Danny Howard
164 articles · FightHype.com
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POTSHOT PICKS: BERNARD HOPKINS VS. CHAD DAWSON
By Danny Howard
Four years ago, Chad Dawson burst onto the scene with a dominating win over Tomasz Adamek. It was the kind of performance that signaled the arrival of a future superstar that could…
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SAUL ALVAREZ AND BRANDON RIOS ON THE SHORT LIST FOR MAYWEATHER, PACQUIAO?
By Danny Howard
Hot on the heels of Amir Khan saying that he's gotten some kind of verbal commitment to fight Floyd Mayweather sometime next year, I'm comfortable enough to say that Mayweather's 2012 probably…
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LIKE I SAID, TIM BRADLEY SIGNS WITH TOP RANK TO FIGHT ON PACQUIAO UNDERCARD
By Danny Howard
When I initially reported that Timothy Bradley may have already began discussing making fights with Top Rank, every boxing news outlet disputed the report. Some "journalists" even took jabs at FightHype for…
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IS PACQUIAO’S FAIRY TALE CAREER HEADED FOR A TRAGIC ENDING?
By Danny Howard
Over the past couple of days, there has been more talk about Manny Pacquiao's finances than his upcoming November clash against rival Juan Manuel Marquez. Despite Pacquiao being one of the most…
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THE SHOWTIME FORMULA AND WHY HBO NEEDS IT
By Danny Howard
Say what you will about the foul-filled, nut-busting finale of Showtime's Bantamweight tournament last weekend, but outside of the conspiracy theories regarding a payoff of incompetent referee Russell Mora or the Golota-like…
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FROM PILLAR TO POST: ARUM SHOOTING FOR PACQUIAO-OVERKILL
By Danny Howard
Now that HBO has landed the most gargantuan of mismatches in Pacquiao-Marquez III, Bob Arum is pulling out all the stops, throwing Manny Pacquiao on as many advertisements as possible in hopes…
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BUTE STILL AWAITING THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
By Danny Howard
Kelly Pavlik's decision to pull out of his fight with Darryl Cunningham last weekend sent shockwaves through the boxing community. Even now, people are trying to peice together why it happened and…
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FROM PILLAR TO POST: WHAT REALLY BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE THAT GREENBURG BUILT?
By Danny Howard
As it stands, HBO is on the verge of a new beginning as Ross Greenburg stepped down as President of HBO Sports, leaving many to speculate what will come to the networks…
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FROM PILLAR TO POST: THE LAUGHABLE PROSPECT OF RIOS VS. PACQUIAO
By Danny Howard
On the heels of Brandon Rios defending his title in spectacular fashion, stopping Urbano Antillon last Saturday, Bob Arum let out his hopes that Rios may be ready for Manny Pacquiao a…
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PAUL WILLIAMS: FROM MOST FEARED TO MOST CONCERN
By Danny Howard
I had told everybody that would listen that Paul Williams was an exposed and damaged fighter who was looking for a way out heading into last weekend's controversial fight against undefeated Cuban…
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY SIGNS WITH TOP RANK?
By Danny Howard
WBC & WBO Jr. Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley has been all too quiet ever since his contract with promoter Gary Shaw expired at the end of June. While there has been plenty…
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FROM PILLAR TO POST: MARQUEZ GEARING UP FOR THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
By Danny Howard
Juan Manuel Marquez has done a lot of shouting and hollering about how he feels he got jobbed against Manny Pacquiao, not once, but twice. His desire for a third fight has…
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FROM PILLAR TO POST: THE BIGGEST FIGHT NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT
By Danny Howard
We're only moments away from long-awaited showdown between heavyweight champions Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye, but outside of the diehard fans, there doesn't seem to be much buzz from the general public…
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ALEXANDER SHOWS GRIT, BUT BARELY GETS BY MATTHYSSE WITH SPLIT DECISION VICTORY
By Danny Howard
On Saturday night, Devon Alexander and Lucas Matthysse stepped into the ring at the crossroads, but by the end of their 10-round clash, they both put themselves in place for another big…
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DEVON ALEXANDER ON LAST CHANCE ROAD AGAINST LUCAS MATTHYSSE
By Danny Howard
It's been said multiple times that the sport of boxing makes too much fuss over losses and in my opinion, that statement couldn't be any truer. All of the greats in the…
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FROM PILLAR TO POST: SAYONARA SHANE! TOP RANK PASSES ON OPTION FOR MOSLEY’S NEXT FIGHT
By Danny Howard
When Shane Mosley stepped through the ropes to face Manny Pacquiao last May, very few people were giving him a chance to win the fight. In fact, after losing a lopsided unaninmous…
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PAUL SPADAFORA: THE MAN THAT MAYWEATHER AND BOXING FORGOT
By Danny Howard
In case you didn't know, Floyd Mayweather is fighting Victor Ortiz this September. In the months leading up to Mayweather's announcement, we heard numerous rumors from all different directions and couldn't separate…
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FROM PILLAR TO POST: ON TO THE NEXT, HOPKINS LINES UP DAWSON FOR FALL CLASH
By Danny Howard
Bernard Hopkins is something else, isn't he? After a magnificent performance in soundly outpointing Jean Pascal last weekend to become the oldest champion in boxing history, he is showing no sign of…
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WHY WE AREN’T SEEING BRADLEY-KHAN THIS SUMMER
By Danny Howard
A little more than two months from now, the boxing world was going to crown itself a new superstar in Las Vegas when Timothy Bradley and Amir Khan put their Junior Welterweight…
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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED DURING THE MAYWEATHER-SPADAFORA SPARRING SESSION?
By Danny Howard
If you didn't catch the latest episode of FightHype Radio, you missed special guest Jesse Reid, world-class trainer of undefeated welterweight Paul Spadafora, who stopped by the show to set the record…