCO -- Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told SI.com on Sunday that he has made his final offer to Floyd Mayweather and that Mayweather has until Monday morning to accept the…
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Pacquiao dispute unlikely to be settled by deadline
NEW YORK -- Negotiations between representatives for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather remained at an impasse on Wednesday night and are unlikely to be resolved before the Thursday deadline. Both Top Rank…
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Middleweight champ Pavlik hopes to put lackluster 2009 behind him
He was America's next great hope, remember? Kelly Pavlik first burst onto the national boxing scene in 2007 with a viral knockout of Edison Miranda and captured the countries hearts with two…
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Talks of megafight heat up, with Floyd Sr. taking first jabs
Hanging from a building directly across the street from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland is a Nike billboard 10 stories high bearing a huge image of Cavaliers star LeBron James with the…
