Brian Gorman
27 articles · RingTalk.com
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TV Fights & Boxing Predictions: September 4, 2010
By Brian Gorman
Saturday, September 4 in Germany (ESPN3.com): WBA Champ Felix Sturm (33-2-1, 14 KOs) vs. Giovanni Lorenzo (29-2, 21 KOs), middleweights (160 lb.) Prediction: Sturm by decision. Sometimes it's better to be an…
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Miguel Cotto: A Legacy Cemented?
By Brian Gorman
It was June of 2008, and several boxing writers noted the 25th anniversary of one of the most notorious crimes in pugilistic history, the June 1983 assault by Luis Resto of undefeated…
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HBO: You?re Blowin? It Sons, You?re Blowin? It!
By Brian Gorman
Like the claims of boxing?s death, repeated prognostications about HBO?s imminent fall from its perch at the top of the sport?s echelon have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, in the all-important hierarchy…
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Khan, Ortiz and the Usefulness of Their KO Losses
By Brian Gorman
It was 2004, and three present or future stars of the sport would suffer knockouts that would send their careers in different directions. Future heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko would run out of…
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Writers: Your Answers, My Friends, Are Blowin? In The Wind
By Brian Gorman
Have you heard about Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s amazing transformation last weekend? It seems that he not only defeated future Hall of Famer Shane Mosley, he also discovered courage for the first time…
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WOULD LOSS TO FLOYD AFFECT MOSLEY LEGACY?
By Brian Gorman
BIGGEST FIGHT IN DECADE IS HERE! Pittsburgh, PA- Perhaps at first glance, ?Sugar Shane? Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) seems to have much less to lose than Floyd ?Money? Mayweather, Jr. (40-0, 25…
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WHO IS BOXING?S NEXT AMERICAN IDOL?
By Brian Gorman
SIMON COWELL NEEDED AS JUDGE? Pittsburgh, PA- As important and relevant as the upcoming May 1 mega bout between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley is ? and in terms of quality,…
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PACMAN & DRUG TESTING: THE VERDICT!
By Brian Gorman
THIS IS THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION Pittsburgh, PA- All rise! The Court of Public Opinion is now in session, and we call the case of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao…
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SUPER SHOWTIME MAKING ITS MOVE ON HBO
By Brian Gorman
IS BOXING’S #2 NETWORK CLOSING THE GAP? Pittsburgh, PA- With HBO boxing floundering in many ways so far this year, Showtime will attempt to steal the spotlight between two of HBO’s few…
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PAVLIK NEEDS TO STEP UP OR DROP TITLE!
By Brian Gorman
Pittsburgh, PA- An unwritten boxing rule says that new champions get a pass for one soft title defense, and we got on board for middleweight (160 lb.) champ Kelly Pavlik’s 2008 defense…
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PART II: HARD LOOK AT FLOYD MAYWEATHER
By Brian Gorman
THE WELTER YEARS Those who chastise Mayweather for failing to fight the top welterweights – Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, Paul Williams and Joshua Clottey- act as if each of them…
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HARD LOOK @ FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S CAREER
By Brian Gorman
WITHOUT PEER OR WITHOUT A REAL THREAT? Pittsburgh, PA- After the implosion of the Floyd Mayweather, Jr. – Manny Pacquiao event, followed by Pacquiao’s selection of the formidable Joshua Clottey as his…
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LAWYER EXAMINES PACQUIAO LAWSUIT
By Brian Gorman
DON’T TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS…. Pittsburgh, PA- Much as you and I would prefer to bloviate about an actual fight between the world’s two best, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38…
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EXCLUSIVE: WADA “HGH ONLY DETECTED IN BLOOD”
By Brian Gorman
MY QUESTIONS TO THE WADA Pittsburgh, PA- Since the proposed Manny Pacquiao-Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. bout was to occur in Nevada, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission by rule forbids the use…
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IS PACQUIAO MAYWEATHER’S DURAN?
By Brian Gorman
FLOYD VS. MANNY: SHADES OF DURAN-LEONARD I? Pittsburgh, PA- In the summer of 1980 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, “Sugar Ray” Leonard put his spotless 27-0 record on the line against the…
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DOWNSIDE OF PACQUIAO-COTTO REVEALED
By Brian Gorman
WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH THIS EVENT? Pittsburgh, PA- Viewers will enjoy a sure thing slugfest Saturday night when Filipino phenomenon Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) tangles with Puerto Rican tough man…
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SAVING THE SPORT FROM THE “NEW” MOB
By Brian Gorman
WHY DO THE ALPHABETS THRIVE WHEN EVERYONE HATES THEM? Pittsburgh, PA- How often do you hear nice things about the sanctioning bodies? The ratio of negative comments over positive ones has to…
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GREAT FALL SEASON OF BOXING UPCOMING!
By Brian Gorman
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER 19TH IS HERE Pittsburgh, PA- Summer 2009 cannot end soon enough for boxing fans, with disappointing cancellations and title bouts (save Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey) compounded by the…
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BOXING’S DEATH TRACED BACK TO GERMANY!!
By Brian Gorman
LAWYER LAYS OUT CASE AGAINST WLAD & CO! Pittsburgh, PA- For those who have concluded that boxing�s dead, a breakthrough has developed in the search for the real killer, or rather, killers.…
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HATTON: A TRIBUTE TO THE LOSER!
By Brian Gorman
IS IT DISAPPOINTING TO LOSE WHEN YOU CAN�T WIN? Pittsburgh, PA-Despite the lively, entertaining chants from his countrymen, the former junior welterweight (140 lb.) champ from England showed us that, for Saturday…