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Easy Living: Andre Ward TKO10 Chad Dawson
**** **** Enthusiasm, as defined by Voltaire in his “Philosophical Dictionary” is a “disturbance of the entrails, internal agitation.” Working with this definition, it is reasonable to say that…Read More
The Beauty of Gesture: Andre Ward-Chad Dawson Preview
**** Wire walking is similar to bullfighting in its illusory properties: it is a risky act imbued with the seemingly oblivious grace of the performer, whose prime objective is to denude his feat of its…Read More
Lord of Illusions: Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson, and Style as Strategy
**** True to form, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and “Bad” Chad Dawson managed to avoid fighting throughout twelve tense but uneventful rounds last Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic…Read More
Why Not Lucy the Elephant Instead? Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson Preview
**** Imagine anyone re-electing Nixon, or agreeing to sail on the Titanic II, or, having miraculously escaped execution by hanging, volunteering to face the gibbet once again. When Bernard Hopkins and…Read More
NO QUARTER: Nonito Donaire in NYC, Kermit Cintron, Pirog & Martinez, the Sad Return of Jermain Taylor
**** Instead of enjoying the afterglow of his stunning knockout victory over Fernando Montiel last February, Nonito Donaire spent the next few months in legal wrangles with Top Rank. Tomorrow night,…Read More
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AFTERMATH: Dawson-Hopkins, Cleverly-Bellew, DeMarco-Linares, Garcia-Holt, Caballero-Barros
**** In outpointing rugged Tony Bellew over 12 bruising rounds at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday…Read More
Barren Ground: On Dawson-Hopkins
**** The bar was set so low it was thought even Bernard Hopkins, connoisseur of stink, and Chad Dawson,…Read More
A Strange Ride: Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson Preview
**** Bernard Hopkins goes into Saturday night’s fight with Chad Dawson at the Staples Center in…Read More
The Age of Iron: Bernard Hopkins W12 Jean Pascal
***** Bernard Hopkins embarrassed Jean Pascal last night before a crowd of over 17,000 at the Bell…Read More
Sound & Fury: The Margarito-Panama Lewis Connection, Maidana Struggles, Segura Sizzles, GBP, As Usual, Fizzles
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips clichés.…Read More
Sound & Fury: Pascal-Dawson, Chris Arreola Antics, Donnie Nietes, etc.
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips clichés.…Read More
Le Saboteur: Jean Pascal WTD11 Chad Dawson
In a startling upset, Jean Pascal outworked talented Chad Dawson at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec,…Read More
Chad Dawson-Jean Pascal Preview
After spending the last two years on the Glen Johnson-Antonio Tarver treadmill, Chad Dawson finally…Read More
GLEN JOHNSON-YUSAF MACK PREVIEW
ESPN2 presents a rare significant fight when Glen Johnson and Yusaf Mack face off tonight at the NSU…Read More
Aftermath: Some Fallout from Pacquiao-Mayweather
Now that Pacquiao-Mayweather is smithereens, it might be interesting to sift through the rubble. Then…Read More
Sound & Fury: Bernard Hopkins Dreams of Roy Jones Jr, Just Back From Dreamland, Chad Dawson Dreams of Bernard Hopkins (And Anyone Else Born During The Great Society Era), & Latest Results From The Versus Network, Supposedly Out Of The Beak-Busting Business
Bernard Hopkins looked as sharp as any fortysomething has a right to in his sparring session with limited…Read More
Sound & Fury: Afterthoughts on the "Firepower" Undercard; Boring Fighters Who Do Not Qualify for HBO Handouts; and, Can The Super Six Tournament Rise Above Boxing?
Daniel Santos, who looked dreadful losing a lopsided decision to maligned Yuri Foreman, chose a bad…Read More
Get Your Stroll On: Chad Dawson W12 Glen Johnson
Chad Dawson easily outboxed Glen Johnson over twelve rounds last night at the XL Center in Hartford,…Read More
CHAD DAWSON-GLEN JOHNSON PREVIEW
Hartford, Connecticut, has played host to only a handful of fights over the last few years–a far…Read More
Sound & Fury: Notes on Circuit Fighters, Kessler, Ward, Showtime, Montiel, Chavez Jr., Set-ups, A Man Named Shelby, and The Highland Rim
All fighters deserve respect, but Shelby Pudwill must qualify as perhaps the worst pug ever to appear…Read More
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