Ben Thompson
1,357 articles · FightHype.com
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CANELO ALVAREZ DEFEATS MIGUEL COTTO VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION; CAPTURES WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, former jr. middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez added the WBC middleweight title to his resume, defeating former champion Miguel Cotto via unanimous…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER DEFENDS RONDA ROUSEY AGAINST INTERNET TROLLS; DENIES TELLING 50 CENT TO MOCK HER
By Ben Thompson
"That's not true at all. I haven't really spoke to anyone about the Ronda Rousey situation, just to set the record straight. I don't have anything against MMA fighters. It's just like…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER SOUNDS OFF ON HOW TODAY’S FIGHTERS ARE MISLED: “I’M HERE TO TELL YOU, YOU DIDN’T MAKE IT!”
By Ben Thompson
"It takes more than just being able to fight inside the ring. You have to have a certain look, you have to have a certain charisma, and if you don't have that,…
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LAILA ALI RIPS RONDA ROUSEY AND PRAISES HOLLY HOLM; SAYS THE BEST DON’T GET BEAT UP LIKE THAT IN THEIR PRIME
By Ben Thompson
"She didn't shock me. Of course not. I'm familiar with Holly Holm. She's a talented boxer. She's a world champion. She's got MMA background and obviously was no chump, so I'm excited…
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RONDA ROUSEY COMMENTS ON LOSS TO HOLLY HOLM: “I’LL BE BACK”
By Ben Thompson
"I just wanted to thank everyone for the love and support. I appreciate the concerns about my health, but I'm fine. As I had mentioned before, I'm going to take a little…
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HOLLY HOLM DOMINATES AND KNOCKS OUT RONDA ROUSEY IN ROUND 2; CAPTURES UFC WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, former boxing world champion Holly Holm absolutely dominated former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, picking her apart with her superior boxing skills before…
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MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS CEO LEONARD ELLERBE FIRES BACK AT OSCAR DE LA HOYA: “HE JUST SOUNDS SILLY AND BITTER”
By Ben Thompson
"He just sounds silly and bitter. Even though we know he didn't write it, they're just looking for storylines to generate mainstream press. That's what it comes down to. They're just trying…
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ADRIEN BRONER FIRES BACK AT FLOYD MAYWEATHER; GOES OFF ON “WEAK ASS MESSAGE” AND DEMANDS HIM TO “PICK UP YOUR PHONE”
By Ben Thompson
"Listen, man, I wasn't going to do this over the internet because at the end of the day, it's pointless, you know what I'm saying. Like, I got your number, you got…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER COMMENTS ON RONDA ROUSEY ON COVER OF RING MAGAZINE: “THE SPORT IS STARTING TO LOOK BAD”
By Ben Thompson
"Well, you know, congratulations, but you know the sport is starting to look bad when a female fighter from a whole other sport is on the cover of a boxing book," stated…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER WANTS GENNADY GOLOVKIN TO FIGHT ANDRE WARD; NOT CONVINCED HE’S GOOD UNTIL HE TAKES A RISK
By Ben Thompson
"Just because you can fight has nothing to do with selling tickets, putting asses in the seats, or becoming a pay-per-view star. It takes more than just being able to fight...I took…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER HAS STRONG WORDS FOR ADRIEN BRONER: “HE NEEDS TO BE THANKING THE MONEY TEAM…HE HAS A LOT OF GROWING UP TO DO”
By Ben Thompson
"He lose to Shawn Porter, then you fight for a world title right after that, for a vacant title; you and your opponent coming off losses...me as a fighter, if I lost…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER CRUSHES PACQUIAO’S REMATCH TALK: “ALL BULLSHIT…ONCE AGAIN, PIGGYBACKING OFF MY NAME”
By Ben Thompson
"I'm in different cities in different countries and I hear people talking about Mayweather-Pacquiao 2. I guess people forgot about those different ESPN commercials. 'He really wants to fight? He's scared of…
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EMOTIONAL BRANDON RIOS RETIRES IN RING AFTER LOSS TO TIMOTHY BRADLEY
By Ben Thompson
"My body is not the same no war. I've been in a lot of wars and you know what? I think it's time to hang it up. I had a great performance…
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY DOMINATES AND KNOCKS OUT BRANDON RIOS IN 9
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley made an impressive defense of his title, dominating and knocking out former world champion Brandon…
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ANDRE WARD SPEAKS IN-DEPTH ON MOVE TO 175, KOVALEV COLLISION COURSE, AND MORE: “ANOTHER CHAPTER IN MY CAREER”
By Ben Thompson
"My career is not going to look like any other career. Certain things are going to be done that may not be the norm and that's okay with me...this is just another…
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MANNY PACQUIAO STILL HOPING FOR REMATCH WITH RETIRED FLOYD MAYWEATHER AS FINAL FIGHT
By Ben Thompson
"I don't know yet who's my opponent next but we're still negotiating right now about the rematch with Floyd Mayweather so hoping for that," stated 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who revealed…
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TERENCE CRAWFORD BATTERS AND STOPS DIERRY JEAN IN 10; DECLARES HIMSELF READY FOR MANNY PACQUIAO
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, WBO jr. welterweight champion Terence Crawford made a successful defense of his title, defeating challenger Dierry Jean via 10th round TKO. Crawford looked dominant…
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CANELO ALVAREZ INSISTS GENNADY GOLOVKIN HAS TO FIGHT HIM AT 155; STANDS FIRM ON NOT MOVING UP TO 160
By Ben Thompson
"If he wants to fight with me, let him come down to 155 and I'll fight him whatever day he wants," stated former jr. welterweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who made it…
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GOLOVKIN VS. LEMIEUX DOES ROUGHLY 150,000 PPV BUYS
By Ben Thompson
According to multiple industry sources, Gennady Golovkin's October 17 clash with David Lemieux sold approximately 150,000 pay-per-view units. Although one source informed us that the final tally will be "less than that",…
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ANDRE WARD TO RETURN ON COTTO VS. CANELO CARD; BEGINS ROAD TO SERGEY KOVALEV SHOWDOWN
By Ben Thompson
Sources close to the information have informed us that undefeated super middleweight king Andre Ward will return to the ring in the co-main event to the highly-anticipated November 21 showdown between WBC…