Chris Mannix
223 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Mikey Garcia carries on tradition in a boxing family
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK -- Boxing is the family business, but for a long time Mikey Garcia didn't want anything to do with it. In the late 1970's Eduardo Garcia, who had come to…
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Q&A with Stephen Espinoza: The man behind Showtime’s rise in boxing
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK -- By any measurement, it's been a banner year for Showtime Sports. With a newfound commitment to boxing, Showtime has seen its ratings soar. In 2013, the network's championship boxing…
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Bradley, Roach among SI’s award winners for 2013 performances
By Chris Mannix
With 2013 heading to a close, SI.com hands out its superlatives from an unforgettable year in boxing. Fight of the Year: Tim Bradley W12 over Ruslan Provodnikov Expectations were low coming into…
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Pound-for-pound rankings: Adrien Broner goes tumbling
By Chris Mannix
One of Adrien Broner's first fights in a ring was against a kid from his neighborhood named Rau'shee Warren. Broner was six, and Warren, who would go on to become a three-time…
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Paulie Malignaggi remains relevant with dominating win over Zab Judah
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK ? Three thoughts on Paulie Malignaggi?s unanimous decision win over Zab Judah: This was all Paulie. Billed as the Battle of Brooklyn, Malignaggi dominated. In a battle of two fading…
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Defiant Rigondeaux happy to keep winning fights his way
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK -- Guillermo Rigondeaux settled into a corner booth at B.B. King's this week, an Armani sweater on his back, a defiant look on his face. It wasn't supposed to be…
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Q&A with Amir Khan: Floyd Mayweather?s (possible) next opponent
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK ? Former unified junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan ? the leading candidate to face Floyd Mayweather next May ? sat down with SI.com on Wednesday to discuss Mayweather, his pairing…
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Who could be next for Manny Pacquiao?
By Chris Mannix
With promoter Bob Arum announcing that Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring in April, let?s look at some of the potential opponents. Floyd Mayweather ? Even if the issues of network,…
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Manny Pacquiao flashes old dominance in decisive win over Brandon Rios
By Chris Mannix
Three thoughts on Manny Pacquiao?s lopsided unanimous decision win over Brandon Rios for the WBO international welterweight title in Macau: Pacquiao is back. In the aftermath of a horrifying knockout loss to…
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Manny Pacquiao’s career at stake in bout against Brandon Rios
By Chris Mannix
The image was simply frightening. Last December, Manny Pacquiao lay face down in a Las Vegas ring, unconscious. A perfectly placed right hand from Juan Manuel Marquez put him there, a violent…
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Seldom-angered Gennady Golovkin all about business of winning fights
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK -- The question was simple, but Gennady Golovkin looked at the reporter asking it as if he were being handed a Rubik's cube. For the last two years Golovkin has…
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Pound-for-pound rankings: Bradley moves up the list
By Chris Mannix
Minutes after his win over Juan Manuel Marquez on Oct. 12, Tim Bradley declared unequivocally where he thinks he belongs on boxing's pound for pound lists. "I have to be considered top…
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Bradley goes back to basics against M?rquez
By Chris Mannix
For weeks, Tim Bradley woke up, kissed his wife, hugged his kids and wondered when it was going to stop. He wondered when the headaches would quit pulsing through his skull. When…
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Bradley goes back to basics against M?rquez
By Chris Mannix
For weeks, Tim Bradley woke up, kissed his wife, hugged his kids and wondered when it was going to stop. He wondered when the headaches would quit pulsing through his skull. When…
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Cotto, Roach eager to see if their new partnership pays off
By Chris Mannix
ORLANDO -- The cell phone buzzed in Freddie Roach's pocket, and it didn't take Roach more than a few seconds to think he was getting punked. It was last July, and on…
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HBO Sports head discusses Mayweather, Showtime and more
By Chris Mannix
It has been a tumultuous year at HBO. From the loss of Floyd Mayweather, to the decision not to do business with Golden Boy Promotions, to the rise of a legitimate competitor…
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Pound-for-pound rankings: Death, taxes and Mayweather
By Chris Mannix
It has been said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, but you can add another item to that list: a Floyd Mayweather win. After another one-sided whipping, this…
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With all comers defeated, Floyd Mayweather writes own history
By Chris Mannix
NEW YORK -- On a humid June afternoon, Floyd Mayweather settled into a chair inside a Times Square hotel and did one of the things he does best: He made stuff up.…
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Mayweather puts his money where his mouth is with Alvarez
By Chris Mannix
Criticism comes with superstar status, a pedestaled perch that elevates the greats above the herd, while often making them an easier target. For every MVP, for every playoff series, for every championship…
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Latest win leaves Floyd Mayweather with few worthy challengers
By Chris Mannix
LAS VEGAS -- Press conferences involving Floyd Mayweather are part circus, part sideshow, with drips and drabs of usable information slipping out in between. Credentials are dispensed to whomever Mayweather's team feels…