Carlos Acevedo
262 articles · Mvn.com
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Enjoy Your Slaughter: Golden Boy Promotions & Must-Flee TV
Golden Boy Promotions continues to violate eyeballs across America with its televised insults, Fight Night Club and Solo Boxeo. Still, every time you turn around, some expert or other gauges the health…
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The Overlook: Is Juan Manuel Lopez Underestimating Bernabe Concepcion?
Nothing irks a world-class fighter more than knowing he is considered little more than a stepping stone for his opponent. Bernabe Concepcion, who faces Juan Manuel Lopez on July 10th in San…
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Sound & Fury: Pacquiao-Mayweather, Sanchez II, Liars, Duddy, Chavez Jr. & More
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips cliches. This week marvel at tales of the mysterious Salvador Sanchez II and the equally mysterious…
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Delivering The Goods: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. W12 John Duddy
In a bruising fight that makes you wonder why anyone pays any attention to HBO at all, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. outpointed brave John Duddy over 12 hectic rounds of give and…
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The All Talk Crew: The Top 12 Gum Flappers in Boxing
?This man buries himself with his mouth!? Rod Steiger, The Big Knife The following ratings are compiled based on an arcane ?blabber? to ?performance? algorithm. These are the fighters who never shut…
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Rough Magic: Andre Ward W12 Allan Green
Allan Green proved once and for all that a junkyard dog without teeth is of little interest unless it can whistle when Andre Ward shut him out and shut him up over…
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Step Lightly: Andre Ward-Allan Green Preview
Group Stage II of the World Boxing Classic comes to a close tomorrow night when Andre Ward and Allan Green face off over 12 rounds at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.…
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The Big Nothing! In Search of Another Victim For Vitali Klitschko
Now that David Haye has mysteriously gone mum on the subject of the Klitschko brothers, it looks like Vitali Klitschko will have to look elsewhere for his next victim, err, opponent. A…
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SOUND & FURY: Khan Kayoed by Cup, Froch Keeps Kvetching, Andre Berto Buzz Boggles, & Cotto-Foreman Ratings Fudged
When Sky Sports passed on broadcasting the Amir Khan-Joel Casamayor mismatch because it conflicted with the World Cup, The Cruelest Sport became an instant fan of soccer, despite the fact that the…
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Another Tomorrow: Miguel Cotto TKO9 Yuri Foreman
Miguel Cotto got back in the win column and put himself back into the present tense after scoring a strange 9th round TKO over an injured Yuri Foreman in Yankee Stadium last…
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A Sense of the Past: Yuri Foreman-Miguel Cotto Preview
Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman meet in Yankee Stadium tomorrow night in a fight that has as many questions going in as an episode of the X-files or Twin Peaks. Cotto is…
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Sound & Fury: The Amir Khan Caravan, Donaire Disappointed, The Klitschko Conundrum, Alexander-Bradley Waste Spittle, Vengeful Promoters & Why Websites Kowtow to Them
Nice to see that the road to superstardom Amir Khan is traveling on will be paved with gold flagstones for the foreseeable future. According to Boxing Scene, Richard Schaefer would like to…
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Those Bad, Bad Bernie Blues: Can Bernabe Concepcion Jinx Juan Manuel Lopez?
?Ohhh good morning Blues, Blues I wonder, what are you doing here so soon? Ohhh, good morning, good morning Mr. Blues, I wonder, what are you doing here so soon? Yes, you?ll…
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All Your Yesterdays: Rafael Marquez TKO3 Israel Vazquez
Rafael Marquez stopped Israel Vazquez last night in three gory rounds at the Staples Center in Los Angles to conclude their grand guignol after four torturous fights. By the time the bout…
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DISINTEGRATION: Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez Preview
No one knows exactly what to expect when Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez meet tomorrow night for the fourth time in a little over three years. Violence, naturally; blood, no doubt; pain,…
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Aftermath: A Little Perspective on Khan-Malignaggi & Other Weekend Results
Amir Khan stopped Paulie Malignaggi in 11 rounds before a lively crowd at The Theater in Madison Square Garden and already the peanut gallery is choking on its shells. Khan has been…
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Prefab Stardom: Is Amir Khan Ready for America?
Over the last few years, and perhaps since network TV drew the curtains on boxing, HBO has proactively attempted to manufacture stars via careful matchmaking and PR blitzes before, during, and after…
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SOUND & FURY: Mayweather-Pacquiao Star Wars, Donaire-Darchynian DOA, Klitschko & Bad Intentions, Larry Merchant Just Not Cheery Enough
News that the Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley pay-per-view numbers will settle at about 1.4 million buys is interesting in a few ways. First, if one strips away the early hype surrounding projections, the…
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The Cintron Affair, Or, Does Anyone Know The Rules Around Here?
One of the interesting byprodcuts of the ?Cintron Affair? last Saturday is seeing how clueless most people are about boxing rules and regulations. For the rabid forum barkers, this is a prerequisite…
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Kermit Cintron: The, Err, Mastermind
When Kermit Cintron was catapulted out of the ring on Saturday night against Paul Williams, it sparked the usual mindless drivel about heart and courage. The Cruelest Sport has been accused of…
