Sean Nam
59 articles · The Cruelest Sport
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Ramirez Responds To Canelo: ‘I Don’t Get It; People Want To See Two Mexicans in The Ring’
By Sean Nam
The last time Gilberto Ramirez checked, all-Mexican fights were among the most time-honored, fan-friendly subgenres in boxing. So, the former super middleweight champion and current light heavyweight contender was confused (to say…
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Arum on Spence-Crawford: I Don’t Know How It Gets Done Without Somebody Wanting To Subsidize That Fight
By Sean Nam
Bob Arum has a hard time seeing how an undisputed welterweight fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford can make money for everyone involved. Arum, the head of Top Rank, was…
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Hearn on Joshua: AJ Has to Push Usyk Back Just Like Chisora Did, Has to Hurt Usyk Early
By Sean Nam
Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua could take a page or two out of Derek Chisora’s playbook in his rematch against heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Along with most of the boxing chorus, Hearn,…
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Hearn: Bivol May Have To Get Through Buatsi and Zurdo To Get Canelo Rematch
By Sean Nam
Eddie Hearn believes there is a distinct possibility that Canelo Alvarez’s desire for a Dmitry Bivol rematch may take longer than expected. Bivol, the WBA light heavyweight champion, was recently ordered by…
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Court, Public Docs Show Third Party ‘Lobbyist’ Receiving Payments For Rankings Connected To WBA
By Sean Nam
On the morning of January 14, 2021, the boxing promoter Greg Cohen sat for a deposition in an investment fraud lawsuit brought to him by a former employee. The plaintiff, a boxing…
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Bam Rodriguez Names Canelo, Loma, Crawford, Spence as Favorite Contemporary Fighters
By Sean Nam
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s list of favorite fighters is as diverse as his skillset. In a recent interview, the highly regarded WBC junior bantamweight titlist was asked to name some of the active…
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Inoue: ‘Without Nonito I Can’t Do This…That’s Why I Can Shine Like This’
By Sean Nam
Naoya Inoue needs no reminder that his gifts inside the ring would be wasted without someone – like Nonito Donaire – on whom he can test them. The idea that a boxer’s…
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Devin Haney’s Father Reflects on Potential Absence For Kambosos Fight
By Sean Nam
Bill Haney admitted it was not easy to see his son off for what will be the most important fight of the lightweight champion’s young career. In an interview with Mark Kriegel…
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Errol Spence Trainer: He was at ’40, 50 Percent’ Against Danny Garcia; Everything Is Great for Ugas
By Sean Nam
Errol Spence Jr. may have only been at half strength against Danny Garcia, according to his trainer. Derrick James, the longtime mentor of the unified welterweight titlist (IBF, WBC) from Desoto, Texas,…
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Arum on Inoue-Donaire Rematch: I Think That’s Really Close; Depends on Japanese Government
By Sean Nam
A bureaucratic measure or two apparently is all that stands in the way of the rematch between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire, according to promoter Bob Arum. The Top Rank Inc. boss,…
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Benavidez Fires Back At Team Canelo: If He’s Not Going To Fight Me He Needs To Vacate The Titles!
By Sean Nam
It’s all business, not personal, for 168-pound ace David Benavidez Jr., as it relates to his desire to fight the division’s unified kingpin Canelo Alvarez. The hard hitting super middleweight contender is…
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Beterbiev Trainer on Facing Canelo: ‘We’re Not Going There To Be Extras Like So Many Others Have Done’
By Sean Nam
Marc Ramsay does not expect his protégé Artur Beterbiev to get a case of stage fright should he ever end up getting the chance to face Canelo Alvarez. The IBF and WBC…
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Canelo on Haymon: I Like This Relationship; Makes Me Happy To Do The Fights That Fans Want
By Sean Nam
Canelo Alvarez seems to have found peace at the business end of his career. A longtime client of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, Alvarez, the WBC/WBO/WBA 168-pound champion, famously parted…
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Wilder Manager Shuts Down Undisputed Showdown For Near-Term Future
By Sean Nam
As tantalizing as the prospect might be, Shelly Finkel has no plans of entertaining an undisputed title bout anytime soon for his client Deontay Wilder. The longtime manager does not think Oleksandr…
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Plant On Negotiating With Canelo: He Found Out That I’m Not A Fighter You Can Just Push Around
By Sean Nam
If Caleb Plant approaches his fight in the ring against Canelo Alvarez the same way he did at the negotiating table, he may end up surprising more than a few viewers. The…
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Pacquiao S&C Coach On Spence Accident: You Don’t Walk Away From That Without Lifelong Injuries
By Sean Nam
Justin Fortune, the longtime strength and conditioning coach for eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, does not buy the notion that Errol Spence Jr. was not permanently damaged in some way from his harrowing…
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Pacquiao Motivated Ugas: He Took My Belt, But I’ll See Him In the Ring
By Sean Nam
Manny Pacquiao is still plenty motivated to fight on Aug. 21, despite the sudden fallout of his original dance partner. The eight-division titleholder and senator of the Philippines is set to take…
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Manny Pacquiao Handler: ‘Beating Spence Would Be Greatest Win In Welterweight History’
By Sean Nam
Sean Gibbons, the madcap handler for eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, may be prone to hyperbole, but he may have a point with his latest pronouncement. (photos by Ryan Hafey) Gibbons recently tried…
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Lomachenko Rates Lopez’s Punching Power: Hard, But Not One-Punch KO Hard
By Sean Nam
However many excuses he has trotted out since dropping a unanimous decision to Teofimo Lopez last October in their lightweight unification bout, one area in which Vasiliy Lomachenko is happy to give…
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Eddie Hearn: We Need Full Crowd Capacity in the UK For Joshua-Fury
By Sean Nam
The biggest heavyweight fight in British history may not happen on British soil, due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, warns promoter Eddie Hearn. Shortly after Hearn’s ace client Anthony…