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How boxing's upcoming PPV bouts stack up

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Boxing’s upcoming schedule is filled with pay-per-views, which is a downer for those who understand that pay-per-view has made a select few fighters insanely rich, but overall has been a detriment to sustained, long-term growth for the sport. </div>
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Boxing will be far better if pay-per-view simply fades away, because the sport can’t grow if the best fights and brightest stars always fight in front of the smallest possible audience. </div>
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There are four notable (or at least somewhat notable) pay-per-view fights scheduled between now and the end of the year.</div>
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Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga will kick it off on Aug. 28 when they meet at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Floyd Mayweather will fight for what he says is the final time on Sept. 12, when he meets Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. WBA/interim and WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will face IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux on Oct. 17 in New York. And on Nov. 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez will meet to determine the world's greatest 155-pounder, the ridiculously unnecessary catch weight for their WBC middleweight title bout.</div>
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<strong id="yui_3_18_1_1_1440805948083_2376">. David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs):</strong> The IBF middleweight champion is popular in his native Montreal, and is beginning to develop a name in the U.S., thanks to a recent appearance on HBO. He's an exciting fighter, but how good he actually is remains in question. He probably has the least name recognition of the eight pay-per-view fighters, but he's more competitive and more in his peak than Mayorga, so we ranked him just ahead.</div>
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<strong>6. Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs):</strong> Berto is well known to those inside the boxing bubble, but he's kind of an enigma to those outside of it. Certainly, he'll garner much more mainstream exposure during the promotion of the Mayweather fight and he'll be a bigger name coming out of the fight than he is going into it.</div>
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<strong>5. Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs):</strong> Mosley was once regarded as boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter. But he'll be less than two weeks from his 44th birthday on fight night and hasn't fought in almost two years. He's 1-3-1 in his last five, but his wins over Oscar De La Hoya and his name recognition from big fights against Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao move him farther up on this list than his current talent would suggest.</div>
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<strong>3. Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs):</strong> Cotto has been a big name ever since he turned pro following the 2000 Olympics. He's known as one of the best and one of the most exciting fighters in the business. The only knock on him, other than his frequent surliness with the media, are the ridiculous requests for catch weights he makes. He's the WBC middleweight champion. If you want to be the middleweight champion, you should be prepared to fight middleweights. Using catch weights makes a mockery of the rules, but Cotto has been money in the bank when it comes to entertaining fights for many, many years.</div>
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<strong>2. Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs):</strong> Alvarez almost certainly is the second-biggest name in boxing now, behind Mayweather. He seems to have passed Pacquiao for that position and clearly is the favorite to be the sport's biggest draw once Mayweather retires. The Mexican star doesn't get enough credit for the impact he had on the massive pay-per-view numbers his 2013 fight with Mayweather did. He's a star of the highest order, and a terrific fighter to boot.</div>
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<strong>1. Floyd Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs):</strong> He holds every record there is in pay-per-view and is coming off a mindbogglingly high 4.4 million sales from his May 2 bout with Pacquiao. He's a mainstream celebrity and he'll sell a lot of pay-per-views to his bout with Berto on nothing other than name recognition.</div>
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<strong>HAGLER-HEARNS RANKING</strong></div>
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This category pays homage to the great 1985 middleweight title fight between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns that many rate as the most exciting fight ever. Here, we'll rank the bouts from four through one in terms of their potential excitement in the ring. This ranking has nothing to do with appeal and everything to do with entertainment in the ring.</div>
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<strong>4. Shane Mosley-Ricardo Mayorga, Aug. 28, Inglewood, Calif.:</strong> I was tempted to put this one at No. 3, because both guys will come to fight and they could create toe-to-toe action. But they're both far, far, far past their primes and it could get very sloppy very early. Mosley will have been out of the ring for 21 months on fight night and his prime is at least 10 years in the rear-view mirror. Mayorga flat-out stinks. Odds it is memorable: 1000-1.</div>
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<strong>3. Floyd Mayweather-Andre Berto, Sept. 12, Las Vegas:</strong> This fight is going to be a typical Mayweather fight: The opponent will attack, not be able to land, get countered and then slow down. Mayweather, in what he says is going to be his final fight, is good enough to stop Berto, but it's unlikely he'll want to take the risk. Whenever you throw punches, you're at risk of being hit yourself. With a perfect 49-0 record so close, it's likely Mayweather will be content to use the same formula he's used so often. He'll win with his defense, sting Berto here and there with a sharp counter and never get into any dangerous places. Odds it is memorable: 1000-1.</div>
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<strong>2. Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux, Oct. 17, New York:</strong> This fight will be entertaining for as long as it lasts. Lemieux is an action fighter, and in Golovkin, he's facing one of the sport's best action fighters. Golovkin simply punches too hard for Lemieux, but there will be intrigue as Lemieux will test Golovkin's chin as well as his cool under fire. But expect that after some spirited early exchanges, Golovkin will take control and stop Lemieux somewhere in the middle of the fight. Odds it is memorable: 8-1.</div>
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How boxing's upcoming PPV bouts stack up

