Cedric Golden
5 articles · Statesman.com
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Golden: Lost in the Mayweather-McGregor hype? A fight worth watching
Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum Sr. wants no part of Floyd Mayweather?s Aug. 26 showdown against UFC champion Conor McGregor. Zero. While causal fans will weigh whether to spend $99.95…
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Mayweather: one Pacquiao fight away from legend
There was a time when Floyd Mayweather couldn't draw flies to a picnic if he bathed himself in honey and covered himself with tuna sandwiches. When his 2007 showdown with Oscar De…
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Pacquiao picks boxing up off the mat
Let me start off by saying I'm far from a boxing aficionado. In general, it's a sport, more than others, where you would actually have to train and participate in order to…
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De La Hoya: Promoter or pugilist?
Oscar De La Hoya is the most powerful man in boxing. Power as in influence and prestige. Sure, that terrific left hook and competitive fire won him an Olympic gold medal, world…
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Austin’s Chavez pulls out of March fight
Austin's Jesus Chavez has pulled out of his March 25 IBF lightweight title defense with Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas because of partial tears in his left rotator cuff and his…