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Rafael Nadal Favorite to Make Roland Garros History
Rafael Nadal needs to become the sole holder of the record for Roland Garros titles; He needs to move up the all-time Grand Slam charts, making it to 11, five less than Federer; He needs to stop Novak Djokovic’s streak of Grand Slam titles. He needs to win the 2012 French Open, in 8 words.
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Worst Case Scenario
The worst thing about waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to finally get in the ring? Knowing there’s a chance that it’ll happen, but only when both of them are too far away from their peak, even barely relevant to the boxing world. For now, both fighters are in a very different place and […]
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Rafael Nadal Finally Has the Edge Back Over Novak Djokovic
There’s still some time before the Roland Garros (six days), but Rafael Nadal has proven that he’s still the man to beat this clay season after claiming another Masters title by beating Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters to claim his 7th title in Italy’s capital.
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Soccer (Real Football) vs (American) Football – The Never Ending Story
The most popular sport in the world is football. Not American football. No no. That weird thing they call soccer in the USA, which has a rising league called the MLS as its ambassador in North America. For the rest of the world, most of it at least, it’s the biggest pass time there is. A religion […]
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Losing Faith in Boxing – From Mayweather vs Pacquiao to Berto and Peterson Positive Tests
Instead of getting fights we want, like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, we get feuds and talk about PPV shares; Sums none of really understand; Instead of great rematches like Khan – Peterson and Victor Ortiz – Andre Berto, we get news of positive drug tests and rescheduled fights.
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Appreciating Leinster & Brad Thorn’s Championships Hunger
Brad Thorn isn’t the best player in the world, nor is he the best lock in the world. But the 37 year old All Black added another trophy to his loaded cabinet; He’s now the first and only player to play for a Rugby World Cup, Tri-Nation, Super Rugby and Heineken Cup champion. He might add the Pro 12 title next Sunday.
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The Manny Pacquiao – Gay Marriage – Fight Promotion Connection
Why did Manny Pacquiao need this gay marriage mess? He didn’t. But maybe he has picked up a page or two from the Floyd Mayweather book of how to promote a fight. Against someone like Timothy Bradley, you need to do a lot of promotion to get impressive PPV numbers.
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Roger Federer is the Best (Blue) Clay Player in the World
Look Out, Tennis World. Roger Federer clinched his first clay title since winning the Roland Garros in 2009. That year he also won the Madrid Open for the first time, predicting the good things to come. Blue clay, Red Clay, doesn’t matter. After beating Tomas Berdych, Federer climbs back to #2 spot on the ATP rankings at the expense of Rafael Nadal.
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao – The Bob Arum Solution
Since Floyd Mayweather won an impressive unanimous decision against Miguel Cotto to claim the WBA Light Middleweight title, two things have been discussed – Whether this was Mayweather’s last professional boxing fight & how can a fight with Manny Pacquiao come into existence.
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Floyd Mayweather, Bigger PPV Draw Than Manny Pacquiao?
Floyd Mayweather has more haters than actual fans, but that doesn’t make him any less interesting. Buoyed by facing Miguel Cotto, a highly followed fighter by his own rights, the Mayweather – Cotto fight brought in over 1.5 million viewers on PPV, generating over $94 million on the night.