Kirk Jackson
99 articles · Boxing Insider
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The Options Awaiting The Monster, Naoya Inoue
By Kirk Jackson
After another successful defense of his WBA bantamweight world title this past weekend, Naoya “The Monster” Inoue (21-0, 18 KOs), improved his unblemished record and continues to forge his path towards greatness.…
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The Perfect Opportunity: Keith Thurman vs. Kell Brook?
By Kirk Jackson
Exiting the scorching months of the summer and entering the fall, the recent talk of significant welterweight match-ups in the making, features the combination of talents ranging from current WBO welterweight champion…
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Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford Series: Part 2 – Pandemic Problems and Options for Terence Crawford
By Kirk Jackson
The top pound-for-pound fighter of the sport is facing a predicament. Current WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (36-0, 27 KO’s) is itching for a fight, but is experiencing difficulty securing a…
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Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford Series: Part 1- Who is Ducking Who?
By Kirk Jackson
Retired, multi-divisional boxing champion, Timothy Bradley is accustomed to daring statements. Normally, they were in the form of his actions inside the boxing ring, but his recent statements regarding the welterweight scene…
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Can Keith Thurman Handle The Truth?
By Kirk Jackson
Keith “One Time” Thurman (29-1, 22 KO’s) aims to not only get back on the winning track, but also targets to stake claim as top dog in this current wave of a…
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One Shot: The Story of Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II
By Kirk Jackson
Almost twenty years ago, there was an important question posed across the musical/cinematic universe that happens to apply towards the mega-event rematch, this upcoming weekend between Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KO’s) and…
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Cash Rules Everything Around Me: The Fighter of the Decade: Floyd Mayweather
By Kirk Jackson
This past decade was indeed defined as the Money Era. Future Hall of Famer Floyd “Money” Mayweather (50-0, 27 KO’s) showed the world money reigns supreme. His presence and precedent was set…
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The Show Goes On for Errol Spence and Shawn Porter
By Kirk Jackson
It was expected to be part-two of Errol ?The Truth? Spence?s (26-0, 21 KO?s) coming out party. Last Saturday, the newly unified WBC and IBF welterweight champion scored a split-decision victory over…
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Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford Series: Part 1- Who is Ducking Who?
By Kirk Jackson
Retired, multi-divisional boxing champion, Timothy Bradley is accustomed to daring statements. Normally, they were in the form of his actions inside the boxing ring, but his recent statements regarding the welterweight scene…
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Contradictions, Controversy and Predictions: Pacquiao vs. Thurman
By Kirk Jackson
Fight time is here. The moment has arrived for the (Regular) WBA welterweight champion Manny ?Pac-Man? Pacquiao (61-2-7, 39 KO?s) to take on (Super) WBA welterweight champion Keith ?One-Time? Thurman (29-0, 22…
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Keith Thurman in Pursuit of Legends and Legendary Status
By Kirk Jackson
The man known as ?One Time? finally has his time across boxing?s biggest stage on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View. The date July 20th, 2019 is finally etched in stone, as former unified welterweight…
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Gennady Golovkin and the Scramble to Find an Opponent
By Kirk Jackson
Middleweight champion Gennady ?Triple G? Golovkin 37-0-1 (33 KO?s) is stuck between a rock and a hard place; with the recent dilemma stemming from ?PED fallout? with his original proposed opponent for…
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Boxing?s Super Bowl
By Kirk Jackson
We?re a few weeks removed from America?s most significant singular sporting event of the year (Popularity, revenue, viewership, etc.) ? the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl, revolving around the sport of football,…
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Where?s the Love for Bud?
By Kirk Jackson
Terence Crawford 32-0 (23 KO?s) became the first male fighter since Bernard Hopkins to become the unified, undisputed champion of a weight division, capturing the WBA and IBF junior welterweight titles as…
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The Science is Sweet: Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez Breakdown
By Kirk Jackson
Finally the time has arrived. Fans from all over the world will witness the unified WBC, WBA and WBO middleweight champion Gennady ?Triple G? Golovkin 37-0 (33 KO?s) vs. the lineal and…
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Why Floyd Mayweather Deserves Credit if he Defeats Conor McGregor
By Kirk Jackson
Floyd Mayweather 49-0 (26 KO?s) aims to join the 50-win club, as he takes on MMA star Conor McGregor 21- 3 (MMA) 0-0 (Boxing) in the biggest combat sports-related event of the…
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The Irrelevance of Manny Pacquiao?
By Kirk Jackson
Did you know Manny ?Pac-man? Pacquiao 59-6-2 (38 KO?s) fights this weekend? Yes in fact, he defends his WBO welterweight title against the unknown challenger Jeff ?The Hornet? Horn 16-0-1 (11 KO?s)…
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The Financial Factor: Canelo vs. Triple G
By Kirk Jackson
Now that we finally have the fight boxing fans have craved over the last year or so, there?s much to discuss leading up to the event featuring Gennady ?Triple G? Golovkin 37-0…
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The Big Drama Show: Starring Triple G and Canelo
By Kirk Jackson
Gennady Golovkin 37-0 (33 KO?s) is the unified middleweight champion. He is undefeated, a power puncher, possessing an action-packed, crowd-pleasing style; typically creating a dramatic show inside the ring. His last fight…
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Can Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Defeat Canelo Alvarez?
By Kirk Jackson
Saturday May 6, Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez 48-1-1 (34 KO?s) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico engages in Mexican-civil war with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 50-2-1 (32 KO?s) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico at the T-Mobile…