Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Boricua Bomber Miguel Cotto: Mauled Mayorga, wrecked Margarito, Fighter of Year
From Day One, Miguel Angel Cotto has been a solid citizen in Boxing Nation. But you could say the Boricua Bomber has never stood taller than he did during 2011 and that…
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Has Manny Pacquiao lost his fastball?
If he was a pitcher in major league baseball, the fans and the pundits would only be asking one question about Manny Pacquiao? Has he lost his fastball? Or, in the case…
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Vicious Victor Ortiz: Rumors about Kobe Bryant’s ex mark him as playboy-pugilist
You might think that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Carrot Top Canelo Alvarez are the two biggest names when it comes to young boxers of Mexican heritage. But Hollywood swinger Vicious Victor…
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Extreme pressure on Mayweather to lead law-abiding life so make Pacquiao bout
If Floyd Mayweather Jr. feels pressure inside the boxing ride, then he hides such emotion carefully. Few fighters have ever been as cool, calm and collected between the ropes. But, if those…
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Slammer time for Mayweather begins Jan. 6 while Pacquiao goes yachting
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is headed to the slammer in Las Vegas beginning on Jan. 6 and Manny Pacquiao, who just purchased a $25 million yacht, can set off for the open seas.…
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Mexican Assassin Lou DiBella offers holiday jeer for Chavez Jr., Alvarez
Considering his muy difficle problems con Juan Manuel "Footstepper" Marquez, Manny PacquIo may have already ceded his hard won, unofficial nickname of "Mexican Assassin." Pacman never much like the sobriquet, anyway, but…
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No Mayweather fight, Pacquiao may consider fighting Amir Khan conqueror Peterson
If you shuffle the Big Fight boxing deck, you might think that Manny Pacquiao only has two cards to draw. Most lucrative, of course, is the one for the Megafight against Floyd…
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Manny Pacquiao’s birthday stunner: I’ll accept smaller purse than Mayweather
If Manny Pacquiao, a decided underdog according to the bookmakers, can come up with a fight strategy as clever as his plan to get Floyd Mayweather Jr. to sign the bout contract,…
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‘No barriers’ remain for Mayweather-Pacquiao Super Fight, Bob Arum declares
A genuinely optimistic promoter Bob Arum said said on Friday night that he is "convinced" that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have the same ambition concerning their next fight. "I dont…
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Why Dewey Bozella, man of his conviction, should be 2011 Fighter of the Year
I'm just throwing myself on the mercy of the Court of Boxing Opinion. I am just pleading guilty with an explanation and the explanation is stupidity. Sure, either unbeaten American Golden Boy…
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Like Broncos Tim Tebow, Andre “SOG” Ward is only a gangster for God
Like Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, undefeated world super middleweight champion Andre Ward wears his Christianity on his sleeve. In the case of Olympic gold medalist Ward, America's last boxing gold getter…
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Genuine prizefighters: Froch-Ward could be year-ending cornucopia for fans
The term seems archaic in this day and age. But Andre Ward and Carl "Cobra" Froch will truly be "prizefighters" when they fight in the Showtime Super Middleweight Tournament final on Saturday…
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What the Double L or how Amir Khan must get his groove back
My immediate thought after he got cracked, whacked and jacked in one tumultuous round by Colombian clouter Breidis Prescott was, well good then for UK Golden Boy, Amir Khan. Losing to Prescott…
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Fistic felony: Amir Khan loses two world title belts in challenger’s home city
The initial bit of idiocy is something for which the blame can be shared. Amir King Khan, owner of two world title belts, defends his straps in challenger Lamont Peterson's hometown of…
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Climbing Mount Mayweather could make Amir Khan Prime Minister of boxing world
His pending marriage may cause female fans to lose some of their obvious appreciation for his glamour boy looks but it's increasingly clear that the "sell" on junior welterweight champ Amir Khan…
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Wild card in Mayweather-Pacquiao deck: Cotto no joker, may get Floyd fight offer
It's starting to look like Miguel Angel Cotto is the "wild card" in the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao Super Bout deck. The newly revived Boricua Bomber, who convicingly dominated Antonio "Clean Hands"…
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Conspiracy Theory: Why Miguel Cotto may be as undefeated as Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Boricua Bomber Miguel Cotto is in a sweet spot, maybe the high point of his stellar ring career right now and it took an overzealous but well-meaning Cotto fan to crystalize it…
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Mr. Freddie Roach goes to Washington alongside No. 2 client, Amir Khan
No truth to the rumor that Freddie Roach will move lock, stock and fight gym from Hollywood back to his native Massachusetts to vie for Congressman Barney Frank's being vacated seat. But…
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De La Hoya might rumble again with Arum to bring Miguel Cotto to Brooklyn arena
Red hot and scalding, the rumors whipped in and around Madison Square Garden and environs like an electric current. They all said the same thing, that Miguel Cotto was splitting the sheets…
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Exclusive Photos: Floyd Mayweather Jr. with Manny Pacquiao agent Michael Koncz
Maybe they will wind up underwriting the richest fight in history meaning the now inevitable Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao Mega Bout. And maybe they won't, this group known as Falcon Hawk Entertainment…