Keith Idec
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Arum Admits Crawford-Thurman Fight Nowhere Near Happening
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Even Bob Arum pumped the brakes on a potential welterweight showdown between Terence Crawford and Keith Thurman. Crawford mentioned moving up from 140 pounds to 147 to challenge Thurman…
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Terence Crawford: Beating Me Is A Lot Harder Than It Looks
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Terence Crawford?s advice to Felix Diaz is to ask any of the 30 opponents the undefeated Crawford has fought. No matter how it might appear from the outside, looking…
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Arum Wants Murata to Face Saunders Next, Fight at MSG One Day
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Bob Arum came to Madison Square Garden on Thursday to promote Terence Crawford?s debut in the big building. Halfway around the world, a press conference took place earlier Thursday…
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Arum: I Have Obligation to Fans to Make Pacquiao-Crawford Fight
By Keith Idec
Bob Arum claims he wants to make Manny Pacquiao-Terence Crawford for later this year, probably in November. Crawford, as he has said all along, reiterated that he wants the fight to happen…
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DiBella: Crawford Isn’t God or Unbeatable; Has Had Tough Fights
By Keith Idec
Lou DiBella didn?t call Terence Crawford overrated. Felix Diaz?s promoter merely argued Thursday that the undefeated WBC/WBO super lightweight champion?s prominent place in boxing isn?t built on an overly impressive resume. DiBella…
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De La Hoya: Making Canelo-Golovkin Was Easy; Only Took Two Weeks
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Frustrated fight fans have wanted to see Canelo Alvarez fight Gennady Golovkin for well over a year. But when the time came to discuss details for making Alvarez-Golovkin a…
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Canelo Batters, Dominates Chavez Jr. For Decision Win
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was every bit the mismatch many anticipated. Alvarez dominated a bigger but mostly ineffective Chavez on his way to a 12-round unanimous decision Saturday…
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Canelo: Chavez Fight Should End in a KO Because of Our Styles
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez technically didn?t predict he?ll knock out Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., but the Mexican superstar all but said Wednesday that?s what will happen when they fight Saturday night.…
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Golden Boy President: Canelo-Golovkin “Close” for September
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Eric Gomez didn?t elaborate on what he meant by close. Nevertheless, Golden Boy Promotions? president said Wednesday that the company is ?close? to finalizing a deal for a long-awaited…
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Chavez: Canelo Thinks I’m Easier Than Golovkin, So He Picked Me
By Keith Idec
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was brutally honest with Canelo Alvarez, even if it meant inadvertently knocking himself. Chavez told Alvarez as part of HBO?s ?Faceoff With Max Kellerman? segment that Alvarez agreed…
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Shawn Porter Stops Andre Berto in Nine To Earn Thurman Shot
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Shawn Porter wore out Andre Berto on Saturday night. The relentless Porter?s pressure led to two knockdowns, one apiece in the second and ninth rounds, and a ninth-round technical…
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Lemieux: Don’t Underestimate Chavez; Tough Fight for Canelo
By Keith Idec
As much as David Lemieux wants to fight Canelo Alvarez later this year, he is certain Alvarez isn?t in for an easy night May 6. Alvarez is an 8-1 favorite as his…
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De La Hoya: Canelo vs. Chavez Will Resemble Barrera-Morales
By Keith Idec
Oscar De La Hoya has been involved in several big fights against fellow Mexicans. The former six-division champion cannot remember one, though, that was as big an event as Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar…
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Lomachenko Manager: Forget Crawford Fight; It ‘Would Be Suicide’
By Keith Idec
OXON HILL, Maryland ? Terence Crawford isn?t the only one who can?t see a fight between him and Vasyl Lomachenko taking place. Egis Klimas, Lomachenko?s manager, considers his phenomenal fighter entirely too…
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Crawford: I Don’t Even Think About Fighting Pacquiao Now
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Their promoter says it?s possible for Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford to finally fight in November. Crawford won?t even allow himself to think about it. The much-discussed fight against…
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Crawford: I Won’t Get Credit for Beating Pacquiao AND Lomachenko
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Terence Crawford feels underappreciated. The unbeaten, two-division champion suspects that as long as he stays at 140 pounds, he won?t be able to satisfy fans who want him to…
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Terence Crawford to Felix Diaz: Everybody Knows I Duck No One
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Terence Crawford instructed Felix Diaz, Lou DiBella and anyone else that might?ve thought he was avoiding their fight to guess again. The undefeated Crawford said Tuesday before a press…
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Joshua-Klitschko Tix Going For Nearly $44K Each on Resale Website
By Keith Idec
One ambitious British entrepreneur is trying to resell a pair of tickets to the Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight title fight for ?35,199 apiece. That?s roughly $43,911 each for you American boxing fans…
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Arum: Ramirez Would ‘Destroy’ Golovkin; Would Do Winner-Take-All
By Keith Idec
Count Bob Arum among those that think Gennady Golovkin began showing his age against Daniel Jacobs. The 85-year-old Arum was in full promotional mode Friday, when during a conference call Arum claimed…
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Roach: ‘I Would Love’ to Have Pacquiao Fight Keith Thurman
By Keith Idec
Freddie Roach wasn?t overly impressed with what he saw from Keith Thurman in his win against Danny Garcia. The Hall-of-Fame trainer certainly didn?t see anything from Thurman in that fight that would…