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Max Kellerman and Dan Rafael appeared on ESPN's Making the Rounds to discuss Saturday's PPV match up between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr: ...

Photo Credit: Getty Images By Tim Smith There's just something about a boxing rematch. When fighters are facing off for the first time, all the excitement is speculative. But with a rematch -- you know you're getting the goods. Louis-Schmeling, Dempsey-Tunney, Ali-Frazier, Leonard-Duran, Tyson-Holyfield. In each of those battles the first fight screamed for a second. For the boxers involved something...

**** Socks: is there any more to it than that? In his biggest moment as a professional fighter, Timothy Bradley decided to experiment with his footwear . . . and passed on wearing socks. That June night in 2012, Bradley was awarded a controversial split decision over Manny Pacquiao despite suffering injuries to both feet, […] Dark Laughter: Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao Preview - The Cruelest...

Thanks in large part to his being a god-like hero to millions of his fellow Filipinos, there is no such thing as a minor Manny Pacquiao fight. And yet, there is no denying the fact that, of all his recent contests, this week’s rematch with Timothy Bradley is the one the general public appears least excited […] The post Pacquiao vs. Bradley II: The Unassuming Superfight appeared first on...

Future hall of famer Juan Manuel Marquez gives his analysis on the much anticipated rematch. Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2 happens Sat., April 12 live on pay-per-view beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT. ...

Photo Credit: Chris Farina/Top Rank Manny Pacquiao arrives at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon ahead of his Saturday evening PPV rematch against Timothy Bradley Jr.    ...

PHOTO CREDIT: WILL HART HBO Boxing photographer Will Hart received the top honor in the Action Photo division of the Boxing Writers Association of America's annual contest. The winning photo, pictured above, shows Tim Bradley landing a right hand to the jaw of Juan Manuel Marquez during Bradley's October 12th victory at the MGM Grand. You can see more of Hart's images from the Bradley-Marquez fight...

“Watch out for Timothy Bradley,” I remember telling my gambling friend back in June of 2012. I don’t know what caused him to listen to me but he did, and a few hours later he told me he put some heavy money on Bradley. I remember the day of the fight as if it were […] The post Bradley vs. Pacquiao II – Toughness vs. Power appeared first on Best Boxing Blog . ...

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HBO Boxing's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman discusses the fighting styles of Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2 happens Sat., April 12 live on pay-per-view.  ...

The scores in the previous Pacquiao-Bradley bout perplexed the boxing world. The next morning HBO Boxing Insider Eric Raskin examined the judges’ scorecards to see if he could make any sense of their thinking. He couldn’t, but here’s his valiant effort: Originally published June 10, 2012....

Before this week's PPV event, HBO Boxing Insiders Kieran Mulvaney and Eric Raskin break down the first fight between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley and look ahead to the rematch Saturday. April 12 on HBO PPV at 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT.   References in the podcast include: - Raskin’s preview of the fight on Inside HBO Boxing. - Raskin’s “Morning After” column breaking down the scores from the...

By Eric Raskin Photo Credit: Will Hart A quarter-inch of head movement here. A blink of a judge's eye there. In boxing, the slightest change can affect everything . The perception going into the first Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight, on June 9, 2012, was that Pacquiao, a top-two pound-for-pound fighter at the time, was a level above Bradley. After Bradley was officially awarded the victory that...

There’s a page I follow on Facebook run by a guy named Jeffrey Freeman (he also has a blog, found here) called KO Digest. Very knowledgeable boxing blogger/writer/fan and I enjoy his musings on Facebook. This one particular post (below) caught my eye as it pertained to New York. He has local favorite Nick Brinson cracking the […]...

Mikey Faragon has missed quite of bit of time in the ring due to injuries. He began his reintroduction to the world of professional boxing this past January 31 in West Orange, NJ when he knocked out Ivan Zavala in round 1. Impressive return. His next step is tonight on a card in Parsippany, NJ […]...

Boxer Manny Pacquiao made his regular pre-fight appearance Wednesday on ABC's late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," but this time around, the Pacman was upstaged a bit. Pacquiao regularly appears on Kimmel's show to help promote his next fight, in this case his April 12 pay-per-view rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the WBO welterweight title against unbeaten Timothy Bradley. Usually,...

Ron Katz. Heard of him? I have and apparently that makes me a rarity! (And if you have, you are to…) Mr. Katz is a matchmaker for Joe DeGuardia’s ‘Star Boxing’. He’s been around a long time and is little known to even some of the most knowledgeable boxing fans. Michael Rivest’s latest is about Ron […]...

Manny Pacquiao made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! ahead of his Apr. 12 rematch against Tim Bradley. Watch below to see Manny put his skills to use in an office March Madness pool, and hear what he has to say about his upcoming fight. Plus, President Bill Clinton discusses Manny's ever-growing presence in The Philippines.  ...

Sergey Kovalev staked a claim on Saturday as the world's best light heavyweight with his seventh round knockout of badly overmatched Cedric Agnew in the ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. "The Krusher," as he is known, also did a surprisingly good rating for his debut as an HBO main eventer. The bout averaged 1.006 million viewers and peaked at 1.048 million. It was solid number and...

It seems like every weekend there’s a major breakthrough to cover in boxing, as the sport continues to build on one success after another and grow in popularity. Whether it’s the impressive performance of a network-backed weight-bully, the return of a time-defying former champion with a death-wish, or the latest one-sided massacre victory of the latest […] The post How To Be A Boxing Writer...