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Tommy Fury put an end to Jake Paul’s ‘hustle’ — thank God

Since suckers are born every minute, it means that the world is full of them. And for the past few years, Jake Paul — and his brother Logan — have been scamming “sports” fans like tourists who keep trying their luck at three-card monte. But, eventually, every fraud gets exposed. Mike Tyson once said...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Tue Feb 28 2023

boxing - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinI’d rather get in a ring with Greg Hardy than play pickup with D.K. Metcalf

Albert Pujols and D.K. Metcalf aren’t in the same universe athletically at this point in their lives. Yet, they shared a basketball court Friday as part of the NBA Celebrity Game, and I gotta say, it is startling that one of the greatest baseball players of this century — coming off a 24-home run sw...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Sat Feb 18 2023

Bomani Jones roasted Jake Paul like lamb on a spit

For anyone looking for a good laugh on this Sunday in which the only football on television is of the flag-snatching variety, a Bomani Jones interview with Jake Paul aired this weekend....

by Stephen Knox|

|Mon Feb 06 2023

Tom Brady's not the only star who couldn't quit the spotlight

For the second straight Feb. 1, Tom Brady retired from the National Football League. His first retirement lasted all of 40 days, coming back to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers minutes after the NCAA Tournament field was chosen on Selection Sunday. He’s now retired “for good” and the entire sports world kno...

by Eric Blum|

|Sun Feb 05 2023

<i>Power Slap </i>sucks so<i> </i>we've conceived 10 'combat sports' shows we'd rather watch

Have you watched Power Slap: Road to the Title on TBS? Highly recommended for torturing prisoners of war. It’s awful and I wrote about just how infuriating the show is at length. Something about the mind-numbing act of unprotected slaps to the face did get me thinking of combat sports that would do ...

by Eric Blum|

|Fri Feb 03 2023

IDIOT OF THE YEAR 2022: The complete rankings

Happy new year and welcome to the grand finale of Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR festivities — here’s hoping 2023 will be better. It probably won’t....

by Thomas Laforgia|

|Sun Jan 01 2023

IDIOT OF THE YEAR: The standings so far

Merry Christmas and welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR party! As we gear up for the unveiling of our top 10 next week, here are the first 40 dummies on our list. Enjoy....

by Thomas Laforgia|

|Sun Dec 25 2022

IDIOT OF THE YEAR: The countdown begins as we look back ruefully on 2022

Dearest reader! We meet again. It is that time of the year again… uh, namely, the end of the year, when we at Deadspin are proud to present our globally acclaimed celebration of stupidity, IDIOT OF THE YEAR! We’ll be with you over the next few weeks as we count down the haughtiest, most hypocritical...

by Thomas Laforgia|

|Tue Dec 20 2022

It’s impossible to be completely miserable (or happy) during the sports equinox

There are 17 gazillion things happening in sports right now, and as much as I’d like to update you on all the happenings of the opening weeks of the NBA and NHL, the World Series-deciding MLB rounds, College Football Playoff-ramification slates, and every NFL, EPL, MMA, boxing match, game, contest, ...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Tue Oct 25 2022

Yeah, Brady vs. Manning has nothing on Mahomes vs. Allen

Surely many of you believe that Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills should’ve been the Sunday Night Football matchup. It’s arguably the two best players and best teams in the league, played in front of a crowd that would be worked up into a lather no matter the weather....

by Stephen Knox|

|Mon Oct 17 2022

Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III was NOT a classic

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by boxing - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinCriss Partee|

|Sun Sep 18 2022

Boxing mega-fight: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford in November, possibly

Boxing is finally getting it right....

by Criss Partee|

|Thu Sep 15 2022

The Favorite

I won’t be alone in saying that Roger Federer was the first winner I consistently cheered for. Part of that was growing up in Chicago, when as a child, being a fan of a consistent winner really wasn’t much of an option (as it is now. And everything turns, turns, turns…). But a sports fan’s natural i...

by Sam Fels|

|Thu Sep 15 2022

Do Americans really care about soccer? We’ll find out

The unbearable heat of Qatar pushed the FIFA World Cup out of the summer months for the first time in the tournament’s history. In 2022, the quadrennial footballing soccer showcase won’t crown a new champion before jackets come out of closets across America. The upcoming global event will run from N...

by Eric Blum|

|Tue Sep 13 2022

The future is bleak for retired RBs

The phrase “taking one on the chin” has never been more appropriate than in the sport of boxing. Going into the Adrian Peterson vs. Le’Veon Bell boxing exhibition, we already knew who the better NFL running back was. But now we know who the better boxer is, or at least the one who lands a better pun...

by Criss Partee|

|Sun Sep 11 2022

Card subject to change

The Ultimate Fighting Championship isn’t having a banner week with plenty of drama and changes surrounding Saturday’s UFC 279 PPV, mostly caused by headlining welterweight Khamzat Chimaev. The Swedish fighter couldn’t wait until he entered the octagon to throw hands, first getting into a verbal alte...

by Eric Blum|

|Fri Sep 09 2022

Jake Paul’s next match is against a legend — whose glory days are well behind him

Look at Jake Paul stepping up his competition — in name recognition in the fight world at least....

by Stephen Knox|

|Thu Sep 01 2022

A big heavyweight title fight in on the horizon, so of course boxing is about to get crazy

Some people get annoyed by the process of how big fights are set up. For me, it’s the one time that I love raw, unregulated capitalism. People openly doing whatever it takes to get as much guaranteed money as possible, and as many eyeballs on the screen as possible....

by Stephen Knox|

|Wed Aug 24 2022

The NIL era is offering new avenues of exploitation

Name, image, and likeness deals were appropriately celebrated after the NCAA announced it was finally allowing the people making them billions of dollars to also get paid. However insane that sounds, NIL deals are a large step from what was the norm. Unfortunately, the gluttons at the table won’t ev...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Tue Aug 02 2022

Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis would be spectacular, but it takes more than a good matchup for fights to materialize

There are few things more overwhelming than the tornado that forms when two pugilists circle each other for months, and even years, before finally engaging each other in the ring. Right now, between King Vasiliy Lomachenko, Teófimo López, Devin Haney, Shakur Stevenson, Ryan Garcia, and Gervonta Davi...

by DJ Dunson|

|Wed Jul 20 2022

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