Ivan G. Goldman
196 articles · Boxing Insider
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Yes, Floyd Mayweather Held Back Against Conor McGregor ? And What Else Is New?
I disagree with Jim Lampley?s conclusion that Floyd Mayweather threw some rounds against Conor McGregor last August so he could set up a rematch and another easy payday. The scenario is plausible…
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Conor McGregor May Play Possum against Floyd Mayweather; So What?
When he accepted a fight against the UFC?s Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather in one brilliant stroke secured a magic 50-0 record, revitalized his celebrity status, and concluded a deal that will earn…
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Manny Pacquiao & Tim Bradley Again? Overcooked Steak Won?t Get Rare
Staging a third contest between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley is like throwing a terrific porterhouse steak on the grill and cooking it into burnt rubber. You reach a certain point and…
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Locomotives Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin Steam toward Collision
There was a moment toward the end of their battle Saturday night when Canelo Alvarez accidentally hit Miguel Cotto low. Alvarez, without waiting for the referee, stepped back to let his opponent…
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Sleep-Inducing Floyd Mayweather Outings May Hurt Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux PPV Show
The Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux numbers will tell us more about how badly the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao ?super-fight? poisoned the well for pay-per view presentations. The much-vaunted, long-awaited welterweight farce on May 2…
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Legal Ruling May Force Reclusive Boxing Godfather Al Haymon into Public View
A recent judge?s ruling forces boxing godfather Al Haymon to decide whether his deeply valued privacy is only a preference or a full-fledged compulsion he can?t control. Because it looks more and…
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And the Name of Floyd Mayweather?s Superstar Replacement Is . . .
If we?ve really seen the final fight of Floyd Mayweather?s career the mass media will likely pull back from boxing. Gatekeepers of what the general public gets to see, hear, and read…
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Al Haymon?s Leo Santa Cruz-Abner Mares Show: Giving Credit Where It?s Due
Ringside at Staples Center, Los Angeles ? I have no idea whether Al Haymon?s complicated PBC business matrix will or will not thrive financially, but if it gives us more fights like…
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Floyd Mayweather versus Gennady Golovkin? Not a Fair Fight
It?s hard to miss the fact that HBO?s Max Kellerman and swarms of like-minded sadists are beating the drums for welterweight king Floyd Mayweather to take on middleweight destroyer Gennady Golovkin. A…
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Canelo Alvarez-Miguel Cotto Shaping into Something More than Just Spectacle
The projected match between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez promises to be an excellent pairing of two skilled destroyers. They?re expected to wage their intriguing battle either November 7 or 21 on…
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California Busts Al Haymon for Sabotaging Rivals? Shows, Commissioner Says
The California commission caught boxing godfather Al Haymon blocking preferred Los Angeles venues in an effort to sabotage the shows of his competition, says commissioner and ex-cop John Frierson. ?He was holding…
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Miguel Cotto Should Get His Catchweight for Daniel Geale ? with a Catch
We?re hearing lots of complaints about Miguel Cotto demanding a catchweight when he defends his title Saturday night against Australian Daniel Geale in Brooklyn. I have no problem with it, providing Cotto…
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Soccer Scandal Makes Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Debacle Look Almost Pure
Ah, good old international soccer. You can always count on its scandals to make the ones in boxing look not so bad by comparison. These days prizefighting has its May 2 ?fight…
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Lawsuits over Snorifying Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Bout Look Shaky
All these lawsuits filed by upset fans, bettors, and sports bars because they claim they were cheated by the egregiously disappointing ?fight of the century? on May 2 look awfully silly and…
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Like Sequels to Bad Movies? Try Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao II
If you paid $100 to see the ?fight of the century? on pay-per-view, you just might identify with the investor in the old Wall Street refrain who points out, ?The guy who…
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Dream Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Match Sinks into Swamp of Scandal
The post-fight stories about the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather extravaganza are moving fast and not terribly positive. Various news outlets are busy quoting each other about the fact that members of the Manny…
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Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Extravaganza Smells Bad Already
Perhaps it?s fitting that what was mislabeled as the ?fight of the century? was already mired in controversy minutes after the scores were read Saturday night. We ended up with precisely what…
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Manny Pacquiao Should Have Taken Shot, Told Commissioners to Stuff It
So the Nevada commission refused to let Manny Pacquiao take a shot for his injured shoulder that might have allowed him to fight with both arms? He should have taken it anyway…
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Can Manny Pacquiao Beat Las Vegas? 21st Century Elvis in His Hometown?
Look at the way Floyd Mayweather fights and you see the science within his strategy. He knows he?s conducting not one battle, but twelve. Fights are scored one round at a time,…
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Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Unlikely to Disappoint
Yes, the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super-fight May 2 might turn out to be a flop. That?s possible in any fight and sometimes it?s nobody?s fault. For example, I recall seeing a first-round…