Mookie Alexander
63 articles · Bloody Elbow
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman preview: Three reasons to watch the PPV undercard
It?s not very often you?ll ever hear the words, ?This pay-per-view undercard is actually good!? when it comes to major boxing shows, but I?d say that Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman is…
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs staff picks and predictions
The picks are in for Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs, and only Stephie Haynes is going for the ?Miracle Man? to fulfill his improbable journey and become a unified middleweight champion. Everyone…
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Top Rank on ESPN+: Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Anthony Crolla preview and full fight week coverage
On Friday, April 12th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, unified WBA and WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko* (12-1, 9 KOs) will defend his title against former world champion Anthony…
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Report: Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman targeted for July PPV
A major boxing welterweight title bout is in the works for the summer. WBA champion Keith Thurman (29-0-1 NC, 22 KOs) is expected to defend his title against the legendary Manny Pacquiao…
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Report: Errol Spence vs. Mikey Garcia pulled in at least 360,000 PPV buys
Neither Errol Spence Jr nor Mikey Garcia had ever headlined a pay-per-view event prior to their March 16th clash, but at least for Spence, it is quite possible he?ll be primarily a…
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Dana White loses $10,000 betting on Mikey Garcia, who was blown out by Errol Spence Jr
It was almost a year ago that there was a report that Mikey Garcia was on the cusp of signing with UFC president Dana White?s new Zuffa Boxing promotion. Obviously that never…
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Errol Spence Jr vs. Mikey Garcia staff picks and predictions
The BE team has submitted its picks for Saturday?s big boxing match between IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr (24-0, 21 KOs) and WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs). Unsurprisingly,…
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Max Kellerman rips into ?weak? Texas commission for ?inept? referees on Alvarez vs. Kovalev 2 card
Saturday night?s Top Rank on ESPN quadrupleheader produced an entertaining night of fights, with three bouts ending in knockouts, while Sergey Kovalev earned back the WBO light heavyweight title with a unanimous…
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Alvarez vs. Kovalev 2 results: Richard Commey secures Vasyl Lomachenko fight with quick TKO
We?re halfway through the Top Rank Boxing: Alvarez vs. Kovalev 2 quadrupleheader, and fans at The Star in Frisco, TX have been treated to a couple of title fight knockouts. Ghana?s Richard…
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Bob Arum says he ?killed? Pacquiao vs. Crawford: I didn?t want Manny to ?take that kind of damage?
When Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford were both under the Top Rank Boxing banner, there was talk of Crawford potentially facing Pacquiao in what would?ve potentially represented a star-making performance for Crawford.…
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Report: Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner ?tracking at over 400,000? PPV buys
It looks as if Manny Pacquiao still commands a decent-sized pay-per-view audience even in 2019. Ring Magazine?s Mike Coppinger reported on Tuesday that Pacquiao?s dominant decision win over Adrien Broner from last…
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner staff picks and predictions
The Bloody Elbow team has made its predictions for Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner, and everyone is siding with Pacquiao to defeat the oft-disliked Broner and defend his WBA ?regular? welterweight title.…
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Golovkin?s trainer: ?I scored the fight even,? but credit to Canelo Alvarez for the win
Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) lost his WBC and WBA middleweight titles to Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) by majority decision in Saturday night?s highly anticipated rematch. Unlike the first fight, which…
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Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 salaries: Alvarez $5 million, GGG $4 million; both men to make much more
Boxing?s biggest fight of 2018 will produce eight-figure paydays for Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) for their middleweight championship rematch, although that?s not what is written…
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SuperFly 3: Estrada vs. Orucuta fight card preview and predictions
On a big night for combat sports, one of the many combat sports events taking place on Saturday, September 8th is the third installment of the ?SuperFly? series, created by boxing promoter…
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UFC?s Dana White, boxing?s top promoters are in an arms race to sign Mikey Garcia
This Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) will take on IBF champion Robert Easter (21-0, 14 KOs) in a unification bout,…
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After several weeks of uncertainty, Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse is a go for July 14
It?s been two months since the official announcement of Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) taking on Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) in Malaysia, but there has been lingering doubt over whether or…
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Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder talks appear to be dead for 2018
Boxing has been on a surprisingly good run as far as making various major fights and title unification bouts that the fans want to see, so it?s only appropriate that we?ve been…
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Can Vasyl Lomachenko emerge as a true boxing superstar?
In front of more than 10,000 enthusiastic fans at Madison Square Garden, Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) battled back from the first knockdown of his professional career to stop Jorge Linares (44-4,…
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Report: UFC interested in $500 million mega-deal with boxing star Anthony Joshua
Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is set for a major unification bout with New Zealand?s Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) on March 31st in Cardiff, Wales. This will be…