My official Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto preview page

Posted by Morgan Campbell on May 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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Alternate title: #thePstandsfor Prodigal podcaster pontificating on pugilism. Because this week has brought out both the sports writer and business reporter in me as I’ve chased the biggest story on the sports business landscape — Floyd Mayweather’s title fight with Miguel Cotto Saturday night in Las Vegas. Despite the widespread perception that boxing is dying, … Read more

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Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto and the numbers that mislead

Posted by Morgan Campbell on May 1, 2012 · 4 Comments 

Floyd Mayeather brushes away a right hand from Juan Manuel Marquez during their bout in September 2009.

As we’ve discussed in the past, numbers never lie but they often obscure the truth. So next time you watch a boxing broadcast it might help to swallow the CompuBox statistics with a big pinch of salt. The guys counting punches can give a you a general idea of which shots are landing and which … Read more

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