By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 9th to December 16th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Roc Nations Sports Throne Boxing Lineup for January 9th Roc Nation Sports January 9th lineup for …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Top welterweights can’t seem to get each other out of there these days, a sorry state of affairs dismally demonstrated on two big televised shows out of Las Vegas this weekend. Could it be we pay too much attention to the wrong weight division? On HBO, …
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By Sean Crose Various outlets are reporting that Manny Pacquiao has promptly responded to Floyd Mayweather’s impromptu challenge to finally get it on in the ring on May Second of next year. And, according to most reports, the man from General Santos City is a bit put off with Mayweather …
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by William Holmes Top Rank Promotions partnered up with Peltz Boxing and Bam Boxing on Saturday evening to present a nine-bout card at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The first bout of the night was between James Robinson (3-1-2) and Fred Jenkins Jr. (8-1) in the junior middleweight division. …
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By: William Holmes The Illusions Theatre in San Antonio, Texas, was the host site for Friday’s Showtime boxing card that featured three televised fights and featured several fights from Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s promotional team. The first bout of the night was between Chris Pearson (11-0) and Steven Martinez (15-2) in …
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By Sean Crose It amazes me how positively glib and self-assured some people are. Floyd Mayweather shows up on television Friday night to call out Manny Pacquiao, and some highly esteemed fight writers instantly respond by rolling their eyes in a very public manner. Seriously? Have we become that jaded? …
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By Sean Crose Floyd Mayweather was in San Antonio, Texas on Friday night to watch friend Ishe Smith battle the slick Cuban master Erislandy Lara. Wearing his trademark sunglasses, Floyd appeared as cool and relaxed as always. Those who were expecting the man to appear in pieces after witnessing a …
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by Johnny Walker The sports fans out there who claim boxing is dead and should be buried were handed a gift tonight during a farcical three-hour card presented on ESPN-2 that ended up with drug cheat and former light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver returning at age 46 as a heavyweight and …
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By Jackie Kallen Golden Boy has put together quite a nice fight card at the MGM in Las Vegas Saturday night. It’s a full night of boxing, with a total of 90 proposed rounds of action. If every fight goes the distance (unlikely), that could add up to a marathon …
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By: William Holmes Both Showtime and HBO will be televising competing cards from Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. The Cosmopolitan City of Las Vegas will be the host site for Saturday’s Top Rank promoted and HBO televised card and will feature two world title fights supporting the main event …
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