Lyle Fitzsimmons
255 articles · TigerBoxing.com
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Thurman Should Go After Pacquiao Right Now, Says Mancini
Keith Thurman has wanted it for a while. Now 30, the thoughtful Floridian was still six months away from 26 when he made the rounds at the Mayweather-Pacquiao weigh-in, telling anyone who?d…
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Wilder-Fury Draw Falls Within Scoring “Cone of Uncertainty”
In Florida, we call it the ?cone of uncertainty.? Whenever a hurricane clears the island of Hispaniola in the eastern Caribbean, meteorologists of every Sunshine State persuasion are sent scrambling to computer…
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Canelo-Golovkin Rematch Deserves Your Excitement
Coverage of boxing from the sport?s dedicated media and the mainstream media that parachutes in for larger fights both tend to ride raves of hysteria. When Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin met…
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Danny Garcia, Shawn Porter Should Provide Satisfying Saturday
Boxing fans can finally envision a pleasant morning after. Rather than the walk of shame prompted by sought-after fights performing below expectations, the Saturday night duel between Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter…
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Pacquiao’s Future Plans Ought Not Include Lomachenko
I appreciate Manny Pacquiao. The things he?s accomplished since reaching the championship level two decades ago measure up to anyone over the same time frame, and he?ll be a deserving International Boxing…
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Creating The Perfect Fighter – at Welterweight
There are some fighters who do one thing exceedingly well but lack other important attributes. Think punchers who can?t box, busy guys with no power or fast guys with balky chins. Then…
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Golovkin’s Coach on Canelo Running, 168 Jump, Charlo’s Worth
Gennady Golovkin has three middleweight title belts he?d like to keep. And he?s grown fond of the pound-for-pound love that comes with them. But when his combatively negotiated, suspension-stalled rematch with Canelo…
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Crawford Ready For His Superstar Moment Under Vegas Lights
Terence Crawford has officially reached the level Frank Sinatra used to sing about. He?s made it there. And now it appears he will make it anywhere. The amiable Nebraskan takes his Midwestern…
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‘Cinderella’ Truax still humble, hungry ahead of DeGale rematch
The Box Nation announcers didn?t know. The fans at Copper Box Arena didn?t know. And James DeGale most certainly didn?t know. But Caleb Truax knew. The rugged Minnesotan dropped to his knees…
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Promoter: Superfly encore will pick up where ‘Chocolatito’ left off
The fighters are as tall as an American middle-schooler. And the weight of a model who?s just scarfed a sundae. Nevertheless, promoter Tom Loeffler has no qualms suggesting Saturday's card in suburban…
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Forget Garden finale, Cotto earned his all-time label across years
His permanent record will show that Miguel Cotto lost the last worthwhile prizefight he was in. Two years ago. He competed against a talented foe 10 years younger while operating on the…
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Ward?s Shock Exit Gives Chance To Others To Fill P4P Vacuum
For so many years, it was so easy. Love him or loathe him, Floyd Mayweather Jr. laid consensus claim to at least one title for the bulk of his unbeaten, career-defining run…
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Andre Ward’s Retirement Opens an Era of Opportunity for Boxing’s Top Stars
For so many years, it was so easy. Love him or loathe him, Floyd Mayweather laid consensus claim to at least one title for the bulk of his unbeaten, career-defining run between…
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A Rematch Is the Only Option for Canelo and Golovkin After Hard-Fought Draw
Three weeks after the Money circus left town, it was the fight to save ?real? boxing. And for nearly every one of 36 minutes, it delivered. In fact, it wasn?t until a…
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Older, mature Canelo a much more dangerous PPV proposition
Three years, 11 months and 22 days. That?s how long it?s been since Saul Alvarez entered the ring as a newbie. Lest anyone forget, that night ? Sept. 14, 2013, to be…
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Floyd Mayweather’s Fire Returns to TKO Conor McGregor in Compelling Final Fight
The fans. The media. The other assembled experts. Nearly everyone who?d entered the T-Mobile Arena with an open mind Saturday night seemed to share a similar viewpoint as they headed back into…
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Mikey Garcia flashes dominance in unanimous decision win over Adrien Broner
In his third fight back after two-plus years on the shelf, Mikey Garcia remained undefeated by dispatching Adrien Broner on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia (37-0, 30…
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The 10 biggest fights of Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia’s careers before they meet
It's another big-fight weekend in the Big Apple. Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia -- prolific belt collectors who've combined to capture crowns in seven weight classes -- will get together Saturday night…
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Mayweather-McGregor Re-Illustrates New Entertainment Reality
I?m not sure if Oscar De La Hoya knows Lindsey Graham. But as the hoopla and mayhem emanated from the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor press tour last week, I began thinking of the…
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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Head-to-Toe Breakdown of Both Fighters
No, it's not a misprint. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is fighting Conor McGregor. Yes, the man formerly known as "Pretty Boy" will indeed emerge from a hiatus to surpass Rocky Marciano and extend…