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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 for the third installment of a rivalry that has thus far been classic. In bloody chess matches in 2004…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 clichés. This week TCS looks at what the future might hold for Amir Khan, heaps dirt on Golden Boy…Read More
10 & Counting: Trash TV, Pacquiao-Jones, Alexander-Matthysse, Saul Alvarez, Adrien Broner & More
**** “Top Rank Live” has apparently decided to go into the same business—procuring anatomical specimens—as Solo Boxeo and Fight Night Club. Last week, Zanfer Promotions dug up Eddy Zuniga,…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 to his career as a prizefighter, at least—can be divined at any given time with three simple…Read More
The Bradley Affair: Tim Bradley & The Manny Pacquiao Factor
***** When Tim Bradley recently turned down a substantial offer to face Amir Khan, he set in motion a chain of events distressing to nearly all involved. HBO saw its unofficial junior welterweight tournament…Read More
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Sound & Fury: Andre Ward & Stardom, Mosley-Pacquiao Aftermath, The Berto Business (As Usual), Horrid Hopkins
***** (Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips…Read More
HELL NIGHT: Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley Preview
**** When Shane Mosley steps into the ring against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night at the MGM Grand…Read More
10 & Counting: Weekend Action, Mosley After Mora, Khan vs. Bradley
Usually, when lots of fights are scheduled on weekends, The Cruelest Sport posts “Aftermath,” a…Read More
Aftermath: With Arreola, Chavez Jr., Alexander-Bradley, & Manny Pacquiao
***** There is nothing like a quickie KO over a gurneyman from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, to get a mediocre…Read More
Sound & Fury: Berto-Ortiz & Pacquiao, GBP Strikes Again, Bradley-Alexander & More
***** (Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips…Read More
Boxing Needs You, Baby! On Arum, Pacquiao, & Mosley
“In every crowd there is a silver lining.” P.T. Barnum Professional logicians would go…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
Sound & Fury: Pacquiao In Pain, Audley Awry, No-No Rigondeaux, etc.
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips clichés.…Read More
The Harrowing: Manny Pacquiao W 12 Antonio Margarito
*** Manny Pacquiao tortured a game Antonio Margarito over 12 violent and lopsided rounds last night…Read More
The Uncertainty Principle: Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito Preview
One of the strangest—and most divisive—fights to come along in years is finally upon us when Manny…Read More
Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito Round Table at The Boxing Bulletin
The Cruelest Sport took part in a round table discussion put together by The Boxing Bulletin on the upcoming…Read More
Easy Pickings: Manny Pacquiao & The Myth of Soft Competition
Perhaps a certain amount of backlash against Manny Pacquiao was inevitable. Overexposure has probably…Read More
Sound & Fury: Pacquiao Lax, Alvarez vs. The AARP, Chisora, & John Lardner
(Welcome to another edition of Sound & Fury, the boxing column that blackens eyes and skips clichés.…Read More
The All-Knowing: On The Pacquiao-Margarito Buildup
Conflicting reports concerning Manny Pacquiao and his training camp are surely part hype. Most folks…Read More
Vanishing Act: Is Antonio Margarito Too Far Gone to Test Manny Pacquiao?
With Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito in training for their hot button bout scheduled for November…Read More
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