Eric Raskin
74 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Pay-per-view card to avoid
Even with the marketing power of HBO?s ?24/7? behind them, Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones couldn?t come close to reaching pay-per-view sales expectations in the relatively early days of this economic recession/depression/apocalypse.…
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Nacho typical way to prep for a major fight
On the surface, Oscar De La Hoya and George Steinbrenner don't have much in common. "The Boss" is in his 70s. Oscar was born in the '70s. Steinbrenner made his millions as…
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More than Juan way to look at things
You know the August boxing doldrums have ended when you're up until almost 3 a.m. watching fights and it would have been 4, if not for the cancellation of a major bout.…
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No middle ground: Fighters leaping weight classes in search of bigger paydays
If you read the gossip rags, you know there's an endless fascination with weight monitoring in our celeb-obsessed culture. "Who's putting on weight?" "Who's shedding pounds? "Who's showing off her new beach…
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Turn on the lights, action ahead at 135
The May 7, 2005 bout between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo will forever be remembered as a sensational fight -- perhaps the best of this decade, perhaps the best in many…
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Does anybody want $10 million?
Oscar De La Hoya doesn't have a whole lot of experience with rejection. Whether you're talking about the dating game or the fight game, the Golden Boy has generally been able to…
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The ‘dying sport’ outdoing itself in ’08
The problem with succeeding beyond expectations is that inevitable pressure-packed question: What do you do for an encore? Unless you're Francis Ford Coppola working on "The Godfather Part II" or the Beatles…
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If you watch only one fight all year ?
Among the many bonds that unite boxing fans, one of the more universal is the recruitment mission. There is a common compulsion among fight fanatics to turn those who've been missing out…
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Woods a paper tiger compared to these guys
On June 15, after Tiger Woods' dramatic 18th-hole birdie putt secured a playoff against Rocco Mediate for the U.S. Open title, some in the media credited Woods with having "guts and courage"…
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Eyes on the prize fight, but one fight too few
The Oscar De La Hoya farewell tour kicks off this weekend, and it's a time for celebration. It's a time for fans to pay tribute to his Hall of Fame career, for…
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The Pacquiao-Marquez postfight six-Pac
Partially in tribute to Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao's nickname, partially in tribute to his humbling abdominal definition and partially in tribute to the cold ones fight fans around the globe were clinking together…
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The Ring Has Been Sold ? But That Doesn?t Mean It?s Sold Out
In his Friday column on Maxboxing, Bernard Fernandez did a fine job giving the unbiased version of the Oscar-De-La-Hoya-buys-The-Ring-magazine story. Now it?s time for the biased version. Bernard reported the facts and…
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Preview & Analysis: MORALES VS. PACQUIAO II
Naseem Hamed may be long gone, but his legacy lives on in the form of fighters like Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao. Hamed ushered in the era of million-dollar featherweights, and since…
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The Difference Between Champions And Titleholders
Jean-Marc Mormeck is the world cruiserweight champion. The only world cruiserweight champion. Two days ago, he was a mere titleholder, a designation that doesn?t mean much at all. Not in a world…
