Posts by Eric Raskin
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Ward vs. Dawson and the Lost Art of Appreciating the Lost Art of Boxing
There’s wasn’t much overlap between Willie Pep’s years of lucidity and the age of Google. But it would have warmed the heart of arguably the greatest defensive fighter in boxing history to know that the second suggestion offered when you type his name into the search engine, trailing only “Willie Pep boxer,” is “Willie Pep […]
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Why I Won’t Be Watching Olympic Boxing
You love basketball. It’s your favorite sport. So you turn on your television next week to check out some Olympic hoops, eager to watch LeBron, Kobe, and 10 of their really tall, athletic friends do awe-inspiring tall-athletic-guy things. But from the opening tip, you discover this isn’t the game you love. And it’s not just […]
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Will Canelo vs. Chavez Become the New Mayweather vs. Pacquiao?
Examining boxing’s next must-happen fight that might never happen.
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The Ifs, Ands, and Butts of Pacquiao-Bradley
Timothy Bradley first entered the boxing consciousness about five years ago with a handful of impressive victories on Showtime’s why-are-you-still-awake-at-this-hour boxing series, ShoBox. Back then, the ring announcers referred to him by his full name, Timothy Ray Bradley. Upon realizing they were attempting to advance the career of a boxer and not a serial killer […]
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Gatti-Ward I: ‘Fight of the Century’
Rewatching one of the greatest boxing matches of all time on its 10-year anniversary.
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The Grantland Boxing Relevance Rankings
Two weeks out from Mayweather-Cotto, we ask which of the world’s best boxers matter the most.
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Cotto-Margarito II: How Much Punishment Is Enough?
Before Saturday’s rematch, a boxing writer reflects on his love for a violent sport.
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Grantland Network Podcast: Ring Theory
For approximately 49 weeks out of the year, boxing is a niche sport with only a cult following. But when either Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather fights, boxing matters on the grander American sports landscape. (At least it does for a few days.) Well, Pacquiao is fighting this Saturday night. And he’s fighting an opponent […]
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The Fight of the Year, Courtesy of Two 105-Pound Men
The last thing you need is your significant other wondering why the word “Pornsawan” is popping up in your search history. So Grantland is doing you a solid and presenting the YouTube video of the Akira Yaegashi-Pornsawan Porpramook boxing match. Now you don’t have to Google it. You can thank us later. If this fight […]
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Old Dogs: Bernard Hopkins, Dewey Bozella, and Their Separate Quests for Boxing Glory
A 46-year-old champion and a 52-year-old first-timer will each enter the ring Saturday night.
