Ted Sares
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Welcome to the Slaughterhouse: Part Three
By Ted Sares
Bowe vs. Gonzalez (1995) ?He [Cuban defector Jorge Luis Gonzalez} goes crazy, man, when he sees Bowe,? today. ?I?ve told him, ?You?re not helping yourself to a fight when you do that.?…
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Bonus Instalment: Ted Sares Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945)
By Ted Sares
My Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945): Bonus Instalment Here are my top 25 since 1945: But wait! What if I slotted in some recent retirees or even some boxers who are…
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Welcome to the Slaughterhouse: Part Two
By Ted Sares
?Few Men in New York have ever had so many friends. Once you knew Lavern you always felt you gained a friend.? ? Raymond ?Laverne? Roach?s Pastor Romaine F. Bateman?s eulogy Roach…
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Part 5: Ted Sares Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945)
By Ted Sares
My Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945) Fifth in a 5-Part Series Here, then, are the final five: 21. Alexis Arguello: The Explosive Thin Man" (El Flaco Explosivo) used his height and…
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Welcome to the Slaughterhouse: Part One
By Ted Sares
There are as many different kinds of boxing matches to suit an aficionado as there are wines to please a thirsty connoisseur. Some prefer an ebb and flow bout featuring lots of…
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The Closers: Final Installment of Four-Part Series
By Ted Sares
This series would not be complete without mentioning some notable non-closers. And no, this is not going to be devoted solely to Floyd Mayweather Jr, though he is a prime non-closer given…
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War in Mexico: Salido vs. Kokietgym
By Ted Sares
??Sit back, watch this, and the next time someone says ?boxing is in decline,? smack ?em!? ?Springs Toledo On Saturday, September 20, 2014, a war took place at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto…
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Part 3: Ted Sares Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945)
By Ted Sares
My Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945) Third in a 5-Part Series In Parts One and two, the following were cited: 1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Willie Pep 3. Joe Louis 4.…
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The Closers: Part Three
By Ted Sares
?He can run but he can?t hide.??Joe Louis As mentioned in Part Two, others who had a knack for throwing caution to the wind and going in for the kill were Carlos…
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The Closers: Part Two
By Ted Sares
Others who had a knack for ending matters decisively were Carlos Zarate, Wilfredo Gomez, Thomas Hearns, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and Pipino Cuevas. Their victims (especially Pipino?s) often paid dearly from the ferocity…
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The Closers: Part One
By Ted Sares
Donnie LaLonde was doing a number on Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Novemebr7, 1988, and I was shocked. BAM! He put Leonard down in the first with…
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Mayhem in Hull: Tatu vs Boom Boom
By Ted Sares
Names like Basilio and Marciano are etched in stone when it comes to Fights of the Year. So are Hagler and Hearns for their non-stop all-action war in 1985. Somsak Sithchatchawal and…
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Jermain Taylor: Into The Abyss
By Ted Sares
?I think it is unconscionable that Jermain [Taylor] was relicensed. ?It is not about whether his brain has healed or how he looked in the gym. ?Jermain has shown a predisposition to…
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The State of Boxing (Short Version)
By Ted Sares
Vitali retires and governs Wlad dominates Pulev lurks Stiverne heals Wilder waits Joshua rises Fury sings Solis eats Thompson breaks hips Chisora behaves Lomachenko astounds; Zou Shiming does not Mayweather and Froch…
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The Prince Belongs in the Hall
By Ted Sares
I think at one stage he was the most exciting fighter that I'd ever been involved with. At one stage, in the early part of his career, he could have gone on…
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Mago Battles On
By Ted Sares
Hopefully, former heavyweight fighter Magomed Abdusalamov could be leaving Helen Hayes Hospital soon to continue rehab at home as he recovers from life threatening injuries suffered in his brutal bout with Mile…
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The Lost Opportunities of Danny Williams
By Ted Sares
?It?s just a fact I enjoy fighting and since the age of eight it has been a part of me. I don?t know anything else??Danny Williams Over the years, I have written…
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Santana vs. Peterson: Just Plain Ugly
By Ted Sares
?I?m ready to lay it all on the line? ?Edgar Santana Danny Jacobs made everyone feel good when he beat Jarrod Fletcher and Danny Garcia did what was expected when he obliterated…
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The Strange Case of Tom Hauser?s Strange Case of Steve Smoger
By Ted Sares
I prefer my referees to be less tolerant, less vocal, less celebratorious, and more focused on the well-being of the boxers? ?[Steve] Smoger is widely thought of as fair and unbiased. People…
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David Berlin Has Work to do
By Ted Sares
??On Saturday night, New York will continue its tradition as a great fight town ?We will play our proper role. We will make sure that the fighters will be treated fairly. We…