Sean Crose
269 articles · Boxing Insider
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What Would A Floyd Mayweather Loss Mean For Boxing?
By Sean Crose
Imagine, if you can, Marcos Maidana actually defeating Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night. Say the rematch proved to be a repeat of the first fight ? only the second time around Floyd…
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Will Floyd Mayweather Actually Try To Knock Out Marcos Maidana?
By Sean Crose
?I need a knockout and I?m going for it. I need it to make a statement.? Words such as these are uttered all the time in the sport of boxing. This time,…
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?Mayhem? Mayweather vs Maidana 2 ? To Answer Some Nagging Questions
By Sean Crose
Saturday night?s Floyd Mayweather- Marcos Maidana rematch may not be the pay per view extravaganza Mayweather, Al Haymon and Stephen Espinoza want it to be, but the fight is guaranteed to answer…
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Has Floyd Mayweather Teamed Up With Alex Ariza?
By Sean Crose
Okay, so maybe they?ll never be BFFs, but Floyd Mayweather and controversial fitness guru Alex Ariza are most certainly in some form of cahoots. A photo appeared on the internet Friday showing…
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Floyd Mayweather Plays To His Strengths ? Despite Taking Some Cheap Shots
By Sean Crose
It?s been easy to be critical of pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather throughout his career. The man can come across as mean-spirited, shallow, and way too full of himself. There?s also…
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Keith Thurman Keeps Himself Relevant
By Sean Crose
Keith Thurman hasn?t been in the ring since last April when he bested Julio Diaz. Truth be told, an injury has kept the hard hitting, exciting welterweight from entering the ring since.…
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Leo Santa Cruz: ?For This Fight I Have To Look Spectacular.?
By Sean Crose
?For this fight I have to look spectacular,? said super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz during a Wednesday conference call. ?There?s big, big pressure on top of me.? Indeed there is. People…
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Marcos Maidana Ups The Smack Talk Against Floyd Mayweather
By Sean Crose
There?s little doubt that Marcos Maidana looked far better against Floyd Mayweather last spring than anyone expected. The pound for pound king found himself up against the ropes for large portions of…
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Kell Brook Bests Shawn Porter
By Sean Crose
Juan Manuel Marquez was there. Keith Thurman was there. Interested fans were watching live via Showtime. It was time for IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter to defend his title against number one…
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Kaliesha West: The Most Decorated Boxer You?re Probably Never Heard Of
By Sean Crose
Kaliesha West is different?and not because she?s a female boxer. West is different because, unlike most fighters ? or even most people, in general ? she has an ability to express herself…
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A Closer Look At Controversial Referee Vic Drakulich
By Sean Crose
Controversy is known to go with boxing like gloves go with fighters. Still, events like this past Saturday?s Brandon Rios-Diego Chaves bout undoubtedly leave a bitter taste in fan?s mouths. Boxing matches,…
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Gennady Golovkin: Primed For Bigger Things
By Sean Crose
An odd thing happened Saturday night (or was it very early Sunday morning?). Five of the top ten trending topics on American Twitter had to do with boxing. That?s right, boxing. This…
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Gennady Golovkin: ?I Understand My Situation.?
By Sean Crose
?No,? Gennady Golovkin said to me after I asked if he felt boxing?s biggest names were avoiding him. ?I understand my situation.? How many other fighters in Golovkin?s position would be as…
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Mayweather Puts Golden Boy Promotions On Notice At LA Press Conference
By Sean Crose
There was definitely love for Marcos Maidana during the final LA stop of the press tour to promote ?Mayhem,? his rematch with pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather. For Argentinan flags abounded…
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Mayweather-Maidana Press Tour Turns Downright Nasty
By Sean Crose
One simply couldn?t be blamed for thinking Monday?s oddly hostile press conference between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana at Times Square was a product of marketing rather than of emotions. After all,…
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Floyd Mayweather Challenges Maidana To A Bet During Wild Times Square Press Conference
By Sean Crose
It was almost worth the wait. After hanging around for nearly seventy-five minutes, fans and journalists got to witness the Times Square press conference announcing September?s Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana rematch get positively…
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?Cold Warrior? Richard Schaefer Left Out In The Cold On Mayweather-Maidana Rematch
By Sean Crose
The fight world may not be surprised to learn that Floyd Mayweather will be facing Marcos Maidana again on September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. What is surprising, however,…
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HBO Outshines Showtime (At Least For Now)
By Sean Crose
It?s funny how things can change. Six months ago, Showtime was the toast of the boxing world ? and with good reason. For the cable network was providing fans with a great…
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Crawford-Gamboa: What A Fight
By Sean Crose
Terrence Crawford had everything going his way stepping into the ring to face Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBO lightweight title on Saturday night. He was the champion. He was the favorite. And,…
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Crawford-Gamboa: What A Fight
By Sean Crose
Terrence Crawford had everything going his way stepping into the ring to face Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBO lightweight title on Saturday night. He was the champion. He was the favorite. And,…