Jake Donovan
676 articles · The Sweet Science
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Brandon Rios: I Have Nothing To Prove Against Gamboa
By Jake Donovan
As Brandon Rios prepares for his April 14 lightweight showdown with unheralded Richard Abril, most in the boxing industry still struggle to cope with the fact that it won?t come against Yuriorkis…
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Passion Makes Boxing More Than a Job For Brandon Rios
By Jake Donovan
At times, boxing hits a point where we?re reading more about negotiations for a fight than an actual fight itself. Fans merely want to watch a sport, but too many participants view…
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Lee: Chavez Fight Comes At Perfect Time In My Career
By Jake Donovan
You couldn?t blame Andy Lee for feeling like the unluckiest Irishman on earth this past St. Patrick?s Day, but things have certainly been looking up ever since then. The middleweight contender is…
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Linares Ready For Next Step Of The Rest Of His Career
By Jake Donovan
Shortly after the disastrous ending to his last fight, Jorge Linares was described by HBO color commentator Max Kellerman as a fighter who is perhaps less than the sum of his parts.…
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Lucian Bute Remains Boxing?s Ultimate Feel Good Story
By Jake Donovan
In a stretch where it seemed to be one disappointing news item after another, Lucian Bute once again helps give the sport a much need shot in the arm. The unbeaten super…
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De La Hoya: Morales-Garcia Similar to My 1st Chavez Fight
By Jake Donovan
A 24-year old rising star steps into the ring for his biggest challenge to date. Standing across the ring is a living legend among a boxing rich Mexico nation, defending the WBC…
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Still Plenty Of Fight Left In Erik Morales, 20 Years Later
By Jake Donovan
It?s not whether you win or lose; it?s how you play the game. The phrase is among the most repeated ? and misquoted ? clich?s in all of sports, but every once…
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Gamboa?s (Former?) Handlers Hopeful Of Quick Resolution
By Jake Donovan
Brandon Rios versus Yuriorkis Gamboa. It began as the centerpiece of a spring schedule, a fight that would give the industry a much needed shot in the arm. What?s left of the…
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Martinez Avoids Disaster, Surges Late To Stop Macklin
By Jake Donovan
The real middleweight champion has spoken, this time in the ring. Sergio Martinez has been forced to go the soapbox route in having his voice heard in recent months. The Argentine southpaw…
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Glenn Donaire vs. Omar Salado Early Telemundo Results
By Jake Donovan
Glenn Donaire takes his comeback south of the border, as the 32-year old takes on Omar Salado in their 12-round main event Friday evening at Auditorio Plaza Condesa in Mexico City. The…
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Khan Expects Fair Fight, Agrees To Olympic Drug Testing
By Jake Donovan
Perhaps the battle was lost the moment Amir Khan was unable to coax Lamont Peterson into travelling to England for their eventual title clash last year. An April ?11 date was reserved…
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Glenn Donaire Arrives in Mexico, Set For Salado Clash
By Jake Donovan
Things are moving along in the final days leading up to Friday night?s Telemundo telecast, live from Mexico City. The star of the show, former title challenger Glenn ?Boyet? Donaire arrived in…
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Jhonny Gonzalez On Salido-Lopez II: ‘A Tremendous War’
By Jake Donovan
Rave reviews are still coming in from Saturday?s featherweight rematch between Orlando Salido and Juan Manuel Lopez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In yet another Fight of the Year candidate produced from…
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Same As It Ever Was: Salido Wins Another Classic in PR
By Jake Donovan
For the second time in less than a year, Orlando Salido and Juan Manuel Lopez met in Puerto Rico to provide a leading candidate for Fight of the Year. For the second…
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Glenn Donaire Continues Comeback, Faces Omar Salado
By Jake Donovan
Less than three months after winning his first fight after more than three years away from the ring, Glenn Donaire gets to enjoy a little bit of momentum for a change. His…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Continues To Enjoy Royal Treatment
By Jake Donovan
The May 5 collision between 154 lb. titlist Miguel Cotto and unbeaten pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather. Jr. has been aptly titled ?Ring Kings.? Playing to the show?s theme, the press tour has…
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Miguel Cotto Puts On His Game Face For Mayweather Jr.
By Jake Donovan
It?s only day two of the press tour for the May 5 ?Ring Kings? pay-per-view event and Miguel Cotto is already bearing the look of a man stuck in the chair at…
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Bradley: I’m Ready For War To Take Pacquiao’s Throne
By Jake Donovan
Tim Bradley knew from the moment he agreed to terms to face Manny Pacquiao that he would be the underdog. The unbeaten Californian also knew he?d be no better than the second…
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Floyd Still The Straw That Stirs The Drink? And Emotions
By Jake Donovan
A famous quote surrounding Reggie Jackson?s arrival in New York in the 1977 season ? his first with the Yankees - was that he was ?the straw that stirs the drink.? The…
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Heavyweights Key To Epix Becoming Network Heavyweight
By Jake Donovan
If there?s a big fight to be seen in the United States, it will appear on either HBO or Showtime ? most likely in that order. That?s become the norm for the…