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WAR, BABY, WAR: Why the World Loves Manny Pacquiao
**** When Manny Pacquiao was introduced to the crowd prior to the Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey bout in Madison Square Garden last June, nearly 18,000 fans, most of them Puerto Ricans out to support…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. This week, TCS takes a jaded look at things that cannot be looked at with anything but a jaded…Read More
The Art of Slithering: Golden Boy Promotions & The Pacquiao-Mayweather Fiasco
Whenever Golden Boy Promotions is involved in an event there is bound to be some monkeyshines, and, sure enough, Richard Schaefer and his jesters outdid themselves throughout the recent Floyd Mayweather…Read More
THE 2009 ROGUES GALLERY
The top ten lowest of the low in boxing for 2009. The only year-end list you will find on The Cruelest Sport. #1 ANTONIO MARGARITO Antonio Margarito, along with his malignant sidekick, Javier Capetillo,…Read More
THE-NONE-TOO-CLEAN: Why Golden Boy Promotions Is Just As Dirty As Any Other Double Dealer, or, The So-Called Future of Boxing
Two weeks have passed since Golden Boy Promotions pulled a nifty short con on the public with its “mystery weight” high jinks for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez mismatch. And over the…Read More
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"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
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