Richard Everett
18 articles · BleacherReport.com
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All sweet (and no sour) science: Canelo vs Golovkin preview and projection
Boxing?s detractors normally exist outside of its four walls. Peering over on its grandest occasions to sneer that our sport is on life support. Yet recent weeks, such detractors have been lauding…
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The public consider Conor McGregor one of the toughest challenges of Floyd Mayweather?s career
Conor Mcgregor has achieved unprecedented levels of success in mixed martial arts. The Irishman is the first MMA fighter to hold titles in two UFC weight divisions concurrently. He is also in…
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Fighting against the rising tide: Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn preview and prediction
Boxing always leaves clues. Little insights foreshadowing the near future. Oscar de la Hoya didn?t get ?old overnight? against Manny Pacquiao. Steve Forbes uncovered some hints of the Golden Boy?s deterioration six…
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The once and future king: Joshua v Klitschko preview and projection
Timing is everything. In the animal world, those seeking dominance have their fate decided according to timing?s judgment. Individuals use a simple formula to decide when the time is right to challenge…
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Titles and tiffs: Haye v Bellew and Thurman vs Garcia previews & projections
Tony Bellew compared David Haye to Mariah Carey this week. It was a light-hearted tickle in a week of trash-talk tormenting. But whilst comparisons of Haye to the demanding diva songstress may…
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Broner begins a new chapter ? Fight projections and preview for weekend of 17/02
The Adrien Broner circus returns to town this Saturday night. And to the surprise of many there?s a change of role for ?The Problem?. No longer will he be playing the polarizing…
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Super-Middleweight supremacy at stake for Badou Jack and James Degale
Its been nine years since Joe Calzaghe relinquished his Super Middleweight lineal title. Over two years since his successor, Andre Ward, was effectively stripped. Two years since Ward?s de-facto replacement, Carl Froch,…
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2016?s biggest upsets in boxing
Buster Douglas-like upsets in sports are rare. It takes a world class, future hall-of-fame juggernaut losing in a ?tune-up? fight to provide sport with a name now synonymous with underdog sporting triumph.…
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Hopkins attempts to defy us all?one last time
Bernard Hopkins turns 52 next month. Mike Tyson is 50. He?s been retired for eleven years. It is 11 years since Hopkins made the final defense of his record setting middleweight title…
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Katsidis KO?s Kevin Mitchell?s Title Aspirations
Kevin Mitchell?s Lightweight world title aspirations were left in tatters as he suffered an emphatic knockout defeat at the hands of Michael Katsidis. The referee brought a halt to proceedings only seconds…
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Khan vs Malignaggi: Khan must ensure American announcement doesn?t fall on deaf ears
First impressions are the most lasting. Just as a job applicant seeks to impress a future employer by wearing his best suit, ensuring his shoes are shined and hair is neat and…
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Mayweather vs. Mosley: Ingredients of Superfight in Place to concoct a Revelatory Recipe.
The essential preliminary components of a superfight were in place in January. Two of the greatest fighters, a venue befitting of their status, millions of fans and a monumental purse. The protagonists…
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Froch and Kessler provide the Super Six with a true classic.
The Super Six Boxing Classic had promised much when it first was announced last summer but lately its veneer of optimism had begun to crack. From Jermain Taylor?s withdrawal, to successive postponement…
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Haye must take the ?Quiet Man? down with a thunderous bang
David Haye remains a spark determined to revive a moribund heavyweight-boxing scene. The Klitshcko?s pawing and jabbing ? and occasional right cross - may hold lustre for the 30,000 German and Ukrainian…
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Manny Pacquiao: The Top 10 All-Time Fighters He Couldn’t Beat
When a boxer reaches a certain plateau of greatness, comparisons with boxers from yesteryear fondly emerge. For boxing writers, it gives us some sense of being. It helps to justify our place…
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Matchmaking For ‘Money’: Three Opponents Enabling Mayweather To Counter Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao has fired the opening shot. The proverbial ball now lies firmly in Mayweather’s court. Since Golden Boy and Team Mayweather made the decision to schedule Floyd’s next bout on March…
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Goodbye ’00s: A Salute to the 20 Greatest Fighters of the Decade, Part Two
This has perhaps been the most transitionary decade in boxing’s history. Old adages appear to have been abandoned, and boxing has been forced to adapt and reform. It's been a decade where…
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Goodbye ’00s: A Salute To The 20 Greatest Fighters Of The Decade, Part I
This has perhaps been the most transitionary decade in boxing’s history. Old adages appear to have been abandoned and boxing has been forced to adapt and reform. It's been a decade where…
