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The Ugly American: Those Stars You Gaze Upon, or, On Marquez-Pacquiao
**** I have a regular column, “The Ugly American,” featured in ESQUINA, a new boxing magazine based out of Mexico City. The column runs in Spanish in the print version of Esquina and in English…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
FAILBETTER: Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez Preview
**** “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Beckett Contemporary boxing is so ersatz—from tinfoil stars mass-produced by premium cable networks to P-4-P stalwarts…Read More
The Last Detail: Can Juan Manuel Marquez Defeat an Aging Manny Pacquiao?
**** The first two installments in the rivalry between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez-who will meet for the fourth time on December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas-were marked by explosive surges…Read More
Only the Lonely: Tim Bradley Without Manny Pacquiao
**** With yesterday’s press conference announcing the final chapter in the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez quadrilogy, December 8th should find this rivalry renewed under the lights of the MGM Grand…Read More
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My Next Victim: Juan Manuel Marquez Takes Aim at Morales, Gesta, Rios, & Alvarado
**** Juan Manuel Marquez has answered all the questions his vocation could pose to him. Now, like a…Read More
DOUBLE SHOT: Marquez Defeats Fedchenko to Keep Pacquiao in His Sights, Rios Slinks Past Abril
**** Fighting in Mexico City for the first time in nearly 18 years, Juan Manuel Marquez easily outpointed…Read More
Winner Take Nothing: Manny Pacquiao W12 Juan Manuel Marquez
**** Manny Pacquiao was lucky to exit the ring with a “W” on Saturday night after going 12 tactical…Read More
ACT III (Or Something Like It): Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez Preview
***** Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring tomorrow night in Las Vegas trailing the usual mixture of…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
Aftermath: On Marquez-Katsidis, Andre Ward, Carl Froch &, Sigh, Andre Berto
***** Juan Manuel Marquez stopped Michael Katsidis on Saturday night in a brutal give-and-take brawl…Read More
The Art of Violence: Juan Manuel Marquez-Michael Katsidis Preview
Quintessential professional Juan Manuel Marquez faces gore-thirsty Michael Katsidis on Saturday night…Read More
Against the Grain: On the Pacquiao-Margarito Fight
Now that Antonio Margarito has gotten a license from a vending machine in the lobby of the offices…Read More
Undercards & Their Dark Secrets
With the recent announcement that Golden Boy Promotions will be sandbagging its Shane Mosley-Sergio…Read More
Sound & Fury: Jacobs Jacked, The Madness of Marquez, GBP Junk Shops
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips clichés.…Read More
Ten & Counting: A Roundup of Recent News in Boxing
The word “upgrade” is rarely seen in boxing, but when Orlando Salido withdrew from his bout with…Read More
"Welcome to Sucker Town!" Floyd Mayweather Jr. W12 Juan Manuel Marquez
In a disgraceful mismatch, Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned from a layoff of nearly two years to dominate reigning…Read More
FAST ONE: Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez Preview
Boxing, like politics, televangelists, and used car salesmen, inspires a healthy mix of cynicism and contempt.…Read More
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