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Foreman Ranks Wilder-Fury in Top Three Rematches of All Time
By Mitch Abramson - George Foreman has been a part of some of the most iconic boxing matches of all time. But rematches? Not so much. Foreman, a two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist, does know a classic battle when he sees it, and...
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The Case for Gary Russell Jr. Fighting Once A Year
By Mitch Abramson - His appearance is as frequent as Groundhog Day. For the past five years, featherweight titleholder Gary Russell Jr. has fought just once in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He emerges from his burrow, usually performs brilliantly,...
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Teddy Atlas Sees Early KO For Wilder, Interested in Training Andy Ruiz
By Mitch Abramson - Teddy Atlas calls Deontay Wilder the hardest puncher in heavyweight history. It doesn’t matter that Atlas once trained Mike Tyson or shared a ring with George Foreman when his fighter, Michael Moorer was knocked out by Foreman in...
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As Hurd Returns, Lubin Wants To Restore Order To Crazy Division
By Mitch Abramson - As junior middleweight titles exchange hands like trading cards, champions winning and losing titles at a breakneck pace, Erickson Lubin has looked on in disbelief, trying to make sense of it all and figuring out where he fits in....
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Claressa Shield's Wish-List Includes Headlining PPV, P4P Lists, MMA
By Mitch Abramson - When Claressa Shields routed Ivana Habazin last Friday to win a pair of vacant junior middleweight world titles in just her tenth bout, the two-time Olympic gold medalist made history. Shields became the fastest fighter to win cha...
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Sonny Conto To Fight in A.C., Then Help Fury Prepare For Wilder
The first time Sonny Conto saw Tyson Fury up close he was around 11 years old. Fury was beating up a local boxer at the 2300 Theater in Philly as part of a “Philadelphia vs. Ireland” amateur showcase, Conto says, and he couldn’t get enough.
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BoxingScene.com's 2019 Fighter of The Year - Canelo Alvarez
By Mitch Abramson - Canelo Alvarez’s facial expressions ranged from grim to exasperated. It was September of 2013 and Alvarez was flailing away at Floyd Mayweather Jr., trying to land but mostly missing, running to spaces and finding Mayweather two s...
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In a Season of Rematches, Browne Wants His Against Pascal or Jack
By Mitch Abramson - Gervonta Davis's star power and ability to attract fans has dominated the storylines heading into Saturday’s Showtime-televised card in Atlanta. But underneath his title fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa, beneath the deserved hype for o...
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Charlo's Path To Victory Over Harrison Using "Moneyball" Boxing Analytics
By Mitch Abramson - For all their trash talk and finger pointing, Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison have also jawed about strategy in the run-up to their rematch on Saturday. Charlo spoke of attacking the body and Harrison of countering Charlo’s bull-...
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Will Commey or Lopez Take Home Saturday’s Heisman Trophy Over Crawford?
By Mitch Abramson - Terence Crawford may be the biggest star of Saturday’s card at Madison Square Garden. But Richard Commey’s lightweight title fight with upstart Teofimo Lopez is unquestionably the biggest fight on the show. And that's a strange si...
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The Big Ruiz: The Dude Abides (In His Fight With Joshua)
By Mitch Abramson - When the Hall-of-Fame matchmaker Bruce Trampler was making fights for heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr. with Top Rank, there were times when he wondered if boxing was Ruiz’s first priority or if he was more interested in building homes wi...
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The Case for Deontay Wilder in the Pound-for-Pound Rankings
By Mitch Abramson - Trying to make sense of how Deontay Wilder fights is no easy chore. His bouts end in concussive knockouts, but he often struggles with opponents. He lands the right hand with text-book dexterity, and yet he can look strangely ama...