Joseph Herron
303 articles · Fight Saga
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Hopkins vs Kovalev: Could it become Creed vs Drago?
"If he dies, he dies" - Ivan Drago, Rocky IV, 1985 With only days until the highly anticipated main event between living legend Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev in Atlantic City, New…
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Are authorities in Las Vegas picking on Floyd Mayweather Jr., or trying to save him from himself?
Despite being the premier ambassador of boxing and arguably the most widely recognized prizefighter on the face of the earth, Floyd Mayweather Jr. can?t seem to avoid compromising situations or potentially embarrassing…
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Chris Algieri forced to surrender junior welterweight title
During the final day of the twenty-seventh WBO Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Puerto Rican-based sanctioning organization made a controversial ruling concerning their current Junior Welterweight title holder, Chris Algieri. Because…
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Manny Pacquiao: A good luck charm for the San Francisco Giants?
After demolishing Hall of Fame fight legend Oscar de la Hoya in December of 2008, Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao's popularity soared through the stratosphere while becoming one of the most recognizable athletes…
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Floyd Mayweather: Former titleholder insists ‘Money May’ avoids black fighters
If ignorance is bliss, then former two division boxing world champion Devon Alexander should be one ecstatic individual. Last week, it was reported by numerous sources that the St. Louis native called…
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Manny Pacquiao: Is PacMan peaking too soon in training?
Although fans of the Pacman will be happy to know that their favorite fighter is getting the most of himself in the gym, is the Filipino icon doing too much too soon?…
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Manny Pacquiao: “PacMan’s movement should offset Algieri’s height and reach advantage,” claims master strategist Gogue
On Thursday, October 23, eight division boxing world champion Manny Pacquiao, along with head trainer Freddie Roach and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, visited with the always inquisitive boxing media to…
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Golovkin vs Canelo: Head to head
Just days after Triple G?s dominate performance against the ostensibly overmatched Marco Antonio Rubio in front of a sold out StubHub Center in Carson, California, the boxing world continues to buzz about…
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Nicholas Walters: The ‘Axeman’ came to bury Nonito Donaire, not to praise him
In boxing, big opportunities are very rare. Less than one percent of all active, professional combatants receive their "time to shine" on the biggest stage of boxing. And when the chance of…
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Gennady Golovkin vs. James Toney at 160 pounds…who wins?
After dispatching perennial contender Marco Antonio Rubio in dramatic and impressive fashion in front of a sold out StubHub Center in Carson, California, WBA/IBO and newly crowned interim WBC Middleweight Champion Gennady…
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Donaire prediction for Walters fight surprises some?
Nonito Donaire vs. Nicholas Walters: Head to Head... Tonight, from a sold out StubHub Center in Carson, California, five division world titlist Nonito Donaire (33-2, 21 KOs) will take on the hungry…
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Marco Antonio Rubio loses WBC title on the scale
On Friday afternoon, within the atrium of the StubHub Center in Carson, California, both competing fighters in Saturday night's main event took to the scale at the official commission weigh-in, and only…
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Golovkin vs Rubio odds: Fascinating
This Saturday night, October 18, from a sold out StubHub Center in Carson, California, Super WBA and IBO Middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) will be making his return to the…
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ESPN Deportes Boxing: Carlos Molina defends 154lb title against ‘K9’ Bundrage tonight
Tonight from the Grand Oasis Cancun Resort in Mexico, incumbent IBF Junior Middleweight Champion Carlos Molina (22-5-2, 6 KOs) will finally make his first title defense against mandatory challenger and former champ…
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Floyd Mayweather and Alex Ariza: Is ‘Money May’ trying to blackmail Manny Pacquiao?
Several weeks ago, renowned strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza entered into a two year "non compete/non disclosure" accord with pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. "I signed an official contract…
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Floyd Mayweather Sr: ?To all Pacquiao fans: Manny is going to get his *** kicked”
The boxing world is currently buzzing about a potential Manny Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather Jr. match-up finally materializing in 2015 since Floyd Sr. more than just hinted about the prospective super fight during a…
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Floyd Mayweather: Will ‘Money May’ spoil the plans of Golden Boy and HBO in 2015?
Although former WBC/WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions were forced to cancel a proposed Texas showdown between the newly signed HBO attraction and former IBF Welterweight titlist…
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Floyd Mayweather vs Garcia: “The Holy War?”
While the world anxiously anticipates Floyd's next maneuver on the boxing chess board, Angel Garcia, head trainer and father to the universally recognized Junior Welterweight Champion, claims that a fight between Danny…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: It’s time for Manny and Floyd to put up, or shut up
It's become commonplace within the world of boxing for opposing fighters to engage in a healthy and entertaining "war of words" to promote an upcoming fight or match-up. Whether or not the…
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‘Canelo’ Alvarez: Boxer and Oscar put Floyd Mayweather, Showtime/CBS in check
It's official. Showtime just lost one of the biggest stars of boxing. On Tuesday, former Junior Middleweight Champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and his promoter, Hall of Fame fighter Oscar De La Hoya,…