Keith Idec
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Benavidez: I Respect Crawford A Lot, But I Don’t Wanna See A 147-Pounder Fight A 168-Pounder
By Keith Idec
David Benavidez understandably believes that he should be Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent, not Terence Crawford. The unbeaten Benavidez feels he has clearly established himself as the true super middleweight who has earned…
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Tim Tszyu Pounds a Gutsy Brian Mendoza, Retains WBO Title With Unanimous Decision
By Keith Idec
Tim Tszyu ended Brian Mendoza’s made-for-Hollywood comeback in the 154-pound division Sunday afternoon. The unbeaten Australian also continued his own ascent in their weight class by battering his courageous challenger during the…
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Tszyu: Charlo’s The Champ, Number One [At 154]; That’s Fight I Want; Don’t Care About Belts
By Keith Idec
Tim Tszyu was bewildered by Jermell Charlo’s uninspiring performance against Canelo Alvarez. The WBO junior middleweight champion sensed Charlo simply attempted to “survive” against Alvarez in the highest-profile fight of Charlo’s career.…
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Tim Tszyu Comes In Full Pound Underweight For WBO Title Defense Against Brian Mendoza
By Keith Idec
Tim Tszyu came in a full pound under the junior middleweight limit Saturday afternoon for his title defense against Brian Mendoza. Sydney’s Tszyu stepped on the scale at 153 pounds at the…
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Arum: Canelo Wipes Floor With Crawford; Terence Can’t Hurt Canelo, But Canelo Can Hurt Him
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum respects Terence Crawford’s desire to secure the biggest payday possible during the twilight of the three-division champion’s Hall-of-Fame career. The 92-year-old promoter nonetheless doesn’t give one of…
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Canelo: I Agree With [Critics], That I Haven’t Looked The Last Few Fights Like I Used To
By Keith Idec
Canelo Alvarez agrees with his huge, growing group of critics. The undisputed super middleweight champion admits that he hasn’t looked like the same man in his past “few fights” as the boxer…
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Roach: This Version Of Canelo Will Not Be Able To Handle Charlo; I’m Picking Charlo By Stoppage
By Keith Idec
One of the most accomplished trainers in boxing history doesn’t just think Jermell Charlo will upset Canelo Alvarez on September 30. Freddie Roach predicted that Charlo will become the first fighter in…
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Emmanuel Rodriguez Drops Melvin Lopez Three Times, Wins IBF Title With Dominant Decision
By Keith Idec
Emmanuel Rodriguez regained the IBF bantamweight title Saturday night that he lost to a “Monster” four years ago. Rodriguez knocked Melvin Lopez to the canvas three times in the final 45 seconds…
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Spence Optimistic About Crawford Rematch: I Know I’m A Lot Better Than What I Showed
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Errol Spence Jr. barely had time by the start of his post-fight press conference late Saturday night to process the brutal beating he had just absorbed at the hands…
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Crawford On Spence’s Wins: All Those Fighters Had A Loss, Had Something Took [From] ‘Em
By Keith Idec
Terence Crawford has listened to Errol Spence Jr. pick apart his resume throughout the buildup toward their tantalizing welterweight showdown Saturday night in Las Vegas. Crawford countered during a recent virtual press…
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Spence: Some Scenarios I Envision Got Me Hurt, Coming Back, Winning; Some I Get Beat Up
By Keith Idec
Errol Spence Jr. has envisioned every possible outcome of his career-defining fight against Terence Crawford on July 29 – even losing and getting “beat up.” Spence explained the thoughts that have run…
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Arum: Crawford Has More Tools By Far Than Spence; He’ll Stop Spence Later In The Fight
By Keith Idec
Bob Arum has long thought Terence Crawford would beat Errol Spence Jr. The 91-year-old promoter’s opinion hasn’t changed now that his company, Top Rank Inc., no longer represents Crawford. Arum predicted Crawford…
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George Kambosos Fails To Impress, Edges Maxi Hughes With Close Majority Decision
By Keith Idec
Maxi Hughes seemed to capitalize on the biggest opportunity of his late-blooming boxing career Saturday night. The British southpaw still lost a majority decision to former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr.…
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Crawford Explains Why It Doesn’t Need To Be Disrespectful, Personal To Sell Fights, PPVs
By Keith Idec
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. have disagreed about the strength of their resumes and playfully promised to “fry fish” and “smoke a Bud” while promoting their welterweight championship showdown July 29…
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Crawford: If I Didn’t Call [Spence], We Wasn’t In Contact With One Another, Fight Wouldn’t Have
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK – Terence Crawford agreed with Errol Spence Jr. on one thing during their two-city press tour this week. If the undefeated welterweight champions didn’t start talking directly to each other…
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Collazo Stops Jerusalem After 7th Round, Becomes WBO 105-Pound Champ In 7th Fight
By Keith Idec
Oscar Collazo was more than ready Saturday night for a world champion despite his lack of professional experience. The powerful, skillful southpaw battered Melvin Jerusalem over the final four rounds of their…
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Canelo Alvarez Bloodies, Drops, Decisions John Ryder To Retain Titles
By Keith Idec
Canelo Alvarez galvanized his hometown crowd Saturday night, but an unbelievably brave John Ryder took the Mexican icon the distance in his homecoming fight. Boxing’s undisputed super middleweight champion beat the British…
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Gervonta Davis Drops Ryan Garcia Twice, Knocks Him Out in Seventh
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia went down during the second round from a left hand again Saturday night. This time, however, Garcia was the one who was knocked out with a body…
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De La Hoya Doubts Confidence Of Tank’s Team; Ellerbe Blasts Ryan Garcia’s Promoter
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS – Oscar De La Hoya had his antagonistic comments written down on a sheet of paper Thursday. The Hall-of-Fame fighter criticized Gervonta Davis’ team for being overprotective of the undefeated…
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Goossen: Ryan Has Reach, Height, Speed Over Tank; Power Like Nobody I’ve Ever Seen
By Keith Idec
There aren’t many physical advantages Ryan Garcia’s trainer doesn’t see him having over Gervonta Davis. Joe Goossen offered a considerable list of attributes he feels Garcia will be able to utilize versus…