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The Ugly American: A Darkness Made to Order
**** You can see them in the dim corners of dingy gyms from one end of the country to the other. They play dominoes at rickety card tables. They wander back and forth, unsteadily, across the room, the…Read More
A Ruthless Scrutiny: Timothy Bradley W12 Ruslan Provodnikov
**** The outcome was as expected: Tim Bradley won a unanimous decision over Ruslan Provodnikov last night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. But the expectation that Bradley, openly frustrated…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
DISHING IT OUT: On Bradley-Peterson, Berto-Guerrero, Broner-DeMarco, Khan-Molina, and Orlando Cruz
**** Undisputed odd man out Timothy Bradley has nearly scuttled his December 15th rematch with Lamont Peterson. A Peterson fight on HBO is the best case scenario for Bradley, who has seen any momentum…Read More
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CONTEMPT: On Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao
**** They should hold the rematch in Area 51, roughly 140 miles away from Sin City, where Manny Pacquiao…Read More
STORMBRINGER: Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Preview
**** The career arcs of Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley suggest that their meeting on Saturday night…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
Much Ado About Nothing: Timothy Bradley W TD10 Devon Alexander
***** The “Battle for Supremacy” was not worth the broadband space used to hype it up as Timothy…Read More
Heads-Up: Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander Preview
***** Devon Alexander has had his sights set on Timothy Bradley for nearly two years. In a rare instance…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
Sound & Fury: The Amir Khan Caravan, Donaire Disappointed, The Klitschko Conundrum, Alexander-Bradley Waste Spittle, Vengeful Promoters & Why Websites Kowtow to Them
Nice to see that the road to superstardom Amir Khan is traveling on will be paved with gold flagstones…Read More
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