by Charles Jay I have worked with some fighters through the years, and have been around a lot of them. So I know enough to tell you that there is no such thing as a “fighter’s mindset” or a “fighter’s psychology” because they all tend to be different. Photo: Chris …
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By Johnny Walker When American fight fans hear the name Ibragimov, they probably think of the former WBO heavyweight champion Sultan, who made his mark in the division before retiring after a loss against Wladimir Klitschko. But Sultan’s cousin, Timur Ibragimov, is hoping that after his fight with American prospect …
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BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO In the late 1980’s, maybe even the very, very early ‘90’s, my Ultra-stocked collection of fights from all over the world (on the now old, bulky and somewhat useless VHS format) was getting out of hand. The more fights I had, the more complete I felt …
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Antonio Margarito arrives for his media day at the Kingsway Gym in New York for his upcoming highly-anticipated World Championship rematch against Miguel Cotto, Saturday, December 3, at Madison Square Garden. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Cotto Promotions, Tornado Promotions, AT&T, and Madison Square Garden, Cotto-Margarito II will …
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By: William Holmes HBO brings another star studded card to its viewers with a main event of Saul Alvarez against Kermit Cintron. Also on tonight’s card is a junior lightweight championship bout between Adrian Broner and Martin Rodriguez. A win by Alvarez should catapult him to a bigger payday against …
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by Hans Olson The most recent episode of HBO’s “24/7: Cotto/Margarito” provided us with another stirring landscape of emotions. For Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, the most glaring emotion we’veseen is anger. Photo: Ed Keenan/Top Rank “No matter what, I’m preparing myself to beat Margarito’s ass. He played with my …
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By Jackie Kallen Last week I was thinking that a Chavez, Jr fight against Sergio Martinez sounds intriguing. Now I am adding Canelo to the mix. I haven’t been this turned on by the boxing scene in awhile. There are finally some good matches on the horizon. Photo: Gene Blevins/Hogan …
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By: William Holmes Newly Viacom owned property Bellator Fighting Championships comes back to Atlantic City to close out their fifth season. After last week’s thrilling lightweight title upset of Michael Chandler over Eddie Alvarez, tonight’s card will have a lot to do to top Bellator 58. Featured on tonight’s MTV2 …
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By Dominic Sauboorah Throughout the 20th century boxing was considered to be one of the biggest attractions in the history of sport. Not just the fact that thousands of people from around the globe had the opportunity to witness two warriors clobbering one another in a somewhat barbaric and even …
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by Hans Olson For a moment, fight fans had something to get excited about when a report ran on ABS-CBN.com yesterday. “Negotiations are ongoing for my fight with Mayweather, but nothing is final,” said Manny Pacquiao at a press conference the WBO Welterweight Champion held in General Santos City in …
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