Brian Campbell
204 articles · ESPN.com
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Box Fan Expo good for boxing fans
In a sport as disorganized and politically controlled as boxing, it?s not uncommon to see the sport?s two most important entities -- the fighters and the fans -- get the short end…
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Best fights to make at welterweight
There was a certain refreshing nature to the way England?s Kell Brook soundly defeated Shawn Porter on Saturday to capture his welterweight title. It wasn?t just the convincing nature of Brook?s performance…
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Five keys for Kell Brook
England's Kell Brook enters the biggest test of his career on Saturday in his first shot at a world title. Brook (32-0, 22 KOs) will make his first appearance outside of the…
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Things we learned on Saturday
NEW YORK -- After a tripleheader of action at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, here are five things we learned about victories from Danny Garcia, Lamont Peterson and Danny Jacobs on Saturday…
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Algieri Q&A: ‘I want the big fights’
There was a point during Chris Algieri's upset of junior welterweight titlist Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday where the HBO announcing crew made a poignant observation. Despite the fact it was Provodnikov who…
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Algieri Q&A: ‘Boxing is my passion’
NEW YORK -- As an unbeaten junior welterweight contender, Chris Algieri has made a name for himself as a slick boxer who has been able to sidestep the aggressive advances of his…
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Stevenson wins a though fight
For how thoroughly light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson dominated challenger Andrzej Fonfara over the first eight rounds on Saturday, he left more than a few questions over the final third of the…
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Five keys for Juan Manuel Marquez
At 40, it's remarkable that four-division champion Juan Manuel Marquez can still make a claim as one of the sport's pound-for-pound elites. Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KOs), who made his pro debut nearly…
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Mike Alvarado:
It isn't often that a loss can send a fighter into the biggest fight of his career. But for the all-action Mike Alvarado, that's exactly what took place. One fight removed from…
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A blueprint on how to defeat Mayweather?
So, it looks like we?ve got a new blueprint on how to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr., right? Well, not exactly. Despite an inspired performance, Marcos Maidana was unable to come away with…
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Thurman makes quick work of Diaz
Keith Thurman has made it a habit of making exciting fights in which he has proven able to give just as well as receive. But just as Saturday's interim welterweight title defense…
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Bradley Jr.: ‘There’s a lot on the line’
Timothy Bradley Jr. has often referred to the fallout of his contentious June 2012 win over Manny Pacquiao as the dark cloud that has hung over his head, keeping him up at…
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Rapid Reaction: Williams rallies for TKO
Less than one full month into 2014, it looks like we have ourselves one heck of a candidate for round of the year. Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Thomas Williams survived a flash…
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Pascal: ‘I learned from the Hopkins fights’
Beginning with his 2001 destruction of then-unbeaten Felix Trinidad, you could draw a correlation between just about every opponent who has crossed paths with Bernard Hopkins. Whether they have won or lost…
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’12 Fights’: Martinez-Golovkin
In the spirit of the holidays, ESPN is celebrating the season with our own "12 Days" wish list of the fights we want to see most, regardless of promotional or other entanglements.…
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Pacquiao punishes Rios; scores shutout
With the alternative being a third straight loss and possible retirement, it wouldn?t be a stretch to say that Manny Pacquiao is back following his 12-round whitewash of hard-charging Brandon Rios on…
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‘Humbled’ Stevens plans to expose GGG
Any talk of Curtis Stevens upsetting unbeaten middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin this weekend has been met with a predictable level of opposition. Sure, most are willing to give the heavy-hitting Brooklyn, N.Y.,…
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Golovkin wants the best; Froch next?
There might be nothing more avoided in boxing than the acquisition of the title "boxing's most avoided fighter." It might not be rain on your wedding day, but it's still plenty ironic.…
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Provodnikov will burn bright, but quickly
If you followed the prefight build-up to Ruslan Provodnikov's all-action victory over junior welterweight titlist Mike Alvarado, a number of foreshadowing prefight quotes rang true in the aftermath. Provodnikov promised that the…
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Bradley: Marquez’s confidence will hurt him
In what has been a relatively uneventful promotion leading up to Saturday's welterweight title bout between Timothy Bradley Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez, the one thing that has stood out is the…
