By Johnny Walker British heavyweight rising star Tyson Fury has vacated the British and Commonwealth titles he won last year in a big victory over Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora. The move nixes a proposed clash of the giants matching the 6’9” tall Fury with fellow British sensation, 6’8” David Price, …
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By Kirk Jackson It depends who you ask and what are the level of expectations. Of course with a name like Chavez, you certainly have HUGE SHOES to fill in the Mexican boxing community. His father, Julio Caser Chavez Sr., is a legend and one of the all-time boxing greats. …
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By Johnny Walker They are often referred to as just “the Klitschkos,” with the implication being that heavyweight champions Wladimir and Vitali are clones of each other, that they fight the same way and have the same attitude in the ring. In actuality, nothing could be further from the truth. …
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by Charles Jay As folks were watching Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday, they were probably very impressed with the way he was performing, considering three factors, at the very least: (a) past efforts, which have found him to be at least a notch or two …
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By Jackie Kallen Some say the road to the top is the hardest, but others believe it is that long comeback ride that really tests a fighter’s mettle. We will find out on the 17th, what Michael Dallas, Jr. is made of. He will fight Miguel Gonzalez on ESPN2 and …
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By Hans Olson So it’s official. Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV against the undefeated Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao’s advisor, Michael Koncz, confirmed this in a story reported by ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael Monday. “From our end, the fight is …
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by Hans Olson Former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal hasn’t had much luck finding an opponent willing to face him in the ring lately—he hasn’t fought since his loss to Bernard Hopkins last May. Jean’s hard luck continued yesterday when the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in …
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by Charles Jay Ken Hershman, formerly of Showtime, has just taken the desk as head of HBO Sports, which means that he will be the point man for any and all arrangements having to do with a prospective fight between Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. So what he has to say …
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By Michelle Rosado Obviously, this fight between Miguel Cotto and Flord Mayweather should have happened 4 years ago, but better late than never. It is a best match up that could have went down today. Obviously, everyone from fight freaks to the casual boxing fans wanted to see Mayweather-Paquiao, but …
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Bringing “Sportainment” at its best, Raj Kundra, entrepreneur and husband to Bollywood Celebrity & Big Brother Winner Shilpa Shetty along with Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt have come together to announce the launch of the country’s first professional organized, MMA – Mixed Martial Arts fighting League, SFL – Super Fight League. …
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