Marc Livitz
155 articles · The Boxing Republic
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Boxing and The Mainstream?Infinite Love
By Marc Livitz
Can it be argued to any extent that boxing shouldn?t be compared to other sports? It?s a fair question? How often do we, as sports fans hear radio talk show hosts or…
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Ward Hopes To Leave No Doubt On June 17
By Marc Livitz
Andre Ward has consistently been mentioned as one of boxing?s pound for pound best for close to a decade. His astonishing run through the "Super Six" super middleweight tournament from 2009 to…
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Lewis vs. Tyson?15 Years Ago Already?
By Marc Livitz
Fifteen years ago, an individual who perhaps belonged in an institution of sorts ended up flat on his back inside a ring in Memphis, Tennessee? ?You tell me it?s the institution. Well,…
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Kovalev Eager For Second Shot At Ward
By Marc Livitz
Last Fall, boxing fans were treated to a perfect example of the best fighting the best when Andre Ward narrowly edged out Sergey Kovalev for light heavyweight supremacy. All three scorecards read…
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Floyd, McGregor, Now Manny
By Marc Livitz
While some of us wouldn?t mind seeing Floyd take a crushing, brutal foot to the face, that?s as far as it will go? Winner, winner, fidget spinner! What else do we as…
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Brook vs. Spence?Keep or Cancel?
By Marc Livitz
Less than an hour?s drive from Manchester lays Bramall Lane football stadium, which is set to host this weekend?s clash? The tragic news out of England made its way to our respective…
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Terence Crawford?Applications Accepted
By Marc Livitz
The undefeated champion from Omaha, Nebraska has yet to be soundly challenged as a professional fighter? As fight fans, we?re well aware that on occasion, we?ll witness contests which could be missed…
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Golovkin vs. Canelo?Site TBA
By Marc Livitz
AT&T Stadium has all the trappings needed to play host to the bout, but most signs point to the contest heading to the Nevada desert? Oscar De La Hoya made the rounds…
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Canelo, Chavez, Jr. and The Aftershock
By Marc Livitz
The ball began to roll for September 16, 2017, long before the lights were turned on and the doors flew open at T-Mobile? There are times when we?re certain that although it…
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J.C. Chavez, Jr. ? Unacceptable
By Marc Livitz
Sometimes, we actually hope we?re wrong and that maybe someone out there can actually change the stripes of the tiger? The event actually took place, so refunds are simply out of the…
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David Lemieux?s New Chance
By Marc Livitz
He was once a very highly touted middleweight prospect who had fought exclusively in his native land of Montreal, Quebec, Canada? Just moments, as in mere seconds after weighing in Friday afternoon…
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Floyd! Do It!
By Marc Livitz
Imagine Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena across the street from T-Mobile. Don?t put it past him? People don?t amass $800 million without stepping on a few toes, breaking a few…
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Chavez, Jr. ? Contend, Compete or Collect?
By Marc Livitz
Many within as well as outside of the boxing world see the contest as yet another money grab and not a significant contest? Has it really been ten years since the fight…
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Canelo vs. Chavez, Jr. ? One?s Left to Wonder
By Marc Livitz
If WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) takes care of 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn as expected on July 1st in Australia, the Filipino superstar's trainer Freddie Roach has a…
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Pacquiao vs. Khan?Right Time, Wrong Place
By Marc Livitz
Holding an event in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is a bad move for the sport. Per the usual, money makes many turn a disinterested mind? ?It?s about time,? many may have said…
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Santa Cruz vs. Frampton III ? Not in Belfast, says Leo?s Dad
By Marc Livitz
Has Leo Santa Cruz fought his way to such a point on the pugilistic mountain that he?s now able to call the shots in such a manner? Maybe yes, maybe no? Luckily…
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Mayweather vs McGregor: Bad Moon Rising
By Marc Livitz
Michael Jackson, Elvis and Tupac are all still alive. They seemed to know what a brilliant, although risky a career move their respective deaths could be. Album sales skyrocket and suddenly, their…
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Oscar De La Hoya?Leave Him Alone
By Marc Livitz
Perhaps Oscar is lucky that a State Trooper intervened before anything could really go wrong? It?s strange just how often headlines across the landscape of professional boxing involve individuals who no longer…
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Hopkins vs. Smith ? Imagine That
By Marc Livitz
Bernard was introduced in the ring as ?The Executioner? as opposed to ?The Alien,? so there?s still hope for intelligent life beyond our solar system? ?I don?t believe in destiny or the…
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The Charlo Incident and the Psychology of Combat
By Marc Livitz
For lack of a less jovial term, Charlo abruptly told Williams to take a proverbial hike when he was approached for a customary post-fight handshake? In the current climate of sports among…