John Dennen
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Manny Pacquiao?s future with Freddie Roach in doubt
By John Dennen
THE future of Manny Pacquiao?s training partnership with Freddie Roach has been thrown into doubt. Pacquiao has had a vastly successful career and Roach has been a perennial presence in his corner.…
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Joseph Parker: ?I?m also excited to see some abs come along, which is a very good sign?
By John Dennen
JOSEPH PARKER does not have a physique to match Anthony Joshua. But going into their March 31 heavyweight unification clash, the New Zealander insists he is in the kind of condition where…
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Top 10 fights for the new year
By John Dennen
1. Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder Two of the biggest men, the biggest personalities and the biggest punchers in the sport. Joshua is a major star. In the UK he can fill…
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WEEKEND REVIEW Deontay Wilder lays out Bermane Stiverne and his pitch for Anthony Joshua fight
By John Dennen
How bad was Bermane Stiverne against Deontay Wilder? For a former heavyweight world champion, Bermane Stiverne was astonishingly poor. He came in too heavy and he could scarcely muster a punch in…
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Gary Corcoran on fighting Manny Pacquiao conqueror Jeff Horn
By John Dennen
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn, who shockingly defeated all-time great Manny Pacquiao earlier this year, is expected to fight unheralded Briton Gary Corcoran in December. ?That?s what I hear is happening,? president…
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What next for Manny Pacquiao?
By John Dennen
MANNY PACQUIAO?S next move remains in the balance. Pacquiao is a senator in the Philippines but he boxed Jeff Horn in Australia in July, where he lost his WBO world welterweight title.…
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Vasyl Lomachenko: ?I want to be in the history books?
By John Dennen
UKRAINIAN star Vasyl Lomachenko is gearing up for Saturday?s WBO super-featherweight world title defence against Miguel Marriaga. ?I did see his bout against Oscar Valdez and what can I tell about him?…
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Top five next opponents for Mikey Garcia
By John Dennen
1. Terence Crawford If Mikey Garcia stays at 140lbs, the leading super-lightweight is Terence Crawford. Crawford fights Julius Indongo on August 19 and if he is victorious he will hold all four…
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EXCLUSIVE Ray Beltran: ?If judges can?t do their job, get them out?
By John Dennen
MEXICAN lightweight Ray Beltran is working to force his way to a world title fight. His next bout will be on August 5, on Vasyl Lomachenko?s undercard at the Microsoft Theatre in…
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EXCLUSIVE Willie Monroe Jr ? Why Canelo will knock out Gennady Golovkin
By John Dennen
AMERICAN middleweight Willie Monroe Jr knows exactly what it?s like to fight feared world champion Gennady Golovkin. He lost inside six rounds to him in 2015. It gives him a unique insight…
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EXCLUSIVE Ricky Hatton: Manny Pacquiao should consider retirement
By John Dennen
BRITISH hero Ricky Hatton suffered a crushing defeat to Manny Pacquiao in 2009. It ended Hatton?s career at the highest level, even though three years later Hatton attempted a short-lived comeback. In…
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Top five next options for Manny Pacquiao
By John Dennen
1. Jeff Horn It was a close fight, an absolute shock to see the inexperienced Australian harry Pacquiao and catch him with heavy punches. While many suggest Manny deserved the decision, Pacquiao…
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Manny Pacquiao wants rematch with Floyd Mayweather
By John Dennen
TRAINER Freddie Roach has set Manny Pacquiao a task. He must defeat Jeff Horn in style on July 2 and reinvigorate his pay-per-view audience to earn the rematch with Floyd Mayweather he…
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Andre Ward: ?The pressure is all on Floyd Mayweather?
By John Dennen
THE world?s leading light-heavyweight and the best boxer pound-for-pound in the sport Andre Ward is intrigued, rather than appalled, by the curious prospect of Floyd Mayweather fighting UFC brawler Conor McGregor. ?I?m…
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Andre Ward: ?The Sergey Kovalev fight could have got ugly?
By John Dennen
WHILE much of the debate after Andre Ward beat Sergey Kovalev focused on the timing of Tony Weeks? stoppage and the impact of the last punch drifting low, Ward had seized control…
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Fears that Sergey Kovalev could confront Andre Ward at Friday?s weigh in
By John Dennen
FORMER light-heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev sensationally swept out of the final press conference ahead of Saturday?s rematch with Andre Ward. But his promoter Kathy Duva feared it could have been a…
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EXCLUSIVE Michael Conlan to help Conor McGregor prepare for Floyd Mayweather
By John Dennen
ONE of the success stories of 2017 is proving to be Michael Conlan. After a controversial decision, and his notorious reaction, the Irishman left the Rio Olympics without a medal. But he…
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EXCLUSIVE Kell Brook: ?I?m on edge. I?m ready to fight?
By John Dennen
KELL BROOK won?t reveal whether he will box Errol Spence from the orthodox or southpaw stance when the two clash in Sheffield on Saturday (May 27). ?You?re going to have to wait…
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Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin will deliver
By John Dennen
CANELO ALVAREZ knew he had the Gennady Golovkin fight. He just had to get past Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Alvarez was not distracted but the super-fight looming ahead of him, taking care…
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Canelo Alvarez: ?The Gennady Golovkin fight is done, it?s next?
By John Dennen
CANELO ALVAREZ and Gennady Golovkin faced off for the first time on Saturday night in Las Vegas, after announcing their September 16 mega-fight. The two had no overt hostility to one another…