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The WBO World Welterweight championship fight between undefeated two-division world champion Timothy Bradley and future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez was a bout that had a couple of interesting subplots. Despite being undefeated in thirty professional fights heading into his fight with Marquez, Bradley was considered by some to be an underdog. The basis of the opinion seemed to be greatly based on Bradley’s controversial decision victory over Manny Pacquiao last year. Although many, this observer included felt that Manny Pacquiao was the victim of injustice in that fight, what was overshadowed by most casual observers in particular is that although it appeared that Timothy Bradley was bested on that night, Bradley was still a world-class boxer who had won a world title and briefly unified it in the 140lb. Jr. Welterweight division. For one to believe that Bradley was somehow not a skilled boxer based on the controversial outcome of his fight with Pacquiao would be quite...

When the subject of a controversial decision comes up in the sport of Boxing, you will often hear opinions among fans and experts alike on how a decision sheds light on the ills that plague the sport. Oftentimes when events like this occur it is all too easy sometimes to point the finger of blame in several different directions. Whether pointed in the direction of a promoter, official judges, athletic commissions, or what have you it seems that there is always someone or some entity to blame when the element of controversy rears it’s head. When such circumstances arise however, it is rare to see the finger of blame pointed in the direction of a fighter. In the wake of the controversial decision in the Welterweight championship fight between Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley last year, much of the anger was pointed in the direction of Bradley. In the days following that fight I along with many other members of media expressed opini...

The journey to a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship has been a long one for Heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin. Povetkin, who was unbeaten in twenty-six professional fights leading up to his fight with unified Heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko had held interim/regular status in the WBA’s Heavyweight ratings for more than two years. Povetkin earned that status with a hard-fought victory over former WBA Heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev in August 2011. Since his win over Chagaev, Povetkin has faced stern tests over opponents such as longtime contender Cedric Boswell and WBO Cruiserweight champion Marco Huck. Povetkin has also at times shown he can be dominant as he was in his fights against former two-time Heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman and previously undefeated contender Andrzej Wawrzyk in bouts where Povetkin scored quick knockouts. The run of twenty-six straight wins put Povetkin in position to challenge Wladimir Klitschko for the...

When top Super-Middleweight contender Adonis Stevenson moved up in weight to the Light-Heavyweight division and dethroned WBC champion and longtime division cornerstone Chad Dawson in just seventy-six seconds in June of this year, it was clear that a new star had emerged in the sport of Boxing. Despite the devastating manner in which Stevenson became in some observers eyes the Light-Heavyweight champion of the world, questions remained. After all, when someone who is of the caliber of a Chad Dawson not only gets knocked out, but is knocked out as quickly and decisively as Stevenson was able to end that fight; it is only natural to question how good the fighter who scored the knockout really is. An obvious basis some might use could be to suggest that Dawson was somewhat diminished following his loss to Super-Middleweight world champion Andre Ward.   Stevenson however, did enter into the fight with Dawson having compiled a career knockout percentage of over 80%. Although s...