Ben Jacobs
20 articles · FightHype.com
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Lomachenko Coach: Rigo Will Have To “Fight” if He Wants To Win
Cicilio Flores has worked with some of the best names in boxing in recent years and is recognised as one of the sport?s leading strength and conditioning coaches. Having prepared the likes…
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Tureano Johnson: Golovkin Has Flaws, Jacobs Has Great Shot To Win
Having not fought since October 2015 due to injury, Tureano Johnson (19-1, 13 KOs) is understandably chomping at the bit to get back in the ring this Saturday in Indio, California. Mexico?s…
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Kiko Martinez: Abner Mares Will Beat Leo Santa Cruz
Kiko Mart?nez had at one time been mentioned as a possible opponent for Leo Santa Cruz, particularly when the Spaniard held the IBF super bantamweight title. While he prepares to face Scott…
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Abregu: I Was Too Risky, Pacquiao Picked Easier Foe
Luis Carlos Abreg? (36-1, 29 KOs) sounds frustrated as he speaks to BoxingScene from his home in Argentina. After fighting only once in the last year following a hand injury, his mood…
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Chaves: I Can Make Brandon Rios Suffer, Stop Him
As previously reported by BoxingScene, Diego Ch?ves is struggling to get a Visa in time to travel to Las Vegas for his fight with Brandon R?os. However, assuming the fight goes ahead,…
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Martinez: Cotto is Not Likable, Thinks He’s Mayweather!
For a man who has had as much success as Sergio Mart?nez over the past few years, one would think he has nothing to prove following a stellar reign as middleweight champion.…
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Lucas Matthysse: I want Floyd Mayweather after Danny Garcia
LUCAS MATTHYSSE sounded upbeat and excited after his September 14 clash with Danny Garcia was confirmed for the undercard of Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez. The Argentine banger had already been training for a…
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Nonito Donaire leading the way in boxing’s fight against PEDs
DRUG testing is the current topic fueling the talk of boxing right now. After this past Saturday?s thrilling fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel M?rquez, many questioned M?rquez?s claims to…
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Ashley Theophane compares Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather
Could you talk about your experience training at the Mayweather gym in Las Vegas? I wasn’t even planning to go there, I was planning to go to New York for eight weeks…
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Sergio Martinez: Floyd Mayweather is better than Manny Pacquiao and would be my toughest opponent
RESPECT: Martinez admires Floyd SERGIO MARTINEZ, the universally recognised middleweight champion of the world, despite what the WBC may say, is currently preparing for his tricky showdown with the skilled technician Sergey…
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MARTINEZ NOT REALLY SATISFIED WITH EMERITUS STATUS; PREFERRED TO KEEP HIS TITLE
Over the weekend, an interview with Sergio Martinez, the consensus 3rd best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, aired on ESPN Deportes. Speaking with Jaime Motta, Martinez expressed his dissatisfaction regarding his WBC…
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FERNANDO MONTIEL: “THIS FIGHT WILL NOT GO TOO LONG…IT WON’T GO TO A DECISION”
A DECISION" By Ben Jacobs | January 25, 2011 "We are prepared for 12 rounds, but this fight will not go too long and there will be rematches. The biggest certainty of…
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JESUS SOTO KARASS: “I’M GOING IN THERE TO TAKE HIS HEAD OFF”
"He certainly has respectable power. I felt his power at the end of the first round in fact, but in the second, I didn't feel it as much. It looked like I…
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BREIDIS PRESCOTT: “AMIR KHAN…WHEN HE GETS HIT HARD, HE DOESN’T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO”
"I've moved up in weight and thank God. I've won two fights in a row. I'm working hard and training hard and I'm waiting for Amir Khan to give me a rematch...Amir…
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Sergio Martinez: ‘Manny Pacquiao fight would be a mismatch’
MY first experience of a big fight in Atlantic City certainly was not one I will soon forget. The talk among fans and media outside the Boardwalk Hall on the day of…
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FIGHT BREAKDOWN: DAVID HAYE VS. AUDLEY HARRISON
A fight which many people considered to be somewhat of a joke when it was announced is almost upon us. On Saturday night in Manchester, England, former friends David Haye and Audley…
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KHAN DEMANDS MAIDANA AND MAYWEATHER, YET CRITICISM CONTINUES
Many fighters are criticized for not taking fights that the public demands. Boxing forums are full of fans complaining about certain fighters being protected during their careers or lamenting at the lack…
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CHASING PACQUIAO AND GREATNESS, MOSLEY STILL HAS SOMETHING TO PROVE
Following his draw with Sergio Mora last Saturday, many have called for Shane Mosley to hang up his gloves, believing that he no longer possesses the level required to compete with the…
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ADMIT IT! WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO IS ONE OF THE BEST POUND-FOR-POUND!
Who in the heavyweight division can beat Wladimir Klitschko? Aside from his brother, Vitali, who he will understandably never face in the ring, there seems to be only 2 men capable of…
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NOT READY TO RETIRE, HOPKINS STILL EAGER TO PROVE HIS CRITICS WRONG
How many times do we have to write off Bernard Hopkins before we learn we were wrong? The general consensus, after his most recent fight against Roy Jones Jr., is that Hopkins…
