Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Vicious Victor Ortiz declares: I’ll beat Mayweather twice, then whip Pacquiao
Using what Don King likes to call ?double shock power,? what if there were two huge boxing upsets, one on Sept. 17 and one on Nov. 12? I guess we could then…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Quotebook: Manny Pacquiao submits to tests, then we fight
Gigantic if not pedantic Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. quotebook from his New York City press conference with Vicious Victor Ortiz (all quotes guaranteed verbatim, sniper-like analysis to come later): I, Michael L.…
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Sudden thaw in family feud between brothers-trainer Robert and Danny Garcia
They?re still not speaking directly to each other but estranged brothers and first class boxing trainers Robert Garcia and Danny Garcia are both happy about a recent thaw in the family feud…
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‘Mayweather Mafia’ takes midtown Manhattan: Vicious Victor Ortiz jeered
It was jampacked and jelly tight Tuesday Tuesday afternoon at the ornate Hudson Theater in midtown Manhattan as the ?Mayweather Mafia? turned out in force to cheer on their boxing hero as…
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Take this (open book) test right now, Mr. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Even his worst, sworn enemies would have to admit that, when at his office, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has never given less than his all. Ditto for the gym, the one exception being…
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Mike Tyson’s minor wrong to Nick Charles was amended in major way before death
There are few things worse thank knowing you?ve wronged another person and then realize that it?s too late to make things right. In the case of Mike Tyson, who marks his 45th…
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David Hayemaker Haye: Ground chuck or filet mignon in Hamburg Klitschko showdown
Jaded, cynical and hypercritical. HBO Boxing voice Larry Merchant has been called all of those things during his long run on the prime cable network. (Come to think of it, those qualities…
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Larry Merchant: Ortiz comes off big win, Mayweather off big vacation
It can now be revealed that, although they were living only a few miles apart in seaside Santa Monica, fugitive Boston mob boss James ?Whitey? Bulger and HBO boxing sage Larry Merchant…
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Carlos Monzon blessed by stellar foes, Sergio Martinez saddled with none
One constant criticism of this column is the overdose of reportage and commentary on boxing?s only two true superstars, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. I hear you, carping critics. I don?t…
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Bizarro World: Floyd Mayweather Jr. publicly begs for easy as pie Pacquiao payday
?There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light…
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“Take the test” chant Mayweather fans, “take the deposition” say Pacquiao fans
If boxing had an omnipotent czar, someone like baseball?s Bud Selig who can make rulings based on what he thinks is ?in the best interests? of the sport, then Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Pacquiao can’t hack it in golf; Briggs likes cut of Hayemaker’s jib
Manny Pacquiao has returned to the Philippines after a brief USA visit during which it was mentioned that he?s been invited to a big pro-am golf tournament at Lake Tahoe this summer.…
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Go ahead, hit the like button for BOTH Mayweather and Pacquiao
Boxing questions in search of answers... Can't someone be a fan of both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquaio, just like someone can like pistachio ice cream and rocky road as well?…
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Pacquiao’s lawyer Petrocelli playing legal hardball with silent Mayweather
?There has been no ruling on the appeal, and we will pursue all remedies against Mr. Mayweather, including a default.?--Email response I received minutes ago from Manny Pacquiao attorney Daniel Petrocelli Friday…
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No Flomos, no Pactards, less hate: Making the boxing world a Sweet Old World
This really can, as the great Emmylou Harris likes to sing, be a sweet old world. Which got me to thinking about how much sweeter boxing could be if?. Fans stopped using…
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It’s Manny Pacquiao’s world, we just live in it: Nike line, global media tour
Unless and until Floyd Mayweather Jr. clears his decks and states affirmatively ?I want Manny Pacquiao next,? I guess we really can?t call he and the Pinoy Idol rivals. Pacman will get…
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Marquez-Pacquiao III in play for Showtime, HBO; Manfredo-Chavez to San Antonio
Lou DiBella had what is not a horrible idea. He wanted to place the Sept. 24 Peter Manfredo-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. title fight in Providence, where local boy Manfredo might stir thousands…
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David Hayemaker Haye’s shocker: I’ll KO Klitschko, quit with money and marbles
David Haye will never do it, never. It?s impossible, really. When he fights heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko July 2 before 50,000 in Hamburg, Haye certainly can upset the odds and lay claim…
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Boxing 101: How to decipher that bout sheet, the hidden meaning
Suitably inspired by Lou DiBella?s two nights of Puerto Rican prospects clobbering their foes, AKA ?Puerto Ricans Versus Tomato Cans,? I took fingers to keyboard like so? (Not being critical here of…
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Big Gary Shaw: I’ve got no real beef with Dana White, UFC
The always verbally combative White Man, first name Dana, lashed back at boxing critics Bob Arum and Big Gary Shaw in a lengthy video interview with UFC mouthpiece Ariel Helwani. White, head…
