Kevin Mitchell
115 articles · The Guardian
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Amir Khan told that beating Canelo ?lvarez would make him boxing?s No1
Virgil Hunter has said Amir Khan can be boxing?s ?new No1? if he defies all predictions and beats Sa?l ?Canelo? ?lvarez here on Saturday night ? but the Californian trainer admitted: ?If…
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Sa?l ?Canelo? ?lvarez plays fight game to be proud not loud in Las Vegas
Fighting does not have to be loud. Fighters, most of them naturally timorous but encouraged to be professionally aggressive, do not have to ?play the game?. While it might be heresy for…
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Amir Khan: Floyd Mayweather is a bit bitter ? this used to be his day
From his palatial suite on the 60th floor of the Mandalay Bay, Amir Khan can see his own face half a mile away, blown up to Hollywood proportions at the other great…
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Gennady Golovkin proves a genuine draw in the post-Mayweather world
If anyone is to beat Gennady Golovkin before he eventually retires, he needs to meet the Kazak on his own best night and hope the finest all-round fighter in boxing turns up…
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Carl Frampton alive to dangers of Scott Quigg
There is a lightheartedness about Carl Frampton, an easy predilection for the craic, that disguises the ruthless streak common to most driven boxers, and he knows Scott Quigg will be similarly cold-hearted…
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Amir Khan ?signs agreement? to fight Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas next year
Amir Khan is reported to have signed an agreement to fight Manny Pacquiao next year, which sets pulses and alarm bells ringing simultaneously. A report by the Daily Mail stated the former…
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Gennady Golovkin proving a worthy heir to Floyd Mayweather?s boxing crown
There are 34 reasons Gennady Golovkin should be regarded the rightful heir to Floyd Mayweather as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world ? and 31 of them were in no position…
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Floyd Mayweather fools nobody with his ?greatest boxer of all time? boast
In perhaps his biggest and dumbest boast, Floyd Mayweather has declared himself the greatest fighter of all time, ahead of Roberto Duran, Pernell Whittaker, Julio C?sar Ch?vez and Muhammad Ali. The list…
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Floyd Mayweather shows he is a genius ? but a lucky one ? against Manny Pacquiao
On a night of many riches ? from the ?cheap? seats in the gods to the impossibly well-heeled gathering near the lit square below ? Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao did their…
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Mayweather v Pacquiao: retirement riddles ratchet up tension before big fight
Floyd Mayweather has sent a private, handwritten note to members of his staff, the intensely loyal people who service his every whim around the clock, the tone of which suggests the unbeaten…
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Why Floyd Mayweather will beat Manny Pacquiao
A common sentiment I?ve heard expressed around Las Vegas during the past few days has been ?I want Manny Pacquiao to win on Saturday night but I?m going with Floyd Mayweather?. While…
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Mayweather v Pacquaio: what the fight of the century says about America
Violence, as witnessed on the streets of America this week and many other places, is a most curious drug. The legal sale in a boxing ring in Las Vegas tomorrow night in…
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Mayweather v Pacquiao: Trainers trade blows ahead of big fight
Floyd Mayweather Sr and Freddie Roach agreed on one thing on Thursday: Floyd?s son will try to knock out Manny Pacquiao in the early rounds of their fight here on Saturday night.…
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Floyd Mayweather?s nerves add to drama surrounding Manny Pacquiao showdown
In the days before the explosion that nobody can avoid, nerves here are a little frayed but, surprisingly, they are more obvious in the man favoured to prevail on Saturday night, Floyd…
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Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao: Sugar Ray Leonard expects surprises
There is nothing Sugar Ray Leonard does not know about boxing and there is quite a lot he knows about Floyd Mayweather, the man behind the image, the fighter behind the attitude.…
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Mayweather Pacquiao can be the saviour of boxing
There is more at stake here on Saturday night than the unification of three versions of the world welterweight title. The immediate future of boxing is in the experienced hands of Floyd…
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Floyd Mayweather: ESPN report fuels media storm over his violent past
A lingering shadow hangs over Floyd Mayweather. As hundreds of journalists from around the world descend on Las Vegas this week to pour over every detail of his fight against Manny Pacquiao,…
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Floyd Mayweather eyes Las Vegas jackpot against Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather is not often called Junior these days, which is a pleasing development for a 38-year-old father of four who is responsible for the financial well-being of an entire sport as…
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Ricky Hatton: Forget Pacquiao, Amir Khan can beat Floyd Mayweather
Ricky Hatton, with the sort of comic timing that punctuates his best stand-up routines, has singled out Amir Khan as one of few fighters capable of beating Floyd Mayweather, who might yet…
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Hallelujah! Why God is great for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
God, like everyone else who can get a ticket, is coming to Las Vegas. On 2 May, surrounded by the usual cast of sinners, he will hear his name invoked again in…