Andreas Hale
171 articles · FightNews.com
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James DeGale: ?I?m going in there and I?m taking the title?
By Andreas Hale
Big things were expected of James DeGale when the British boxer turned pro after winning Olympic gold at the 2008 Olympic Games. However, a controversial (and razor thin) majority decision loss to…
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Andre Dirrell sees breakout opportunity in James DeGale
By Andreas Hale
The landscape of boxing has changed quite a bit for Andre Dirrell since he competed in the Super Six tournament more than five years ago. Back then, he was recognized as one…
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Commentary: Floyd Mayweather Jr., ?the Bad Guy,? wins again
By Andreas Hale
After the final bell sounded and Floyd Mayweather Jr. pumped his right fist into the air as he went back to his corner, the boos filled up the MGM Grand Garden Arena…
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Floyd Mayweather: The N*gga Ya Love To Hate
By Andreas Hale
In 2006, Floyd Mayweather Jr. hatched a plan that would forever change the landscape of boxing and transform him from an elite boxer nicknamed ?Pretty Boy? with decent fanfare to the polarizing…
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Keith Thurman says he?ll bring back ?KOs for Life? vs. Robert Guerrero
By Andreas Hale
By now you?ve heard Keith ?One Time? Thurman?s motto: KOs for Life. It?s an excellent motto for boxing fans to latch on to. And, for the most part, he?s come through on…
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A more-relaxed, lighthearted Tim Bradley will face Diego Chaves
By Andreas Hale
He wasn?t bent on proving people wrong, as he was in both his fights against Manny Pacquiao and his grueling war with Ruslan Provodnikov. Instead, he was in light-hearted mood Thursday. He…
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Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach talk about ending five-year KO slump
By Andreas Hale
When Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring with Chris Algieri on Nov. 22, five years will have passed since the last time the Filipino hero scored a knockout. Five years. Considering that…
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No Country For Young Men
By Andreas Hale
If boxing has proved anything in 2014, it is that age and experience have established their superiority over youth. Bernard Hopkins, 49, took 30-year-old Beibut Shumenov to school; Floyd Mayweather Jr., 37,…
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Viewpoint: Pleading for the Fifth
By Andreas Hale
After Juan Manuel Marquez defeated Mike Alvarado in a relatively entertaining but one-sided victory on May 17, all of the attention immediately turned toward a potential fifth meeting with Manny Pacquiao. Aside…
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Opinion: Why Top Rank Cannot Afford for Alvarado to Beat Marquez
By Andreas Hale
Whether Mike Alvarado knows it or not, he?s the monkey wrench that can throw Top Rank?s plans for Manny Pacquiao?s next big fight into disarray and send the Filipino into the waiting…
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Viewpoint: Wishful Thinking
By Andreas Hale
When the classy Jimmy Lennon Jr. read the judges scorecards after the wildly entertaining Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana clash at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday in Las Vegas, the sold-out…
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The Great Debate: Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao
By Andreas Hale
It?s almost unbelievable that the biggest fight in the history of boxing has yet to be made. As long as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are active, we will always wonder ?What…
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Like Mayweather-Pacquiao: Five Fights that Should Have Happened but Never Did
By Andreas Hale
COMMENTARY | While we continue to hold out hope for a Mayweather-Pacquiao showdown, both fighters continue to make it clear that it will never happen. And if it does, it will be…
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Timothy Bradley: The Modern Day Marvin Hagler
By Andreas Hale
(KNOCKOUT NATION) For Timothy Bradley, his upcoming fight with Juan Manuel Marquez isn?t about money. This is all about respect. Although he is unbeaten with a record of 30-0-1 (12 KOs), the…
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Gennady Golovkin Has Sights Set on Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez
By Andreas Hale
It's no secret that Gennady Golovkin has the goods to be a huge star in boxing. He has the punching power that is eerily reminiscent of Rocky IV's Ivan Drago minus the…
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Canelo Vs. Mayweather: Super Fight or Super Let Down?
By Andreas Hale
With Floyd Mayweather announcing that he will face Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on September 14, the boxing world received a nice consolation prize after the proposed mega fight with Manny Pacquiao went up…
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Will Floyd Mayweather Ever Be Considered the Greatest of All Time?
By Andreas Hale
Witnessing Floyd Mayweather completely dismantle Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero en route to a dominant, albeit uneventful, one-sided unanimous decision on Showtime's replay of the May 4th pay per view brought to the…
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Did Timothy Bradley’s Dramatic Win Save Him from Becoming a Boxing Trivia Question?
By Andreas Hale
Timothy Bradley was almost the 2013 version of Zahir Raheem. Wait, do you even remember Zahir Raheem? Many casual boxing fans do not, so here is a refresher for them and a…
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Bradley-Pacquiao aftermath
By Andreas Hale
For once, there was no talk about Floyd Mayweather after a Manny Pacquiao fight. Not a single question about the ?Dream Fight? was uttered as journalists pounded away at their laptops trying…
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Roach vs. Diaz: A tale of two trainers
By Andreas Hale
A trainer never doubts his fighter?s ability no matter how difficult the challenge they are facing. Some trainers may appear delusional under the microscope of criticism. Others are deemed brilliant when their…