Ron Borges
244 articles · BOXINGranks.com
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Timothy Bradley hears it from crowd, Juan Manuel Marquez
LAS VEGAS ? Boxing lessons, like all forms of education, come at a price. It?s just not often that the teacher pays it. That appeared to be the case Saturday night for…
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Bradley prevails
LAS VEGAS ? Timothy Bradley last night won a disputed decision that left the crowd dissatisfied, his opponent irate and him feeling he?d accomplished far more than they understood or would concede.For…
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Will Tim Bradley Be Fighting Marquez, Or Himself, Tonight?
Who will WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley be fighting tonight at the Thomas and Mack Center? His challenger, or himself? That may be the central question for the undefeated Bradley as he…
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Borges: History-making bout on tap
LAS VEGAS ? Tonight Juan Manuel Marquez will be trying to make boxing history. WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley will be trying to erase his memory of it. The one who is…
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The Shadow of Pacquiao Looms Over Marquez
LAS VEGAS ? If you fight anywhere between 140 and 154 pounds, the long shadows of two men hang over you: those of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. This is true…
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Easy Money for champion
LAS VEGAS ? As has so often been the case these past 15 years or so, Floyd Mayweather Jr. had all the answers Saturday night, and Bernard Hopkins had the words to…
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Mayweather’s Brilliance Is Blinding
There is now only one reason left to watch Floyd Mayweather, Jr. box. You do not watch in expectation of seeing a competitive fight because it has been so long since he?s…
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Canelo Alvarez Is Talented But…A BIG But…
LAS VEGAS ? The tub thumpers and the suits have been insisting for weeks now that tonight?s showdown between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Saul ?Canelo?? Alvarez is the biggest event in boxing…
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Canelo: I?ve figured out Floyd
LAS VEGAS ? For Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez, defeat exists only in its absence. It is a word that is the property of others, something he knows little about beyond the fact he…
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A buzz for busy Golovkin
Gennady Golovkin is fast becoming one of the biggest names in boxing ? and one reason why is he actually thinks a fighter?s job is to fight.Despite the fact the undefeated WBA…
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CAUTION: Golovkin Remains A Mystery Still
Saturday night Gennady Golovkin proved what we already knew. What he did not prove is whether he is the best middleweight in the world. The undefeated WBA-IBO champion?s punching power was never…
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Garcia wants challenge
WBO and Ring magazine featherweight champion Mikey Garcia understands he?s taking on a lot of risk Saturday night in Dallas when he makes his first title defense against power-punching former champion Juan…
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Chad Dawson, If Ward Didn’t Take A Piece of Him, Should Handle Stevenson
If Chad Dawson still is who he thinks he is Adonis Stevenson will never get to be who he hopes to be Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. In a…
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Canelo Isn’t As Risky For Floyd As Pacquiao Was
Generally Floyd Mayweather, Jr. insists he doesn?t watch video of future opponents. He must have made an exception in the case of Saul ?Canelo?? Alvarez. That seems the most logical explanation for…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. using old ploy on Saul Alvarez
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has figured out how to avoid Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez in their proposed Sept. 14 bout, and it?s a old-school tactic. He?s made the fight a weighty matter. Mayweather is…
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Brandon Rios comes out a winner
In boxing, blessings often come in odd places. For Brandon Rios, they came in defeat. Barely a month after losing for the first time as a professional, the former WBA lightweight champion…
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Floyd Was Great, But It Wasn’t A Fan-Friendly Scrap
Predictions of Floyd Mayweather, Jr.?s looming demise at 36 were clearly overblown but what beyond a display of his defensive wizardry was gained in his one-sided victory over Robert Guerrero Saturday night?…
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Borges: Floyd Mayweather Jr. has ducks in a row
LAS VEGAS ? As the rounds wore on and the defensive mastery of Floyd Mayweather Jr. wore down his overmatched and primitively skilled opponent, it also began to wear down the crowd…
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Mayweather?s chief foe: Time
LAS VEGAS ? Time passes. Sharp edges wear down. Reflexes slow. Things change. The end approaches. These are all things 36-year-old welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. has seen in his own training…
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Robert Guerrero plans to rock Goliath
LAS VEGAS ? Not even his promoter wanted to put Robert Guerrero in the ring with a welterweight let alone one like Floyd Mayweather Jr. Not, at least, until he got The…
