Martin Rogers
80 articles · Yahoo! Sports
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FURY VS. WILDER III: THE FIGHT WE ALL WANT – AND NEED – TO SEE
British royalty, eternally filled with acrimony and intrigue, never ceases to entertain, and these headline-filled present times are no exception. If Tyson Fury has his way, a different type of U.K. monarch…
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ONE-ON-ONE WITH OSCAR DE LA HOYA: ARE CELEBRITY FIGHTS GOOD FOR THE SPORT OF BOXING?
Oscar De La Hoya remembers the initial surprise, the annoyance and the dawning of reality. "I could see what was going to happen," De La Hoya told me this week. "And there…
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MANNY PACQUIAO VS. YORDENIS UGÁS: ONE-ON-ONE WITH PACQUIAO’S TRAINER, FREDDIE ROACH
Freddie Roach didn’t get to be described as the world’s greatest boxing trainer without paying attention to detail, which is how, a few years back, he found himself trying to answer a…
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ERROL SPENCE JR.’S IMPROBABLE RETURN
Errol Spence Jr. occasionally watches the video, the same footage that millions of others have seen, and he does the same thing as pretty much everyone else. As a security camera clip…
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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter offers a glimpse of boxing?s future
In boxing?s tangled and complicated world of politics and alliances, a fight can sometimes become more than the sum of its parts. In isolation, Saturday?s welterweight unification showdown between IBF champion Errol…
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Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter are part of a glorious welterweight dynasty
When Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter step into the ring for one of 2019?s most hotly-anticipated fights this Saturday night, they will do so with a rich vein of divisional history…
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Renaissance Man(ny): Is Manny Pacquiao the best he?s ever been ahead of his fight vs. Keith Thurman?
I didn?t think that I would still be fighting all these years later,? says Manny Pacquiao, as we sit down for breakfast at his home in the Hancock Park area of Los…
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Terence Crawford wins world welterweight championship bout against Amir Khan
There is so much on the line Saturday at Madison Square Garden when Amir Khan faces Terence Crawford in a world welterweight title bout. Some consider Crawford to be the best pound-for-pound…
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Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fight to controversial draw: Round-by-round analysis
In a stunner, the WBC heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was ruled a draw. USA TODAY Sports' Martin Rogers breaks down how it happened with a round-by-round analysis…
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Khabib’s manager calls Conor McGregor a ‘horrible human being’
LAS VEGAS ? Khabib Nurmagomedov?s manager Ali Abdelaziz placed the blame for Saturday night?s wild UFC 229 fracas firmly upon Conor McGregor, describing the Irishman as a ?horrible human being.? ?You can?t…
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Anthony Joshua defends WBA, WBO, IBF heavyweight titles with 7th-round TKO of Alexander Povetkin
Anthony Joshua - arguably the biggest active star in world boxing - faced his latest test, a WBA, WBO and IBF world title defense against Russia?s Alexander Povetkin in front of 80,000…
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Aggressive Canelo Alvarez wins majority decision over Gennady Golovkin in intense rematch
LAS VEGAS ? It took a year for boxing's most anticipated rematch to finally come together, 12 more rounds for it to simmer, and it all boiled down to a split-second of…
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Respect is gone as GGG, Canelo Alvarez feud has intensified over doping claims
LAS VEGAS ? When Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin stepped into the ring to trade venomous blows a year ago, it came on the back of a promotional campaign that…
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Canelo Alvarez withdraws from rematch with Gennady Golovkin after failed drug tests
Canelo Alvarez withdrew from his scheduled May 5 rematch with Gennady Golovkin on Tuesday in the wake of two positive doping tests and in anticipation of a ban from the Nevada Athletic…
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Resolutions: Boxing’s Wish List For 2018
Wishing for too much is a dangerous game that always has more than a puncher?s chance of ending in disappointment, but after a buoyant 2017 boxing deserves to dare to dream big.…
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Gennady Golovkin: Fight with Canelo Alvarez will be a ‘big gift’ to boxing fans
LAS VEGAS ? Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin promised a ?big gift? to boxing fans after both he and opponent Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez weighed in without incident ahead of Saturday?s highly anticipated middleweight world…
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If Canelo Alvarez defeats Gennady Golovkin, bizarre controversy could emerge
LAS VEGAS ? A bizarre controversy may be poised to erupt following Saturday?s blockbuster middleweight world title fight between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin. Alvarez remains in dispute with the…
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Oscar De La Hoya knows what’s holding back Canelo Alvarez
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar De La Hoya would change just one thing about Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez. He?d have him speak English. More specifically, De La Hoya would have Alvarez, boxing?s biggest pay-per-view…
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin a throwback to when fists did the talking
LOS ANGELES ? Boxing is already trying to move on from Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, a divisive circus upon which no one can agree if it was a mighty boost or…
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Conor McGregor: Floyd Mayweather ‘needs to shut his mouth’ about my weight-cut
LAS VEGAS ? Conor McGregor angrily snapped back at Floyd Mayweather?s insistence that the UFC lightweight chmpion will miss weight for Saturday?s blockbuster boxing match between the pair. McGregor and Mayweather must…