Michael Katz
10 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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?Bad? Chad Dawson
There are many signs pointing to an upset, but despite my penchant for liking underdogs, don?t ask me to navigate around the big favorite in next Saturday?s HBO feature. Yes, the ?dog…
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He?s Not Heavy, He?s a Brother
Oh, brother, and I don?t mean which Klitschko is next for the evergreen Samuel Peter. Brother acts in boxing, generally, have been more successful than say brother acts in the Bible, which…
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Of Fragile Fetlocks, Brittle Egos and Superman?s Glass Jaw
?Down the stretch they come?.? Dave Johnson?s signature horse racing call does not usually apply to boxing, where the final stages are more painful than thrilling. Archie Moore, Jersey Joe Walcott, George…
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Of Fragile Fetlocks, Brittle Egos and Superman?s Glass Jaw
?Down the stretch they come?.? Dave Johnson?s signature horse racing call does not usually apply to boxing, where the final stages are more painful than thrilling. Archie Moore, Jersey Joe Walcott, George…
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Maybe Bob Arum Is the Promoter Who Doesn’t Wear Men’s Clothes
Okay, Kelly Pavlik is good for boxing, MAYBE, if Bob Arum lets him; rematches like Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera II are not, especially when falsely entitled "Will to Win," and Samuel Peter…
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Pound for pound, who’s the best right now?
Our world has been shaken. This is a good thing; we don't need a flat world. Turmoil is stimulating. Forgive me if I nonetheless attempt to restore order. There is a welcome…
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IN SHOWDOWN BETWEEN EGO AND GREED, EVEN THE RICH GET TAKEN
The big sports who paid $2,000 a pop -the highest list price- got a nasty surprise when they finally got their tickets in the mail recently. These fine customers expected to be…
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The Usual Weighty Fluff Pound-for-Pound
LAS VEGAS, July 7 – There was a time, when my brain was as nimble as my brawn, a time I could make up lists like the ten greatest Italian operas or…
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Featherweights Unsatisfied With Draw
LAS VEGAS, May 9 ? The fight of the year had everything but a winner. In a wild blood-and-guts battle, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico, the…
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Many Are Culled, but Manny Is Chosen, Ho Ho Ho
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 - Wait til next year. Why? Not because it figures to be any better than any other year, but because it?s the only year we have. This year…
