Jake Donovan
676 articles · The Sweet Science
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HBO’s Turn To Produce After Showtime’s Octoberfest
As far back as when the decision was made to outbid the rest of the industry, HBO has been looked upon as the biggest game in town. It held true when they…
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Why One Champ Per Division Will Never Again Work
The more we attempt to progress, the more people call for a return to the way things were. There are far too many champions in the sport, it is often said. We…
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Weekend’s Bouts, A Prelude To Featherweight Revival
The two biggest stateside shows this weekend take place on opposite sides of the country. Between the two cards there exists nary a bout that figures to bear any semblance to competitive…
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History Denied: Klitschko Brilliant in Los Angeles Return
Chris Arreola’s ringwalk to “Run This Town” proved a fitting choice among the raucous crowd on hand, Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. However, the action provided between…
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HBO, Golden Boy Shame Shane At Mayweather’s Expense
For the better part of 2009, HBO and Golden Boy have collectively waffled over how exactly to proceed with the career of resurrected welterweight star “Sugar” Shane Mosley. They have failed miserably.…
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Will Mayweather-Marquez Go Beyond The Numbers?
“Number One/Numero Uno” has been talked about for months, basically ever since it was announced that Floyd Mayweather’s comeback opponent of choice would be current lineal lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. We’ve…
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Nietes Outlasts Vargas For Split Decision Win
Donnie Nietes made it two straight on the evening for the budding Philippines-Mexico rivalry, taking a well-deserved, though strangely scored, split decision over Manuel Vargas in televised preliminary action on the “Latin…
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Gorres Stops Injured Carbajal After Five Rounds
Moving up in weight and giving away hometown advantage did little to discourage the rhythm of Z Gorres, who looked solid in his injury-induced stoppage win over former bantamweight titlist Cruz Carbajal.…
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Sonsona Outlasts Lopez, Claims Super Flyweight Title
Depending upon whom you asked, Marvin Sonsona was either too fresh and talented for the elder Jose “Carita” Lopez to handle, or he was too young and inexperienced to handle the pressure…
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Time For The Sport?s Best To Pull Their Weight
Ten fighters, ten fights. The aforementioned formula represents how many times those in Boxingscene.com?s present pound-for-pound list ( CLICK HERE if you don?t already know them by heart) have participated in a…
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Donaire Ugly But Effective In Outlasting Concepcion
It was hardly a welcome return to the super flyweight division, but in the end, recently vacated flyweight titlist Nonito Donaire found a way to turn back the challenge of Panamaniam trialhorse…
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No Manny V2.0, Just Donaire, And That’s Good Enough
“The next Manny Pacquiao.” Just as Kobe Bryant was marketed as “the next Michael Jordan” before proving to be great enough to become the first Kobe Bryant, “the next Manny Pacquiao” is…
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Cotto vs Pacquiao And The Two-Pound Compromise
What a difference a couple of pounds can make. Given how the rest of the summer has panned out so far, the boxing world braced for the inevitable – that the fall…
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Ain’t Too Proud To Beg: Mosley’s Manny Mission Plays On
Somewhere in the 8 ? year period between career-best wins over Oscar de la Hoya (June 2000) and Antonio Margarito (January 2009), you’d think that Shane Mosley would’ve eventually found a way…
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Weekend Preview: And Why Results Don’t Matter
You know that myth about how a fighter is written off after just one loss? Ask Amir Khan if there’s any truth to it. Ten months after being mistaken for a ring…
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Agbeko-Darchinyan Postscript: Room at The Top For Both
Reading some of the post-fight reports following SHOWTIME’s telecast this past Saturday, it’s no wonder the best fighters in the world are sometimes hesitant to face one another. There were mixed reviews…
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Shaw-Shake Redemption: A Man?s Word is Still His Bond
The news over the weekend of Vic Darchinyan re-upping with long time promoter Gary Shaw wasn?t anywhere near as surprising as the length of the agreement ? lifetime. Even more surprising was…
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Another Fight, Another One-Sided Win For Juanma Lopez
One of these days, undefeated junior featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez will actually find himself in a fight. Only when we see how he handles adversity can we properly gauge whether the…
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HBO?s Golden (Boy) Summer Has Lost Its Silver Lining
It would?ve been a summer for the ages, all brought to you by HBO and Golden Boy Promotions. That is, of course, if the proposed schedule for June and July held up.…
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Cheating History: Roy Looks For Path Of Least Resistance
For years, the knock on Roy Jones? career has been the overwhelming talent he possessed never quite matching his desire to push himself in the ring. Often came the comparisons to Sugar…
