Carlos Acevedo
262 articles · Mvn.com
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The Risk Factor: Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Saul Alvarez Preview
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and Saul Alvarez look to set a new profit paradigm in boxing when they meet on September 14th at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, at a…
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Leftover Life To Kill: Blood, Death, Remembrance, Alphabet City
All died dreaming about america waking them up in the middle of the night screaming: Mira Mira your name is on the winning lottery ticket for one hundred thousand dollars -Pedro Pietri…
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Love and Loss: On ?The Good Son: The Life of Ray ?Boom Boom? Mancini?
The 1980s were the last time boxing was close to being a mainstream sport in America, and Ray ?Boom Boom? Mancini, from Youngstown, Ohio, was one of the reasons why. A lightweight…
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?We Were Young Together Once?: Top 20 Favorite Fighters of the 1980s, A Personal Reminiscence
Long before Roger Mayweather became famous for twelve-letter expletives and for discovering A-side Meth, he was a bold case study in hot-and-cold, up-and-down, and what-goes-around-comes-around. With a skull-and-crossbones stitched on his trunks…
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HARD TIMES: The Mystery of the Jack Dempsey-Jess Willard Fight
It is, for boxing, as enduring a mystery as the Bermuda Triangle or the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask. On July 4, 1919, in Toledo, Ohio, Jack Dempsey ushered…
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Losing Steps: Sergio Martinez W12 Martin Murray
Sergio Martinez got the job done, but just barely. On a rainy night in Buenos Aries, the middleweight champion escaped a strong challenge from Martin Murray, surviving a trip to the canvas…
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RED ARROW: The Mysterious Death of Sonny Liston
Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970. His life was a firetrap; his days were dry tinder. A small spark here or there?some ash from a cigarette, perhaps?and the whole ramshackle hovel would go up…
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Yes, We Have No Bananas: Nonito Donaire-Guillermo Rigondeaux Preview
The last?and only?prizefight extravaganza held at Radio City Music Hall, topped by Roy Jones, Jr., in 2000, was notable chiefly for its many oddities, including a parallel universe undercard. Derrick Jefferson wore…
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With Mercy For The Dreaming: Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado II Preview
Some fighters never stop paying dues, even after they reach the grueling heights of a profession as pitiless and as nebulous as any in North America. For Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado?who…
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DARK SUN: Remembering Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier, whose first fight with Muhammad Ali?an event that attracted worldwide attention?sealed his legacy as one of the defining American sports figures of the last 50 years, died of liver cancer…
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Suffering Hour: On Adrien Broner, Gavin Rees, & HBO
In a main event that might qualify as a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Adrien Broner returns to HBO against British and European lightweight champion Gavin Rees at Boardwalk…
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WAR, BABY, WAR: Why the World Loves Manny Pacquiao
When Manny Pacquiao was introduced to the crowd prior to the Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey bout in Madison Square Garden last June, nearly 18,000 fans, most of them Puerto Ricans out to support…
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FAILBETTER: Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez Preview
?Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.? Beckett Contemporary boxing is so ersatz?from tinfoil stars mass-produced by premium cable networks to P-4-P stalwarts who are soon wandering…
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Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: Carl Froch-Yusaf Mack Preview
Marking time is not something Carl Froch has been used to over the last few years, but tomorrow night he joins the rest of the prizefight fraternity and tries his hand at…
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In the Shadows: Abner Mares, Anselmo Moreno, and Nonito Donaire
With Nonito Donaire out of the picture because of the monkeyshines played by fight game overlords?promoters and networks?Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno face off tomorrow night at the Staples Center in Los…
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In the Shadows: Abner Mares, Anselmo Moreno, and Nonito Donaire
With Nonito Donaire out of the picture because of the monkeyshines played by fight game overlords?promoters and networks?Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno face off tomorrow night at the Staples Center in Los…
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The Dream Becomes the World: Vitali Klitschko-Manuel Charr Preview
Manuel Charr will play the part of Jack Roper opposite Vitali Klitschko?in the role of the white Joe Louis?when the two heavyweights square off on Saturday at the Olimpiyskiy in Moscow, Russia,…
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The Horror of it All: David Haye-Dereck Chisora Preview
The spirit of P.T. Barnum makes a transatlantic crossing when David Haye and Dereck Chisora square off in London tomorrow night at Upton Park in a 10-round scrap for the British Empire…
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SUPERUNKNOWN: Nonito Donaire-Jeffrey Mathebula Preview
Dynamic Nonito Donaire faces a Mary Celeste-like mystery in the ring tomorrow night when he faces unknown quantity Jeffrey Mathebula at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, in a scheduled 12.…
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You Got To Work To Get Your Pay: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr-Andy Lee Preview
Who can forget the days when Emanuel Steward used to hype Andy Lee as a future heavyweight champion? Lee, 28, takes his first step toward that unlikely goal tonight when he faces…
