Thomas Hauser
148 articles · SecondsOut.com
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The PED Mess: Part Two
Scott Hale runs a small website called HaleStormSports.com. On Thursday, October 18, 2012, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Pacific Coast Time, Hale got a telephone call from a source in New York who…
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The PED Mess: Part One
On December 30, 2009, Manny Pacquiao sued Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Sr. (Floyd?s father), Roger Mayweather (Floyd?s uncle and trainer), Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Oscar De la…
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At the Fights: Boxing as Art
Howard Schatz is an opthalmologist by training. In an earlier professional incarnation, he was one of the foremost retinal specialists in the world. In 1995, he began a second career in photography.…
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Azad Championship Report: Paulie Malignaggi Won?t Go Away
On July 7, 2001, Paulie Malignaggi made his pro debut at KeySpan Park in Brooklyn. Even then, he had a mouth. Two days before the fight, he told Tom Gerbasi, ?I?m boxing?s…
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Azad Championship Report: Martinez-Chavez: Peaks and Valleys
An athlete?s life is characterized by peaks and valleys. When Sergio Martinez was 17 years old, he played forward in the number seven slot for a team called ?Defensoris? in a junior…
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Pacquiao-Bradley in Perspective
A wave of outrage has swept over the boxing community with regard to the scoring of the June 9th fight between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley. The overwhelming majority of fans, writers,…
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Azad Championship Report – Boxing Industry Poll: Manny Pacquiao is #1 at 147 Pounds
This is the fourth in a series of polls conducted with the help of an elite group of matchmakers and others with in-depth knowledge of boxing. In three previous polls, Sergio Martinez…
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Azad Championship Report – Chad Dawson: The Champion
Drama is keyed to the personal lives of the participants. Regardless of what the rest of the world thought, the April 28th rematch between Chad Dawson and Bernard Hopkins at Boardwalk Hall…
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Boxing Industry Poll: The Middleweights
Very few people know or care which belts Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr hold. The multiplicity of world sanctioning bodies and questionable conduct within their ranks has diluted the term ?world…
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Shane Mosley and Roy Jones Jr: Time Goes By
Time moves slowly for a young fighter on the rise. He?s anxious to climb to the next level, become a world champion, reach elite-fighter status. But when a fighter gets old, time…
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Bad Judging: A Case Study
I don?t know Ruben Garcia. He might be a very nice man. I do know that Garcia was in the wrong place at the wrong time on Saturday night. More specifically, Garcia…
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Nonito Donaire Hits a Speed Bump…HAUSER
Drivers see them all the time. They?re bumps in a roadway (typically painted yellow, three-to-four inches high, six-inches-or-so deep) designed to reduce the speed at which cars are driven. Think of Nonito…
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Special Report: Behind the scenes with Martinez
Sergio Martinez entered his dressing room at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., at 9:15 on the night of March 12. A gray Formica star with a…
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What HBO Should Do Now ? Part One
Eight years ago, I wrote an article entitled What?s Going on at HBO? In part, that article read, ?Boxing at HBO is at a crossroads. There's an axiom in the sweet science…
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How HBO Lost Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao is going to Showtime. On January 20th, Top Rank (Pacquiao?s promoter), Showtime, and CBS put the finishing touches on a three-way contract that calls for the May 7th fight between…
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The 2010 Hauser Awards
The holidays are a time for reflection. They?re also the time of year when awards are handed out. Thus, the 2010 Hauser Awards: MOST EMBARRASSING HIGH-PROFILE MISMATCH OF THE YEAR: Vitali Klitschko…
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Hauser on Pascal vs. Hopkins: Bernard Got Jobbed
A champion shouldn?t retain his title when he wins three of twelve rounds in a title fight. But that?s the gift that two judges bestowed upon Jean Pascal in Quebec City on…
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THOMAS HAUSER FOR TSS: More Flights of Fantasy
WBC president Jose Sulaiman announced today that the WBC has decided to sanction the 2011 Super Bowl. ?This was a very wise decision that has been made by our board of governors,?…
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Martinez-Williams II: The Punch
Boxing is a hunger sport. All fighters start at the bottom. A rare few make it to the top. Sergio Martinez was born into poverty. Sports were his way out of the…
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Manny Pacquiao: The People?s Champion
Outside the ring, fully clothed, Manny Pacquiao looks almost delicate and vulnerable. The first reaction that many people have on meeting him is surprise that he?s so small. His voice is soft.…
