Marc Livitz
155 articles · The Boxing Republic
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Spence Charged With DWI?The Spurning of a Guardian Angel
By Marc Livitz
On Wednesday afternoon, the Dallas Morning News reported that newly unified welterweight champion Errol ?The Truth? Spence, Jr. would be charged with driving while intoxicated after he miraculously escaped serious injuries following…
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Fury, Schwarz and Arum Discuss Las Vegas Showdown
By Marc Livitz
The lineal championship in boxing is one which isn?t subjected to sanctioning bodies, fees or loads of obligatory demands. Although it doesn?t always signify who is perhaps the absolute best in the…
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Pedraza Stops Lozada in Ninth
By Marc Livitz
Saturday night at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, Jose Pedraza got one step closer to another shot at regaining a world title. He took all Antonio Lozada, Jr. could throw at…
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Deontay Wilder crushes Dominic Breazeale in opening round
By Marc Livitz
Deontay Wilder?s walk to the ring was much longer as well as animated than the time it took for him to dispose of Dominic Breazeale than at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,…
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Does Danny Need A Miracle?
By Marc Livitz
Although it?s still bound to elicit sentiments ranging anywhere from bewilderment to anger, think back to the fall of 1999. Particularly, September 18 of that year and the bout which was coined…
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Kubrat Pulev KO’s Bogdan Dinu in seven
By Marc Livitz
Kubrat Pulev made sure his debut on American shores was one to remember. He withstood an early assault from Bogdan Dinu and a deep cut over his left eye before he was…
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Spence and Pacquiao?Torch Passed or Torch Lit?
By Marc Livitz
One of life?s vital lessons is taught to us as children. Whether by way of our family, teachers or friends, we?re told to live by the golden rule, as in do unto…
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Anthony Joshua Talks Boxing, Tyson and Wilder
By Marc Livitz
Thanks in large part to the lower weight classes in boxing over the past two decades, the heavyweight championship of the world took an unexpected back seat, if not the side car.…
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?All Access,? ?24/7? and Countdowns?Help or Hindrance?
By Marc Livitz
When a hotly anticipated bout is announced, do you still get excited and delighted enough to look forward to multi-part, often monthlong infomercial? Across the boxing landscape at this time, the Showtime…
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DAZN ?Dazn?t? Disappoint
By Marc Livitz
First month is free and then only ten bones a month from then onward. These were the words which prompted many of us to sign up for the new dog on the…
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Creed II?Paying Tribute
By Marc Livitz
Who among us can possibly deny the absolute fun and mayhem that was the 1980?s? Likewise, the decade which preceded the age of MTV gave us disco, eight tracks, Star Wars and…
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Ancajas and Santiago Battle to a Stalemate
By Marc Livitz
Jerwin ?Pretty Boy? Ancajas and Alejandro ?Peque? Santiago used contrasting styles, hard punches and crowd pleasing moments at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Friday evening. Although Santiago may have appeared…
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Canelo and Golovkin?Qu?date Tranquilo
By Marc Livitz
Cool, calm and collected are the thoughts we usually think of to describe the demeanor of middleweight titans Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin Cool, calm and collected are the thoughts we usually…
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Mario Barrios Closing In on a World Title?Exclusive Interview
By Marc Livitz
This past Saturday evening in Los Angeles, unbeaten light welterweight contender Mario ?El Azteca? Barrios scored a sixth consecutive knockout win? Southern California. The thought alone for many beckons visions of constant…
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Usyk vs. Gassiev?Lost in a Klowd
By Marc Livitz
We have two unbeaten champions. We have all the sanctioned ?alphabet? belts at stake. We have Ukraine against Russia. Sounds good, does it not? How often do we see the boxing world…
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Zurdo Ramirez Looks Human in Win Over Angulo
By Marc Livitz
Judges Javier Alvarez and David Sutherland each scored the contest 119-109, while Levi Martinez turned in a full shutout of 120-108? Gilberto ?Zurdo? Ramirez retained his WBO super middleweight title Saturday night…
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Golovkin vs. Canelo II?On Second Thought
By Marc Livitz
The tale was grim and the outlook even grimmer as to whether or not we?d get a second helping of the biggest middleweight rivalry of the present time? A handful of sports…
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Lomachenko and Linares?Looks Good on Paper
By Marc Livitz
Saturday night on ESPN, the double gold medalist from Ukraine will make the jump to lightweight and find a potentially dangerous challenge in Jorge Linares? At least twice a year, the most…
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Joshua vs. Parker?Please, Make Us Care Again
By Marc Livitz
The bout is set to take place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, and the telecast on the Showtime network begins at 5PM EST? In recent years, if not the bulk…
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Canelo, Clenbuterol and the Cow?As If It Matters
By Marc Livitz
Clenbuterol can be used to cut body fat and pack on lean muscle while also improving overall cardiovascular conditioning? The point is moot or actually, is it ?moo?? Back in the 1990?s,…