Thomas Hauser
148 articles · SecondsOut.com
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A Boxing Fan Looks At MMA
photo courtesy of UFC Today?s video-game culture and increasingly violent movies have spawned a demand for entertainment that offers clearly-visible mayhem. Meanwhile, boxing is in trouble. Not many sports have a reigning…
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Bob Arum Mans the Ramparts with Cotto-Judah
The first fight that Bob Arum promoted was Muhammad Ali versus George Chuvalo in 1966. Arum is 75 years old now. He and Don King are self-described “dinosaurs of the sport.” But…
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Boxing Awaits De La Hoya v Mayweather
The tagline for the fight (?The World Awaits?) is a bit pretentious. The world hasn?t paid much attention to boxing lately. The days of Louis-Schmeling II and Ali-Frazier I (when the world…
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Floyd’s World
The May 5th fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr might turn out to be the largest-grossing fight in the history of boxing. Over the next few months, thousands…
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HBO Boxing: The Challenge
Boxing is struggling, and 2007 will bring new challenges for the sport. Showtime has publicly announced its intention to televise mixed martial arts. Meanwhile, HBO is committed to televising three UFC shows…
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Manny Pacquiao: Where the Money Is Going
During the build-up to the January 21, 2006, rematch between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao, a great deal was said about the relationship between Pacquiao and his former promoter, Murad Muhammad. Pacquiao's…
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The unforgiven
Muhammad Ali never had a tougher fight. Joe Frazier never felt more bitter about defeat and continues even today to hate his great rival. Thirty years after the Thrilla in Manila, America's…
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Barrera had brain surgery?
Sources in Mexico say that Marco Antonio Barrera underwent brain surgery in 1997 and has been fighting with a metal plate in his head ever since. The surgery, known as a craniotomy,…