Nigel Collins
51 articles · Ringtv.com
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Floyd’s skill vs. Matthysse’s power
When Manny Pacquiao charged directly into the path of Juan Manuel Marquez's counter right hand and crashed face-first to the canvas, my companions sprang to their feet as if the couch they…
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What Manny could learn from ‘Money’
Our vehicle came to a halt at the gateway to the home of Laura Elorde, the widow of Philippines boxing icon Flash Elorde. Instantly, a grinning man, clad in a pair of…
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What is Mayweather’s zero worth?
You could still see flashes of greatness as Sugar Ray Robinson fought his final fight -- a feint here, a pivot there, an occasional well-placed jab. But on that chilly November night…
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A little (or a lot) on the trashy side
My front-row balcony seat at the Miami Beach Auditorium gave me a good view of the ring, but when I heard a commotion coming from just inside the entrance to the ground…
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The heartbeat of an entire nation
History defines the long love affair with the sport of boxing in the Philippines Manny Pacquiao was late, so we all stood around in the courtyard of Manila's colonial-style city hall, listening…
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Karma, controversy go hand-in-hand
It never looks good when a boxer turns up at the post-fight news conference in a wheelchair, especially if he's the winner! But that was the counterintuitive culmination of Tim Bradley's bittersweet…
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What is a journalist’s responsibility?
Photographer Al Bello is lucky that Micky Carson wasn't working Manny Pacquiao's corner the night Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out the pride of the Philippines in the sixth round of their fourth…
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Has a pious Pacquiao lost his edge?
Manny Pacquiao walked through the curtains and onto the set of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," smiling and waving to the audience. Last week the fighter made his seventh appearance on the late-night talk…
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Ask the Editor: Nigel Collins answers your questions
CHANGE IN SCORING? Hello Mr. Collins, Watching a fight a few months back, it came to me that maybe the championship rounds, the 11th and 12th, should be two-point rounds. It would…
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RING: Ask the Editor
HEAVYWEIGHT REPERCUSSIONS Hi, With the event of an exciting (fingers crossed) heavyweight title fight on the horizon between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye?a fight that is actually getting my friends talking about…
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Margarito-Pacquiao: The horns of a dilema
Texas has granted Antonio Margarito a boxing license despite strong opposition and much righteous indignation, clearing the way for the disgraced Mexican to fight Manny Pacquiao at Cowboys Stadium on Nov. 13.…
