Lee Cleveland
489 articles · Fight Saga
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JuanMa Lopez: Why He Can Still Be Very Successful in Boxing
Just a little over two years ago, then 27 year old JuanMa Lopez was 30-0 with a mind-numbing 27 knockouts and was the fastest rising star in boxing. He'd knocked out Daniel…
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Garcia vs Lopez: Post-Fight Stats, Facts & Highlights
Looking every bit like an elite, top-level pound-for-pound fighter, unbeaten former WBO lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (32-0, 27 KO) made quick and efficient work of former champion JuanMa Lopez (33-3, 30 KO)…
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Shane Mosley vs Victor Ortiz in the Works?
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schafer told BoxingScene: "I think both guys have a lot to prove." "I think it's an evenly matched fight -- half will pick Mosley, half Ortiz. Mosley really…
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Floyd Mayweather vs Guerrero: Real Reason for Alleged Disappointing PPV Buys
The Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero fight last month was the first major televised fight of Floyd's career to not to be aired on HBO. Mayweather's six-fight, 30-month deal with Showtme was…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios: The Biggest Fight Ever?
Recently, Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, reiterated something he said in February. "I can't imagine Pacquiao will ever again fight in the U.S." He made the statement not long after Pacquiao vs…
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Muay Thai Champion… Riddick Bowe??
"Those who enjoyed my fights 10 years ago will again enjoy my Muay Thai fight," said the 45 year old Bowe as quoted by Bangkok Post. Bowe will face Russia's Levgen Golovin…
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Mayweather vs Guerrero PPV Buys | Good But Not Great
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the highest paid athlete in the world for the better part of two years, retained his welterweight title by defeating Robert Guerrero on May 4 at the MGM Grand…
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Mayweather vs Guerrero: Stats, Facts & Observation
Although he'd been out of the ring for a year, he looked like he didn't miss a beat, delivering a masterful performance en route to cruising to a unanimous 12-round decision over…
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Canelo vs Trout Stats and Facts (Post-Fight)
Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez unified the WBC and WBA Super Welterweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over Austin Trout on Saturday in front of a raucous 39,247 crowd at the…
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Nonito Donaire Loses to Guillermo Rigondeaux | Stats & Facts
"We fought the Cuban boxing way. Hit and don't get hit," Rigondeaux's trainer, Pedro Diaz, insisted. "We made Donaire look very bad." In a fight that resembled a tactical chess match between…
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Floyd Mayweather Keeps Title but Andre Ward is Stripped | WBC Policy Breakdown
Today, the World Boxing Council (WBC) issued a statement declaring Andre Ward is being stripped of his status as the organization's super middleweight champion. However, Andre Ward, who is still the Lineal/RING…
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Divorce Settlement: Is This Why Shane Mosley Fights On?
Mosley, who turns 42 in September, has held world titles in three weight divisions and has defeated the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Antonio Margarito, Jesse James Leija, John…
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Juan Manuel Marquez vs Tim Bradley: A Real Possibility?
The question is: When? Although some believe its just a rumor, this match-up, Marquez vs Bradley, has been bantered since December 2011 - before both fighters defeated Manny Pacquiao. But for promoter…
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Concussions in Boxing and MMA: What’s the Buzz About?
"I think I got a concussion," Tim Bradley said last week, moments after he was announced the winner of a toe-to-toe slugfest. Did Bradley really get a concussion? Perhaps. He absorbed a…
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Timothy Bradley vs Ruslan Provodnikov: “I Knew Timothy Had Other Plans”
In what will probably be a candidate for 'Fight of the Year,' Timothy Bradley retained his WBO Welterweight title and improved to 30-0 with 12 knockouts while Ruslan Provodnikov, whose stocks surges…
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Bradley vs Provodnikov Fight Time & Preview
Saturday night undefeated WBO Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley Jr. (29-0, 12 KOs) returns to defend his title against Russia's Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KOs). Bradley vs Provodnikov will mark the first time…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Tim Bradley | Verdict Misled Fans About ‘Desert Storm’
On Saturday night, undefeated WBO Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley Jr. (29-0, 12 KOs) defends his title against Russia's Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KOs). After winning a hotly controversial decision over Manny Pacquiao,…
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Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) in Boxing and MMA? What’s All the Buzz About?
During the last several years there's been a lot of discussion about the highly controversial procedure of Testosterone Replacment Therapy (or TRT), especially in Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts. As a matter…
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Bernard Hopkins: Next Fight to be Against?
Although the legendary B-HOP looked a tad slower than the 46 year old version of himself who beat Pascal, he certainly looked better than the version of Hopkins who faced Chad Dawson…
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Nonito Donaire: Left Hook is the Most Devastating Punch in Boxing
The term 'pound for pound' is used in boxing to describe a fighter's abilities in relation to other fighters of different weight classes. As these fighters do not compete directly, judging the…