Boxing’s upcoming schedule is filled with pay-per-views, which is a downer for those who understand that pay-per-view has made a select few...

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This fight encapsulates everything that is wrong with pro boxing

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You want to know what is wrong with boxing? Well, nothing paints the picture more clearly than this: Adrien Broner will fight for a world title yet again.

It's enough to make one physically ill. Yet, Broner will challenge Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 KOs) for the WBA super lightweight championship on Oct 3 on Showtime.
Broner is coming off a clear defeat to Shawn Porter in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card on June 20 in Las Vegas. There were many complaints by fans that week about the way Broner treated them, both before and after the fight.
It would have been a lot easier to overlook his arrogance and his crude antics had he actually done his job in the ring. But he was a clear failure.

He was outworked by Porter and didn't seem to much care. Only in the 12th round, when his corner told him he was way behind, did he step it up and fight up to his capabilities. He knocked Porter down and showed glimpses of the fighter he could be. It's not acceptable, though, for a fighter to try in only one of 12 rounds, but Broner has routinely gotten away with it.

Instead of being required to put together some impressive wins over quality opposition, he's once again pushed into a title shot as if the lackluster performance against Porter never happened.<br />
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He's 30-2 with 22 knockouts and is a talented fighter, without question. He's not nearly as good, though, as he believes he is and it's laughable to put him anywhere near the same category that his idol, Floyd Mayweather Jr., is in. You may not like Mayweather's fighting style, and you may despise his constant harping about money. But one cannot deny that Mayweather goes into every fight impeccably conditioned and prepared as best he can.</div>
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Broner is nowhere near the dedicated, complete boxer that Mayweather is.</div>
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This is a guy who doesn't come in shape. He hasn't improved substantially. He's cruised on his name and his powerful connections, winning questionable decisions, getting the benefit of the doubt in matchmaking and treated (particularly by Showtime) like a star when he's done nothing to be given star status.</div>
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The sad part about all of this is that handling him with kid gloves like this only ensures he stays on this path. It's time he was forced to live with the consequences of his actions.</div>
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He should be forced to win some fights, make weight, perform at somewhere near his talent level and knock off the crudeness that is so prevalent in every one of his bouts.</div>
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Were he forced to earn what he gets, he might even turn into a star. He does have raw talent, but he obviouisly doesn't push himself to get into elite condition and he unquestionably doesn't work to improve his technical skills.</div>
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There are a lot of good things going on in boxing now, but giving fighters like Broner title shot after title shot is not one of them. </div>
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The sport would be far better off if the powers that be actually made the fighters earn the title shots they get. </div>
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It's beyond ridiculous that Broner will be fighting for a world title after the debacle with Porter.</div>
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No doubt, the Oct. 3 Showtime card is shaping up as one to skip.</div>
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Hopefully, QVC might have something good on that night. It would be more enjoyable watching that than it will be seeing Broner fight for a title he doesn't deserve.</div>
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Usain Bolt predicted that he wouldn't lose his favorite event at the world championships and, as is usually the case when the Jamaican steps onto a track, he went out and backed up his words.</div>
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Bolt faced another showdown with American Justin Gatlin in the 200-meter final in Beijing on Thursday and did not blink as he captured his record 10th world title in a time of 19.55, the fifth fastest 200 ever.</div>
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On Sunday, Bolt edged Gatlin in the 100-meter final by just one hundredth of a second. Both cruised to victories in Wednesday's semifinal heats to set up the rematch.</div>
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"Justin Gatlin was saying he was ready to go and was going to do something special. And for the 100 I don't mind people talking a lot because it's the 100 meters," Bolt said. "But when it comes to my 200, I take it really personal."</div>
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Gatlin came off the curve running step for step with Bolt, but that's when Bolt kicked it into another gear. Down the back stretch, he easily put distance between himself and Gatlin and coasted across the finish line all by himself to the world's best time of 2015.</div>

