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The Ugly American: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and the Absence of Presence
**** Most companies are image-conscious and would never associate so closely with a character as unsavory as Mayweather. Infidelity was enough for Tiger Woods to lose multiple sponsors, and marijuana…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
SCREEN TIME: Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Robert Guerrero Preview
**** Robert Guerrero is deemed by many to be a supporting character in the opening act of a six-fight, two-hundred-million-plus-dollar contract Floyd Mayweather recently inked with CBS/ Showtime. Buts…Read More
The Chilling: Juan Manuel Marquez KO6 Manny Pacquiao
**** Despite the tortured logic of an army of zealots, history was not revised Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. That Juan Manuel Marquez prevailed over nemesis Manny Pacquiao…Read More
Even The Cruelest Sport Gets Robert Guerrero Press Releases!
**** In a battle that had Super Bowl-like stakes on the line, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs) thoroughly dominated former two-time welterweight world champion Andre Berto (28-2,…Read More
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He Who Would Be King: Why Tim Bradley Beating Manny Pacquiao Would Be Good For Boxing
**** If Tim Bradley defeats Manny Pacquiao on June 9th, knocking one of boxing’s celestial bodies…Read More
FAST COMPANY: Floyd Mayweather Jr. W12 Miguel Cotto
**** Drawing first blood was not enough for a spirited Miguel Cotto, who dropped a unanimous but competitive…Read More
THE GOODBYE LOOK: Miguel Cotto-Floyd Mayweather Jr. Preview
**** “You’re the good good guys. We’re the bad good guys.” Whitey Bulger **** Floyd…Read More
The Clock Strikes Thirteen: The Best of TCS, 2011
**** Boxing Needs You, Baby! On Arum, Pacquiao, & Mosley Professional logicians would go mad, like…Read More
Nightmare Alley: Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO4 Victor Ortiz
**** Victor Ortiz saw his welterweight dream turn into a nightmare last night when he was spectacularly–and…Read More
Human Alarm Clock: Victor Ortiz-Floyd Mayweather Jr. Preview
**** “Dreams are what you wake up from.” Raymond Carver **** Victor Ortiz chases his dream—purportedly…Read More
Making the Grade: Is Victor Ortiz Ready for Floyd Mayweather Jr?
**** You want to see Floyd Mayweather take on Manny Pacquiao. Of course. We all do. But in this…Read More
Feeling Safe: On Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III
**** On November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao will meet…Read More
Sound & Fury: Next for Amir Khan, Fury-Chisora, Pacquiao-Mayweather Drivel, Erik Morales Returns
**** (Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips…Read More
Idle Hands, Raised: On the Return of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
***** Forget hydromancy, horoscopes, and Sylvia Browne, the future of Floyd Mayweather Jr.—as it pertains…Read More
Sound & Fury: Mayweather Maybes, “Action Zeroes,” Alvarez-Rhodes, Chavez Jr.-Zbik, Marquez-Concepcion
***** (Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips…Read More
Sound & Fury: Mayweather Madness, Pacquiao Cleared, Klitschko-Peter, Hapless David Haye
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips clichés.…Read More
Milksops: Manny Pacquiao & The Promoters Who Weep Over Him
One interesting byproduct of the infamous midnight press conference last week was the explosion of…Read More
This Way To Nowhere: The Pacquiao-Mayweather Mess
When Bob Arum arranged a 3:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time conference call on Saturday to announce that…Read More
Sound & Fury: Pacquiao-Mayweather, Sanchez II, Liars, Duddy, Chavez Jr. & More
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips cliches.…Read More
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