Jake Donovan
676 articles · The Sweet Science
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Golden Boy Screwed Up Announcing Canelo-Ortiz
By Jake Donovan
A conference call held by Golden Boy Promotions on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the news that most had already begun to whisper ? Saul Alvarez? opponent on September 15 will be Victor Ortiz.…
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Olympic-bound boxer?s training shifts to high gear at ALA gym Rommel C. Manlosa Sun.Star Cebu http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2012/06/12/olympic-bound-boxer-s-training-shifts-high-gear-ala-gym-
By Jake Donovan
Questions immediately followed the big announcement on Tuesday afternoon of Golden Boy Promotions? plans for a September 15 showdown between Saul Alvarez and Victor Ortiz. The bout is scheduled to headline a…
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Bob Arum Explains The Pacquiao vs. Bradley Investigation
By Jake Donovan
A wide array of comments followed Monday?s announcement that Top Rank submitted a formal request with the Nevada Attorney General?s office for an investigation regarding last Saturday?s bout between Tim Bradley and…
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Timothy Bradley’s Victory Smeared With Wide Controversy
By Jake Donovan
Manny Pacquiao vowed to not enter the ring until his beloved Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat were done with Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals, to the point of…
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Arce, Rojas Vow To Steal The Show From Pacquiao-Bradley
By Jake Donovan
Serving in a supporting capacity on a major fight card comes with its good and bad points. The downside is that the majority of the attention will be paid to the main…
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Bradley: November 10, I’m Already Predicting The Future
By Jake Donovan
One thing you cannot accuse Tim Bradley of in preparation of this weekend?s showdown with Manny Pacquiao is a lack of confidence. The unbeaten Californian has been so sure of victory that…
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Arum Grateful To Promote Class Acts In Pacquiao, Bradley
By Jake Donovan
Bob Arum has been in the boxing game for more than 40 years, but can probably still quickly count the number of class acts he has come across over that time. This…
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Tim Bradley: I?m Going In There To Take Out Pacquiao!
By Jake Donovan
Tim Bradley knew from the moment he signed to face Manny Pacquiao that he would land on the B-side of the promotion. It never meant that he was going to take a…
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Tarver: I Beat Lateef Kayode in Every Facet of The Game!
By Jake Donovan
It?s not the best way to keep an unbeaten streak alive, but Antonio Tarver can still look at his pair of losses to Chad Dawson as the last time he had to…
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Carl Froch Still Super, As Evidenced In Destruction of Bute
By Jake Donovan
Carl Froch rallied from the crushing defeat at the hands of Andre Ward with the biggest win of his career, stopping Lucian Bute in five rounds Saturday evening in Nottingham, England. The…
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Personal Problems Behind Pacquiao in Training for Bradley
By Jake Donovan
Fight night is always the deciding piece of evidence as to whether or not a fighter truly enjoyed the best training camp of his career. Naturally, it?s the song that Manny Pacquiao…
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Arum Not Worried About Pacquiao Matching Floyd’s Stats
By Jake Donovan
As long as Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather do not face each other in the ring, their careers will remain comparable through individual performances as well as at the box office. The…
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Mayweather Fends Off a Determined Cotto in Las Vegas
By Jake Donovan
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was forced to work at his hardest in more than a decade, but still came up aces in a unanimous decision win over Miguel Cotto in an entertaining pay-per-view…
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Miguel Cotto Brimming With Confidence as May-Day Nears
By Jake Donovan
Once upon a time, Miguel Cotto was a lock to headline an event at Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City. At the…
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Dawson: I?m Looking To Beat Hopkins In Great Fashion
By Jake Donovan
Chad Dawson pursued Bernard Hopkins for more than three years. His reward for waiting so long was a night that didn?t even last two rounds in a fight that doesn?t count in…
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Abner Mares Sends a Warning Shot To The Elite of 122
By Jake Donovan
If Saturday?s performance wasn?t enough to declare Abner Mares already among the best super bantamweights in the world, then he certainly sent a hell of a warning shot. Mares had no problem…
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Trainer Diaz Final Piece To Reinvention of Miguel Cotto
By Jake Donovan
Miguel Cotto is all business when it comes to boxing. He is man of pride on both sides of the ropes. That much is evidenced by the class he exudes during the…
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Cotto: This is The Right Moment To Fight Mayweather Jr.
By Jake Donovan
Way back in June ?05, Miguel Cotto sat ringside in Atlantic City and watched Floyd Mayweather Jr. tear apart Arturo Gatti en route to a 6th round stoppage as well as a…
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Abner Mares is Ready To Conquer Next Division
By Jake Donovan
During his rise in the bantamweight division for Abner Mares, it was all about becoming the first home-grown fighter in the Golden Boy Promotions stable to win a championship. Mares accomplished that,…
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Juan Manuel Marquez? Long Overdue Homecoming
By Jake Donovan
In the aftermath of his disputed points loss to Manny Pacquiao last November, Juan Manuel Marquez swore that ? absence of a fourth fight surfacing any time soon ? he was heading…