Lyle Fitzsimmons
255 articles · TigerBoxing.com
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Terence Crawford’s Win over Canelo Alvarez Crowns Him as Boxing’s True King
There were still better than six rounds to go, but it was over. Well, if you're a fancier of body language anyway. When Terence Crawford emerged from a tough fifth round against…
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The Real Winners and Losers From UFC 306 and Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga
Las Vegas is frequently the epicenter of combat sports. The desert playpen has been a home for big-time boxing for years and has more recently become familiar turf for the UFC given…
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The 4 Best Opponents for Ryan Garcia’s Next Fight
And just like that, Ryan Garcia is atop the boxing mountain. He's not a world champion thanks to a weight miss prior to Saturday's fight with Devin Haney but that was a…
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford – Fantasy Head-to-Toe Breakdown
It's one of the things that makes boxing, well...boxing. Looking at elite fighters in different weight classes and suggesting what might happen if all physical differences were negated and they simply matched…
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Crawford, Inoue Make Boxing Even Greater Than It’s Been in Years
You can always count on the old guys. The purists. The traditionalists. The types who suggest boxing would be made great again if we could simply return a few generations back to…
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The 4 Best Opponents for Terence Crawford’s Next Fight
It's a good day to be Terence Crawford. The 35-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska climbed his career's highest competitive mountain as Saturday night turned into Sunday morning, dropping fellow champ Errol Spence Jr.…
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B/R Exclusive: Teddy Atlas on Why Boxing Officiating Desperately Needs Reform
If you follow boxing, you know Teddy Atlas. He's a protégé of old-school training sage Cus D'Amato, worked with a teenage Mike Tyson, delivered some of history's most memorable corner speeches and…
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Perpetually Optimistic Teddy Atlas Says Latest Reform Effort is ‘Catching a Little Bit of Fire’
All of a sudden, Teddy Atlas has been around a while. He was a protégé of Cus D’Amato. He worked with a teenage Mike Tyson. He gave memorable corner speeches. He provided…
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Canelo Alvarez Has Boxing at His Feet Again After Settling Feud vs. Gennadiy Golovkin
Saul Alvarez is a one-namer. In fact, thanks to winning performances in championship-level fights since age 20, the cinnamon-haired Mexican had become the boxing equivalent of Prince, Madonna and Sting. But after…
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Stop the Nonsense: Give Us Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 3
Canelo Alvarez's ring resume isn't quite pristine. He's been a professional boxer for more than half his life, with precisely two losses in 61 fights. The first blemish came nearly nine years…
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Stop the Nonsense: Give Us Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 3
Canelo Alvarez's ring resume isn't quite pristine. He's been a professional boxer for more than half his life, with precisely two losses in 61 fights. The first blemish came nearly nine years…
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Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero: Head-to-Toe Breakdown and Prediction
Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero are one of two things: They're either two of the best actors in the boxing business when it comes to hyping a fight, or they genuinely hate…
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Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte: Head-to-Toe Breakdown and Prediction
It's a heavyweight championship fight week. OK, so maybe that doesn't mean what it did a generation or two ago, when there weren't what feels like two dozen guys running around claiming…
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Gennadiy Golovkin: Rivalry with Canelo Alvarez Doesn’t Define My Career
None of the midlife crisis signs are there. Gennadiy Golovkin didn't purchase a new sports car, isn't rolling out a new wardrobe and hasn't been spotted dating someone half his age. In…
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Exclusive: George Kambosos on How He Beat Teofimo Lopez Physically and Mentally
It certainly wasn't an ideal moment. Lightweight title challenger George Kambosos Jr. had just taken a hard right hand to the ear from Teofimo Lopez and found himself careening dizzily to the…
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Spence or Not, Crawford Isn’t Hurting For Big-Fight Options
Let’s get this on the record. I think Terence Crawford is the best welterweight in the world. And, if it ever happens, I think he’ll handle Errol Spence to prove that very…
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Hall Candidacy Helps People Reconnect With Tim Ryan’s Greatness
For fans of a certain age, he’s the soundtrack of a generation. And even now, long after he sat ringside to call his last fight, Tim Ryan is gaining fans. As young…
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Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3: B/R Staff Predictions
Trilogy. It's a word with a specific definition, but it's got a unique meaning in boxing. Say it among fans of the sweet science, and you will instantly conjure images of Zale…
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Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3: A Head-to-Toe Breakdown
It's a heavyweight rivalry for a new generation. Not only has the fistic series between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder meandered into boxing's heady trilogy neighborhood, but the dramas and backstories surrounding…
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Even on a Loss, Pacquiao Exits as One of Century’s Best
Sports arguments. They're the topic of a million bar bets and the fodder for just as many afternoon drive-time radio shows. LeBron or Jordan. Brady or Manning. Gretzky or Orr. And so…