Lee Cleveland
489 articles · Fight Saga
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Manny Pacquiao losses to Horn: The REAL reason why
Shocker? Not exactly. Fight legend Manny Pacquiao lost a highly debatable decision last night to Australia's Jeff Horn in the latter's hometown of Brisbane and in front of 51,000 plus spectators. Many…
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Pacquiao vs Horn predictions, observations: Experts unleash
On Saturday night, fight legend and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 knockouts) faces a relative unknown in Jeff Horn (16-0-1 record, 11 knockouts) in the main event of a fight…
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Pacquiao vs Horn: Often overlooked intangible huge for Manny
Sometimes, no matter how conditioned and flexible a fighter is, he'll run out of gas early in a fight or become tense. Why? A fighter, especially when he's fighting in an atmosphere…
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Mayweather vs McGregor: Flashbacks of Ali vs Chamberlain
Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor isn't the first time a novelty boxing match was proposed. The sport flirted with Muhammad Ali vs Jim Brown and Mike Tyson vs Tony Mandarich, and potentially…
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Gennady Golovkin to retire after Canelo fight?
The biggest match-up in boxing, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin, is official for September 16th, 2017. Golovkin and Canelo are two of the best fighters in the world - and…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn on ESPN: Why it might be a clever move
Boxing legend and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will face Aussie Jeff Horn in the main event of a fight card that will be broadcast live on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET…
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Andre Ward at heavyweight: Could SOG win a title?
Last night, in perhaps the most impressive performance of his career, WBA, WBO, and IBF Light Heavyweight champion Andre ?S.O.G.? Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) scored an eighth round stoppage over elite-level opponent…
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Ward vs Kovalev 3? Sergey should leave Andre alone, for now
Last night, WBA, WBO, and IBF Light Heavyweight champion Andre ?S.O.G.? Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) scored an eighth round stoppage over Sergey ?Krusher? Kovalev (30-2, 25 KOs) in a rematch of their…
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Ward vs Kovalev 2: Belt line shots are not low blows
"You cannot hit below the belt, hold, trip, kick, headbutt, wrestle, bite, spit on, or push your opponent." The key word above is "below." Sergey Kovalev take heed. Last night at Mandalay…
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Ward vs Kovalev 2 prediction: Will the Teddy Atlas Curse strike again?
Famed boxing trainer, philanthropist and commentator Teddy Atlas recently chimed in on Saturday's superfight between WBA, IBF, WBO light heavyweight champion Andre Ward and rival, Sergey Kovalev. ?As I look at this…
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Adrien Broner vs Mikey Garcia: Hector Camacho shows us why AB might be relevant a while longer
Showtime recently announced that Adrien Broner (33-2, 24 KO) will face Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KO) on July 29. They will meet in a scheduled 12-round bout at a catchweight of 140,…
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Ward vs Kovalev 2 money, purses: Interest will again exceed revenue
Boxing is ingrained in the public consciousness and the demand for it, whether in the movies or real life, is strong. But in November, the light heavyweight showdown between Andre Ward vs…
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Ward vs Kovalev 2: Exactly why Andre won the first fight
In November, Andre Ward lifted the titles of consensus light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev via a tight but unanimous decision. All three judges scored it 114-113. And Ward's win, of course, wasn't…
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Canelo and GGG sparring partners: ‘They are faster than they look’
A second chance means a lot to people. To Brandon Rios, it means everything. Rios' career in the ring looked over after he was knocked out by then-world welterweight titleholder Timothy Bradley…
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Sergey Kovalev’s racist rants: Ward motivated to silence Russian
Two weeks ahead of their June 17 rematch superfight showdown, Andre Ward sounded off on Sergey Kovalev last week. In response to allegations about Kovalev being a racist, Ward told FightHype, "There's…
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Ward vs Kovalev 2: Why odds for a DQ should surge
Sergey Kovalev is an angry man. ?I don?t like this guy and I want to punish him because he puts his nose really up right now,? Kovalev said of unified light heavyweight…
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Ward vs Kovalev 2 undercard: The pros and cons of Stevenson vs Joe Smith Jr
Some on the boxing forums have suggested the perfect undercard, or co-feature, for Andre Ward vs Sergey Kovalev 2 would have been a showdown between Adonis Stevenson and Joe Smith Jr. And…
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Muhammad Ali: (Ludicrous) New book reveals punches absorbed
How many punches did fight legend Muhammad Ali take during his career? Jonathan Eig attempts to answer that in his upcoming biography of Ali, per a recent article on WTOP. According to…
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Broner vs Garcia odds: Ut-oh, we’ve seen this before
Showtime recently announced that Adrien Broner (33-2, 24 KO) will face Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KO) on July 29. They will meet in a scheduled 12-round bout at a catch weight of…
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Brook vs Spence prediction: “First four rounds will dictate everything”
IBF Welterweight Champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) will face sensational mandatory challenger Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KO?s) on Saturday in one of the year's biggest match-ups. So, who are you picking?…