Usain Bolt wins 200 gold at worlds, then gets taken down by cameraman's Segway

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Russell Wilson says sports drink helped with hit to head

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Seattle <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/team/seattle-seahawks" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Seahawks</a> quarterback <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/player/russell-wilson" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Russell Wilson</a> says a sports drink helped him recover from a hit to the head during January's NFC Championship game. </div>
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Wilson <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/russell-wilson-the-chosen-one-20150826?page=4" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">made the comments</a> while promoting a new water-based sports drink in a <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Rolling Stone </em>story. </div>
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Wilson was hit in the head by the Green Bay <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/team/green-bay-packers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Packers</a>' <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/player/clay-matthews" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Clay Matthews</a> in the second quarter of the NFC Championship game after an interception. During the game, Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews <a href="http://thebiglead.com/2015/01/18/erin-andrews-says-russell-wilson-doesnt-have-concussion-because-team-doctors-checked-him-for-two-seconds/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">said</a> Seattle team doctors did not administer concussion tests to Wilson on the sideline. </div>
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Wilson played the rest of the game and the Super Bowl two weeks later.</div>
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Browns QB Johnny Manziel (elbow) likely to sit out Saturday

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<a href="http://www.si.com/college-football/player/johnny-manziel" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Johnny Manziel</a> continued to sit out of practice due to soreness in his throwing elbow and will likely miss Saturday's preseason game against the <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/team/tampa-bay-buccaneers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Buccaneers</a>, Browns head coach Mike Pettine <a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000516368/article/pettine-johnny-manziel-likely-to-miss-game-vs-bucs?campaign=tw-nf-sf12523616-sf12523616" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">said</a> Wednesday.</div>
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The second-year coach also <a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000516368/article/pettine-johnny-manziel-likely-to-miss-game-vs-bucs?campaign=tw-nf-sf12523616-sf12523616" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">said</a> the Browns are open to adding another quarterback, given the team has just two healthy signal-callers remaining in <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/player/josh-mccown" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Josh McCown</a> and Thad Lewis. Quarterback-turned-receiver Terrelle Pryor threw in some drills Wednesday, but the team isn't considering moving him back under center.</div>
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Manziel left Sunday's practice with elbow soreness and hasn't practiced since. The Browns are taking a cautious approach with the injury, which Pettine described as a “minor setback.”</div>
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•<a href="http://si.com/nfl/2015/08/06/johnny-manziel-mike-pettine-cleveland-browns-understanding-improvement" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mike Pettine: Johnny Manziel has improved understanding of game</span></a></div>
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Manziel has shown improvement this preseason, but <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/08/21/cleveland-browns-mike-pettine-johnny-manziel-josh-mccown-starting-quarterback" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">remains the team's backup</a> for now.</div>
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He completed 10 of 18 passes for 118 yards in Cleveland's last preseason game against the <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/team/buffalo-bills" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d8272d; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 900; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Bills</a>.</div>
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Browns QB Johnny Manziel (elbow) likely to sit out Saturday

Johnny Manziel continued to sit out of practice due to soreness in his throwing elbow and will likely miss Saturday's preseason game...

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