Alex McClintock
107 articles · The Queensberry Rules
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Jeff Horn vs Terence Crawford: the hype-free guide
You've probably heard that Brisbane's Jeff Horn is fighting again on the weekend, defending his title belt against America's Terence Crawford. You might even be excited for it. But in boxing it…
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Jeff Horn vs Terence Crawford: Why Americans hate Australia’s boxing champ
You'd think that American sports fans would love Jeff Horn. His story is almost too good to be true: a bullied teen turns up to a boxing gym, meets a coach who…
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Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor: Lower your expectations and it’ll be great
As long as you are aware that this weekend's fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is a cynical, uncompetitive cash grab, it should actually be quite fun. Mayweather, the best boxer…
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Predictions for boxing in 2016
The heavyweight division won?t get exciting just yet We have a new heavyweight champion after a decade of Klitschko dominance, so things are about to get interesting, right? Sadly, no. Batman (well,…
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Miguel Cotto Vs Canelo Alvarez Is On (Finally)
After interminable negotiations, it?s on ? Mexico?s Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez will challenge Puerto Rico?s Miguel Cotto for the lineal middleweight championship of the world on November 21 in Las Vegas on HBO…
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Gennady Golovkin, Roman Gonzalez Triumph In Night Of Exciting Mismatches
In a night of enjoyable mismatches on HBO, offensive maestros Gennady Golovkin and Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez impressed against their respective foes at the Inglewood Forum in Los Angeles. While neither man was…
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Canelo Alvarez Brutalizes, Stops James Kirkland In Three Rounds
Boxing fans left unsatisfied by last week?s ?Fight of the Century? were treated to a brutal one-sided shootout between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and James Kirkland in Houston Saturday night on HBO. The…
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The Floyd Mayweather Vs Manny Pacquiao Undercard, Previewed (And The Rest Of The Week?s Boxing Schedule)
Thank God nobody is buying the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view for the undercard. Because it?s bad. Really bad, even by the low, low standards of recent PPV undercards. Ah well,…
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Manny And Floyd Episode Six: A Lot Has Happened
There are three weeks left until fight night and it?s all happening. From the girl who bet her virginity on Floyd Mayweather to the rapper who got a TMT (The Money Team)…
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Manny And Floyd Episode Two: It?s Still Good
If my teenage years taught me anything, it?s that waiting for something to happen for five years doesn?t mean it?s going to be good. In fact, it?s probably going to be disappointing,…
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Please Australia, don’t let abusive boxer Floyd Mayweather in
While the boxing world?s attention is focused on whether a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao might finally happen, Mayweather has announced that he will visit Australia at the end of…
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Should Floyd Mayweather Be Allowed Into Australia?
While the boxing world?s attention is focused on whether a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao might finally happen, Mayweather has announced that he will visit Australia at the end of…
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The Manny Pacquiao Vs. Chris Algieri Undercard, Previewed (And The Rest Of The Week?s Boxing Schedule)
What?s worse than the tepid undercard to Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri? Top Rank Promotions? attempt to get down with the youth with their trash talk gifs creator (example pictured above). Not…
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The Week?s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Gennady Golovkin, Nonito Donaire And Steve Cunningham
It?s Mario ? Mexican-style! You know what else is Mexican style? Mexican Style, which is the name of this weekend?s Gennady Golovkin vs. Marco Antonio Rubio middleweight card. I like the idea…
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The Week?s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Curtis Stevens, Jhonny Gonzalez And Chad Dawson
Boxing is a great sport, but it can also be incredibly frustrating. Fights that should get made don?t, promoters squabble and fans get screwed. But jhust when you think you might pack…
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World-title boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana II ? as it happened
Thank you and goodnight That was a fun fight, and a bit more competitive than the scores suggested. A moratorium on boxers biting one another would be good, but I?m not sure…
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TQBR Roundtable On Mayweather Vs. Maidana: Bow Tie Edition
So I asked the TQBR team ? Patrick Connor, Matthew Swain, Tim Starks, Andrew Harrison, Jeff Pryor and Sam Sheppard ? whether they thought Saturday?s fight is going to be competitive, and…
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Ray Rice, Floyd Mayweather And Domestic Violence Hypocrisy
NFL player Ray Rice?s savage assault on his then fiancee Janay Palmer is national news. Rightly, there is outrage at Rice, who has been let go by his team, the Baltimore Ravens,…
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A handy guide to boxing stereotypes
When Russian lightweight Petr Petrov was interviewed in Spanish on an American English-language TV channel, my head exploded. But once I put it back together, I realised just how global this sport…
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Sergio Martinez Vs. Miguel Cotto Undercard, Previewed (And The Rest Of The Week?s Boxing Schedule)
Sorry, facefolded Sergio Martinez can?t be unseen. But it?s a big fight week, so we?ll try and distract you as best we can with a jam-packed schedule. Obviously there?s the big HBO…