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**** He remained upright for longer than one would expect of 38-1 underdog, which might explain why he lingered so long on the canvas after succumbing to the reality reflected in those odds. In the seventh round, his insides pulped, Cedric Agnew took a knee in the ring erected in The Ballroom in Boardwalk Hall, […] The Wither Man: Sergey Kovalev KO7 Cedric Agnew - The Cruelest Sport - The Cruelest...
The Event “I’m sorry. I don’t want to speak about him,” Sergey Kovalev responded when asked about Adonis Stevenson before his WBO title defense against Cedric Agnew. Stevenson’s new contract with Showtime had overshadowed just about everything happening in boxing, including last night’s fight featuring the Russian “Krusher” many believe “Superman” is ducking. Like any...
By Eric Raskin Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland If boxing fans are talking about Thomas Dulorme vs. Karim Mayfield five years from now -- or even five days from now -- it will be the weigh-in that carries the conversation. Unfortunately, the aggression shown the day before the fight disappeared once the bell rang, as the two junior welterweight counterpunchers gave the CompuBox boys very little to do en...
By Eric Raskin Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland All week, it was the elephant in the room -- or perhaps more accurately, the elephant that used to be in the room but had found its way into a different room across the street. Sergey Kovalev's fight against Cedric Agnew was designed to build toward a fall detonation against Adonis Stevenson for undisputed light heavyweight supremacy, until Stevenson made...
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Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev and Cedric Agnew weigh in before their Boxing After Dark showdown. Kovalev vs. Agnew happens tonight at 10pm ET/PT on HBO. More: Fisticuffs Steal the Weigh-In Show Watch: Mayfield and Delorme Cross Paths 1-on-1 with Kovalev and Agnew ...
Tempers flared between Karim Mayfield and Thomas Dulorme at their weigh-in. Kovalev vs. Agnew and Mayfield vs. Dulorme happens tonight at 10pm ET/PT on HBO. More: Fisticuffs Steal the Weigh-In Show Watch: Kovalev-Agnew Weigh-In Mayfield and Delorme Cross Paths 1-on-1 with Kovalev and Agnew ...
**** While Miguel Cotto has been his usual reserved self, Sergio Martinez—who defends his middleweight title against Cotto on June 7 in Madison Square Garden—has decided that part of being champion means acting like a pound-for-pound sourpuss as often as possible leading up to the fight. A few months ago, Martinez had this to say […] SOUR TIMES: On Sergio Martinez and Miguel Cotto - The Cruelest...
By Michael Gluckstadt Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland Everyone is excited to see what Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev will do against Cedric Agnew at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall this Saturday night 10 PM ET/PT on HBO's Boxing After Dark. But in what might be a preview of the main event, the undercard action stole the show at the weigh-in as Karim Mayfield and Thomas Dulorme went after each other in the main...
Before they meet in the ring, Karim Mayfield and Thomas Dulorme crossed paths in Atlantic City. Sergey Kovalev vs. Cedric Agnew and Mayfield vs. Dulorme happens Sat., March 29 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO. ...
Sergey Krusher Kovalev and Cedric Agnew address the media at the final press conference in Atlantic City. Kovalev vs. Agnew happens Sat., March 29 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO. ...
No new facts regarding why Adonis “Superman” Stevenson has cut ties with HBO were revealed at today’s press conference in Montreal, held to officially announce his upcoming title defense against Polish contender Andrzej Fonfara. And yet that and Sergey Kovalev remained the main topics of conversation; Fonfara was an afterthought. This is boxing in the 21st […] The post Is Superman...
Al Haymon is arguably the most powerful man in boxing , and he frequently raises the ire of his competitors though he never says a word publicly. One of the shrewdest managers in the sport, Haymon is as elusive as Big Foot. His most prominent client, pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather, playfully refers to Haymon as "The Ghost." Whenever big news breaks in boxing, Haymon is almost always involved,...
**** Russian war machine Sergey Kovalev returns to action on Saturday night in a fight with all the competitive merits of a tussle between an ant colony and a brat brandishing a Zippo and bottle of hairspray. Yet, if you can believe it, Kovalev’s scrap with the soon-to-be-supine Cedric Agnew, slated for The Ballroom in […] Mack Truck Luck: Sergey Kovalev-Cedric Agnew Preview - The Cruelest...
Watch the Sergey Kovalev and Cedric Agnew Press Conference live from Atlantic City, starting today at 2pm ET: More: CompuBox HBO Boxing Podcast Kovalev Looks to Add Agnew to His KO List Watch: Kovalev - Living in America Hey Harold! Kovalev vs. Agnew Fighter 1-on-1s Live streaming video by Ustream ...
As fingers point in multiple directions in the fallout over the mess that saw Adonis Stevenson wind up on Showtime for his next fight rather than HBO, one salient point is being overlooked: None of this would be an issue if HBO had done its job last year and made certain not to televise an otherwise meaningless doubleheader featuring Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev without first having an agreement in...
HBO Boxing Insider Kieran Mulvaney goes one-on-one with Sergey Kovalev and Cedric Agnew to hear what they have to say ahead of Saturday's 10pm clash at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall: ...
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