Chris Mannix
223 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Canelo Alvarez Has Built a Legitimate Case to Be Boxing’s Pound-for-Pound King
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? It?s one of the more entertaining, if not subjective, debates in boxing. Who?s No. 1? Pound for pound lists are everywhere. The Boxing Writers Association has one. ESPN has…
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Boxing’s Latest Tragedy Forces the Question: Why Be a Part of It?
By Chris Mannix
CHICAGO ? Patrick Day went down, and for moment, you cheered. Patrick Day stayed down, and if you?re reading this today, you?re probably still stunned. This has been a rough stretch for…
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Hopes of Round 3 With Canelo Alvarez Fades as Aging GGG Narrowly Defeats Derevyanchenko
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK ? Two rounds into Gennadiy Golovkin?s attempt to regain a piece of the middleweight title on Saturday, and be honest: How many of you were already thinking about Canelo? I…
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Errol Spence Jr. Survives Shawn Porter and Shrugs Off Terrence Crawford
By Chris Mannix
LOS ANGELES ? There was Kell Brook, in England. Good win. Then Mikey Garcia, in Texas. Better win. Errol Spence Jr.?ex-U.S. Olympian, white-hot prospect, 147-pound titleholder?has checked a lot of boxes in…
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Deontay Wilder KOs Dominic Breazeale to Make His Case for Best Heavyweight. Now He Must Prove It.
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK?Dominic Breazeale?s guard opened up, Deontay Wilder?s right hand zipped through and within seconds Breazeale?s 6?7?, 255-pound body crashed to the powder blue canvas. Deontay Wilder won?t go down as the…
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Canelo Alvarez’s Case as Top Pound-for-Pound Fighter, Other Takeaways From Canelo-Jacobs
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? Here are 12 thoughts on Canelo Alvarez?s unanimous decision win over Daniel Jacobs. 1. It wasn?t the fight that was promised?but it was a pretty good fight Alvarez (52-1-2)…
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Canelo Alvarez Eager to Show How Much He Has Left in the Tank
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? In the most recent episode of 40 Days?the DAZN-produced docuseries hyping Saturday?s middleweight unification fight between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs?there is footage of Alvarez inside a ring,…
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Daniel Jacobs Can Live Out His Destiny by Earning Signature Win Over Canelo Alvarez
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? Daniel Jacobs, boxing?s Miracle Man, the cancer-survivor-turned-middleweight-champion who will attempt to burnish his resume with what would be his biggest win when he takes on Saul Alvarez Saturday night,…
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‘Water Under the Bridge’: The Unlikely Reunion of Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach
By Chris Mannix
HOLLYWOOD ? Freddie Roach stood on the ring apron, Manny Pacquiao tugged at his headgear a few feet away, and if you have been hibernating for the last two years you are…
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Canelo Alvarez Is Ready for All the Questions?What About Challengers?
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK ? From a seat on a stage set on the Madison Square Garden floor on Thursday, Canelo Alvarez sat, expressionless. Another fight, another press conference, another event expected to be…
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Freddie Roach Will Reunite With Manny Pacquiao For Fight Against Adrien Broner
By Chris Mannix
After a lengthy meeting in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach will reunite with Manny Pacquiao and train Pacquiao for his January 19th fight against Adrien Broner.…
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Roach Surprised By Pacquiao’s Announcement, May Not Work Broner Fight
By Chris Mannix
When Manny Pacquiao abruptly announced that he would be working with Freddie Roach for his upcoming fight with Adrien Broner, it took the boxing world by surprise?including Roach. Roach, the Hall of…
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Canelo Alvarez silences critics with career-defining win over Gennady Golovkin
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez wanted you to believe him. Needed you to believe him. He?s a cheater? Some 13 years of clean tests before getting popped in February say otherwise. His…
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Why Canelo Alvarez, Golden Boy finally agreed to Triple-G fight
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? The roars of 20,000-plus shook T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, and from his seat in the lower bowl Gennady Golovkin let all of it wash over him. For all of…
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Keith Thurman has options across the aisle in Manny Pacquiao, Tim Bradley despite lackluster win
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK ? Keith Thurman stood in the center of the ring on Saturday, a perplexed look on his face reflecting, perhaps, an inability to fully process the moment. He was a…
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Why Sergey Kovalev shouldn’t feel too bad about his controversial loss to Andre Ward
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? Sergey Kovalev draped an arm over the ring rope, blood still trickling from his nose, a bewildered look on his face. Three judges had just stripped Kovalev of his…
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Life after death: The toughest fight for Sergey Kovalev
By Chris Mannix
It?s December 2011, and Sergey Kovalev is sitting on the side of his bed, his lean, 6-foot, 175-pound frame folded over, his palms pressed to his temples. Sleep eludes him. Has for…
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Keith Thurman can seize momentum with Mayweather, Pacquiao retired
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK ? Keith Thurman edged Shawn Porter on Saturday night, but if you?re looking for a loser, look elsewhere. Twelve rounds, 36 minutes and did either fighter ever stop throwing? Back…
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It’s time for Canelo Alvarez to face Gennady Golovkin
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? It?s time, Oscar De La Hoya. It?s time. No more Amir Khans, no more talk of Miguel Cotto, no more dreams of Manny Pacquiao. It?s time for Saul ?Canelo?…
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Sources: Top Rank, Al Haymon settlement could open door for Mayweather-Pacquiao II
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS ? Top Rank attorneys have instructed promoters involved with the $100 million lawsuit Top Rank filed last year against powerful boxing manager Al Haymon to halt requested document production, and…