Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Mike Tyson throws punch lines at MGM Grand, you can wear white at “ringside”
LAS VEGAS--For the first time ever, you can go to watch Mike Tyson perform here and be safe wearing a white shirt or white dress. The controversial former world heavyweight champion, now…
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Mayweather has showcase with Cotto while Pacquiao has no case with Bradley
When you're breathing the super duper star air of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., every fight is a showcase. And every fight has meaning beyond the victory or the defeat. So…
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Bob Arum rips one year ring ban for Juan Manuel Lopez as absurd penalty
Promoter Bob Arum is standing with his fighter Juan Manuel Lopez in reaction to a one year ring ban handed down Tuesday by the boxing commission in Puerto Rico. "It's absurd," the…
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No ‘catastrophe’ but HBO’s Harold Lederman tweaks Floyd Mayweather Jr. again
Harold Lederman was moaning during his Sunday afternoon New York State Boxing Hall Of Fame speech about how jokers like to refer to him "as the second best fight judge in the…
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Raging Bull Jake LaMotta, age 90, knocks big crowd out with comical punch lines
Instead of acting like his "Raging Bull" persona, 90 year old ring legend Jake LaMotta reprised his second career, standup comedy, on Sunday afternoon at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach,…
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Boxing’s Good Humor Man Bert Randolph Sugar dead at 75
"I would rather be a good liver than have one."-Bon vivant Bert Randolph Sugar He was boxing's Original Cat In The Hat and now Bert Randolph Sugar is gone. The fight game's…
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Divine Intervention: Heavenly Father urges Manny Pacquiao to quit ring (briefly)
Many have believed for a few years now that it would take an Act of God, Divine Intervention if you will, to make the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao bout a reality. But,…
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Lederman: Mayweather must enhance legacy by fighting Martinez at the Garden
His detractors continue to accuse Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. of ducking and dodging Manny Pacquiao. In all fairness, a loud minority of fight fans blame Pacman for the Floyd-Manny Big Fight not…
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Scintillating Sergio Martinez states his case, better than Mayweather, Pacquiao
Sudden thought after Sergio Martinez's brilliant performance Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in which he was the matador and treated game Matthew Macklin like a hapless bull: If the 37 year…
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(P)luck of the Irish: Hibernian hero Macklin shocks Martinez on Greenday
Sergio Martinez, highly skilled world middleweight champion, is a foolish man. The rock hard Argentinian will prove his foolhardy nature on Saturday night, The Night Of Beloved Saint Patrick, at Madison Square…
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Falling stars Juan Ma Lopez, Yuriorkis Gamboa can fight now for redemption
Unless you were stuck in a cave in Lower Slobbovia, you surely remember all the speculation and idle chatter about a brewing superfight between Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico and flashy…
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Body blows for Congressman Manny Pacquiao, tax system more corrupt than boxing
EDITOR'S NOTE: For obvious reasons, the professional person who sent me this insightful letter shall remain anonymous.) FYI In he Philippines, nobody pays the right taxes except the lowly salaried employees whose…
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Tax flap in Philippines for future president Manny Pacquiao is an embarrassment
It's a one day story without "legs," this flap over Manny Pacquiao supposedly not properly paying his taxes in the Philippines. If Pacman was just another boxer in a tax dispute, it…
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Robert Garcia: Bam Bam Rios versus Manny Pacquiao would be sensational war
Highly regarded boxing trainer Robert Garcia always has his suitcase packed. Finding time to unpack, well that?s a different story. Here's Garcia's air itinerary this week, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Puerto…
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Arum stunned: Yuriorkis Gamboa pulls disappearing act for Bam Bam Rios presser
LOS ANGELES (March 6, 2012) -- Former world lightweight champion BRANDON ?Bam Bam? RIOS, former featherweight champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA and Top Rank president,TODD duBOEF are scheduled to host a Los Angles News…
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Sobering remarks: HBO’s Larry Merchant on sparring with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Here's a sobering thought: what happens on May 5 in the ring in Las Vegas if HBO commentator Larry Merchant takes the mike and starts asking questions of Floyd Mayweather Jr.? The…
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McGirt labels Mayweather, Marquez only two great fighters of this generation
Thinking of Floyd Mayweather, the lyrics of Kris Kristofferson come to mind...you know, about the man who "was a walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction..." Mayweather's contradictory statements keep coming so…
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(In) House Party: Why Mayweather has no intention of EVER fighting Pacquiao
We all love a parade but not a charade. And what Floyd Mayweather Jr. is conducting is a propaganda charade. Now, for the first time ever, I am firmly convinced that "Money"…
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It will be lovefest, not Hell Up In Harlem, for Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. live at the Apollo! The controversial fighter will share the storied stage in the historic theater with Miguel Cotto Tuesday afternoon. Except for some overzealous Jeremy Lin fans who…
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Tim Bradley’s exuberant ‘real talk:’ Whipping Pacquiao, then taming Mayweather
Tim Bradley is ready, more than ready really, for his close up. The 28 year old fighter from Coachella Valley, California, is sharing the platform from now until June 9 when they…