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MACHINE HEAD: Lucas Matthysse TKO3 Lamont Peterson
**** Leading into his fight against Lamont Peterson at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Lucas Matthysse was a fighter whose notoriety exceeded his exploits. That he was a ferocious puncher…Read More
The Violent Men: Lamont Peterson vs Lucas Matthysse Preview
**** “So it has come, the day of testing…and he is in the middle of it.” – J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace A room full of monkeys plunking away on typewriters would struggle to script a scenario…Read More
Unanswered Prayers: Floyd Mayweather Jr. W12 Robert Guerrero
**** It was a fight short on drama, one that prompted a smattering of boos among the throng gathered at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. And yet, there is a compliment buried in this criticism.…Read More
Storm Rider: Danny Garcia W12 Zab Judah
**** “You are fuckin’ something, man!” His arms draped across the fighter’s shoulders, looking reverently at, and beyond, the disfigured face, referee Steve Smoger offered this raw encomium.…Read More
Cinders And Smoke: Danny Garcia-Zab Judah Preview
**** You can roll your eyes at the redemptive narrative of Zab Judah, but the fact that he has clung to relevance over seventeen years is no meager accomplishment. Despite the worst intentions of men…Read More
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The Golden Calf: Saul Alvarez W12 Austin Trout
**** Junior middleweight Saul Alvarez has long endured the criticism that he was a pampered and protected…Read More
SLUMBER TIME: Guillermo Rigondeaux W12 Nonito Donaire
**** I took you home Set you on the glass I pulled off your wings Then I laughed -Deftones, Change (In…Read More
Paradox City: Gennady Golovkin & The Politics of Avoidance
**** Cleaved from his consciousness on March 30th—a single right hand having stretched him prostrate…Read More
Blood In, Blood Out: Mike Alvarado W12 Brandon Rios
**** Boxing is never better than when it delivers the unexpected. This is not to say that the expected…Read More
Pain is Truth: On Boxing and Cruelty
**** It is a sanctuary for all brands of racketeers, a Rota Fortuna powered by an immiscible concoction…Read More
A Ruthless Scrutiny: Timothy Bradley W12 Ruslan Provodnikov
**** The outcome was as expected: Tim Bradley won a unanimous decision over Ruslan Provodnikov last…Read More
Another Khajuraho Moment: Bernard Hopkins W12 Tavoris Cloud
**** Far from a chump, I’m hardcore like Brooklyn, Mess with me, And get your manhood tooken -…Read More
All Action Requires Forgetting: Tavoris Cloud-Bernard Hopkins Preview
**** It was with an uncharacteristic hint of regret that Friedrich Nietzsche deprecated the Euclidean…Read More
A Shallow Pulse: Adrien Broner TKO5 Gavin Rees
**** It started with his pledge to “put on a show.” What was intended as entertainment, considering…Read More
Turning Screws: On Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado II
**** Is it reductionist to say that the delightfully brutal contest waged by Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado…Read More
BRICKWORK: Gennady Golovkin TKO7 Gabriel Rosado
**** “No, I called the tune, and now I’m going to pay the piper.” – Carl Stephenson,…Read More
Dimming Lights: Mikey Garcia W TD8 Orlando Salido
**** Perhaps the lights at The Theater in Madison Square Garden should have been killed and Journey’s…Read More
ROUGH TREATMENT: Gennady Golovkin-Gabriel Rosado Preview
**** Last seen bludgeoning Grzegorz Proksa over five rounds last September, middleweight Gennady Golovkin…Read More
Reclamation Station: Amir Khan TKO10 Carlos Molina
**** On Saturday night the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, hosted boxing’s version of Celebrity…Read More
GETTING OVER: Nonito Donaire KO3 Jorge Arce
**** Christmas came early to The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, as Top Rank rewarded Nonito Donaire…Read More
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