Brin-Jonathan Butler
9 articles · FightHype.com
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Back in the Ring, Manny Pacquiao Battles the Ghost of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is to boxing what William Shakespeare is to language, yet just as the sport delivered the “Louisville Lip” to the world stage, it also rendered him, by the end of…
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Where Does Boxing Go After Mayweather?
At the age of 40, after a 21-year career and a 50-0 record, Floyd Mayweather, the greatest prizefighter of his era, has walked away. He peddled the most lucrative act in the…
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No Matter Who Wins Mayweather-McGregor, the Biggest Loser Is HBO
Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s defensive genius has made him the easiest boxer in history for opponents to miss. Early on, it was the high-powered promoters and executives who failed to accurately assess his…
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Andre Ward fights to avoid a boxer?s bad ending
Andre Ward, perhaps the best prizefighter in the world, inherited the mantle from a line of leading men. Yet his role in boxing was never descended from Muhammad Ali?s brash hero, Mike…
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Roy Jones Jr.?s Long Goodbye
?What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the…
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Requiem for a welterweight
?You?re Joe Louis, aged thirty-seven, a main-event heavyweight. You were the greatest champion of your time. But you?re trapped by the fight racket which you conquered.? ? Jimmy Cannon After eight frustrating…
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MIGUEL COTTO: CAN HE GET PAYBACK AGAINST MARGARITO?
Miguel Cotto's decade in boxing can be divided into two careers: before and after he faced the loaded gloves of Antonio Margarito. In November 2009, red stains were discovered on the hand…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: WHAT’S NEXT?
It's always discouraging when a dinosaur like Larry Merchant proves to be a more game opponent to fight than the boxer you've contractually just faced and dispatched. Another victory for Floyd, another…
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YURIORKIS GAMBOA: ANOTHER CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS ON THE HORIZON
The greatest fighter you might not be paying attention to is fighting Saturday night on Atlantic City's Boardwalk. Maybe it's because if you haven't watched him fight yet, he's easy to miss.…