Charles Jay
146 articles · The Sweet Science
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How Relevant is Manny Pacquiao Now?
By Charles Jay
After Manny Pacquiao?s fight this past weekend, ESPN commentator Mark Kriegel declared that with his victory, he had ?changed the configuration of boxing again.? My first thought was that I didn?t know…
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The Most Astonishing Boxing Story You?ll Ever Read
By Charles Jay
?It appears to be grounds for lifetime suspension for the promoter and a restructure of the commission?? We are about to take you through a shocking incident that may be unique in…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao ? Storm Brewing: Is This Fight Potentially in Trouble?
By Charles Jay
Don?t get scared, but you might not be able to see the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight on May 2, unless one very critical negotiation is put to bed. It?s all about how…
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Bad Scorecard is Partially Mayweather?s Fault
By Charles Jay
C.J. Ross resigned her position as a judge with the Nevada Athletic Commission after 22 years. She had been called ?corrupt? and ?crooked? by the likes of Teddy Atlas, and that may…
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Mayweather-Canelo Pay-Per-View: Breaking Records, and Breaking Even
By Charles Jay
It almost seems like part of the hype surrounding Saturday?s fight between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez is whether this fight is going to break all records that have been established for…
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Floyd Mayweather Milks the Cash Cow
By Charles Jay
What do you do when there?s a fight and there?s really nothing to write about it? Well, we could say that there was some charity involved, inasmuch as anyone who gave Robert…
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Since It?s Marquez-Bradley, It?s Also Pacquiao-Alvarado, Most Likely
By Charles Jay
The fighter he really wanted to go up against is going to be occupied come September, so Manny Pacquiao had to look in another direction. And that direction is, more likely than…
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Floyd Could Pull a De La Hoya at Showtime ? If He Wants To
By Charles Jay
Floyd Mayweather could emulate what Oscar De la Hoya was able to do at HBO. The question is, will he? Mayweather?s mega-million-dollar deal with Showtime/CBS (exact figures not disclosed) is still sending…
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Marquez Doesn?t Want A Pacquiao Rematch: Is Juan Manuel Marquez Full of It?
By Charles Jay
Juan Manuel Marquez doesn?t really see what purpose another fight against Manny Pacquiao would serve. He feels that he?s achieved what he?s wanted to achieve, and that he?d just as soon do…
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Manny Pacquiao?s Wife, Jinkee, Eyes Politics, Cracks Out of Turn
By Charles Jay
Jinkee Pacquiao would love to see her husband stop boxing, and that?s a nice way to get some press for herself.The wife of the most famous congressman in the Philippines is in…
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Suspensions May Not Be Enough For Manny Pacquiao Subordinates For Attacking Photographer
By Charles Jay
By now you have heard that a ringside photographer named Al Bello was beaten and kicked around by representatives of Manny Pacquiao because he had the audacity to take pictures of Pacquiao…
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Brandon Rios is the Man Without a Fight ?At Least For Now
By Charles Jay
From a professional standpoint, Manny Pacquiao was the big loser in last Saturday night?s fight. But the second biggest loser might have been Brandon Rios, who was eyeing the biggest fight of…
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Pacquiao-Marquez Part 5 Could Be Biggest Yet
By Charles Jay
Now THAT was dramatic. For a minute, it looked like the whole thing was finished. Career. Image. ?Legacy? (to use the oft-beaten term). Heck, even the guy?s well-being. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank…
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Not to Look Ahead, But Where Does Manny Pacquiao Go Next?
By Charles Jay
Are there other big monster paydays ahead for Manny Pacquiao? He?s got a tidy sum coming from this Saturday?s showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand. Photo: Chris Farina/ Top…
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Will Promoters Be Interested in Some Fresh (Austin) Trout?
By Charles Jay
Where is Austin Trout now situated within the boxing landscape? Is he now a part of the ?elite,? to use an overused term? That depends on how you look at it. He…
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Manny Pacquiao and Steroids? Should We Give it Time?
By Charles Jay
Maybe Floyd Mayweather doesn?t know any more than you or I know. At least that is the official, on-the-record word as of now. When he had to make a settlement with Manny…
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If Anyone?s Going to Fight Pacquiao, it?s Got to be Marquez
By Charles Jay
Manny Pacquiao still hasn?t decided on an opponent, although word on future plans was expected soon as of Saturday evening. There is one thing which seemed certain, however, which is that December…
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When is Manny Pacquiao Lacing ?Em Up Again? And Against Who?
By Charles Jay
At first, November 10 was seen as the best possibility, since Miguel Cotto had received a commitment from HBO for a pay-per-view on the preferred date of December 1, on familiar ground…
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Prescott Hopes To Punch His Way To Khan Rematch
By Charles Jay
Tonight in Miami, Breidis Prescott is fighting a main event, albeit a scheduled eight-rounder. But at one time he may have been ? indeed, should have been ? on the verge of…
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Olympic Light Flyweights: Filipino Barriga Gets Jobbed In One-Point Defeat
By Charles Jay
The weird stuff in Olympic boxing officiating continues. In a light flyweight bout that had a lot of people scratching their heads, Birzhan Zhakypov of Kazakhstan got through to the quarterfinals of…