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Mayweather vs McGregor: Glove Size Matters But Not For Power

Mayweather vs McGregor: Glove Size Matters But Not For Power

If you have been following along with the pre-fight drama of the Mayweather vs McGregor fight, you will know that glove size has been a topic of discussion from the outset. Because the fight was set at the super welterweight weight class of 147lbs-154lbs, the rules of the Nevada State Athletic Commi...

25th Aug 2017 - Fred Garvin
Mayweather vs McGregor: The Tickets Are Priced To Perfection

Mayweather vs McGregor: The Tickets Are Priced To Perfection

Boxing writers tend to be a predictable lot. After the initial outrage that the Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor fight was taking place at all, it was inevitable that some writers would direct their ire towards the financial aspect of the fight. Something I covered in a piece back in June. The...

17th Aug 2017 - Fred Garvin
Mayweather vs McGregor: It Looks Like Wrestling But It Is Real

Mayweather vs McGregor: It Looks Like Wrestling But It Is Real

In my previous article when I imagined the panic and guilt that many writers felt after being swept up in the fervor of Conor McGregor’s Toronto performance, some believed I was casting judgement upon McGregor. But that is not the case, I am but a humble observer to these events. I was merely presag...

14th Jul 2017 - Fred Garvin
Mayweather vs McGregor: Conor Awakens

Mayweather vs McGregor: Conor Awakens

I guess anyone can have a bad day, right? That would seem to have been the case with Conor McGregor at the Los Angeles kickoff of the Mayweather vs McGregor press tour. Conor missed his entrance cue and came out early and even, in a most uncharacteristic fashion, had some of his verbal jabs at Floyd...

13th Jul 2017 - Fred Garvin
Mayweather vs McGregor: The Student Meets The Master

Mayweather vs McGregor: The Student Meets The Master

If you happened to be following along with Reddit or other social media outlets yesterday during the Los Angeles Press Conference for the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight on August 26th, you would have noticed a general wail coming from the fans of the UFC champion.

Complaints varied from...

12th Jul 2017 - Fred Garvin
ESPN Ruined A Fun Night By Protecting The Business Model

ESPN Ruined A Fun Night By Protecting The Business Model

I want to start off by saying that I did not think Jeff Horn beat Manny Pacquiao. But I also want to say that I do not cry over decisions. In my years of watching boxing there are probably less than a handful of fights where I think there was no way the judges should have awarded the decision the wa...

3rd Jul 2017 - Fred Garvin