Cliff Rold
427 articles · Hard Core Boxing
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Pacquiao vs. Diaz: The Pre-Fight Report Card
From here on out, World Jr. Lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 35 KO) is playing for the icing. Only 29 years old, win or lose, he?s at the point in his career…
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The Best Weight Division in Boxing – Part Two
Yesterday, a four-way debate looked to be turning out about as expected. The first part of an analysis looking at arguably the four best weight divisions in Boxing, from Champions to the…
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Ricky Hatton: The Hitman or a Marked Man?
The reviews continue to come in and they are mixed at best. No doubt Ricky Hatton-Juan Lazcano was a box office success; 56,000 in the stands at the City of Manchester Stadium…
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Not Pound for Pound?Champ for Champ
Who?s the best active fighter in the world, pound for pound? Um, why is so much time spent giving a damn? Seriously. This opinionated soul has noted it in the past: there…
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Casamayor-Katsidis: The Pre-Fight Report Card
For the fifth and final time in March 2008, one of Boxing?s true World championships will be on the line. In the first four encounters, fans have seen: 1. Probably the Fight…
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Pacquiao-Marquez II: The Post-Fight Report Card
Watching Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 35 KO) do battle with Juan Manuel Marquez (48-4-1, 35 KO) is a joy to behold for anyone who loves boxing? ?but scoring the bouts between these two…
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Pacquiao-Marquez II: Pre-fight report card
On May 8, 2004, one of the all-time great battles for the World Featherweight championship finished without a winner. Almost four years later, for the vacant World Jr. Lightweight championship, Manny Pacquiao…
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Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez: The Stakes
Pride is always at stake in boxing. Fighters run miles, spar hours, sweat away pieces of themselves, to protect their pride. There?s little pride to be found in defeat and so the…
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An Era: From 02/03/1996 to 03/01/2008
The fight comes first. We know that much. But there?s something else that might be at play this weekend. The third bout, this Saturday on Showtime (9:30 PM EST/PST) between World Jr.…
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Hatton-Pacquiao: Boxing History or a Mismatch?
"Is he crazy? (Ricky) Hatton will beat the f**king socks off of (Manny) Pacquiao.? So opined the ever loquacious Floyd Mayweather Sr. in an interview Monday with Boxing Scene?s Rick Reeno. Conventional…
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Is Manny Getting a Free Pass Mayweather Didn?t?
Nothing in boxing is ever 100-percent given. Manny Pacquiao (44-3-2, 35 KO, #1 at 130 lbs. Ring Magazine) defeating, probably knocking out, Marco Antonio Barrera (63-5, 42 KO, #3) for a second…
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Pacquiao’s Choice of Mountains; Warren v. Palle
Real history is hard to come by. Henry Armstrong was real history. It was 69-years-ago that Henry Armstrong completed an impossible trifecta, adding the world lightweight title to his existing status as…
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BARRERA-MARQUEZ: THE END OF AN ERA DRAWS NEAR!
A LEGENDARY ERA BEGINS THE RIDE HOME! Arlington, VA – All good things may come to an end, but the best conclusions are rarely reached without a crescendo preceding them. For this…
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MANNY PACQUIAO: FIGHTER OF THE YEAR & THE REST OF 24-KARAT ROLD?S 2006 GOLD!
LITTLE REALLY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IN 2006! Arlington, VA-So often, boxing is defined by its faults. The insidious politics; networks that gouge the public with poor pay-per-view cards; but a quick scan…
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SITHCHATCHAWAL-MONSHIPOUR: RUNAWAY FIGHT OF THE YEAR!
NO OTHER FIGHT EVEN CAME CLOSE! Alexandria, VA–This year’s runaway “Fight of the Year” wasn’t seen on U.S. TV. It was fought in France of all places and has become a litmus…
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JAPAN’S RISING SON: IS KOKI KAMEDA THE NEXT MANNY PACQUIAO?
KAMEDA RETAINS WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER! Alexandria, VA – For a thirteen fight upstart, WBA 108 lb. titlist Koki Kameda (13-0, 10 KOs) fights with the mean streak of an…
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PACQUIAO-MORALES JUST DOESN’T EXCITE ME!
GOT TROUBLE GETTING HYPED FOR MIS-MATCH! Alexandria, VA-It's the true number one pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, the Philippine's Manny Pacquiao (42-3-2, 33 KOs) versus a Mexican legend in Erik Morales (48-4,…
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WITH PACQUIAO, BARERRA, & BARRIOS, SHOULD SUSPENDED VALERO FIGHT JUST SO WE CAN WATCH?
TENTH ROUND KO BRINGS TITLE TO “HEAD” CASE! Landover, MD-Long touted as one of boxing brightest prospects, jr. lightweight Edwin Valero (20-0, 20 KOs) earned his first major sanctioning body title (WBA)…
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PACQUIAO POUND FOR POUND KING, GUESS WHO IS #2?
FIRST EVER “24-KARAT” POUND FOR POUND LIST! I have to be honest. I hate the whole concept of a pound for pound list. Under the modern standard the man who the concept…
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MANNY STRENGTHENS CLAIM AS BEST FIGHTER ALIVE!
PACQUIAO DEFEATS ANOTHER OF MEXICO?S FINEST! Landover, MD-You?ve got to wonder if, after a while, Mexico might offer him honorary citizenship. After watching Manny Pacquiao (42-3-2, 33 KO?S) win a twelve round…
