Ted Sares
455 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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The Best Alley Fight Companion?
By Ted Sares
Sports commentator Pat Summerall once said, ?If I?m gonna fight in the alley, I want [Scott] LeDoux with me.? Known as ?The Fighting Frenchman,? LeDoux was indeed a rough, tough, 6?2?, 220…
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Hughie Fury vs. Alexander Povetkin: At the Crossroads
By Ted Sares
Hughie Fury vs Alexander Povetkin will be on the undercard of the Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell world lightweight title fight on August 31 at the O2 in London. Fury is 23-2…
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Ruiz vs. Joshua: Enough is Enough; Let?s Get it On
By Ted Sares
Ruiz vs. Joshua: Enough is Enough; Let?s Get it On In October of 1974, when Muhammad Ali was in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to fight George Foreman…
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The Pendulum of Guilt Wobbles and Then Steadies
By Ted Sares
Not since that sweltering night at Madison Square Garden on June 16, 1983 when veteran referee Ernesto Magana suffered decision paralysis and allowed an aroused Roberto Duran to slaughter favored Davey Moore…
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Holly Holm?s Last Hurrah?
By Ted Sares
There are rumors that a fight between unified world lightweight champion Katie Taylor and former boxer Holly Holm might be in the works. As Cillian Cunningham, the MMA writer for Pundit Arena,…
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Where Will Boxing Be 10 Years from Today? A New TSS Quarterly Survey
By Ted Sares
The question for the third quarterly survey of 2019 was ?Where do you see the sport/business of boxing 10 years from now?? Thirty-six noted boxing buffs shared their thoughts. The respondents are…
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How to Recognize a Modern Boxing Aficionado
By Ted Sares
If someone is wildly passionate about boxing and has followed it for years, he or she just might be an aficionado; that is, an enthusiast, addict, fanatic, freak (with a nod to…
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The Gypsy King: Enjoy Him While You Can
By Ted Sares
Tyson Fury ?The Gypsy King? possesses a sharp Irish wit. True, he?s putting everybody on half the time, but that?s what blarney is all about. He?s a born showman and is rarely…
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Adam Kownacki and Chris Arreola Go to War in Brooklyn
By Ted Sares
How do you say ?Fun Fight?? How do you say ?don?t miss it?? How do you say excitement? How about Kownacki vs. Arreola at Barclays Center on August 3? Fighting at Barclays…
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The Day a Cherry Pick Went All Wrong for a Celebrated Champion
By Ted Sares
With a record of 91-5-2, it will be difficult to keep Thai flyweight Pongsaklek Wonjongkam out of the Boxing Hall of Fame when his time finally comes. During his outstanding career, he…
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Jim Gray, To His Discredit, is Too Often ?The Story?
By Ted Sares
Showtime?s widely-connected Jim Gray is the ultimate networker, insider, and friend to the stars (from Jack Nicholson to Kobe Bryant to LeBron James to Tom Brady and everyone in between?or almost everyone).…
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Should Deontay Wilder Hire a PR Consultant?
By Ted Sares
Tyson Fury became an instant hero to many (this writer included) when he donated his considerable earnings from the Deontay Wilder fight to the homeless. Reportedly his entire purse was donated to…
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Gervonta vs. Shakur: Street Fight or Boxing?
By Ted Sares
Gervonta ?Tank? Davis ? out of Baltimore ? is a fan-friendly, undefeated (21-0, 20 KOs), two-time super featherweight champion. An all-action fighter, he brings the heat whenever and wherever he fights, operating…
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Can David Lemieux Carry His Power as he Moves Up in Weight?
By Ted Sares
The hard punching and ultra-exciting David Lemieux has been boxing since he was nine years old and one could say that his entire life has been devoted to the sport. He broke…
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Forty-six Boxing Notables Wax Nostalgic in the Latest TSS Survey
By Ted Sares
Welcome to the second TSS Quarterly Survey of 2019. Our survey question this time was ?If you could have a ringside seat to any boxing event in history, which fight would you…
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Retirement Benefits for ex-Boxers: It?s Past Time to make it Happen
By Ted Sares
Professional basketball players, baseball players, football players, hockey players, and even soccer players all have negotiated benefit packages including important pension features. Because of their team structure, these sports were readily unionized…
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A Logbook of Boxers Behaving Badly?Really, Really Badly!
By Ted Sares
This isn?t about a fighter biting off part of his opponent?s ear, nor is it about saying, ?no mas.? Those incidents have been well-vetted. This is about lesser known and in some…
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Winning but Losing: Illustrations from the Flip Side
By Ted Sares
?Losing but Winning? was the title of one of my most recent TSS stories. The theme was that sometimes a fighter loses but leaves the ring more respected than when he entered…
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Losing But Winning
By Ted Sares
Joey LaMotta once told his brother Jake, ?You win, you win. You lose, you still win.? He was alluding to Jake?s next fight against inept Billy Fox. Throwing the fight would get…
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Who Should Oleksandr Usyk Fight Next?
By Ted Sares
Ukrainian sensation Oleksandr Usyk has done everything possible to dominate the cruiserweight division and unite the four title belts. In so doing, he was everyone?s 2018 Fighter of the Year. Even his…