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751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Haney vs Garcia: Jim Lampley Thinks One Is A Clear Favorite
Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Lampley blew out 75 candles April 8. The living legend of broadcast will once again be co-hosting a viewer chat during the PPV.COM live stream of next…
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2 Days Away From Spence vs Crawford: Undercard Talent Talks
Fighters set to compete on the Spence vs Crawford SHOWTIME PPV undercard hit a public media workout Wednesday, to help hype the Saturday, July 29 Premier Boxing Champions event from T-Mobile Arena…
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Errol Spence Jr. Signs With New Management Team
Fighters First Management Chief Executive Officer Adrian Clark announced today it has signed Errol Spence Jr., the unified WBC/WBA/IBF World Welterweight champion, to a management agreement. Spence and Clark, both Texas natives,…
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Journalistic Sign of the Apocalypse: AI Says Ryan Garcia Likely Decisions Gervonta Davis
Uh oh. If you are a person who is fearful that robots are taking all the jobs, here is proof that you are not paranoid, you're probably right. I received a “press…
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Errol Spence v Keith Thurman Slotted For April
You wanted Errol Spence versus Terence Crawford to decide supremacy at welterweight. That’s not in the cards, though, as word drops that we will see the Texan Spence return to the ring…
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Terence Crawford Answers Why He Hasn’t Joined Al Haymon
Terence Crawford laid low after parting ways with Top Rank, by and large, but the Nebraska boxer has been making up for lost time with his activity rate in recent weeks. The…
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Terence Crawford Might’ve Killed Possibility of Spence Fight
It’s a sad saga, one unknown to but a small band of boxing fan die hards. The matter of when (and if) Terence Crawford and Errol Spence will decide who the best…
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Mark Magsayo Versus Rey Vargas Lifts Up A Thin July
July is usually a thin month for top-tier prizefights, and this one is no different. That doesn't mean, though, that there aren't some gems-on-paper for your viewing pleasure. On Saturday night at…
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George Kambosos Scores Upset of the Year, Beats Teofimo Lopez by Split Decision in NYC
Yes, the fight happened. It was on, then off, then off. It got made, in a strange manner, and got un-made in dramatic fashion, and finally on Saturday night, Teofimo Lopez gloved…
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Is Canelo Stretching Himself Thin, Giving Caleb Plant An Opening For the Upset?
My kids are counting down to Halloween, and last night, their mom got busy on Amazon, helping out on searches for costumes. Right now, the younger one is thinking she wants to…
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Bob Arum Says Oscar Valdez Positive Came From Drinking Herbal Tea, Takes Aim At Mike Coppinger
Oscar Valdez is no cheater, his promoter Bob Arum told NY Fights on Tuesday night, when asked if the Sept. 10 match pitting the 130 pound titlist Valdez against Robson Conceicao in…
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Bob Arum getting ready for Fury-Wilder 3, says Pacquiao-Ugas “not a PPV fight”
“Let’s talk now,” Bob Arum said, when I asked him late Wednesday night if he’d be up for talking some boxing on Thursday at some point. “I’m flying to Philadelphia in the…
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Two Years Ago, Pacquiao Showed Younger Gun Thurman He Wasn’t Done
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA (July 20, 2021) — As we look forward to the showdown between eight-division world champion and boxer laureate Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and unified WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.,…
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Naoya Inoue Matched The Pre-Fight Hype: The Monster Is The New Body Snatcher
Naoya Inoue got THE TREATMENT from Top Rank in the lead-up to his Saturday night fight against Michael Dasmarinas which unfolded at the Virgin Hotel Las Vegas…and the Japanese bantamweight ace lived…
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Who Won the Weekend? Nonito Donaire Wins Top Honors, No Contest
How crazy is it that a 38 year old guy who fights clean, who looked like he was playing out the string in 2016-2018, when he lost outings to Jessie Magdaleno and…
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Sharp Josh Taylor the Better Ring General, Scores UD12 Win Over Jose Ramirez
It wasn’t the war that was predicted by many, because Josh Taylor had too many weapons and a superiority in skills at the Las Vegas Virgin Hotel on Saturday night, against Jose…
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Fury vs Joshua: Bob Arum now confident fight will happen on August 14
Good things come to those who wait, and sometimes, great things. The pandemic has put the world off axis, but Covid is being beaten back in many spots on the global map…
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Bob Arum eyes Oscar Valdez vs Shakur Stevenson, calls it “biggest fight after Fury-Joshua”
Most would agree that the Miguel Berchelt vs Oscar Valdez fight on Saturday night met expectations, with Valdez offering up a Knockout of the Year type of snuff job on Berchelt at…
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Canelo vs Smith preview and prediction: Callum Smith is unruffled, but Canelo is another level
I’m sure Callum Smith, set to face off with Canelo Alvarez tonight in Texas on DAZN, has lost his shit, snapped, thrown F-bombs and the like. But I simply couldn’t imagine it…
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Spence Trainer Derrick James KNOWS Errol Is Ready For This Miracle Comeback Fight
“I don’t know, Derrick, and I’m not gonna pretend to know, to try and pretend to seem smart,” I said in a Thursday night phoner with Derrick James, trainer to Errol Spence.…