Thomas Hauser
148 articles · SecondsOut.com
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Behind the Scenes at Pacquiao-Bradley 2: Part Two
Tim Bradley arrived in dressing room #1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at 6:00 pm on the night of Saturday, April 12. He was wearing a black Nike track suit with…
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Behind the Scenes At Pacquiao-Bradley 2: Part One
Shortly after one o?clock on the afternoon of Thursday, April 10, Manny Pacquiao concluded a series of satellite interviews that originated in Section 118 of the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The interviews…
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Mayweather and Pacquiao vs. the Modern 135-Pound Greats: Part One
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to enter the ring again this spring. When that happens, historical comparisons will fill the air. Last year, TheSweetScience.com posted the results of a poll…
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A Note on Broner-Maidana
Gordon Marino has written, ?You can?t get into boxing without an ego. But you have to keep an eye on it.? Self-control has never been 24-year-old Adrien Broner?s strong point. Much of…
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Malignaggi-Judah and the Subway Ride Home
Paulie Malignaggi would have been more appreciated in an era other than his own. Yeah, I know; he wouldn?t have beaten Henry Armstrong. But in an earlier era, he would have been…
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Tim Bradley: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
On October 12th, Tim Bradley fought Juan Manuel Marquez at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The belts were irrelevant. Most fight fans had no idea which sanctioning body strap…
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Edwin Rodriguez, PEDs, and Al Haymon
On October 2, 2013, Edwin Rodriguez enrolled in the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency?s 24-7-365 testing program. That means VADA can demand blood and urine samples from Rodriguez without notice anytime anywhere. In so…
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Why Bradley-Marquez Matters
On October 12th, Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez will meet in the ring at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The fight (which is being promoted by Top Rank…
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A Look Back at Mayweather-Alvarez: Part Two
Once Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez was signed, the marketing began with an eleven-city, nine-day kick-off media tour. Promoter Richard Schaefer proclaimed that the tour was ?like Beatlemania.? Independent media reports noted…
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Notes and Nuggets, From Thomas Hauser
Earlier this year, I told Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer that, if he could make Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez and Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse, I?d recommend to the MGM Grand…
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Mayweather and Pacquiao Against the Greats: Part Two
Part One of this article explored a "fantasy" tournament contested among eight great welterweights of the past seventy years. Twenty-eight experts predicted the outcome of fights between Roberto Duran, Emile Griffith, Thomas…
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Mayweather and Pacquiao Against the Greats: Part One
In recent years, there has been a lot of commentary regarding the place that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao hold among the all-time greats. Pacquiao?s admirers concede that Manny has passed his…
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Azad Championship Report – Paulie Malignaggi: The Week After
Portobello?s is a pizzeria in lower Manhattan. Entering the restaurant, patrons pass a long glass-partitioned counter that displays pies with a dozen different toppings. There?s a large soda refrigeration case and two…
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Reflections on Fury-Cunningham
Fury is a braggart who calls himself ?the best fighter in the world.? To the casual observer, he comes across as an obnoxious big-mouthed lout. As of this writing, the 6-foot-9-inch Brit…
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Seanie Monaghan Loves to Fight
Seanie Monaghan is a ?throwback fighter.? In the 1940s, he would have been a neighborhood fight club headliner and local hero. Seanie is the oldest of four children. His parents immigrated to…
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Azad Championship Report – Don King in the Twilight
Don King arrived at Barclays Center for the March 9th IBF 175-pound title fight between Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud shortly after 8:00 p.m. King will be 82 years old on August…
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Archie Moore Revisited: Part Three
Archie Moore?s 1958 fight against Yvon Durelle was the star atop the Christmas tree of the Archie Moore legend. The bout was the first title fight held outside the United States to…
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Archie Moore Revisited: Part Two
?Becoming champion created a new world for me,? Archie Moore wrote in his autobiography. ?It was tangible proof that I was doing a good job in my chosen profession. It fulfilled a…
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Archie Moore Revisited: Part One
Archie Moore was a self-educated man who brought a philosophical veneer to a hard brutal sport. He?s revered today, not for a handful of signature fights but as a symbol of skill,…
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The End of the Pacquiao Era
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have waged one of boxing?s great rivalries. Their first three fights, contested over the course of eight-and-a-half years, showcased two elite warriors with speed, intelligence, power,…