Lee Cleveland
489 articles · Fight Saga
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Canelo vs GGG 3? More likely than not?
Middleweight powerbrokers Gennady Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will fight on Saturday in what'll be a rematch of their controversial draw a year ago. As part of the negotiations process for last…
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Canelo vs GGG 2 PPV price: Bold or shrewd?
The rematch between middleweight titans Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin is just weeks away. Canelo vs GGG 2, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 15, will…
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Wilder vs Fury: Will winner be lineal champion?
Is Tyson Fury the lineal heavyweight champion of the world? If so, the winner of his upcoming fight with Deontay Wilder should be viewed as the division's real and legitimate king. Before…
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Fury vs Wilder odds: Ridiculously interesting
A day after Tyson's Fury's 10 round decision win over Francesco Pianeta, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has opened as a slight favorite over Fury in a match-up slated to take place…
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Berto vs Alexander: Why winner probably gets immediate title shot
Devon Alexander and Andre Berto insist the winner of their fight tonight will get a welterweight title shot even though both fellas have been relatively inactive of late and neither has defeated…
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Manny Pacquiao: Next fight options dissected
Did 39 year old fight legend Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KO) turn back the clock against Lucas Matthysse last week? And what are his options going forward? He looked wonderful stopping KO…
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Pacquiao vs Matthysse prediction: PacMan playing with fire
Tonight, 39 year old fight legend Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring against exciting 35 year old knockout artist Lucas Matthysse. Will Pacquiao vs Matthysse be the legend's last fight? "He's never…
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Pacquiao vs Matthysse TV broadcast details: Top Rank to serve as partner
What channel / network will host Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Matthysse? Will it be on free HBO, HBO PPV, ESPN, ESPN+ or something else? So far, no network has been confirmed. For…
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Gennady Golovkin and the middleweights: Yes, it’s about to get really weird
Unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin was given a temporary pass by the IBF to face Vanes Martirosyan on May 5th. Hence, in the event Golovkin wins, the organization will allow him to…
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Golovkin vs Martirosyan purses: Scaling back
In his most recent bout against Canelo Alvarez last September, Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin had a guranteed purse of $3 Million, not including promised percentages of the PPV revenue and other residuals. We…
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Manny Pacquiao and Roach split: Mistakes that got Freddie fired
After one of the most successful fighter/trainer stints in all of boxing, Manny Pacquiao and his mentor, Freddie Roach, have parted ways. Roach will not be involved in Manny's preparations for the…
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Broner vs Vargas: Odds, purses and our fascination with AB
He's back... On April 21, former multi-division champion Adrien Broner (33-3) faces always-prepared, top-flight contender Jessie Vargas (28-2). Vargas vs Broner, which will be fought at a catchweight of 144 pounds, will…
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Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko on tap?
Following Canelo's Alvarez's tainted drug tests and subsequent withdrawal from his much-anticipated rematch with middleweight champion Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin, the latter is in search for an opponent for May 5. The…
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Pacquiao vs Matthysse odds: Senator Pacquiao continues but PacMan retired a while ago
On July 15, sports legend Manny Pacquiao returns to face WBA 'Regular' welterweight champion and former super lightweight title-holder Lucas Matthysse. ?I?m the underdog in this fight,? said Pacquiao a few days…
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Boxing popularity decline in the U.S: The real reason why
In 2015, boxing legend Mike Tyson appeared on Comedy Central?s ?The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.? When asked what advice he'd give to aspiring young boxers, Tyson replied, "Go to MMA." When…
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Parker vs Joshua upset on tap? Look no further than Evander Holyfield
By most accounts, WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua should silence his WBO peer, Joseph Parker, Saturday. Why? During his pro career, Joshua has looked dominant while Parker, since 2016, has appeared vulnerable…
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Joshua vs Parker training: Bad news for AJ?
Several months ago, WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker recently underwent surgery on both elbows and early reports suggest he's like new money. "A totally different power now," heavyweight Malik Scott (38-3-1, 13…
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Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux: Stats, facts and highlights
"[Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux] is the best paper made fight ever. You can't find two fighters better on paper to put against each other. That's the best fight I ever seen made on…
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Cotto vs Ali odds: Leonard vs Norris all over again?
Tonight, four division world champion and boxing legend Miguel Cotto's 17-year professional fight career will come to an end after he faces Brooklynite and former Olympian Sadam Ali Cotto vs Ali will…
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Bob Arum: Boxing icon smokes pot ‘every now and then’
Legendary fight promoter Bob Arum, less than two weeks shy of his 86th birthday, is still a powerhouse in the industry. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, attorney and…