Mookie Alexander
63 articles · Bloody Elbow
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SuperFly 2 results and highlights: Sor Rungvisai beats Estrada in thrilling fight
Thailand?s Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (45-4-1, 40 KOs) remains the world?s best 115-pound boxer, as he won a majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada (36-3, 25 KOs) in a tense, very entertaining main…
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UFC should take note from ?SuperFly? on how to market ?the small guys?
On Saturday, February 24th in Inglewood, California, fans will be treated to an HBO Boxing tripleheader comprised exclusively of 112 and 115-pound competitors. The second installment of ?SuperFly? is headlined by a…
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin staff picks and predictions
The Bloody Elbow team has made its predictions for the super showdown between Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Perhaps this is spurred on by Golovkin?s less-than-stellar…
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Report: Mayweather vs. McGregor live gate falls well short of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor was billed as having the potential to break both the gate and pay-per-view revenue records previously set by Mayweather?s May 2015 win over Manny Pacquiao. While…
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Australian politician wants Conor McGregor to fight Jeff Horn, calls Manny Pacquiao ?scared?
WBO welterweight (147 lbs) champion Jeff Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) is in need of a new opponent following Manny Pacquiao?s decision to withdraw from their scheduled November 12th rematch in Australia. According…
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Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn peaks at 4.4 million viewers, averages 3.1 million on ESPN platforms
Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn would?ve done atrocious numbers on pay-per-view, but how well did the fight fare on ESPN? Not bad considering television rights were only confirmed two weeks ago, and…
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Opinion: ESPN?s coverage of Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn was shambolic
Jeff Horn pulled off the improbable unanimous decision upset of Manny Pacquiao in Brisbane, Australia. Two judges had it 115-113 for the Australian, while Waleska Roldan had a completely befuddling 117-111 tally.…
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Tyson Fury: I think Conor McGregor will KO Floyd Mayweather in the first 35 seconds
As of today (Monday, June 26th) were are precisely two months away from UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor taking on Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) in the boxing ring, as McGregor aims…
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Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence post-fight results and analysis
Errol Spence Jr. is now the IBF Welterweight champion after a thrilling stoppage win over England?s Kell Brook in Kell?s hometown of Sheffield. This was yet another soccer stadium show in the…
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Early estimates have Golovkin vs. Jacobs pulling in 130,000-150,000 PPV buys
Gennady Golovkin?s (37-0, 33 KOs) 23-fight KO streak ended, but his undefeated record stayed intact with last Saturday?s close unanimous decision win over Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs). This was GGG?s second…
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Lomachenko makes Walters quit after round 7
WBO junior lightweight (130 lbs) champion Vasyl Lomachenko dominated Nicholas Walters in tonight?s HBO Boxing main event. The Ukrainian successfully defended his belt by putting on a boxing clinic on the Jamaican…
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HBO Boxing salaries: Lomachenko $1 million, Walters $300,000
Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KOs) is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with an amateur record of 396-1, and in just 7 professional fights, the Ukrainian has become the fastest boxer in history…
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Top Rank take issue with NAC assigning Adalaide Byrd to judge Lomachenko-Walters
Having concern over the athletic commissions? appointments of judges and referees is nothing new in combat sports. From an MMA perspective, Jon Jones wasn?t too keen on John McCarthy reffing his (obviously…
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Sergio Martinez: GGG-Canelo won’t happen ‘because it’s not convenient for Golden Boy’
Will Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez ever happen? Retired former middleweight boxing champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KOs) doesn't believe it will, at least not this decade. In an interview with FightHub…
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Pacquiao-Bradley III lost money, might not even reach 400,000 buys
It's no surprise that Manny Pacquiao's retirement fight vs. Timothy Bradley did not do well at the box office. There was little interest in this trilogy matchup, and while Pacquiao's fans cheered…
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Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez staff picks and predictions
The good news: There's a really great boxing fight tomorrow night featuring a legend of the sport (Miguel Cotto) and the heir apparent to Mayweather and Pacquiao as the sport's biggest star…
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Opinion: Why Mayweather-Pacquiao could damage Cotto-Canelo’s revenue
e're just 1 day away from Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. From the standpoint of the intense Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry, the expectation…
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Gennady Golovkin wants ‘all the belts’, so here’s how he can get them
Gennady Golovkin's pay-per-view debut was a major success. He took apart David Lemieux in 8 rounds in front of 20,568 fans at Madison Square Garden to successfully defend his WBA middleweight championship…
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De La Hoya: Cotto vs. Canelo can ‘hit the 2 million mark’ on PPV
To the surprise of many, boxing didn't actually die after Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's "Fight of the Century" didn't really prove to be that exciting. It did rake in a record…
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Ringside roundup: Wilder on NBC, Mayweather on CBS?
Ringside roundup is back! I gave this feature a bit of a rest last week due to the UFC 189 chaos and also the 4th of July holiday. We have a lot…