Nick Schwartz
21 articles · USA Today
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Canelo Alvarez annihilates Rocky Fielding to win super middleweight title
Canelo Alvarez entered the ring in Madison Square Garden on Saturday as a massive betting favorite to defeat WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding, and the Mexican superstar made his move to…
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Weak shoving match breaks out at Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin faceoff
Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin faced off Friday at a weigh-in on the eve of their highly anticipated rematch. Alvarez and Golovkin fought to a controversial draw last September, but many boxing…
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Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury appears to fake retirement announcement
Less than a year after handing Wladimir Klitschko his first loss since 2004 to become the heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury may (or may not) be walking away from the…
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Gennady Golovkin is keeping the pressure on Canelo Alvarez
Amir Khan put up a valiant effot against Canelo Alvarez for five rounds Saturday night in Las Vegas but was knocked out cold on the canvas with one stunning punch in the…
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Manny Pacquiao posts tribute to his wife after announcing retirement
37-year-old boxing legend Manny Pacquiao beat Timothy Bradley Jr. for the second time in his career Saturday night in Las Vegas, winning by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. After the bout, Pacquiao…
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Tyson Fury hands Wladimir Klitschko his first loss since 2004
Wladimir Klitschko lost his first fight since 2004 Saturday in Dusseldorf, as 27-year-old British boxer Tyson Fury beat Klitschko by unanimous decision to claim the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring…
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Meet the undefeated KO machine that will make you love boxing
You would assume that the most exciting boxer in the world would also be one of the most popular, but that unfortunately hasn?t been the case for 33-year-old Gennady Golovkin, a Kazakh…
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Bob Arum says Manny Pacquiao’s shoulder has been injured since 2008
After Manny Pacquiao lost convincingly to Floyd Mayweather earlier this month, he revealed in his post-fight press conference that he had suffered a shoulder injury while training in April. In the immediate…
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Canelo ?lvarez destroys James Kirkland with brutal third-round KO
Millions of casual boxing fans that paid $100 to watch Mayweather-Pacquiao ?megafight? were left supremely disappointed, but Canelo ?lvarez did his best to prove that boxing isn?t dead with an electrifying knockout…
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Floyd Mayweather breaks down his fight against Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision Saturday night in a fight that was widely ridiculed by boxing fans for being boring and simply not worth the time and money. Mayweather?s…
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Michael Jordan helped break up a fight after Mayweather-Pacquiao
Michael Jordan watched the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight from inside the MGM Grand, and after the bout he stumbled upon another fight going on outside the arena. According to Fox Sports, one of Jordan?s…
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HBO’s Jim Lampley feels ‘terrible’ for people who spent money on Mayweather-Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao will undergo surgery this week to repair a shoulder injury suffered in April that was not disclosed ahead of the Mayweather-Pacquiao superfight. Pacquiao was obviously not himself during the fight…
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This is the one boxer capable of making a Floyd Mayweather fight exciting
Casual boxing fans made it very clear this weekend that they aren?t willing to spend an exorbitant amount of money to see brilliant (and boring) technical boxing ? viewers want brutal slugfests…
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ESPN’s Keith Olbermann calls for boycott of NFL Draft, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight
The NFL Draft is just five days away, and Floyd Mayweather will meet Manny Pacquiao in the richest fight in boxing history next Saturday. ESPN?s Keith Olbermann argued on his show that…
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Floyd Mayweather’s All-Star game announcement was a huge disappointment
Nearly every day, a different boxing outlet will ?confirm? that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have finally agreed to the biggest fight in boxing history. Over the weekend, The Telegraph reported that…
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Floyd Mayweather has turned the wait for a fight announcement into a promotion for his app
The boxing world is still waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to agree to a fight that has been teased for months. Pacquiao?s promoter Bob Arum said last week that he…
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Manny Pacquiao’s pro basketball debut didn’t go very well
Manny Pacquiao isn?t just a boxer and a policitian, he?s also the player/coach of Kia Sorento of the Philippine Basketball Association. Pacquiao was drafted to the team earlier this year, and made…
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Manny Pacquiao calls out Floyd Mayweather for ‘All Access’ inauthenticity
Boxing fans have been dreaming about a showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather for years, but even though Mayweather said earlier this month that he?s open to the idea, it doesn?t…
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No one is betting on Floyd Mayweather anymore
Floyd Mayweather improved to 47-0 Saturday night with a largely forgettable unanimous decision win over Marcos Maidana in a rematch that paled in comparison to the stellar original. Amid a few boos…
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Ronda Rousey says she could hang with Floyd Mayweather in an MMA bout
UFC women?s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has never lost a match in her professional career. When asked if she could beat Floyd Mayweather, another undefeated champion, in an MMA match, Rousey didn?t…