Jeff Powell
252 articles · Mail Online (UK)
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Round one in $100m fight goes to Pacquiao as Mayweather is hit by court blow
The first $100million fight began on Monday night with Manny Pacquiao winning the first round against Floyd Mayweather Jnr. By the time one of their fists is raised in triumph ? probably…
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Rhodes faces improbable task of beating Mexican whizzkid in his own backyard
If Ryan Rhodes is to finally win his world title on Saturday night he will not only have to upset the latest Mexican whizzkid in his own own backyard but also defy…
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Ryan Rhodes can scupper Manny Pacquiao’s ?40m pay day by shocking Saul Alvarez
A British boxer, who walked unrecognised through the streets of London last week, now stands between the legendary Manny Pacquiao and the biggest purse in ring history. Pacquiao has been offered a…
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Jeff Powell: Enter the Dark Lord! Why Haye’s trainer Booth is the ‘Special One’
For his next dastardly trick the Jose Mourinho of the prize ring is plotting to break the mind, will, spirit and ultimately the jaw of the giant who is regarded outside South…
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What’s the secret behind Pacquiao’s amazing strength and power? It’s nothing more than hard work
As the greatest pound-for-pound fighter on the planet celebrated the conquest of yet another larger champion than himself by giving a pop concert, the rest of the world marvelled yet again at…
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Hatton set to climb off the canvas: Hitman considering dramatic comeback against Morales
Ricky Hatton is considering a multi-million-dollar comeback leading to a super-fight with Mexican legend Erik Morales. The Hitman has resumed sparring with Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell, whom he promotes. He has…
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‘Pacquiao v Mayweather’: Only the big fights can survive on pay-pay-view after Khan KO
Even as Floyd Mayweather Jnr is accused of turning down a minimum $50million to take on Manny Pacquaio, our own Amir Khan becomes the first million-pound victim of a down-turn in boxing?s…
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Forget Pacquiao v Mayweather! Donaire is the man in the middle as De La Hoya and Arum trade blows
Whether or not the pound-for-pound Fight Of The New Century ever takes place, the dollar-for-dollar battle of the promoters is very much on. Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jnr remains a distant…
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Khan is growing into a real Manny but Judah admits Mayweather is close to calling time
As the virtues of Manny Pacquiao are being extolled by Bolton's finest, the future of Floyd Mayweather Jnr lurches between a rap and a hard place. As our own Amir Khan gives…
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Hatton hampered by weight limit as Alvarez becomes an even heavier favourite
The going in America was always going to be tough for Matthew Hatton and now it looks like getting even tougher come Saturday night. The WBC are expected to insist that Hatton's…
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Ricky Hatton means business – and it’s good news for brother Matthew as the Hitman boxes clever
When Ricky Hatton turned his thoughts to promoting after Manny Pacquiao pounded him into virtual retirement eyebrows were raised - sharply enough to threaten a cut or two - about the Hitman's…
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Pacquiao’s loss could be Hatton’s gain as Ricky’s brother Matthew could land Manny’s vacated WBC title against rival Saul Alvarez
Manny Pacquiao and Matthew Hatton are not names usually written in the same sentence but one's loss may become the other's gain as early as next month. Pacquiao's decision to relinquish the…
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Crying on the inside! Hero Pacquiao paid the price for making history against Margarito
No-one who saw Manny Pacquiao in the 36 hours following the victory over Antonio Margarito which immortalised him as an eight-division world champion will be surprised that he has relinquished the light-middleweight…
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Mayweather could learn a thing or two from Ward and Gatti about how to be a real blockbuster
There are films about great boxers and then there are great movies which happen to be about boxing, illuminate the sweet science, and in so doing rank as contenders for the Oscars.…
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The Brits are coming… not that Ring magazine would know it: Haye, Khan and Froch fail to hit the heights in top 100 list
Even the Bible of the noble art - Ring magazine - can be a little slow catching on to the rising challenge from the Brits. Either that or the Americans are a…
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MMA won’t go away so it’s time for Haye, the Klitschkos, Pacquiao and Mayweather to box clever for the sake of their sport
The Hayemaker oscillates between two Klitschkos and another no-no. The Money Man ponders which of prison or the Pacman would heap upon him the lesser of two humiliations. Their hard old game…
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David Haye, Carl Froch and Amir Khan – let’s enjoy the Brit parade in a knockout 2011
The year of living excitingly, dynamically, perhaps stupendously and - yes - dangerously is at hand. By the end of 2011 the boxing world could be dominated by British prize-fighters along with…
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Manny Pacquiao clinches Floyd Mayweather fight, David Haye pins down a Klitschko… and more Christmas wishes
Santa's big right hand is on the way. And in it, his sack full of the five finest Christmas presents which boxing could wish for this Yuletide... 1) The signing of contracts…
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Amir Khan shows the only way is up through the weights as he walks in Manny Pacquiao’s footsteps
Amir Khan comes home a hero, even though he has not fully comprehended the thrilling enormity of his victory over Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas. Britain's world light-welterweight champion woke up without…
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Khan beware! Maidana?s big punch threatens Brit champ in Las Vegas
The cowboys wearing their 10-gallon hats, boot-lace ties and alligator boots are in town for their rodeo grand finals as the branding of Amir Khan begins in earnest. On Saturday night an…
