Evan Korn
32 articles · FightHype.com
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Boxing’s Income Inequality On Display In Pacquiao-Algeiri Fight
Professional boxing has a middleweight division, but no economic middle class. Ninety-nine percent of active fighters live in the boxing outhouse, and just a select few make it to the penthouse. Floyd…
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Korner man: Top 5 boxing bets to end 2011
The final quarter of the boxing schedule has some massive cards on tap for fight fans before the turn of the New Year. Take a look at the biggest bouts, and their…
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Korner man: Pacquiao vs. Marquez and the must-bet fights of 2011
Round and round they go, as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao still aren?t scheduled to meet one another. Both men are tabbed to fight within a two-month window this fall, making…
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Searching for betting value in the Pacquiao vs Mosley odds
It is not uncommon for Manny Pacquiao to enter a fight as the prohibitive favorite. But when he fights Shane Mosley in a welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in…
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Korner man: Flip-flopping on Donaire-Montiel boxing odds
Saturday?s HBO-televised bout between Nonito Donaire and Fernando Montiel has boxing bettors reflecting upon a fight that occurred three weeks ago in Pontiac, Michigan. Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander were undefeated junior…
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Korner man: Pacquiao-Mosley move doesn’t rattle odds
The recent headlines surrounding Manny Pacquiao?s fight with ?Sugar? Shane Mosley have nothing to do with the actual fight, which for all parties involved, is not a bad thing. Top Rank maestro…
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Korner man: Five fights we want to see in 2011
When you walk on air for so long, it is kind of jarring when your feet hit the ground. Case in point: Manny Pacquiao. Seemingly immune to criticism, save for the drug…
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Korner man: Eight unbelievable knockouts of the past five years
On Nov. 20, Sergio Martinez retained his middleweight title with a one-punch knockout of Paul Williams. The overhand left hand, which came as Williams was throwing a punch of his own, instantly…
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Is Margarito getting too much respect vs. Pacquiao?
Manny Pacquiao is a rarefied breed in today?s boxing climate. He is mainstream superstar, recognizable in airports from Auckland to Atlanta. He is an American talk show darling, having taken part in…
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Korner man: November’s must-bet boxing bouts
October has been nothing short of dreadful for boxing fans. The premium networks in the U.S. have been dormant while most of the overseas title fights have been one-sided drubbings (see: Vitali…
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Korner man: Marquez vs. Diaz will give bettors what they want
Evan Korn has written for Ring Magazine and is an editor for the boxing blog www.newyork.fighthype.com. In the wake of the stalled negotiations between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, there is something…
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Bookies: Boxing still the champion of combat sports
Mixed Martial Arts was a mere twinkle in the sporting public?s eye. It was November 12, 1993 and UFC rolled out its first event (UFC 1: The Beginning), an eight-man round-robin event,…
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Korner man: Is Cotto a broken man in the Bronx?
To say Miguel Cotto is in a must-win situation might be a touch cruel given his lofty perch in the sport. But in this case, there is no avoiding the ugly truth.…
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Mayweather-Mosley picks: “Money” so good at being bad
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is controversy personified. He?s a cocksure fighter with an out-of-control ego and a mouth straight out of the filthiest third-world gutter. But after 40 fights, a perfect record and…
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Has time sucked betting value out of Hopkins vs. Jones Jr.?
Nobody, not the fans or media, asked for a Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr. rematch in 2010. It is happening anyway, an inevitability finally becoming a reality, at the Mandalay Bay Resort &…
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Amir Khan: Coming to New York May 15
Already a mega-star in his native England, Amir Khan is making his American debut. It is signed, sealed and delivered for May 15 at New York’s Theatre at Madison Square against Paul…
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Size matters when betting Pacquiao vs. Clottey
The assumption among most is as followed: Manny Pacquiao should have few problems defeating Joshua Clottey Saturday evening. A Pacquiao victory at Cowboys Stadium, while probable, is not assured. Regardless of the…
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SHANE MOSLEY: “I LOVE TO FIGHT…HE ONLY FIGHTS FOR MONEY”
“Mayweather’s name is ‘Money Mayweather’ for a reason. He only fights for money. Being that I’m the second option on the money, he had no choice but to fight me,” stated WBA…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “WHEN HE WAS ON STEROIDS, HE WAS FAST”
You can never accuse Floyd Mayweather of not having an opinion. Today, at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square, Mayweather hyped his May 1 showdown with Shane Mosley. More than that, Mayweather…
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Korner man: Pacquiao’s popularity pulls in all early action
Manny Pacquiao has attained a rarified status in the boxing world. He is the sport’s best fighter and biggest star. This perfect storm has overvalued Pacquiao in the betting world and his…
