Sean Crose
269 articles · Boxing Insider
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Canelo-Khan Announcement Stuns Fight World
By Sean Crose
It was easy to assume the whole thing was a joke. There it was, right there on Twitter: ?Proud to announce on May 7th, 2016 @canelo will return to the ring to…
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Felix Verdejo Impresses In Hometown Win
By Sean Crose
There were lots of high hopes for Felix Verdejo as he stepped into the ring in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday night. Indeed, the 18-0 lightweight was getting the love from…
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Jean Pascal Teams Up With Freddie Roach
By Sean Crose
While many fight fans are looking ahead to what seems to be an inevitable throwdown between Sergey Kovalev and pound for pound bigshot Andre Ward, one former Kovalev opponent has some plans…
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Just How Significant Is Cotto-Canelo?
By Sean Crose
This Saturday, I, like many others will be tuned in to see Miguel Cotto battle Saul Canelo Alvarez for the lineal and WBC middleweight championship of the world. It?s one hell of…
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Canelo Claims He?s ?Never Been To Freddie Roach?s Gym?
By Sean Crose
Freddie Roach has claimed that Saul Canelo Alvarez trained at his gym in preparation for three matches. Roach also claims that he wasn?t all that impressed with Canelo, that indeed he thought…
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Ruslan Provodnikov Impresses In Monaco
By Sean Crose
Mexico?s 14-0 Jesus Rodriguez unquestionably went to Monico to shock the world this weekend. Unfortunately for Rodriguez, the 24-4 Ruslan Provodnikov simply wasn?t going to let that happen. For the man known…
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WBC To Decide On Mayweather?s Heirs ? Tournament Style
By Sean Crose
We?ve been hearing a lot lately about who might be heir to the great Floyd Mayweather?s throne now that the pound for pound kingpin has officially retired. Well, the WBC, who recently…
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Brandon Rios Fights For A Seat At The Table
By Sean Crose
Admit it, Brandon Rios looked great last January when he beat arch foil Mike Alvarado into submission. Sure, Alvarado was a mess, but that didn?t take away from how sharp the lean,…
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WBC Makes Floyd Mayweather Champion Emeritus
By Sean Crose
People no longer have to ask why Floyd Mayweather is still the WBC welterweight and junior middleweight champion of the world now that he?s officially retired. For the WBC convention in China…
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Why Boxing Will Never Work As Counterprogramming
By Sean Crose
Is contemporary boxing being marketed as a form of counterprogramming? Unlike athletes in most major sports, many of today?s most well-known boxers seem to be placed in situations where the risk of…
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The USADA ?IV Scandal? Made Simple
By Sean Crose
Thomas Hauser has a new article out at Box Nation where he fires back at the United States Anti Doping Agency after USADA fired back at HIM for essentially asking aloud, via…
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Ruslan Provodnikov Teams Up With Joel Diaz
By Sean Crose
?Yes, he?s training with me,? Joel Diaz said when asked if he and Ruslan Provodnikov, the Siberian Rocky, had combined forces. ?He came to me,? Diaz added, ?and he?s there for me…
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Calling Al Haymon, Lets See Thurman vs Porte
By Sean Crose
Admit it, this has been an epic year for boxing. Yeah, Manny-Floyd was a disappointment and the PBC isn?t always the crowd pleaser everyone had at least hoped it would be, but…
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Mayweather-Berto: The Sound Of Silence
By Sean Crose
Boxing Insiders? Kirk Jackson offered an interesting take on this weekend?s Mayweather-Berto showdown. In short, Jackson seemed to feel that Berto doesn?t stand much of a chance against Mayweather, but that it…
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Floyd Mayweather Says He?d Like Pacquiao To Fight On His Next Undercard
By Sean Crose
Wearing a white t-shirt and a placid expression on his face, Floyd Mayweather told his favorite outlet, FightHype.com, that he would like to see Manny Pacquiao on the undercard of his next…
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5 Million PPV Buys For Mayweather-Pacquiao Astounds While Floyd Says He No Longer Wants Rematch
By Sean Crose
?He lost. He knows he lost.? So claims Floyd Mayweather, the undisputed king of boxing, in an interview with Jim Gray of Showtime that will be aired Saturday during that network?s replay…
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Famed Artist Dave Hobrecht On Floyd Mayweather Commissioned Painting: ?This Is Big?
By Sean Crose
Some of the world?s most notable creative minds have crafted memorable works related to the sweet science. Ernest Hemingway, Bob Dylan, Joyce Carol Oates, Andy Warhol, Simon and Garfunkel, the list goes…
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HBO and Showtime Hold Joint Conference Call To Announce Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout
By Sean Crose
?It?s going to be a spectacular night for the sport.? So said HBO honcho Ken Hershman during a hastily arranged conference call which happened mere minutes after Floyd Mayweather announced to the…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao Updates: Life Aboard The Hype Express
By Sean Crose
?Laying back, relaxing, enjoying good weather, palm trees, and pi?a coladas. While they continue to lie about making the fight? I?m just going to continue to travel and explore the world on…
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Brandon Rios? Moment Of Truth
By Sean Crose
It pretty much all comes down to Saturday night in Colorado. Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs), the onetime WBA champion of the lightweight division, has found himself in a true do-or-die moment.…