Ben Thompson
1,357 articles · FightHype.com
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JEFF MAYWEATHER ON MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO: “FLOYD WANTED TO FIGHT PACQUIAO WHEN PACQUIAO WAS AT THE PEAK”
By Ben Thompson
"This is a time for it to happen because it's getting to a point where the public is demanding it; everybody is demanding it, and that's been the case for the last…
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JEFF MAYWEATHER UNIMPRESSED WITH MANNY PACQUIAO AND SHREDS CHRIS ALGIERI’S PERFORMANCE: “PACQUIAO WAS SLOPPY”
By Ben Thompson
"I mean, I thought his performance was dominant, but at the same time, who was Chris Algieri? I mean, if Floyd would have fought Chris Algieri, the whole world would have crucified…
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY ON ALGIERI’S LOSS TO PACQUIAO: “HE GOT A LITTLE TASTE OF THE HUMBLE PIE”
By Ben Thompson
"Algieri had a game plan, he followed his game plan, you know, just different levels to this game...he was able to see what it felt like to be at the top level…
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JESSIE VARGAS SAYS ROY JONES JR. IS ALREADY WORKING ON THE GAME PLAN FOR MANNY PACQUIAO
By Ben Thompson
"I want to fight Manny Pacquiao. I want the opportunity. I spoke with Bob Arum before my fight and we had a serious talk and he explained to me that there was…
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TERENCE CRAWFORD DOMINATES RAY BELTRAN TO WIN WIDE UNANIMOUS DECISION
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, WBO lightweight champion Terence Crawford kept his undefeated record intact, defeating challenger Ray Beltran via unanimous decision in front of his hometown fans.…
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RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV DROPS AND STOPS JOSE LUIS CASTILLO IN 5
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, former jr. welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov defeated Jose Luis Castillo, dropping and stopping the former lightweight champion in the 5th round. It didn't take…
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MANNY PACQUIAO ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER CLASH: “IT’S TIME TO MAKE THAT FIGHT…THE FANS DESERVE THAT”
By Ben Thompson
"I think it's time to say something. I'm going to say the people deserve that fight. The fans deserve that fight. I think it's time to make that fight happen," stated 8-division…
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MANNY PACQUIAO BATTERS AND DROPS CHRIS ALGIERI SIX TIMES TO WIN UNANIMOUS DECISION
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the Cotai Arena in Macau, China, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao successfully defended his title with a dominant performance, dropping the previously undefeated WBO jr. welterweight champion Chris Algieri…
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FREDDIE ROACH SAYS MIGUEL COTTO WILL RESUME TRAINING ON DECEMBER 7
By Ben Thompson
"The thing with Cotto, I just talked to him last night, December 7th, he will be in my gym and we will start working just to get a little head start on…
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FREDDIE ROACH ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “HE’S GOING TO BE SCARED OF US AFTER WE DESTROY THIS GUY”
By Ben Thompson
"Sometimes I tell Manny not to beat Algieri up too bad because then Mayweather is just going to run a little bit more. You know, he's scared of us now and he's…
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TERENCE CRAWFORD KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON PACQUIAO VS. ALGIERI WITH MOVE TO 140 ON THE HORIZON
By Ben Thompson
"I plan on moving up in weight after this. I fought at 140 before; a few times. I felt comfortable at the weight. I'm just kind of growing out of this weight.…
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MANNY PACQUIAO SAYS BOB ARUM SELECTED CHRIS ALGIERI WITHOUT HIS SAY; JUST HOW MOTIVATED WILL HE BE?
By Ben Thompson
When asked if he had any say in choosing undefeated WBO jr. welterweight champion Chris Algieri as the opponent for his November 22 return to the ring, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao…
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PACQUIAO ON MAYWEATHER CLASH: “AS LONG AS I’M STILL IN BOXING AND HE’S STILL IN BOXING, THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY”
By Ben Thompson
Earlier this month, Graham Bensinger of Yahoo! Sports traveled to the Philippines for an in-depth discussion with 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Although the main purpose of the interview was to promote…
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ARUM KILLS TALK OF MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO AFTER ALGIERI: “MAYWEATHER IS RELUCTANT TO FIGHT MANNY…PERIOD!”
By Ben Thompson
"How can I talk for Mayweather. I mean, as far as the Pacquiao fight is concerned with Mayweather, as much as a lot of people surrounding that would want it to happen,…
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BERNARD HOPKINS 50/50 ON RETIREMENT; SAYS HE’S FINE DESPITE TAKING MORE PUNISHMENT THAN IN THE PAST
By Ben Thompson
"I will not disclose anything now. It's 50/50 what I'm going to do, but I've done more than anybody expected me to do in my whole career. I'm fine. I represented boxing…
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SERGEY KOVALEV DOMINATES BERNARD HOPKINS TO WIN SHUTOUT UNANIMOUS DECISION
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, undefeated WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev picked up the WBA & IBF titles with a dominant victory over Bernard Hopkins, dropping…
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JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. SIGNS WITH AL HAYMON
By Ben Thompson
Sources close to the information have informed us that former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has signed with influential adviser Al Haymon. Chavez Jr. becomes the newest big-name addition to Haymon's…
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CHRIS ALGIERI SAYS ABILITY TO ADJUST, NOT THE JAB, IS HIS BEST ASSET HEADING INTO PACQUIAO SHOWDOWN
By Ben Thompson
"My ability to adjust and find a way to win, which is an intangible, I know. A lot of people, like you said and Freddie said, think about the jab and whatnot.…
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CHRIS ALGIERI DISCUSSES MANNY PACQUIAO CLASH: “I’M AHEAD OF SCHEDULE…I’M LOOKING TO WIN EVERY SINGLE ROUND”
By Ben Thompson
"They're seeing a much more rested guy, a guy who's coming into training sessions hungry to learn and get better, and my coaches are saying it every day, I'm ahead of schedule.…
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CHRIS ALGIERI NOT IN AWE OF MANNY PACQUIAO OR THE BIG STAGE; CREDITS KICKBOXING CAREER FOR EXPERIENCE
By Ben Thompson
"I'm not going to be in awe of the big show or caught in the lights or caught in the aura of Manny Pacquiao. I've been in with some of the best…