Manny Pacquiao was the first legendary fighter over the last 45 years that my fighter never had the opportunity to see fight. He didn’t make his American television debut on HBO until June 23, 2001, 11 months after my father passed away. My father would’ve love seeing Manny fight. Manny’s signature angles and constant pressure…
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“He’s not getting up Jim, he’s not getting up!” Those were the words of Roy Jones with an iconic call on the December 8, 2012 HBO PPV telecast of Juan Manuel Marquez’s incredulous knockout of his biggest nemesis Manny Pacquiao. The historic knockout was the exclamation mark that cemented his standing as the 31st greatest…
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The first time my father and I saw Marco Antonio Barrera fight was his HBO debut on February 3, 1996 against Olympic gold medalist Kennedy McKinney. We had read several articles on how the Mexican fans and media were proclaiming him to be the next Julio Cesar Chavez. That night, my father and I were…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Vs Manny Pacquiao IV December 8, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: MGM Grand Arena Going into the night of December 8, 2012, Juan Manuel Marquez had yet to secure an official victory over his greatest rival, the legendary Manny Pacquiao. In their three previous fights, Marquez and Pacquiao had fought an incredible…
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25. Michael Carbajal Vs Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez March 13, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: Hilton Hotel When Michael Carbajal signed with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Boxing after winning a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, he was promised that he would be the first fighter in the Light Flyweight or Flyweight Division ever to…
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Pro wrestling news dominated the week, but some big and unfortunate UFC news happened as well. Firstly, we wanted to pay our respects to the families of Archie Gouldie and Iron Mike Sharpe who passed away. If you missed it, Duan and I recorded the latest Fabulous Four podcast on the fantastic Marvin Hagler and…
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So far, episode three is the best of Showtime’s Inside Mayweather Vs Pacquiao hype series.
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Duan (aka duandub) and GG are back to preview two huge fights and talk about the latest in boxing.
Read MoreDuan and I gave our breakdown of the fight last night and it really seems like it’s Marquez’s fight to lose. If he gets old over night, that can happen. But if not, he may very well be headed for another Manny Pacquiao fight.
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