by Charles Jay It would be a stretch to say that Andy Lee got one step closer to a title shot with his second-round stoppage of Saul Duran on Saturday night in Detroit. It was nothing more than tune-up time. Getting that tune-up opponent was the difficult part. It was …
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by Charles Jay Talk about bad timing. A Wall Street Journal article that was released on Wednesday discussed the notion that Manny Pacquiao might actually be a prime candidate to someday run for president (http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2012/03/07/pacquiao-for-president-in-the-philippines/?mod=rss_asia_whats_news). Here’s an excerpt: “Increasingly, the boxer has surrounded himself with seasoned politicians as advisers who …
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By Jackie Kallen It was almost 34 years ago when I attended my first professional fight. The venue was the Olympia Stadium in Detroit and the featured fighters were Thomas Hearns and Mickey Goodwin and other boxers from the Kronk Gym. The crowd cheered with every punch and I fell …
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By Kirk Jackson Another chapter in the historic rivalry between Mexico vs. Puerto Rico concluded last night as Orlando Salido successfully defended his WBO Super Featherweight Title against Juan Manuel Lopez in their much anticipated rematch that is certainly a fight of the year candidate. Photo Credit: Amanda Kwok/SHOWTIME The …
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By: William Holmes Showtime broadcasted a championship card from the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico in which three of the world’s top featherweights competed. In the opening bout, Miguel Garcia remained undefeated as he stopped Bernabe Concepcion in the seventh round. Garcia battered Concepcion from the opening …
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UFC via BZA sent out the following: FAST-PACED PREMIERE A SUCCESS FOR THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® LIVE ON FX Unique one round format decided fate of 16 fights Series resumes next Friday on FX at regular time of 10 p.m. ET/PT LAS VEGAS (March 9, 2012) – Sixteen of the best …
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By Johnny Walker According to a post on promoter Frank Maloney’s website, WBC president Jose Sulaiman has nixed the idea of a fight between his heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and former WBA champ David Haye of England. Both Klitschko and Haye have been chomping at the bit to fight each …
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by Charles Jay Emanuel Steward has been talking about Andy Lee ever since he turned pro, and we are perhaps all about to find out just what he can do. He’s aiming at WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., a young man with a number of options, and he’s …
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By Johnny Walker Monte Barrett: King of New Zealand? When Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett defeated David Tua last year in the Tuamanator’s back yard Down Under, it looked like the future was rosy for the New York heavyweight boxing veteran. Alas, things haven’t worked out quite as Barrett [35-9-2, 20 …
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By William Holmes At this time last year, one of the fights that most fans were salivating over was a potential matchup between Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa in the featherweight division. Both fighters had a lot of hype behind them, fought in the same division, and were promoted …
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