Chris Mannix
223 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Mayweather maintains position atop Top 15 pound-for-pound rankings
Floyd Mayweather's lopsided decision win over Robert Guerrero on May 4 reinforces one of the few inarguable points in the sport: Mayweather is boxing's best. But there is a battle for the…
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Three thoughts on Floyd Mayweather beating Robert Guerrero
A blowout I thought, a blowout I got: Guerrero talked tough before the fight, promising to rough up Mayweather, promising to to do to him what no fighter has before. But how…
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Leaving the past behind, Mayweather focused on staying undefeated
LAS VEGAS -- Sitting in front of a bank of cameras, flanked by his longtime friend and business partner, Leonard Ellerbe, Floyd Mayweather slips easily back into his element. Another day, another…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. the prize for Robert Guerrero’s slow rise
Dressed in an oversized gray T-shirt and with a smirk creasing his face, Robert Guerrero stared down Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Wednesday with the look of steely determination. After all the distractions,…
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Danny Garcia survives flurry of punches from Zab Judah for title win
NEW YORK ? Three thoughts on Danny Garcia?s unanimous decision win over Zab Judah: For Garcia, a learning experience No question, Garcia won the fight. He dominated most of the early rounds…
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Father-son team Danny and Angel Garcia ready to ‘shut [people] up’
NEW YORK -- It was a simple autograph signing, the kind of generic event that's part of every major fight week. Danny Garcia arrived at a Modell's in Brooklyn on Tuesday expecting…
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez facing defining fight with Austin Trout Saturday
Maybe Saul Alvarez started to read his press clippings. Or, more accurately, maybe Canelo started reading the less than flattering ones. They were out there. Lots of them. For all his marvelous…
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Nonito Donaire finds strength through his wife, Rachel
NEW YORK -- What was the turning point in your career? It's a stock question, one every good fighter gets. For some it's the addition of a trainer, for others it's a…
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After missing a shot at Pacquiao, Rios excited for Alvarado rematch
The biggest loser in Juan Manuel Marquez's knockout win over Manny Pacquiao last year? That would be Brandon Rios. Think about it: Last December, Rios was two months removed from the biggest…
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HBO announces it won?t televise Golden Boy Promotions? fights
or the last year, HBO has watched as Golden Boy Promotions has moved many of its top fighters from HBO to Showtime. On Monday, HBO struck back: The network announced that it…
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Quick Jabs: Klitschko and Potevkin bicker, Broner talks more smack, Pacquiao?s next fight
From Povetkin?s point of view, Klitschko is using the media to create an appearance that Povetkin doesn?t want the fight. ?For a long time I?ve wanted to fight with Klitschko,? Povetkin said.…
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Heartbreak spearheads Gennady Golovkin’s rise, more boxing notebook
NEW YORK -- It was the spring of 1994 in Karaganda, a large coal mining city in the Karagandy Province of Kazakhstan, and Gennady Golovkin was a kid enjoying life. He was…
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The Five Count: Zab Judah, Steve Cunningham, mailbag and more
NEW YORK -- Last month, Zab Judah walked into the press center at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with a smile on his face and a spring in his step. It…
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From depths of depression, Donaire rises to top of his class
One by one he tied the shirts and pants together, creating a makeshift rope from a pile of dirty laundry. He tied one end of the rope to a board above his…
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My boxing predictions for 2013
1. Wladimir Klitschko will become the undisputed heavyweight champion: Vitali Klitschko doesn't have many, if any, fights left in him. Whether he retires next month or takes one or two more fights,…
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Quick Jabs: Pacquiao-Marquez V, Golden Boy?s generosity, 50 Cent?s future; more
Some quick jabs? ? While some have called for Manny Pacquiao to retire following his brutal sixth-round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez last Saturday ? most notably his wife, Jinkee, and…
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Pacquiao and Marquez look to close the book on their rivalry
LAS VEGAS -- One by one Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez made appearances in front of the press this week, looking as indifferent to answering questions as the reporters were to…
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Nonito Donaire-Abner Mares set to be latest casualty of boxing?s costly promotional cold war
LAS VEGAS ? One of the biggest potential fights in 2013 ? no, not Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, sorry ? is a super bantamweight showdown between Nonito Donaire and Abner Mares,…
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Marquez, Hernandez deny steroid accusations made by Roach
LAS VEGAS ? Last week, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach made news when he suggested Juan Manuel Marquez, who will face Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, was using performance-enhancing substances. Roach…
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Rios set to face Alvarado in bout with Fight of the Year potential
Like most, I enjoy Brandon Rios' fights. Rios is entertaining. He's a flesh and blood Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robot who hits hard, fights with relentless pressure and who, like his idol,…
