Sean Nam
59 articles · The Cruelest Sport
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Robert Garcia on Mikey Chasing Pacquiao Fight: He Could Be Wasting His Time
By Sean Nam
As Mikey Garcia continues his hunt for a Manny Pacquiao showdown, his brother and trainer Robert Garcia cannot help but think that there is something illusory about this pursuit. “It’s a possibility…
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Angel Garcia: ‘I Don’t Want To Hear No Bullcrap’ When Danny Beats Spence
By Sean Nam
Angel Garcia does not want to hear any excuses if – or as he prefers to put it, when – his son and trainee, Danny Garcia, defeats Errol Spence Jr. in their…
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“This is My Dream”: Constantin Bejenaru Finally Gets his Shot
By Sean Nam
Constantin Bejenaru asked his employer one day for some time off. He had a fight coming up, which meant he needed to hunker down in his Brooklyn training camp for several weeks…
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Wilder‒Ortiz II: The Past is Never Dead
By Sean Nam
When the heavyweight division broke from its languor not long ago thanks to the collective rise of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, it didn?t take long before cock-eyed promoters, who…
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Difficult Lives: On Cradle of Champions
By Sean Nam
When Paul Gallico, the sports editor of the New York Daily News, pitched his publisher on an annual amateur boxing tournament during a meeting in 1926, few could have foreseen its outright…
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Never Play It Safe: Amir Khan Faces Terence Crawford
By Sean Nam
Amir Khan was in a funk. Months had gone by since he faced a game but limited Samuel Vargas in September, and now the time had come to contemplate his next move.…
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Staying Busy: Dmitry Bivol Faces Isaac Chilemba, Hopes for Sergey Kovalev
By Sean Nam
Though WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol credits a childhood under the spell of Jackie Chan films with guiding him toward a career in prizefighting, it is Sugar Ray Leonard whom the Kyrgyzstan-born…
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The Reality Test: On Adrien Broner
By Sean Nam
Detecting irony may not be a strong suit for those who burn up money for penny clicks, but you get the feeling that even Adrien Broner must?ve snickered to himself at the…
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Bank Being Loaded: Danny Garcia-Robert Guerrero Preview
By Sean Nam
Aside from ?making it free,? PBC?s most enduring legacy may be the stubborn, money-grubbing temperament it imparts to its fighters. Few have been more forthright about this mentality than Angel Garcia, who…
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“To the Bronx!” The Night Aaron Davis Knocked Out Mark Breland to Win the Welterweight Title
By Sean Nam
Aaron Davis, his glasses perched at the tip of his nose, plopped into a cushy office chair at the Morris Park Boxing Club and took out his iPad. He chuckled every now…
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Proving Ground: Danny Jacobs Targets Peter Quillin, Credibility in Brooklyn
By Sean Nam
There was a time when the actual worth of a fighter could be gauged simply by looking at his record. This was possible for two main reasons. First, fighters fought more often;…
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Piece By Piece: Timothy Bradley Jr.-Brandon Rios Preview
By Sean Nam
There was a time when Timothy Bradley Jr. went into every fight with a toothy grin and Joel Diaz. When he faces Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios at the Thomas & Mack Center…
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Being There: Luis Collazo Steps Up Against Keith Thurman
By Sean Nam
From 2006 to 2009, while under contract to Don King, Luis Collazo tussled with welterweight standouts Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, and Andre Berto. Collazo, who won the WBA welterweight title from Jose…
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Losing Heart: Is Adrien Broner Afraid of Taking Risks?
By Sean Nam
It was the beginning of the 10th round and his corner had only one simple command: ?Let your hands go!? Still, you had to feel sorry for trainer Michael Stafford, hell, even…
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Things to Come: Felix Verdejo W10 Ivan Najera
By Sean Nam
NEW YORK CITY ? He didn?t get a storybook stoppage, but it hardly mattered for Felix Verdejo who, despite an injured left hand, pinpointed his way to a 10-round unanimous decision over…
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That Bottom Line: Miguel Cotto-Daniel Geale Preview
By Sean Nam
Last year, few had undersized Miguel Cotto beating Sergio Martinez. In fact, every contributor to The Cruelest Sport prediction panel for that fight pinned the Argentine to come out on top, with…
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The Grinning Man: Gennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. Preview
By Sean Nam
In what will be another familiar episode, Gennady Golovkin squares off against Willie Monroe Jr., unknown, and boxing?s latest whipping boy for ?the big drama show,? this time at the Forum in…
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Untamed Spirits: Lucas Matthysse-Ruslan Provodnikov Preview
By Sean Nam
In a sport famous for routinely snubbing its patrons with carrot-dangling gimmicks, it?s refreshing to see an alluring fight come together with few roadblocks. On Saturday night, Ruslan Provodnikov and Lucas Matthysse…
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A Day at the Starrett City Boxing Club
By Sean Nam
Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York?One of the largest federally subsidized housing developments in the country, Spring Creek Towers, also known as Starrett City, has provided affordable housing for lower-income and working-class families since…