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Can Gennady Golovkin Really Save Olympic Boxing?

Gennady Golovkin is now World Boxing president — but can even a legend fix Olympic boxing after a decade of chaos? This deep-dive asks whether Golovkin and Pacquiao can deliver real reform, or if the sport is just hiding behind big names while corruption and circus fights drag it further into decline.

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‘Stay Busy’ Fights Are Killing Momentum — Time to Scrap Them?

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Boxing’s full of old-school wisdom. Keep your hands up. Protect yourself at all times. And if you’re not injured? Stay active. But in 2025, that last one’s started to wear thin. Because staying busy used to mean taking real fights — now, it often means padding your record, dodging risk, and boring the life out

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