Ivan G. Goldman
196 articles · Boxing Insider
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Floyd Mayweather Versus Devon Alexander? Let Excessive Speculation Begin
After teasing us for weeks with the prospect of a showdown against Robert Guerrero on May 4, undisputed boxing king Floyd Mayweather now says he?s set for Devon Alexander instead, and that…
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Brian Viloria Title Fight May Signal Macau Challenge to Las Vegas Boxing
The April 6 Top Rank card set in Macau could be even more geographically significant than it first appears. The main event features Brian ?Hawaiian Punch? Viloria defending his WBA and WBO…
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Muhammad Ali: His Life as Demon, Saint & Greatest Heavyweight
Muhammad Ali, born Jan. 17, 1941, celebrates his 71st birthday as a worldwide symbol of peace and goodness, a kind of Mother Teresa figure who?s adored by all. His image has seen…
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Floyd Mayweather Visited by Three Ghosts
Floyd Mayweather was sitting up in bed counting stacks of C-notes when the ghost of Sugar Ray Robinson showed up. Floyd stayed cool. ?If you?re looking for a handout,? he said, soup…
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Caped Crusader Weinstein Can Pave Way to Nonito Donaire-Abner Mares Bout
You want super-exciting super bantams Abner Mares and Nonito Donaire to fight each other? Well, they?re both eager. Each is calling out the other. That?s why it?s time to put up the…
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Memories of Larry Merchant at HBO, Not Just Another Pretty Face
As if we didn?t have enough trouble in this sport, this Saturday will be Larry Merchant?s last broadcast as a ringside analyst for HBO. The scene will be Houston, where he?ll be…
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Juan Manuel Marquez?s Paralyzing Shot Will Unleash Dogs of Chemistry
Me, I?m not the suspicious sort. So when Juan Manuel Marquez is miraculously transformed at age 39 into a polished man of steel who can laugh off tremendous shots to the head,…
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How Much Can Juan Manuel Marquez Really Gain against Manny Pacquiao?
Juan Manuel Marquez, by hiring PEDs-tainted Angel Heredia as a strength and conditioning trainer for his fourth fight against Manny Pacquiao, jumped into a thicket of thorns. He won?t come out unscratched.…
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Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao Series Like Radioactive Cockroach ? Nothing Kills It.
You want to know how Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao battle Number Four will come out Saturday night? Simple. It will end in a controversy that can be settled only by a fifth…
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Why Austin Trout?s Title Isn?t Real ? But Don?t Tell Miguel Cotto
Austin Trout is mostly unknown to the general population, but largely because he holds the WBA super welterweight title, he gets to fight far-better-known Miguel Cotto on Showtime Saturday. Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime…
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Robert ?The Ghost? Guerrero Makes His Mark as One Scary Dude
The victory by Robert ?the Ghost? Guerrero over Andre Berto was achieved in a contest so brutal it looked more like a video game between two make-believe creatures than a match between…
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Have a Heart: Robert Guerrero Over Andre Berto
Dear Jackie Kallen, After reading your column previewing this excellent match I?m astonished that your ?heart? has to go with Andre Berto over Robert ?The Ghost? Guerrero Saturday night. Your head I…
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Adrien Broner?s Ferocity Invites Questions about Floyd Mayweather
As Adrien Broner started taking apart tough Antonio DeMarco in the first round, legendary Roy Jones, working as an HBO analyst, conceded that Broner and esteemed Floyd Mayweather employ similar styles but…
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Brian Viloria, Hernan Marquez May Go to War in ?Secret? Title Unification
Two Saturday night cards have so far overshadowed a genuine title unification match in the flyweight division, which these days gets even less respect than the heavyweight roster. But buried beneath publicity…
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Night of Fights Shows Boxing Is One Healthy Corpse
If boxing is a dying sport, why were pro fights featured on three premium channels Saturday night? Clearly it would be premature to start shoveling dirt on it just yet. Once again…
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At 81, Don King Still Manages to Mutilate Boxing
Undefeated light heavyweight Ryan ?The Irish Outlaw? Coyne, who?d been training to challenge Nathan Cleverly for his WBO belt on Showtime this Saturday night, was just dropped from the card in favor…
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Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao To Clash In Dubai & Oh Yeah, I?m Off For Mars
Here?s an Internet flash. A few scattered, less than credible web sites are claiming that a wealthy group in the United Arab Emirates is offering to put up $150 million for a…
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Brandon Rios Leaps From Mosh Pit Onto World Stage
You could tell junior welters Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado were putting on a great show just by reading the astonishment on referee Pat Russell?s face. It was an expression that said,…
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Drink Enough Kool-Aid and You Too Can Understand Floyd Mayweather
Nothing can deter Floyd Mayweather fanatics from their mission to explain away the inescapable truth that their hero is the only pro in the world anywhere close to welterweight who would turn…
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Will Skittish Floyd Mayweather Ever Run out of Excuses?
It?s getting tougher and tougher for poor, skittish Floyd Mayeweather to avoid Manny Pacquiao, who?s already agreed to take any sort of PEDs test Floyd can dream up and even to let…