David Phillips
11 articles · The Sweet Science
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Nonito Donaire’s Third Act Closes
It’s a rare thing to see in boxing—the fighter who rises, hits the summit, falls off, and then after a wave of ups and downs, pulls out a few more years in…
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Fury-Wilder 3: Why Should We Care?
The third bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is quite possibly the biggest fight of the year, and certainly the most significant contest to be had in the heavyweight division. While…
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Floyd Mayweather?s Magic Trick
You have to hand it to Floyd Mayweather. You really do. Somehow, a guy who makes bad fights, is an extraordinarily protective matchmaker, and nearly impossible to like stands on top of…
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Cotto Lost and Regained
When Miguel Cotto entered the ring against Antonio Margarito on July 26, 2008, he did so as more than a well thought-of champion. With a record of 32-0 and 26 knockouts, Cotto…
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Is a Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Still Relevant?
So it looks like our long national nightmare is over. Manny and Money are finally going to get it on. Since the announcement last week, the internet has been ablaze with huzzahs…
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SOG vs. GGG: The Second Best Fight to Be Made In 2015
If we?re being completely honest, 2014 was not a great year for marquee match ups in the squared circle. While many of the best fighters in the game took to the ring…
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KHAN IS KING, Downs Devon Alexander Easily
On Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, former two division champion at light and super light welterweight, Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KOs) and former light and welterweight champion, Devon…
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Why Pacquiao Can Beat Mayweather
The speculation may not have quite reached fever-pitch yet, but here we fight fans are again dreaming of a match up betwixt Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. We?ve been teased so…
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?Manny? the Movie is Coming
Earlier this week, Universal Pictures released a new trailer for a documentary sure to stir the interests of fight fans everywhere. ?Manny?, a feature length documentary on the life of Manny ?Pacman?…
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Pay Per View, Boxing and the Damage Done
I came home the evening of February 15, 1978 to find my stepfather in front of the TV, cackling like a keeper of crypts. He was a Vietnam vet, and the thing…
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Why We Can’t Stop Watching Floyd Mayweather
We can?t help ourselves, can we? No one can deny the extraordinary physical gifts and ring generalship (a term both annoying and never more apt than when used in reference to Mayweather)…