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Watching ?24/7? while thinking about Mexican television

Boxing doesn?t have seasons, or much boxing either, anymore, but it does have pay-per-view events that mark artificial seasons. These happen…

Mon, 25 Oct 2010

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Arlington in November

Cowboys Stadium is not in Dallas or anywhere near Grapevine, Tex., home of the Gaylord Texan ? official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys. The sta…

Mon, 18 Oct 2010

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Hauser?s writing is . . .

Eight years ago Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post?s longtime book critic, mentioned his policy about reviewing friends? works. He doesn?…

Mon, 27 Sep 2010

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Laborious dudgeon everywhere

Another bad month in a dreadful year. Dudgeon is high, patience low. Civil disagreements between smart folks deteriorate into fights. Even h…

Mon, 06 Sep 2010

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Mastery never gets old, part two: Marquez decisions Diaz

LAS VEGAS ? It was entertaining as a one-sided fight could be, but finally, ?The Rematch? was a one-sided fight. Blame it on Marquez?s class…

Sun, 01 Aug 2010

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?The Rematch? is on: Weights from Mandalay Bay, and a Pacquiao pick too

LAS VEGAS ? This town might be only a little bit closer to Houston than it is to Mexico City on a map, but if a town?s heart can be measured…

Sat, 31 Jul 2010

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Marquez and Diaz, and a race to bankruptcy

?How did you go bankrupt?? Bill asked. ?Two ways,? Mike said. ?Gradually and then suddenly.? ? Ernest Hemingway, ?The Sun Also Rises? And so…

Mon, 26 Jul 2010

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An unstylish demand for a matchmaker and tournament

Here?s how I?d planned it. Timothy Bradley might be my favorite American prizefighter and so why not write a column mimicking his style with…

Mon, 19 Jul 2010

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Las Vegas in July

No, the upcoming rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz does not belong on pay-per-view. Two fighters whose cumulative record is …

Mon, 05 Jul 2010

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Somebody?s mojo has got to go

At some point a word for the art of inducing black magic, ?mojo,? became a synonym for momentum. Today there?s even a popular Hollywood webs…

Mon, 21 Jun 2010

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Encountering Barrera: Deregulation, bad experiences, and Edwin Valero

It?s easy to find a professional athlete who will talk to you about his strengths. It?s only slightly harder to find one who will tell you a…

Tue, 01 Jun 2010

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Manny, Joshua and the rays come down from Jerrytron

GRAPEVINE, Tex. – To look across the atrium of the Gaylord Texan resort on a Sunday morning – Alamo replica here, River Walk rep…

Mon, 15 Mar 2010

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Non TV results from Cowboys Stadium

ARLINGTON, Tex. – “The Event’s” sixth match saw Fort Worth’s Arthur Trevino (5-3-3, 2 KOs) wage a sustained fo…

Sun, 14 Mar 2010

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Mepranum and Marquez cap a stellar prelude at the Gaylord Texan

GRAPEVINE, TEX. – Tasty local appetizer cards have become a staple of promoter Top Rank’s superfight weekends, and Friday night&…

Sat, 13 Mar 2010

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Different from what was promised

There’s an old adage in prizefighting – or if there isn’t, there should be – that you can neither trust a knockout v…

Mon, 08 Feb 2010

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Redemption over irrelevance

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – And you thought it was flat and dark on a nighttime drive from Phoenix to Tucson? The current view from I-10 East: …

Mon, 01 Feb 2010

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A contrarian’s dry-eyed look at the (possible) collapse of Pacquiao-Mayweather

“This one storm is going to change the face of our planet. When this storm is over, we’ll be in a new ice age. My God.” &#…

Mon, 04 Jan 2010

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A mosaicked revisit to the year’s biggest fight – Part 1

Mosaic (n.) A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface. 2. A composite picture…

Mon, 21 Dec 2009

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Sung through him, Muse

LAS VEGAS – Sitting ringside at Madison Square Garden in June, the image of Miguel Cotto’s swollen and torn face still fresh, mo…

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

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Capacity weigh-in portends great things for Saturday fight

LAS VEGAS – If there’s anything to be said for weigh-ins acting as preambles to super fights, “Firepower” promises t…

Sat, 14 Nov 2009