Jackie Kallen
74 articles · Boxing Insider
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Jackie Kallen: Cotto/Canelo scores stunk
I have to start off by saying that I didn?t have a horse in this race. I like both fighters as men and as boxers. I didn?t bet on the fight and…
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Jackie Kallen: Will Cotto/Alvarez be the fight of the year?
After two lackluster Mayweather fights in a row, fans are expecting the Saturday match-up between Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez to be a barn-burner. People are not so quick to part with…
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Jackie Kallen: Is GGG the Next P4P Greatest?
Now that Floyd Mayweather has hung up his gloves, boxing fans are arguing over who is next in line to hold the title of P4P best. Some die-hard fans still insist that…
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Jackie Kallen: Is Deontay Wilder the real deal?
This Saturday on NBC, Deontay Wilder will defend his WBC Heavyweight against Johann Duhaupas. The 34 year-old Frenchman will fight in the US for the first time when he steps into the…
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao? What Fight? It?s About the Parties That Weekend
Although there are many people who are going to Las Vegas the weekend of May 2 to see the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight, there are ten times as many who will be in town…
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Jackie Kallen: Golden Boy?s Boxing Marathon at the MGM Saturday night
Golden Boy has put together quite a nice fight card at the MGM in Las Vegas Saturday night. It?s a full night of boxing, with a total of 90 proposed rounds of…
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Jackie Kallen: Imagine if Algieri beats Manny Pacquiao
When Chris Algieri steps into the ring in Macao tomorrow night against Manny Pacquiao he will be like David vs. Goliath or Rocky vs. Appolo Creed. Talk about being an underdog, Algieri…
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Jackie Kallen: GGG Rides Again This Weekend
While most of the boxing media seems fixated on all things Mayweather, they really should shift their emphasis over to the baddest man around ? GGG. Gennady Golovkin, at 30-0 with 27…
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Jackie Kallen: Daniel Geale vs Gennady Golovkin
I don?t know Daniel Geale. The 33 year old from Australia and I have never crossed paths. But if we did, I?d be asking him one question: ?Why?? I am curious as…
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Canelo vs Lara: Does Trash Talking Win Fights?
Erislandy Lara is a great fighter. With a record of 19-1-1, he is a solid, viable opponent for anyone in the top echelons of the middleweight division. On Saturday night at the…
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Jackie Kallen: Gamboa/ Crawford ? A Battle of the Identical Records
Interesting. It?s not all that often that two men with identical records (including KO percentages) face each other. That makes for an exciting fight with a generally unpredictable outcome. Such is the…
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Jackie Kallen: Why I Pick Sergio Martinez over Miguel Cotto
This weekend will be an east coast party. Madison Square Garden will be filled with boxing fans cheering for either Martinez or Cotto. In either case, the crowd will be loud, boisterous,…
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Jackie Kallen: Remembering Matthew Saad Mahammad
Watching the Adonis Stevenson fight last night reminded me of a light heavyweight champ that I knew back in the late ?70s. He was Matt Franklin back then and he was a…
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Jackie Kallen: Morning After Thoughts on Mayweather- Maidana
First off, I have to admit to the Boxinginsider.com readers that I was wrong about this fight. It was far more exciting than I ever thought it would be. Like many others,…
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Mayweather vs Maidana Undercard May Outshine Main Event
Fans are buzzing about the Mayweather undercard Saturday night. It looks like the supporting fights have the potential of exceeding the main event in excitement and viability. The co-main, featuring Amir Khan…
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Jackie Kallen: Is Floyd Mayweather a Thug or a Target?
The latest reports on TMZ.com claim that Floyd Mayweather suspected two of his employees of stealing jewelry from him and he had them kidnapped and nearly beaten to death. In our country…
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Jackie Kallen: Is Floyd Mayweather vs Adrien Broner Inevitable?
It has been said that Adrien Broner looks up to Floyd Mayweather jr. as a big brother figure and idolizes the champ. The 24 year-old Cincinnati native has been striving from Day…
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Jackie Kallen: Trash Taking in Boxing
Talking smack is not necessarily new to the sport of boxing. It?s as old as the sport itself. Adrian Broner didn?t invent it and he won?t be the last to talk trash.…
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Jackie Kallen: Is Greed Ruining Boxing?
So 30-year old Timothy Bradley feels he?s worth $10 million to fight a rematch with Pacquaio (who actually beat Bradley before?but lost the decision.) Boxing fans find that interesting because Bradley has…
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Jackie Kallen?s Favorite Fights of 2013
As I think back on this year in boxing, my mind goes to the most interesting fights?not necessarily the best fights. All fans have their own ideas about what makes a fight…