Chris Robinson
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Dallas fireworks and New York buzz: Behind the scenes at the Pacquiao-Clottey pressers
Starting off the New Year, Top Rank photographer Chris Farina has been a busy man. On his birthday on January 16th the Las Vegas resident could be found covering a local card…
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Vegas Beat: 411 Mania correspondent Ryan Bates’ heavy opinion on Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Everyone has different ways of expressing themselves in today’s society. While some people are extremely upfront and outspoken others are more laid back and to themselves and such is the way of…
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Top Rank photographer Chris Farina takes us behind the scenes at the Pacquiao-Clottey pressers
Starting off the New Year, Top Rank photographer Chris Farina has been a busy man. On his birthday on January 16th the Las Vegas resident could be found covering a local card…
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Roundtable discussion: Boxing insiders weigh in on the Mayweather-Mosley situation
It’s been long said that boxing is the theatre of the unexpected and on a day to day basis you never know fully what to expect in from the sport. While the…
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Vegas Beat: Nate Campbell remembers the past and speaks on a potential Mosley-Mayweather clash
There’s nothing in boxing like a good rumor and the talk of the town all day yesterday was the possibility of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley linking up in the near…
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Vegas Beat: With Berto withdrawn, the public speaks on a potential Mosley-Mayweather clash
Earlier today word spread that Andre Berto had pulled out of his scheduled January 30th bout with Shane Mosley at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Berto’s withdrawal is completely understandable,…
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Vegas Beat: Was Vanes Martirosyan awarded a gift over Ouma? The fans weigh in
Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, undefeated Jr. Middleweight Vanes Martirosyan kept his perfect record in tact with a unanimous but shaky decision win over…
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Vegas Beat: Freddie Roach says prot?g? Jose Benavidez will be a future world champion
Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, 17 year old Jose Benavidez made his professional debut with a first round destruction over overmatched Steven Cox. In…
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Will Pacquiao’s clean test results finally silence his critics?
Keith Kizer of the Nevada Sports Athletic Commission announced a few days ago that Manny Pacquiao’s drug test results came back clean. The test showed negative for performance enhancing drugs including steroids.…
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Vegas Beat: Rashad Holloway speaks on Pacquiao-Clottey, sparring Shawn Porter, and his future
Moments ago at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, undefeated Cruiserweight Ismayl Sillakh kept his perfect record in tact by stopping Julius Jackson in the first round. Working…
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Manny Pacquiao and the Las Vegas connection
When it was announced that the March 13th Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey bout would be taking place at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas I admit that I had mixed feelings. On one…
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Vegas Beat: Super Bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero invades Las Vegas
In recent years the wishes and desires of IBF and WBA Super Bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero haven’t come to fruition. Possessing great length, range, and power, the Panama City native has been…
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Pulse of a Nation: The boxing public speaks out on Floyd Mayweather’s list of possible opponents
When the reality set in that the proposed Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather bout was no longer an immediate option, the public was far from shy in voicing their opinion on the fallout. While…
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Mainstream interruption: ESPN analysts talk Mayweather, Pacquiao, and Clottey
Ask anyone connected the sport of boxing, either as a fan or professional, and they will tell you how easy it is to get caught up in the sport. While mainstream sports…
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Sergio Mora returns on the January 30th Mosley-Berto undercard at the Mandalay Bay
Former Jr. Middleweight champion Sergio Mora is surely chomping at the bit to make his return to the ring. Following a terribly frustrating 2009 in which the once beaten Los Angeles fighter…
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Manny Pacquiao looking to recapture his Texas magic
The news of the day has been the recent reports that the March 13th Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey WBO Welterweight title bout will be taking place at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Veteran…
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Roundtable discussion: Insiders take a close look at Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey
It’s hard to think of a ‘replacement’ fight as intriguing as the March 13th scheduled WBO Welterweight title clash between champion Manny Pacquiao and challenger Joshua Clottey. With the daily drama of…
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Sizing up Joshua Clottey as Manny Pacquiao’s next foe
Late last night news broke via Top Rank’s facebook page that the next opponent for Manny Pacquiao would be former IBF Welterweight champion Joshua Clottey. Upon hearing the news I was quite…
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Like it or not, it looks like we have Pacquiao-Foreman and Mayweather-Malignaggi on the horizon
As everyone knows by now the mediation between the members of Team Mayweather and Team Pacquiao never produced the conclusive results that many had hoped for. The sides reportedly met for nine…
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?No Comment?: The boxing public speaks out on the Pacquiao-Mayweather mediation
The hopes of many in the boxing world were high heading into Tuesday. It had been announced days prior that members from the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather were to…
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