Scott Christ
644 articles · Bad Left Hook
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How good of a fight is Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas?
By Scott Christ
As you’ve surely heard by now, Errol Spence Jr is out of his scheduled Aug. 21 fight against Manny Pacquiao, with doctors finding a retina tear on the WBC/IBF welterweight titlist. That’s…
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Errol Spence Jr: I’ll retire Manny Pacquiao, still want Terence Crawford fight
By Scott Christ
Errol Spence Jr is set to defend his WBC and IBF welterweight titles against Manny Pacquiao in a big FOX pay-per-view main event on Aug. 21, and stopped by tonight’s Showtime broadcast…
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Pacquiao vs Spence officially announced, fighters have first face off
By Scott Christ
Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr are officially set for their Aug. 21 fight, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on FOX pay-per-view, with Spence’s WBC and IBF…
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Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos off for Aug. 14, could move to Sept. 11 De La Hoya-Belfort card
By Scott Christ
UPDATE (June 24, 2:45 am ET): Ryan O’Hara is reporting at The Ring that Lopez-Kambosos indeed will not happen on Aug. 14, so the plan does appear now, as Lance Pugmire reported,…
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What’s next for Naoya Inoue, Jermall Charlo, and Anderson Silva after weekend wins?
By Scott Christ
It was a busy, busy, busy weekend of fights, and one that could have been even more so if Lopez-Kambosos had happened as planned. Lots to talk about, so let’s hop into…
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Errol Spence Jr: Manny Pacquiao in trouble if he only scouts the Danny Garcia fight, I’m in better shape now
By Scott Christ
WBC and IBF welterweight titlist Errol Spence Jr has the biggest fight of his career coming on Aug. 21, when he faces the legendary Manny Pacquiao in a FOX PBC pay-per-view main…
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What next for Josh Taylor? Undisputed title defense or Terence Crawford?
By Scott Christ
Josh Taylor is now one of five or six men — depending on your interpretation of the Teofimo Lopez situation — to become undisputed champion of a division in the four-belt era,…
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Canelo Alvarez, Billy Joe Saunders both focused on clear goal: Win, period
By Scott Christ
Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders had something of a tense photo shoot faceoff on Wednesday, but at today’s press conference, you could feel the seriousness from the fighters, but everyone was…
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Recent Form: Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders in their last five fights
By Scott Christ
Boxing can be a very “what have you done for me lately?” world, and in some respects, there’s good reason for that. The most recent performances of a fighter are generally the…
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Canelo vs Saunders: Caleb Plant ready for winner in September
By Scott Christ
IBF super middleweight titleholder Caleb Plant suffered a minor hand injury in his January win over mandatory challenger Caleb Truax, but said on the Ruiz-Arreola broadcast on Saturday night that he’s back…
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Navarrete vs Diaz results and highlights: Emanuel Navarrete stops Christopher Diaz in 12th round to retain WBO title
By Scott Christ
Emanuel Navarrete retained his WBO featherweight title with a 12th round stoppage of an outstandingly brave Christopher Diaz tonight in Kissimmee, Fla., with the fight ending just 11 seconds before the scheduled…
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Herring vs Frampton results and highlights: Jamel Herring stops Carl Frampton, who announces retirement from boxing
By Scott Christ
Carl Frampton said if he lost to Jamel Herring, he would retire from boxing, and that’s what he’s doing. Herring fairly well dominated their fight in Dubai, retaining the WBO junior lightweight…
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Fury vs Joshua: Anthony Joshua focused and keyed in on Tyson Fury, says Eddie Hearn
By Scott Christ
The latest news on Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua has been that the contracts are just waiting to be signed, at which point venue and date will be decided, etc., and that…
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Manny Pacquiao next fight: Terence Crawford reported “first choice,” Pacquiao wants $40 million
By Scott Christ
Manny Pacquiao was recently named “champion in recess” by the WBA, which is basically that tip-toeing halfassed boxing speak for stripping him of the belt, but also recently said he’s training and…
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Manny Pacquiao next fight: Terence Crawford reported “first choice,” Pacquiao wants $40 million
By Scott Christ
Manny Pacquiao was recently named “champion in recess” by the WBA, which is basically that tip-toeing halfassed boxing speak for stripping him of the belt, but also recently said he’s training and…
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Diaz vs Rakhimov results and highlights: Joseph Diaz Jr and Shavkat Rakhimov fight to draw, IBF belt goes vacant
By Scott Christ
Joseph Diaz Jr missed weight on Friday and couldn’t retain his IBF junior lightweight title, but Shavkat Rakhimov didn’t get the judges going his way to take it for himself either, leaving…
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The Big Question: Who wins Manny Pacquiao vs Ryan Garcia?
By Scott Christ
Last week’s Big Question was one I personally liked a lot, asking who you thought had the higher upside between top welterweight prospects Vergil Ortiz Jr and Jaron “Boots” Ennis. 52 percent…
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Leo vs Fulton results and highlights: Stephen Fulton Jr wins first world title, Ra’eese Aleem and Rolando Romero dominate
By Scott Christ
Stephen Fulton Jr picked up his first world title, claiming the WBO junior featherweight title with a wide but competitive win over Angelo Leo in tonight’s action-packed, grueling Showtime main event. Fulton…
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Andre Ward ‘not surprised’ by Kovalev failing drug test, says he’d rather fight Anthony Joshua than Canelo in comeback
By Scott Christ
Former two-division champion and pound-for-pound king and newly-announced Hall of Famer Andre Ward has been out of the ring since 2017, when he retired at the age of 33 with an undefeated…
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Andre Ward ‘not surprised’ by Kovalev failing drug test, says he’d rather fight Anthony Joshua than Canelo in comeback
By Scott Christ
Former two-division champion and pound-for-pound king and newly-announced Hall of Famer Andre Ward has been out of the ring since 2017, when he retired at the age of 33 with an undefeated…