Ivan G. Goldman
196 articles · Boxing Insider
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Manny Pacquiao Has 2 Opponents Saturday ? Timothy Bradley and Floyd Mayweather?s Mouth
In a fair world no one would even discuss whether Manny Pacquiao is or is not on performance-enhancing drugs. That?s because there?s never been a hint of evidence that it?s true ?…
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Floyd Mayweather May Need New Line of Propaganda after Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley Clash
Unless someone bakes a wi-fi-enabled device into a cake for Floyd Mayweather, he?s unlikely, under the rules in force at the Clark County Detention Center to get a realtime peek at Manny…
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How Many More Stupid Questions Before Freddie Roach Loses His Mind Completely?
Reporter to Manny Pacquiao at a pre-fight media forum: Are you the toughest public servant on the planet? Trainer Freddie Roach?s response: That?s a stupid question. Poor Freddie. After all these years…
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Lamont Peterson, Andre Berto Scandals Get Manny Pacquiao-Haters Revved up Again
If Manny Pacquiao looks really good against Timothy Bradley on June 9 the Pacquiao-haters will say it?s because he?s doing steroids. If he doesn?t, they?ll say it?s because he?s no longer doing…
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How Same-Sex Marriage Affects Manny Pacquiao?s Footwork (Not at All)
What?s gay marriage got do with the June 9 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley? Nothing. So naturally it?s becoming the central topic among our sensationalist, scandal-mongering national media. What we…
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How Long Must Boxing Endure Antonio Margarito?
Never-say-quit promoter Bob arum is seeking to stick plaster master Antonio Margarito in our faces again. Why? Maybe just to prove that he can. Margarito, at this point a one-man freak show,…
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Floyd Mayweather Shows His Toughness against Hard-Hitting Miguel Cotto
If Floyd Mayweather will stand and fight against Miguel Cotto, he?ll do it against anybody, even Manny Pacquiao. Floyd did an awful lot of fighting off the ropes Saturday night, but he…
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Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and What?s in a Head
Question: does Manny Pacquiao really have a big head? As we know, that?s what Floyd Mayweather claimed this week when he alleged performance-enhancing drug use supposedly created an oversized cranium on his…
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Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Quarrel over Blood, Money, and Priceless Legacies
Usually when two sides negotiate they do it verbally. But Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather ? the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world ? do it with their fists. Each is keenly…
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Miguel Cotto May Be Bigger Obstacle Than Floyd Mayweather Thinks
Floyd Mayweather versus Miguel Cotto on Saturday raises some weighty issues. It?s a bit of a mystery why Floyd agreed to meet Cotto at 154 pounds. Maybe he was just so eager…
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Don?t Waste Time on What Floyd Mayweather Says or Thinks about Manny Pacquiao
I wonder how many thousands of words have been wasted on articles and columns asking what Floyd Mayweather really thinks about getting it on with Manny Pacquiao. That?s the wrong question. Photo…
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Is Tim Bradley Made for Manny Pacquiao?
Timothy Bradley, whose fights often feature a distressing cycle of head clashes, will have to move in close to get dirty with Manny Pacquiao, if that?s how he wants to play it…
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Expect Timothy Bradley to Use Skull-Duggery against Manny Pacquiao
When Timothy Bradley looks for an edge against Manny Pacquiao in their Las Vegas showdown on June 9, the forecast will be cloudy with an 80 percent chance of head butts. Bradley…
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Mellow Iron Mike Tyson ? Is This Guy for Real?
Mike Tyson has always been an open book. Still, his statements were never terribly reliable. He didn?t much understand who he was or what he experienced as life swirled around his ears.…
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Cotto-Mayweather May Unsettle Odds for Floyd Versus Pacquiao
As it stands now, Floyd Mayweather, should he ever stop dancing away from a $40 million purse, would be favored against Manny Pacquiao, largely because of how they looked against common opponent…
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Canelo Alvarez Needs Pacquiao?s English Lessons
If someone offered you $10 million to learn a foreign language, would you buckle down and learn it? You bet your sweet lottery losses you would. So would I. who wouldn?t? Whatever…