Jake Donovan
676 articles · The Sweet Science
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Showtime 2013: Reshaping The Game
By Jake Donovan
How big were the past 12 months for Showtime? The premium cable outlet was voted by the staff of this very website as the top boxing network of 2012, and still managed…
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Schaefer: Mayweather-Pacquiao Not Possible With Arum
By Jake Donovan
Not even the thought of an unforgettable year of boxing can prevent some in the media from already turning towards the future. The folks at Golden Boy Promotions figured this would be…
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Brandon Rios Takes Another Hit With Failed Drug Test
By Jake Donovan
The worst year of Brandon Rios? boxing career can?t end soon enough. The aftermath of his one-sided points loss to Manny Pacquiao last month in Macau grew that much worse in the…
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Pacquiao-Rios: Taking a Look at The PPV Numbers
By Jake Donovan
Manny Pacquiao?s ring return served its purpose only in that it put the former eight-division champion back in the win column for the first time in more than two years. Beyond that,…
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Pacquiao: I’m fine with random testing, it’s good for boxing
By Jake Donovan
The November 23 pay-per-view showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios in Macau marks the third major show promoted by Top Rank to feature the involvement of Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) in…
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Tim Bradley Continues To Fight For Respect
By Jake Donovan
Even on the heels of a leading Fight of the Year candidate, it?s a stretch to say that the boxing world has shown as much respect to Tim Bradley as he has…
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Bradley: The Timing Wasn’t Right For a Pacquiao Rematch
By Jake Donovan
The October 12 pay-per-view headliner between Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez?which takes place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas?seemed like a natural pairing, a matchup of two fighters…
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Floyd Mayweather Focused on Keeping Active in 2014
By Jake Donovan
A lot has been made of Floyd Mayweather?s four-month turnaround between fights as he prepares for his September 14 showdown with Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The…
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Milan Melindo Ready To Prove Worth on World Title Stage
By Jake Donovan
Milan Melindo is as humble as he is talented. The unbeaten Filipino flyweight was in awe during his first trip to Macau, appearing on the undercard of Zou Shiming?s pro debut this…
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9/14 Becomes Boxing’s New Gold(en Boy) PPV Standard
By Jake Donovan
The final four months of the 2013 boxing season look more and more promising with each addition. Within a span of less than a month, three of the biggest fights that can…
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Miguel Cotto: A Hero Returns Home (to HBO and Top Rank)
By Jake Donovan
As has become the norm these days, a simple Tweet from a celebrity developed into groundbreaking news. For Miguel Cotto, the words he typed in two separate messages of 140 characters or…
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Mikey Garcia-Rocky Martinez In The Works for Sept. 21
By Jake Donovan
Mikey Garcia lost his title on the scales this past weekend, but the relinquishing of the title apparently came with a safety net. The unbeaten featherweight ? who came in heavy for…
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BScene Staff Predictions: Mikey Garcia-Juama Lopez
By Jake Donovan
Mikey Garcia insisted that he had no intention of losing his featherweight title in his very first defense. That dream died on the scales Friday afternoon, when the unbeaten rising star missed…
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Marcos Maidana Continues To Wow The Fans With Action
By Jake Donovan
Marcos Maidana travels to Southern California for a high-profile main event. Down on the scorecards, the visiting Argentine claws back and scores a dramatic 6th round knockout to erase a deficit and…
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Mikey Garcia is Preparing For The Very Best Juanma
By Jake Donovan
The previous calendar year was a banner run for the Garcia family, even without Mikey Garcia receiving an expected title shot. Robert Garcia was named Trainer of the Year, while star pupil…
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Froch Avenges Kessler Loss, Ward Not Necessarily Next
By Jake Donovan
From the moment he emphatically stopped Lucian Bute last year, Carl Froch began preparing for an exit strategy. The 35-year old still has plenty of fight left in him, but that?s not…
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Froch Ready To Erupt The Crowd With Rematch War
By Jake Donovan
There is next to nothing Carl Froch can say about either of his two career losses, though there?s nothing preventing him from having a final say on attempting to reverse both setbacks.…
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Mikey Garcia, JuanMa Lopez Ready To Light Up Dallas
By Jake Donovan
There is still a little over a month left before Miguel Angel ?Mikey? Garcia and Juan Manuel Lopez square off in Dallas, but the brass at HBO is already loving the forthcoming…
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Mayweather Promotions Makes Next Move, Takeover Goal
By Jake Donovan
The staying power of Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains evident, whether or not he?s fighting. The sport?s pound-for-pound king returns to the ring this weekend, which naturally means his name is mentioned at…
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Mayweather Rating: High For Boxing, Low For Network TV
By Jake Donovan
The early returns on Floyd Mayweather?s self-titled documentary underline the difference between being a superstar and a boxing star. ?MAYWEATHER? ? a one-hour documentary on the sport?s pound-for-pound king ? made its…