Ted Sares
455 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Former boxer Tony Ayala Jr. found dead at gym
By Ted Sares
?He was a very intelligent guy...Some people would say too smart for his own good. He had good intentions here. He was certainly one of the greatest ever to come out of…
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Pacquiao?s Exit Strategy
By Ted Sares
Hopefully Manny?s injured shoulder was not irreparably damaged, but his reputation may well have been? ?The check may have been cashed, but Pacquiao?s reputation, like his shoulder, is tattered.??Gulf News (May 9)…
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Credential Gate?or Much Adieu over Nothing
By Ted Sares
?During Fight Week, I was told that the Mayweather camp, the Mayweather publicists, were unhappy, and that I should watch what I say,? ?Thomas Hauser. CNN?s Rachel Nichols About three years ago,…
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Mayweather?s Exit Strategy
By Ted Sares
Mayweather will NOT retire after his 49th. Exceeding Marciano?s record will simply be too inviting for Floyd?s legacy and ego satisfaction? ?Mayweather says it?s one and done. One more fight, he fulfills…
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Blame it on Team Manny
By Ted Sares
When you write bad things about a certain boxer (like CNN?S Rachel Nichols did), chickens have a way of coming home to roost? ?Was Pacquiao legitimately injured? By all accounts, yes. Was…
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What Historic Importance?
By Ted Sares
Given the ?Big Fizzle? nature of the boxing match, this so-called savior of boxing just might be the beginning of another end? ?Manny may test Floyd early but as soon as he…
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May vs. Pac: More Cringes
By Ted Sares
Roach has neither shame nor credibility when it comes to playing head games and his never-ending act has become tedious? ?I?m not too cool to admit that I am really, really looking…
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Harry Reid in Pac-Man?s Corner
By Ted Sares
Whether Reid, a former amateur boxer who rose from abject poverty, carries the same gravitas as Justin Bieber remains to be seen? The incredible search for new angles to write about insofar…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Part Two (The Prediction)
By Ted Sares
?What makes Manny so much more of a threat compared to someone like Maidana is that he has a whole variety of talents.??Joe Goosen ?Mayweather-Pacquiao It could be a very boring fight??Oscar…
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A ?Contender? Stays in the Mix
By Ted Sares
The win over Yoshihiro Kamegai was Gomez?s second since losing back-to-back bouts to Canelo Alvarez and Shawn Porter? ?I?ll fight him.??Alfonso Gomez calling out Peter Manfredo Jr. and winning the hearts of…
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Towering and Glowering
By Ted Sares
Earnie Shavers might have been the best heavyweight who never won a title, but Roy Williams might well have been one of the best fighters nobody ever heard of? ?I wouldn?t drive…
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My Five Favorite Rounds
By Ted Sares
1. Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo I (2005): Round 10. With his left eye almost totally closed and already down twice in the 10th, the late Chico Corrales miraculously climbed off…
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Braydon Smith Dies after Fight in Australia
By Ted Sares
?I knew from the first round how tough he was,? Braydon Smith in an interview after the fight. ?A loss is a loss, but I?ll take good experience from it. I learnt…
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Curtis Harper Came to Win
By Ted Sares
?We?re in boxing. I was hoping he got back up. I didn?t just want a cheap knockout. He has a heart like that and he got back up and made it a…
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May vs. Pac: The First Ultra-Cringe
By Ted Sares
For me this bordered on high camp. For others, I?m sure this will be the first of many ultra-cringe incidents to come? During the next six weeks we will be ?treated? to…
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Ring Muggings: Part 19
By Ted Sares
?We don?t make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny.? ?Roy Jones Jr. ??He?s one of the greatest fighters of all time and the opportunity to fight him in Australia, thanks…
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A Training Seminar for Referees
By Ted Sares
In this fight Bayless was everything Robert Byrd was not. He was totally invisible and let the fighters fight. He was superb? Adrien Broner vs. John Molina Jr. (Referee Robert Byrd) Usually…
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Amnat Ruenroeng: The Live Dog
By Ted Sares
Beloved in the Peoples? Republic of China and an incredible talent, Zou [Shiming] has earned his right to fight for a professional world championship belt,??Bob Arum ?I really want to win the…
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Oscar Diaz: The Miracle Never Came
By Ted Sares
We fans are extremely concerned when boxers such as Victor Burgos and Magomed Abdusalamov are damaged, but then we seem to forget them? ?We need a miracle.?? Fernando Diaz, Oscar?s brother ?I…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Part One
By Ted Sares
?You have?to fight him [Mayweather} dirty; he?s just too good?? ? Mike Tyson ?Pacquiao will definitely win.? ? Nacho Beristein In my view, Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s aura of invincibility was somewhat depleted…