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[lilacp]

I'm very doubtful that he's actually going to put up a fight but I am still wishing he beats Paul's ass. Ramírez vs. Paul would be a worse travesty than Paul vs. Tyson.

Chávez Jr was never a great fighter, but he had some decent skills; if he had really put his mind to it he may have accomplished...

[lilacp]

And this is one of the reasons why Turki's presence actually hurts the sport in the long run: it inflates even more the false value attached to some of the boxers out there.

I really doubt that Haney ends up fighting Norman, but in this strange world crazier things have happened. I do...

[lilacp]

I want to vomit every time I see a photo of Wilder doing his scream thing.

[lilacp]

I think all this talk about ducking and dodging isn't particularly interesting or insightful, because it's all based on speculation.

What we do have is lots of information about these boxers: who they face and who they are not facing. And it's clear that many of them are going for easy...

[lilacp]

When we reduce a sport to a business, the spirit of the sport is lost. I can't tell if Norman's move was savvy or not, but I can tell his team did not trust their fighter enough to put him against Ennis. Norman has no profile; beating Ennis would have not only guaranteed a nice paycheck but a rise in...

[lilacp]

Is Ennis really a legitimate star beyond Philly? I'm a fan, but I am not sure how he has a bigger profile than Ortiz. It would be good to back that kind of statement with some real numbers.

I will say this: We'll see soon enough if Ennis is as wonderful as some people make him out to be....