Gray Matter: The Bible of Boxing and memories to last a lifetime
Hey Guys You may or may not have heard that today is my final day at The Ring, so I’m signing...
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Gray Matter: Canelo gently closes the book on GGG, Bivol’s style is still poison
Well, it was certainly more Leonard-Duran 3 than Ali-Frazier 3 – that’s for damn sure. The Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin rivalry concluded...
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Gray Matter: Forget belt throwing and regrets, let’s acknowledge Oleksandr Usyk
“AJ did this!” “AJ said that!” We’ve all been guilty of it since Saturday, but it’s time to take a warm glass...
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Gray Matter: When Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jr happens, be sure to embrace it
While it hasn’t been made official, rumors abound that a catchweight bout between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. is...
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Gray Matter: What Rey Vargas accomplished was career-defining, don’t forget it
The little guys in boxing get more exposure now than in any other era. A multiplicity of broadcasters and streaming giants...
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Gray Matter: Leigh Wood-Michael Conlan and their awe-inspiring near-tragedy
I spoke with The Ring editor-in-chief Doug Fischer during Leigh Wood-Michael Conlan fight week and predicted that we could see...
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Gray Matter: Chocolatito melts El Rey Martinez, greatness comes to San Diego
It doesn’t seem too long ago that we were collectively writing Roman Gonzalez's pugilistic obituary. On Sept 17, 2017, as he...
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Gray Matter: Kell Brook with the mic drop. Will he ride off into the sunset?
The AO Arena (formerly the Manchester Arena) is a 200-mile drive from my house and takes approximately three hours to...
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Gray Matter: Shakur Stevenson produces peak performance when it matters most
Muhammad Ali once explained his in-ring philosophy to British sportscaster and journalist Reg Gutteridge: “The main thing is – win!...
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Gray Matter: Deontay Wilder was extraordinary and Tyson Fury was better than that
Holyfield-Bowe 1. For my money, the last time there was a heavyweight championship showdown better than Fury-Wilder 3, it was Holyfield-Bowe...
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