Cliff Rold
427 articles · Hard Core Boxing
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Marquez vs. Alvarado: The Pre-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
Juan Manuel Marquez, once decried for being too technical, has been in the Fight of the Year twice in the last five years, with a couple other classics to go with it.…
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Stiverne-Arreola/Nietes-Fuentes: Post Report Cards
By Cliff Rold
Boxing fans had a good Saturday night. Whether they watched just one major main event, or the other, or both, it was a good night. For those who watched both, it was…
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Stiverne-Arreola, Nietes-Fuentes: Rematch Report Cards
By Cliff Rold
When the stars align with the right fighters, there can be few spectacles in boxing as exciting as a good rematch. It?s especially true when the first go round gave fans a…
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Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana: Post-Report Card
By Cliff Rold
Floyd Mayweather brought the circus, Lil Wayne, and Boy Geor?err, Justin Beiber (seriously, that hat) to the ring. Marcos Maidana brought Marcos Maidana. It?s time to stop underestimating what that means. Win…
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Hopkins-Shumenov: Pre-Unification Report Card
By Cliff Rold
So, is this the one? When Bernard Hopkins won his first major title with a knockout of Segundo Mercado, George Foreman was the Heavyweight champion of the world, Floyd Mayweather was more…
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Pacquiao Ain?t Done Yet: Post-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
It was a better fight than the first for both men. Only one exited the better man in both fights. This time, the judges agreed. It is just the latest case of…
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Bradley-Pacquiao Rematch: Pre-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
Article Link - http://www.boxingscene.com/bradley-pacquiao-rematch-pre-fight-report-card--76619#ixzz2yf7hKmCu This is a legal waiver. By copying and using the material from this article, you agree to give full credit to BoxingScene.com or provide a link to the…
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Manny Pacquiao: One Step Closer to the Last Hurrah
By Cliff Rold
Fifteen years is a long time in life. It?s a hell of a long time in boxing. December 4, 1998 was over fifteen years ago. That was the night a raw power…
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Not Pound for Pound?Champ for Champ 2013
By Cliff Rold
Who would win a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Guillermo Rigondeuax if they were the same size? Roman Gonzalez and Manny Pacquiao? Takashi Uchiyama and Wladimir Klitschko? Questions like those are where…
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Maidana Brushes Off Problem: Post-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
Outside the ring, Adrien Broner mimics Floyd Mayweather. Inside the ring on Saturday night, boxing fans saw Andre Berto redux. They also saw the value of being a hard-nosed professional, taking tough…
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Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana: Pre-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
Some don?t care for his antics outside the ring. Regardless of those reactions, Adrien Broner has quickly figured out how to get both fans and detractors to care about what he does…
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Manny Happy Returns: Post-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
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Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios: Pre-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
It?s not often a major pay-per-view event features two fighters coming in off a loss. When one fighter is Manny Pacquiao, loser of the 2012 Fight of the Year to Juan Manuel…
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Donaire?s Ring Identity: Post-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
Article Link - http://www.boxingscene.com/donaires-ring-identity-post-fight-report-card--71698#ixzz2kqFB5Eki This is a legal waiver. By copying and using the material from this article, you agree to give full credit to BoxingScene.com or provide a link to the…
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Donaire-Darchinyan II, More: Pre-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
The term ?full circle? is often used figuratively. This weekend, it couldn?t be more literal. In 2007, then-undefeated IBF Flyweight titlist Vic Darchinyan accepted the challenge of Nonito Donaire. The memorable bout,…
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Rocky Mountain Hell: Post-War Report Card
By Cliff Rold
Article Link - http://www.boxingscene.com/rocky-mountain-hell-post-war-report-card--70846#ixzz2iN3hTM9p This is a legal waiver. By copying and using the material from this article, you agree to give full credit to BoxingScene.com or provide a link to the…
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Ruslan Rules: BoxingScene Review, Ratings Update
By Cliff Rold
This was a big week at Jr. Welterweight and, but for a little more luck with knockdown calls against Timothy Bradley, could be an even bigger year for Ruslan Provodnikov. After a…
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Mike Alvarado-Ruslan Provodnikov: Pre-Report Card
By Cliff Rold
This one is for the meat and potatoes crowd. In a week abuzz with discussion of Saturday?s documentary on the Arturo Gatti-Mickey Ward trilogy, HBO (9:45 PM EST/PST) headlines with a fight…
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Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez: Post-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold
There is no controversy this time. For the second time in three fights, Timothy Bradley squared off with a first ballot lock Hall of Fame legend of his time. He showed the…
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Bradley-Marquez 24/7: A Totally Serious Review
By Cliff Rold
?Victory. It is every boxer?s most essential objective, even if the greatest triumphs, for any number of reasons, are sometimes shadowed by that most fundamental of questions: what comes next?? And with…