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By:Mike Sloan: It was in between rounds ten and eleven when I typed in my notes, “Bradley needs a miracle knockout to win this.” This was from my seat live inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena with unbiased, tunnel vision-like eyes when I typed that. 
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By: Mike Sloan: It certainly has not been easy for Kelly Pavlik, who grew up in the financially strapped Youngstown,Ohio. Many of his peers in that once-flourishing city struggled to make ends meet and it seemed that in order to make something of oneself, it would be wise to exit stage left and find success in another city.
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By:Mike Sloan in Las Vegas: This Saturday the MGM Grand Garden Arena should play host to one of the more intriguing battles of the boxing year thus far. In one corner will be one of the two most popular fighters of this generation in Manny Pacquiao. A man who needs no introduction based solely on what he’s done inside the ring, Pacquiao is a heavy betting favorite and has been picked by the vast majority of the boxing world to keep his nearly seven year winning streak alive.
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By Mike Sloan in Las Vegas: Typically the fighters tend to save their comments until fight night and they like to speak with their fists. Obviously there are a few exceptions in the game but Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley said very little when they stepped up onto the dais during the final pre-fight press conference to Saturday’s HBO Pay Per View-televised showdown.
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By: Mike Sloan: Carl Froch had mentioned a few times leading up to last Saturday night that he felt Lucian Bute was a bit overrated. After watching the Englishman dismantleButeand eventually remove him from consciousness, maybe Froch was onto something.
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By: Mike Sloan: It’s been a few days since the events inside the MGM Grand unfolded. The world knows by now that Floyd Mayweather worked harder than he ever had in his life to secure a victory over Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley was beaten up soundly by the young, undefeated Saul Alvarez.
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By:Mike Sloan in Las Vegas: Saturday night is going to be one heck of a night in terms of fan interest and money generated for the sport of boxing. The MGM Grand Garden Arena will be overflowing with fans from across the globe to watch arguably the greatest boxer of his generation taking on easily one of the toughest opponents he’s ever faced.
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By:Mike Sloan: Not many people are expecting “Sugar” Shane Mosley to walk out of the MGM Grand with his hand raised in victory on Saturday night. He’s 40 years old and has clearly seen better days.
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By: Mike Sloan in Las Vegas: In what has been a relatively uneventful build-up to their fight in terms of trash talking or controversy, both Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto took to the dais one last time before they finally lock horns on Saturday.
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By: Mike Sloan: Floyd Mayweather is a man of many hats and you’ll never know what to fully expect when you’re in his presence. He could be the loquacious, boastful, trash-talking champion that has gained the ire of thousands or he could be the reserved, charismatic figure with that million-dollar smile that has also gained the ire of thousands of skeptics.
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