Richard O'Brien
11 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Sergey Kovalev proves his worth, dominates Jean Pascal to retain title
Before a largely hostile crowd at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a relentless Sergey Kovalev lived up to his ?Krusher? nickname by pounding an overwhelmed Jean Pascal into submission to earn a…
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Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley face off in anticipation of their April 9 bout
NEW YORK ? All the elements were in place Thursday afternoon in the Theater at Madison Square Garden: the opposing fighters, their respective trainers, the HBO brass, the stage-wide logo-covered banner, the…
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Terence Crawford, Hank Lundy stir up hype for their upcoming bout at MSG
NEW YORK ? On Tuesday, even as the rest of the sports world was still buzzing about Alabama?s stirring win over Clemson in the previous night?s national championship game or eagerly turning…
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SI.com’s 2015 Boxing Awards: Floyd Mayweather is the Fighter of the Year
Let?s consider the candidates: Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin both produced far more action and excitement in the ring and now stand as compelling figures for the future of boxing; Roman Gonzalez…
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Mayweather belongs in the conversation for best ever
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an all-timer His nickname, of course, is Money. Self-chosen, he brashly admits, in a calculated bid to retool his persona into a more provocative, and thus lucrative, one.…
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Odds are that Mayweather will keep doing what he always does
LAS VEGAS -- As a matter of perspective, consider that Floyd Mayweather Jr. made his professional debut less than one week after Bill Clinton was elected to his second term as President.…
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Roach is SI.com’s Trainer of Year
Freddie Roach has become the go-to guy for a feel-good story in boxing. He's the former pug of middling ability turned master builder of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world; the…
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Study in contrasts<br>Is Morales-Pacquiao a better deal than the big fight?
Side by side, Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao look like those Greek theatre masks of Tragedy and Comedy. Morales, with his hollow-eyed, hawk-nosed glower, seems to personify all the pain and cruelty…
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A winner in Vegas<br>Morales vs. Pacquiao is what boxing is all about
There is a vast slice of the American public -- mainstream sports fans, reality-TV watchers who might have caught a few episodes of The Contender or moviegoers who've seen a Rocky or…
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Morales-Pacquiao is what true fights are all about
Believe me, I'm not in the habit of thinking about what boxing promoter Lou DiBella does with his Saturday nights. Frankly, I don't want to know. But I hope this Saturday night…
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The buildup for Pacquaio-Morales didn’t go quite right
Sometimes there's nothing more satisfying than a good upset. Last Saturday night's card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles -- billed as "Double Trouble" and broadcast live on HBO -- was…
