Mac Engel
9 articles · Star Telegram
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In return to ring, Manny Pacquiao threatens his legacy. It’s a right he’s earned.
By Mac Engel
Rocky Balboa is a fake and still one of the most important figures in the history of his sport, of cinema, and Americana. To fight his final fight, in the 2006 film…
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After scoring a knockout over Saunders, Canelo Alvarez now has a “problem”
By Mac Engel
Billy Joe Saunders made it interesting for eight, but all it took was one well placed right hand by Canelo Alvarez to end it before the ninth. The biggest indoor boxing match…
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Addressing the myth that boxing “is dead”
By Mac Engel
Boxing has been “dead” for decades when all I see are more fights, more pay per view bouts, and more boxing. The sport will never be what it was in the ‘60s,…
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Jerry?s next conquest: Canelo and Triple G
By Mac Engel
Jerry Jones possesses the persuasion skills of a politician, the soothing charm of a saxophone, and all of his talents to land boxing?s next big fight will be required, and tested, this…
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Highlights of megafight were stars outside the ring
By Mac Engel
The best part of the Fight of the Century was not those inside the ring but those just outside it. The entitled, self-important, don?t-you-know-who-I am types sitting ringside at Floyd Mayweather?s overdue…
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Mayweather has made rooting for Canelo easy
By Mac Engel
As an iconic member of sports journalism with the responsibility to report on sport with honor, integrity and correct punctuation, with no rooting interest in any outcome, I write: I hope Canelo…
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Rooting for Canelo Alvarez over Floyd Mayweather
By Mac Engel
As an iconic member of sports journalism with the responsibility to report on sport with honor, integrity and correct punctuation, with no rooting interest in any outcome, I write: I hope Canelo…
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On Pacquiao/Bradley decision, Fort Worth’s own Paulie Ayala says, “Bad judges.”
By Mac Engel
DISCLOSURE - For years during his lucrative professional career, retired former IBO champion Paulie Ayala of Fort Worth was under the direction of boxing promoter Bob Arum's leadership. Arum has both Manny…
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At Cowboys Stadium, big board is the star attraction
By Mac Engel
ARLINGTON -- Cowboys Stadium's signature feature is not its grandeur, LA nightclub-style bars or plush suites, but rather its TV set. Unless you are directly underneath JerryTron, your eyes seemingly are unable…