It was three months ago when Mark Kriegel, an accomplished boxing author whose works include “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini,” predicted to me how the buildup to a Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight would eventually turn.
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The movie wasn’t much different seven months later, which to say Sergey Kovalev was good for about six rounds against Andre Ward before the fuel gauge hit the danger zone and the vehicle’s power began to sputter.
The excitement around a Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward rematch was modest, so losing headlines to another bout days before the fight hardly did those involved any favors.
Boxing’s history is defined by characters, and a Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Conor McGregor fight would offer a bonanza of them.
Golden Boy Promotions sure knows how to throw a party when one is needed most, surpassing even the best Cinco De Mayo weekend festivities imaginable by announcing that the one fight fans have waited years for is finally official.
While the focus mainly has been pointed directly at Julio Chavez Jr. this week, those in the Canelo Alvarez camp have said all the right things about GGG being next in line.
Henderson’s Jerry Izenberg will be signing his new book “Once There Were Giants — The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing” at 5 p.m. Friday at Barnes & Noble, 567 N. Stephanie, in Henderson.