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Patrick Connor

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Author and combat sports writer with a tendency to focus on boxing's history. Work can be seen at various boxing outlets. Also co-host of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio.

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Mayweather-Pacquiao is over and boxing is dead, again

Mayweather-Pacquiao is over and boxing is dead, again

The record-smashing numbers done by Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao won’t save boxing any more than years…

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When the Pacific Northwest First Bared Its Knuckles for a Prizefight | OZY

When the Pacific Northwest First Bared Its Knuckles for a Prizefight | OZY

When illegal gambling financed fight purses and the state couldn’t tax money changing hands at secret bouts, …

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Bigger Than Antitrust: Boxing and the Ali Act

Bigger Than Antitrust: Boxing and the Ali Act

The Muhammad Ali Reform Act is at the center of a lawsuit from Golden Boy Promotions against Al Haymon, but t…

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Steve Forbes is bringing pro boxing back to Portland

Steve Forbes is bringing pro boxing back to Portland

Portland, Oregon used to be a fight town. Local former champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes and his partner Christ…

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Patrick Connor: Top 10 hardest punchers in boxing today

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By Patrick Connor
| Ring Magazine Verified
In fairness, keeping up with the sport's ever-flowing talent takes time and effort, making boxing fans a dedicated and niche group. It’s just that boxing’s heroes and villains are disposable, and must be to maintain the supply. Nobody gets tired of knockouts, though. Frightening and somehow fulfilling, big punches and those who deliver them have always drawn more attention than anything else in combat sports.
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Chiefs close out rain-delayed win over Full Count Rhythm

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By Patrick Connor
| Paducah Sun Verified
Chiefs catcher Carson Reed trots into home to score during Paducah’s 6-0 win over Full Count Rhythm on Friday night. Over a month ago, a four-run second inning had the Paducah Chiefs in firm control of their season opener against the Full Count Rhythm, before a rain delay brought the game to a halt. Now, well over halfway through the season, the Chiefs closed out what turned into a 6-0 victory in the first leg of a doubleheader, capitalizing on the head start to score a much-needed victory.
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Coaches, administrators getting ahead during KHSAA dead period

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By Patrick Connor
| Paducah Sun Verified
As the Carlisle County Comets and teams across Kentucky navigate the KHSAA’s annual dead period, head boy’s basketball coach and athletic director Brian O’Neill shared his perspective on the two-week stretch. Each summer, the KHSAA’s annual dead period can present a number of challenges for athletic programs across the state, as the link between program and player is completely severed for a two week span.
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