Karim Zidan
12 articles · Bloody Elbow
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The Political Punch: Manny Pacquiao’s rise to power
By Karim Zidan
WithWith only 17 months left before the 2022 presidential election, Manny Pacquiao has taken a significant step towards becoming the presumptive nominee for his country’s highest post. During a Fellowship Night held…
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Chechen Fight Diplomacy: Making sense of Floyd Mayweather meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov
By Karim Zidan
On Thursday, March 16, Floyd Mayweather stepped off his private jet, a custom-built Gulfstream III, to a hero?s welcome in Grozny, Chechnya. A handful of Chechens dressed in multi-colored tracksuits with the…
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Canelo-Khan a big moment for boxing
By Karim Zidan
Boxing's new era is upon us. Saturday night's HBO main event between rising star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Amir Khan is more than a middleweight title fight between two of the most…
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Title Bout Laced With Racial Tension
By Karim Zidan
When Sergey Kovalev steps into the ring Saturday amid a hostile French-Canadian crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre, he'll not only have to face a durable hometown native motivated for revenge, but a…
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Canelo Ready For Next Challenge
By Karim Zidan
On Saturday night in front of a crowd of 11,274 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, an aging champion took on a rising superstar to determine who will extend their win…
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Controversy surrounds Cotto-Canelo
By Karim Zidan
Saturday night, HBO will showcase one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year, as Miguel Cotto meets Sa?l "Canelo" Alvarez live on pay-per-view. Apart from being one of the more…
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GGG is on the verge of superstardom
By Karim Zidan
Over the last few decades, boxing has been dominated by belligerence, arrogance, denigrations and wealth. From Muhammad Ali to Mike Tyson to Floyd Mayweather, boxing has been as much about brand as…
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Tyson: Mayweather and Pacquiao are ?businessmen,? while I was a ?natural born killer?
By Karim Zidan
Mike Tyson considers the fighters of today and those he fought back in the 90s to be polar opposites. In attendance during fight week at the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao event, which takes…
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Floyd Mayweather: I have ?more to lose? than Manny Pacquiao since I?ve accomplished more
By Karim Zidan
With less than two days before arguably the biggest boxing match of a generation takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather has begun to publicly ponder the implications…
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Dana White likes Floyd Mayweather to beat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night
By Karim Zidan
After nearly six years of anticipation, the ?Fight of the Century' between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is finally set to take place on Saturday night. It is a contest that has…
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Anthony Johnson: Wouldn’t surprise me if Floyd Mayweather KOs Manny Pacquiao
By Karim Zidan
hile UFC events regularly dominate Saturday nights for hardcore fans as well as pundits, this weekend will center around one particular pairing, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, who will finally step into…
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Luke Rockhold on Mayweather-Pacquiao negotiations: Shut up about the f***ing money
By Karim Zidan
While Luke Rockhold is focused on his upcoming main event against Lyoto Machida at the next UFC on FOX event, he expressed bitter disappointment when asked about the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny…