Jeff Powell
252 articles · Mail Online (UK)
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Khan finally set for $10m Mayweather fight… if he comes through Collazo test unscathed
By Jeff Powell
Amir Khan is one grandstand performance away from the richest fight ever to involve a British boxer. That assurance has been given to our lightning Boltonian as prepares to be the warm…
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Maidana takes a swing at ‘boring’ Khan as he prepares for Money shot at Mayweather
By Jeff Powell
The fighter for whom Amir Khan was so unceremoniously dumped by Floyd Mayweather believes his elevation to next month?s Money fight has spared the boxing public a night of expensive tedium. Marcos…
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Millions involved and revenge at stake… Pacquiao vs Bradley has the potential to be the most epic contest in years
By Jeff Powell
The PacMan has been glued to the screen. Not playing the video game named after him. Watching the tape of his contentious first fight with Tim Bradley which has set up this…
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PacMan of the people: Manny’s the superstar statesman who entertains and serves his fellow Filipinos – and he’s out for revenge against Bradley
By Jeff Powell
Manny Pacquiao, multi-millionaire boxing super-star or Congressman Pacquiao humble saviour of the Philippines. Why not both? On the eve of his latest mega-fight ? this Saturday night?s re-match of that diabolical loss…
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Pacquiao sets sights on Mayweather and Marquez after revenge against Bradley
By Jeff Powell
Manny Pacquiao is so confident of winning his grudge rematch with Tim Bradley that he is gearing up for a minimum of two more years in big-time boxing. The PacMan has dismissed…
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Abuse after Pacquiao fight nearly drove me to suicide, says Bradley ahead of rematch
By Jeff Powell
Tim Bradley goes into his mega-rematch with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on Saturday night after revealing that the controversy which followed the first encounter almost drove him to kill himself. Bradley…
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Is Pacquiao all talk? Unbeaten Bradley thinks so as he seeks public redemption in grudge Vegas rematch
By Jeff Powell
Manny Pacquiao?s return journey to Las Vegas has taken him via Jimmy Kimmel?s chat show on American television, where he was joined on camera by Bill Clinton. The former US president not…
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After Mayweather ignored his own poll to fight another hand-picked opponent in Maidana, Khan needs a big win in America…
By Jeff Powell
Floyd Mayweather has confirmed how wise Amir Khan is not to fall for the bait of appearing on the great man?s undercard after being dumped from the big fight itself. At his…
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Raucous Glasgow support can’t prevent Crawford taking Burns’ lightweight crown
By Jeff Powell
Ricky Burns put in the brave-heart performance of his career but it was not enough to prevent him losing Scotland?s only world title. Terence Crawford was too quick, too smart, too elusive…
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Mayweather has shafted Khan by choosing to fight Maidana – Jeff Powell’s verdict
By Jeff Powell
Amir Khan has been royally shafted by the king of world boxing. By anointing Argentina?s Marcos Maidana as his next opponent, Floyd Mayweather has left Khan with a broken promise and a…
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Chisora eyes fast track to Klitschko in Russian rumble with Povetkin
By Jeff Powell
Dereck Chisora wants to make amends for his ugly brawl with veteran American heavyweight Kevin Johnson by fighting Alexander Povetkin in Moscow this April. London?s Del Boy has asked promoter Frank Warren…
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Heavyweights Fury and Chisora close in on summer rematch with contrasting victories
By Jeff Powell
Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury each fulfilled his part of their world heavyweight elimination gamble ? but in utterly contrasting fights. After Fury had see-sawed his way between calamity and a fourth…
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JEFF POWELL: My pound-for-pound boxing rankings
By Jeff Powell
Nothing divides fans like the mythical pound-for-pound world rankings. Sportsmail's boxing correspondent Jeff Powell has chosen his top 10 and will be updating them regularly on this page. Do you agree with…
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The $200m mega-fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao could finally be on in Vegas
By Jeff Powell
At long last, it may actually happen. Boxing?s first $200million spectacular. The mega-fight we?ve all been waiting for. The most reliable hint thus far that Floyd Mayeather and Manny Pacquiao will finally…
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Khan’s shot at Mayweather inches ever closer as Golden Boy refuses to deal with PacMan’s promoter
By Jeff Powell
Any chance that Amir Khan could be gazumped by Manny Pacquiao in his bid for that mega-millions fight with Floyd Mayweather next spring has been scotched by the Money Man?s American promoter.…
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Out of tragedy comes hope: Mayweather v Pacquiao could be revived to raise $200m for Philippines in biggest charity night ever
By Jeff Powell
The desperate fragility of the Philippines in the face of nature?s most destructive forces is not only inspiring the biggest aid effort in human history but reviving the flickering hope that Manny…
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Mayweather’s mantra pays off for Brook but he’ll have to wait his turn for shot at Khan
By Jeff Powell
The shadow of Floyd Mayweather stretched across boxing ? and the Atlantic ? on Saturday night even though the great man himself was still taking it easy after treating Canelo Alvarez to…
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Money Mayweather’s the undisputed Lord of The Ring – but PacMan must be higher and Froch deserves a place in top 10
By Jeff Powell
Tim Bradley?s victory over Juan Manuel Marquez ? in Saturday night?s clash between the only two men to have beaten Manny Pacquiao in the last eight years ? has provoked a reshuffling…
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Khan promises to abandon celebrity lifestyle in pursuit of Mayweather mega-fight
By Jeff Powell
Amir Khan has responded to his trainer?s clarion call for intensified commitment to boxing by abandoning the celebrity lifestyle and submitting to the rigours of a three-month training camp. The incentive could…
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Mayweather’s latest masterpiece was desecrated by judge who should retire
By Jeff Powell
Floyd Mayweather, having painted another masterpiece on the canvas of the prize-ring, now has some idea what it feels like to have been as unappreciated in his genius years as Vincent Van…