Michael Rosenthal
557 articles · SignOnSanDiego.com
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Vasyl Lomachenko very impressive against Gary Russell Jr.: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Vasyl Lomachenko: Lomachenko?s performance against Gary Russell Jr. in a battle of young prodigies on Saturday night was flawed. And he STILL won comfortably (116-112, 116-112 and 114-114). That says…
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Chris Algieri?s victory over Ruslan Provodnikov was legit and remarkable: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Chris Algieri: Algieri shouldn't have won his fight against Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday night. And I'm not talking about the scoring (a split-decision victory), which I don't believe was controversial.…
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Carl Froch?s greatest night: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Carl Froch: The best fighters find ways to win. Froch had his hands full with George Groves in their rematch before 80,000 on an historic night Saturday at Wembley Stadium…
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Weekend Review: The amazing Marquez continues to impress at 40
BIGGEST WINNER Juan Manuel Marquez: Marquez was part of the fabulous Mexico triumvirate with Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, who began to gain notice in the early 1990s. However, Marquez, more…
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Viktor Postol caps Marquez-Alvarado undercard with Selcuk Aydin KO
INGLEWOOD, Calif. ? Viktor Postol doesn't look like a world-beater but he keeps on winning. The tall, lanky Ukrainian stopped Selcuk Aydin at 2:52 of the 11th round of a junior welterweight…
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Marcos Maidana brings out best in Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Mayweather gave one of his better performances on one of his more difficult nights. Marcos Maidana, his opponent on Saturday in Las Vegas, has the swarming style…
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Bernard Hopkins is out of this world : Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Bernard Hopkins: The problem with assessing Hopkins? performances these days is repetition: another fight, another historic achievement. Beibut Shumenov was the perfect opponent for Hopkins on Saturday in Washington, D.C.,…
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Manny Pacquiao gives us another gem: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Manny Pacquiao: Think about what Pacquiao did in his rematch against Tim Bradley on Saturday in Las Vegas. The Filipino was 35, one fight removed from a one-punch knockout loss…
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Win or lose, Manny Pacquiao?s legacy is secure
Manny Pacquiao?s legacy isn?t tied to his rematch with Tim Bradley on Saturday in Las Vegas. Assuming he doesn?t fight and beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. ? a safe assumption ? his place…
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Danny Garcia is lucky he?s still a champion: Weekend Review
MOST FORTUNATE Danny Garcia: Sometimes the world doesn?t make sense. Garcia defeats, in succession, Nate Campbell, Kendall Holt, Erik Morales, Amir Khan, Morales again, Zab Judah and Lucas Matthysse. And then he…
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Canelo Alvarez bounces back in style: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Canelo Alvarez: That?s how you bounce back from a defeat. Alvarez answered the opening bell against Alfredo Angulo on Saturday in Las Vegas with the ferocity of a fighter who…
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Luis Collazo is back: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Luis Collazo: No one who has followed Collazo?s career was shocked when he defeated Victor Ortiz on Saturday night in Brooklyn, N.Y, although no one would?ve predicted a one-punch knockout…
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Lamont Peterson, Mikey Garcia, Marco Huck have big nights: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Lamont Peterson: That?s how a good fighter rebounds from a devastating setback. Peterson swore up and down that he quickly put behind him his third-round knockout loss to Lucas Matthysse…
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Marcos Maidana makes an enormous statement: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Marcos Maidana: Maidana is a testament to what can happen if you continue to plow forward, which he has done after each of his losses and in virtually every minute…
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Marcos Maidana stuns the boxing world by outpointing Adrien Broner
Marcos Maidana stunned the boxing world by outpointing Adrien Broner to win the WBA welterweight title Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Maidana, a slugger who always seemed to fall just…
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Rigondeaux, Porter, Malignaggi and Kirkland shine on busy weekend: Weekend Review
MOST THOROUGH Rigondeaux over Agbeko: We can go back and forth forever about whether it?s enjoyable to watch Guillermo Rigondeaux fight. Some love it, citing his remarkable skills. Some don?t, citing a…
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Manny Pacquiao isn’t going anywhere just yet: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Manny Pacquiao: Manny Pacquiao isn?t the dynamo he was four or five years ago, when a series of spectacular victories brought comparisons to Henry Armstrong. He isn?t quite as quick…
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Mikey Garcia looks like a world beater: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Mikey Garcia: One must appreciate Andre Ward?s ability, toughness and resume. Gennady Golovkin is much more than just a power puncher. And Adrien Broner seems to have unlimited potential. None…
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Weekend Review: Gennady Golovkin does it again
BIGGEST WINNER Gennady Golovkin: Golovkin has gotten to the point where it?s almost impossible to live up to his reputation. Did he seem vulnerable to Curtis Stevens? speed on Saturday in New…
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Weekend Review: You gotta love Provodnikov
BIGGEST WINNER Ruslan Provodnikov: Provodnikov is the type of fighter with whom fans fall in love. The beast from the far, far east (Siberia) is a born destroy-or-be-destroyed warrior who is willing…