Mark Kriegel
27 articles · Fox Sports
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‘My last chance’: Can Lomachenko defy boxing history and beat Devin Haney?
By Mark Kriegel
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Five years ago, when I began interviewing Vasiliy Lomachenko, he explained what he wanted from boxing. It wasn't money, or to be found atop the pound-for-pound rankings (which, back…
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Vasiliy Lomachenko: Undisputed or bust, and why they’re calling me Voldemort
By Mark Kriegel
Former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko steps back into the ring Saturday night at Madison Square Garden to face Richard Commey (9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+). It will be Lomachenko's second fight since…
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Family, always: Inside the unbreakable bond between Shawn and Kenny Porter
By Mark Kriegel
LAS VEGAS -- I met Shawn Porter in early 2016 as he was preparing to fight Keith Thurman, who was then the best welterweight in the world. Three things were immediately apparent,…
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‘As worthy as any trilogy in the history of the sport’: Ali-Frazier, Bowe-Holyfield, and now, Fury-Wilder
By Mark Kriegel
LAS VEGAS - As the evening began, Deontay Wilder looked as if he stepped out of a comic book. The shoulders, the arms, the fearsome arch of his torso -- it all…
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Tyson Fury must fight Deontay Wilder by Sept. 15, arbitrator says
By Mark Kriegel
A day after Tyson Fury tweeted that his heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua was "100 percent on" for Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia, an arbitrator ruled Monday that Fury must face…
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Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua sign two-fight deal to unify heavyweight titles
By Mark Kriegel
After months of arduous negotiations between competing promoters and rival champions, the contract for a two-fight deal between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to unify the heavyweight titles has finally been signed.…
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‘Boxing never lies’: Ryan Garcia ready to prove he’s more than a social media star
By Mark Kriegel
SAN DIEGO -- It's not what I'd expect of a Gen Z playlist, much less from a fighter losing himself in the imagined aggressions of shadowboxing: "Married Life," better known as the…
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A new Tyson takes Vegas
By Mark Kriegel
LAS VEGAS, NV. -- For centuries now, fighting has been the Fury family business. A clan of Irish Travellers, the Furys were fighters -- the bare-knuckle variety, mostly -- the way other…
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Why isn’t Mikey Garcia a Mexican-American superstar?
By Mark Kriegel
OS ANGELES -- The most preternaturally gifted figure in boxing -- perhaps any sport for that matter -- is a 73-year-old former field worker with a regal bearing and full head of…
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The education of Terence Crawford
By Mark Kriegel
OMAHA, Neb. -- Grover Wiley was 25, six years into a pro career that would see him retire the great Julio Cesar Chavez. Terence Crawford Jr. -- "Bud," as everyone called him…
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The downfall of Conor McGregor
By Mark Kriegel
At their essence, combat sports are a form of reality programming, which is to say, not as unscripted as we might hope. Hence, there's this persistently preposterous presumption that Dana White isn't…
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‘Matar o morir,’ The ballad of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
By Mark Kriegel
HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. -- There's a universal geometry to combat, and Gilberto Ramirez can't help but recall the grace of the gunman that day: the way he parried with his empty hand,…
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With a title shot on the line, undefeated Jose Ramirez ready to make another statement
By Mark Kriegel
LOS ANGELES -- In the summer of 2006, Jose Ramirez got his first job. He was 14, and thought asking his father for movie money would make him less of a man.…
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Roach, like Ali, bravely battles disease
By Mark Kriegel
On the occasion of Muhammad Ali?s 70th birthday, I recalled my first time seeing him in the flesh. It was 1991, at Macy?s department store on New York City?s 34th Street. He…
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Tough choices ahead for Pacquiao
By Mark Kriegel
?I don?t know who the f--- gave you that information,? said Koncz. ?I?m not going to discuss Manny and Jinkee?s personal business in the media.? That?s fair enough, if not exactly a…
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Not even Mayweather can rattle Merchant
By Mark Kriegel
The photograph hangs in Larry Merchant?s home office, alongside a mock fight poster announcing a ?bout? between Auguste ?The Chisel? Rodin and Pablo ?The Palette? Picasso at London?s Royal Academy of Arts.…
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What is Mosley’s motivation vs. Pacquiao?
By Mark Kriegel
At what price? That?s the question for Shane Mosley. As a 5-1 underdog against Manny Pacquiao, he?s not a bad proposition. After all, with a guaranteed $20 million going to the favored…
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Floyd, as in avoid
By Mark Kriegel
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Todd DuBoef, president of Top Rank Boxing, spent the Super Bowl in Jerry Jones? box with an ex-president, a disgruntled third baseman, and an old friend, Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Mayweather wastes our time
By Mark Kriegel
About a week ago, UFC boss Dana White ran into Floyd Mayweather at the Hard Rock in Vegas. ?When?s this fight gonna happen?? asked White referring to the prospect of Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao.…
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Mayweather gets most impressive win
By Mark Kriegel
LAS VEGAS It ended with a smattering of boos, as the bout had settled into a predictable rhythm. Perhaps the fans had been made dim with too much drink and too many…