Floyd Mayeather waited for Manny Pacquiao to get old… right?

Posted by Morgan Campbell on March 5, 2015 · 2 Comments 


LATEST IN A RECURRING SERIES PREVIEWING THE BIG FIGHT In late June 2010 Hall-of-Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach passed through Toronto on his way to Casino Rama to corner women’s champ Ana Julaton. No disrespect to the fighters at the news conference, but Roach was the story that day — a legit boxing celeb with some … Continue reading →

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Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez’ mountain of muscle

Posted by Morgan Campbell on December 8, 2012 · 7 Comments 


Friday afternoon Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez stepped on the scale in Las Vegas, bringing us a step closer to (what we hope is) the final chapter in their career-defining series, and tying together several compelling storylines that have developed in the eight years since they first fought. Can Marquez ever get a fair … Continue reading →

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Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto and the numbers that mislead

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


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 … Continue reading →

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