Neil Best
9 articles · NewsDay.com
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Frazier-Ali I was Fight of the Millennium
Bob Arum was ringside. "It was unbelievable," he said. Thomas Hauser was in the last row of the mezzanine. "It was electric," he said. Tim Ryan was in a media section just…
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas: Top Rank empowered by producing and distributing fight without HBO
As boxing Senators go, Manny Pacquiao surely is in a class by himself, capable of whipping any colleagues in the Philippines ? not to mention his counterparts in the United States. But…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao predictions
We now are less than three weeks away from the much-anticipated Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao bout on May 2 in Las Vegas, which means less than three weeks left to…
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Gerry Cooney picks Floyd Mayweather Jr. to beat Manny Pacquiao
Gerry Cooney, 58, still boxes to stay fit and raise money for charitable causes, and is confident that if he were given a crack at Floyd Mayweather Jr., "I would kick his…
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A-Rod picks Mayweather over Pacquiao by decision
Alex Rodriguez admits he is no boxing expert. Far from it. But almost like everyone else on Earth, he has an opinion about the May 2 bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny…
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Manny Pacquiao-Chris Algieri will draw, but are pay-per-view fights sustainable?
Manny Pacquiao has been in 19 pay-per-view fights for HBO, attracting nearly 13 million buys and north of $700 million in revenue. So he enters Saturday night's bout against Chris Algieri as…
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Harold Lederman, HBO analyst, a ‘walking encyclopedia’ of boxing
Harold Lederman isn't complaining. How could he, given how much fun he is having in a job he plans to continue doing "forever," his health and HBO willing? Still, there is the…
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Manny Pacquiao can reach De La Hoya’s PPV heights
Manny Pacquiao, I bow to your page views power and apologize for that jokey post Tuesday in which I exploited your name and fans, whose passion clearly is unmatched. To make amends,…
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Manny Pacquiao not scheduled for ‘The Superstars’
Only four weeks until the latest iteration of "The Superstars" on ABC, this time sans Bob Seagren, Joe Frazier, Kyle Rote Jr. or even Jason Sehorn. The format for the show involves…
