Scott Christ
644 articles · Bad Left Hook
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Cotto vs Ali: Fight preview and matchup
By Scott Christ
Record: 41-5 (33 KO) ... Streak: W1 ... Last 5: 4-1 ... Last 10: 7-3 ... Stance: Orthodox ... Height/Reach: 5'7" / 67" ... Age: 37 Thoughts: For a long, long time,…
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Robert Garcia: Canelo wins rematch with GGG
By Scott Christ
Trainer Robert Garcia believes that Gennady Golovkin did the best he can do against Canelo Alvarez, but that Alvarez, the younger fighter, can do better in a likely 2018 rematch. ?I think…
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Top Rank on ESPN results: Valdez, Ramirez retain titles in entertaining fights
By Scott Christ
Oscar Valdez came out of a hard battle with Genesis Servania tonight still in possession of the WBO featherweight title belt, winning a clear decision on scores of 116-110, 117-109, and (an…
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Valdez vs Servania, Ramirez vs Hart: Fight preview and matchup
By Scott Christ
Oscar Valdez Record: 22-0 (19 KO) ... Streak: W22 ... Last 5: 5-0 ... Last 10: 10-0 ... Stance: Orthodox ... Height/Reach: 5'5?" / 66" ... Age: 26 Thoughts: Valdez, a former…
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Canelo vs Golovkin: Fight preview and matchup
By Scott Christ
Record: 49-1-1 (34 KO) ... Streak: W7 ... Last 5: 5-0 ... Last 10: 9-1 ... Stance: Orthodox ... Height/Reach: 5'9" / 70?" ... Age: 27 Thoughts: Canelo Alvarez has been tracked…
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Sor Rungvisai vs Gonzalez II: Fight preview and matchup
By Scott Christ
Thoughts: There was nothing very pretty about Srisaket?s win over Roman Gonzalez on March 18, but he got the job done, at least according to two of three judges in the majority…
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Canelo vs Golovkin: Let the real fight take center stage
By Scott Christ
Now that the noise is over, now that Floyd Mayweather has stopped Conor McGregor in an entertaining novelty fight, we have less than a month remaining before boxing?s next big showdown, and…
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Terence Crawford vs Mikey Garcia: Who would win?
By Scott Christ
A little less than three weeks ago, after Mikey Garcia debuted at 140 pounds and defeated Adrien Broner, I wrote a post about a potential super fight (if you will) between Garcia…
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Terence Crawford vs Mikey Garcia: A fight everyone should want to see
By Scott Christ
This past Saturday night, when Mikey Garcia soundly defeated Adrien Broner at Brooklyn?s Barclays Center on Showtime, we learned a few things. First off, Mikey Garcia can fight at 140 pounds. That…
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Should Manny Pacquiao retire from boxing?
By Scott Christ
Whether the result in Brisbane, Australia was fair or not ? and most of our readers don?t believe that it was ? there?s no doubt that Manny Pacquiao is now facing some…
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Ranking the Welterweights: Spence arrives in the division?s top ranks
By Scott Christ
1. Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KO) Pacquiao, 38, does have two legitimate losses in the last five years. Those losses came to Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather. He has otherwise dominated…
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Michael Conlan wins in Chicago, headed to Pacquiao undercard
By Scott Christ
Ireland?s super bantamweight prospect Michael Conlan improved to 2-0 as a professional on Friday night in Chicago, stopping Alfredo Chanez in the third round at the UIC Pavilion. Conlan (2-0, 2 KO)…
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IBF orders middleweight eliminator for Canelo-GGG winner
By Scott Christ
The IBF has ordered a middleweight eliminator between Tureano Johnson and Sergiy Derevyanchenko, with the winner in line to face the Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin victor either late this year or…
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Canelo vs Chavez Jr: Fight preview and analysis
By Scott Christ
Record: 48-1-1 (34 KO) ... Streak: W6 ... Last 5: 5-0 ... Last 10: 9-1 ... Stance: Orthodox ... Height/Reach: 5'9" / 70?" ... Age: 26 Thoughts: Canelo has the skill advantage,…
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Canelo vs Chavez Jr: Undercard fights preview
By Scott Christ
David Lemieux vs Marcos Reyes The fear here is that Lemieux (37-3, 33 KO) is being groomed to face Canelo Alvarez in September, rather than Alvarez facing Gennady Golovkin. That all depends…
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Berto vs Porter: Fight preview and analysis
By Scott Christ
Andre Berto Record: 31-4 (24 KO) ... Streak: W1 ... Last 5: 3-2 ... Last 10: 6-4 ... Stance: Orthodox ... Height/Reach: 5'6?" / 68?" ... Age: 33 Thoughts: On the way…
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Options for Golovkin, but money still with Canelo fight
By Scott Christ
Gennady Golovkin didn?t put on the Big Drama Show that we?re so used to on Saturday night, but that?s not necessarily a bad thing. Faced with a big, in-prime, peaking middleweight opponent,…
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Boxing Year-End Top 10: The Welterweights
By Scott Christ
1. Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KO) At 38 and now a Senator, Manny Pacquiao remains the best active welterweight in boxing. This year, he beat Timothy Bradley Jr and Jessie Vargas, which…
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Boxing Year-End Top 10: The Flyweights
By Scott Christ
1. Kazuto Ioka (21-1, 13 KO, WBA World) Fought twice in 2016, knocking out Keyvin Lara in the 11th round on July 20, followed by a seventh round stoppage of Stamp Kiatniwat…
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Canelo vs Smith: Fight preview and analysis
By Scott Christ
This Saturday night on HBO PPV in the U.S. (9 pm ET) and BoxNation in the U.K., Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez returns to the ring to face Liam Smith at AT&T Stadium…