Michael Rosenthal
557 articles · SignOnSanDiego.com
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RING Ratings Update: Errol Spence Jr. rises to No. 2 welterweight
Errol Spence Jr. continued his ascent in boxing with his impressive stoppage of Kell Brook on Saturday in Sheffield, England. That includes his position in the RING Ratings. Spence, who stopped Brook…
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Errol Spence proved his supporters right: Weekend Review
One gifted fighter was as good as billed on Saturday in the U.K. His opponent again fell victim to a second elite opponent and more bad luck. And a determined Englishman finally…
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RING Ratings Update: Junior fly shuffle
The past weekend featured a number of high-quality fighters who turned in outstanding performances but the best of them remained in place in the RING Ratings. Junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford (No.…
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Keith Thurman, Tony Bellew have their days: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Keith Thurman: Thurman earned his rewards on Saturday night in Brooklyn, where he defeated Danny Garcia by a split decision to unify two sanctioning-body welterweight titles. I thought he won…
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Jarrett Hurd gets it done in the end: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Jarrett Hurd: Hurd seemed to be in trouble. For six frustrating rounds, he was outclassed by Tony Harrison and appeared to be falling flat on the Deontay Wilder-Gerald Washington card…
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Hopkins? rough night was Joe Smith Jr.?s coming out: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Joe Smith Jr.: The story of Saturday night was the unfortunate ? and shocking ? ending to the great career of Bernard Hopkins. Smith was more or less lost in…
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Hopkins? legacy is secure in spite of the fall
INGLEWOOD, Calif. ? It wasn?t supposed to end this way, not with a devastating loss and not in such a bizarre manner. Bernard Hopkins looked like an average fighter at best in…
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Jermall Charlo?s KO speaks loudly: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Jermall Charlo: A number of elite fighters recorded important victories over the weekend but no one made a bigger statement than Charlo. The IBF 154-pound titleholder took on Julian Williams…
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RING Ratings update: ?Hi-Tech? Lomachenko gets an upgrade
Vasyl Lomachenko?s upward trajectory continued on Saturday, when he forced previously unbeaten Nicholas Walters to quit after seven rounds. Lomachenko?s dazzling performance allowed him to move up in both the RING pound-for-pound…
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Boxing was the biggest winner on Ward-Kovalev fight night: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Boxing: One question that was raised during Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev fight week was this: When was the last time a major pay-per-view fight lived up to the hype?…
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Let?s forget the past few days: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER No one: Not the best weekend of boxing. A plodding Luis Ortiz and reluctant Malik Scott served up one of the most miserable heavyweight fights in recent memory on Saturday…
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Manny Pacquiao has more than enough left: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Manny Pacquiao: So many years are gone. The quickness is gone, or at least diminished. The punch volume is gone. And, most significantly, the excitement surrounding a Manny Pacquiao fight…
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Andre Ward had a good workout: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Andre Ward: The only thing that made Ward a winner after his unanimous-decision victory over Alexander Brand on Saturday night in Oakland is that it finalized his Nov. 19 showdown…
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Who is the greatest fighter alive? No. 2 revealed
publicists and others who have been around the sport for many years ? had dinner the night before a big fight in Las Vegas: Who is the greatest living fighter, pound for…
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Who is the greatest fighter alive? No. 3 revealed
The question was raised early this year as a group of knowledgeable boxing people ? writers, publicists and others who have been around the sport for many years ? had dinner the…
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Who is the greatest fighter alive? No. 4 revealed
The question was raised early this year as a group of knowledgeable boxing people ? writers, publicists and others who have been around the sport for many years ? had dinner the…
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Who is the greatest fighter alive? No. 5 revealed
The question was raised early this year as a group of knowledgeable boxing people ? writers, publicists and others who have been around the sport for many years ? had dinner the…
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Carl Frampton arrives: Weekend Review
BIGGEST WINNER Carl Frampton: I?m kicking myself for picking Leo Santa Cruz to beat Frampton on Saturday night in Brooklyn. I should?ve known better. I almost always pick the thoroughbred to win…
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Carl Frampton outpoints Leo Santa Cruz to win the WBA featherweight title
Carl Frampton defeated Leo Santa Cruz by a majority decision to take Santa Cruz?s WBA featherweight title in an action-packed fight Saturday in Brooklyn. Santa Cruz threw more punches than Frampton but…
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Ratings Update: Pagara upset, Kovalev holds
It was another slow week on the ratings front. And that includes the unusual Monday fight between light heavyweights Sergey Kovalev and Issac Chilemba in Russia. Kovalev (No. 1 last week) and…