By: William Holmes The Century Link Center in Omaha, Nebraska was again the host site for Terence Crawford’s WBO Lightweight title defense. This was the second time HBO was in Omaha, Nebraska in 2014, and Crawford is establishing himself as a major draw in the Midwest. HBO first showed a …
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Tyson Fury prepares for his upcoming fight with Dereck Chisora with trainer Peter Fury Leave a Comment
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by Johnny Walker Ruslan “The Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov made his return to the ring in Moscow today, the junior welterweight’s first appearance since losing a controversial split decision to American Chris Algieri, who was made to look ridiculously outclassed and overmatched versus a disdainful Manny Pacquiao in a pay-per-view event …
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Significance: To the boxing fan who cares about having one definitive champion per weight class, this fight holds a great deal of significance. After his sensational victories over the ultra-talented but slightly undersized Yuriorkis Gamboa and longtime belt-holder Ricky Burns, Terrence Crawford, 24-0-0-(17 ko’s), is now generally regarded as the …
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by Sean Crose Way back on April 2nd, 2002, Jose Luis Castillo defeated Floyd Mayweather in a WBC lightweight title bout. Oh, the judges gave the victory to Mayweather, but Castillo won the bout. Don’t believe me? Check it out on YouTube for yourself. Castillo wasn’t supposed to win, the …
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By Chris ‘Polish Hitman’ Morris “Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, – it largely increases the product.” — P.T. Barnum “There’s a sucker born every minute” — David Hannum criticizing P.T. Barnum and his customers “Yesterday, I was lying. Today, I’m telling the truth.” — …
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by Kirk Jackson It was no surprise Manny Pacquiao 57-5-2 (38 KO’s) emerged victorious over the Chris Algieri 20-1 (KO’s) in their bout this past weekend in Macau, China. Pacquiao was a 7-1 favorite and he showed why, flooring Algieri a total of six times and winning a unanimous decision …
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By: William Holmes On Saturday, November 28th, HBO will broadcast the replay of Manny Pacquiao’s twelve round destruction of Chris Algieri and immediately following it will broadcast two live world title fights from Omaha, Nebraska. Top Rank Promotions’ Terence Crawford will be fighting in his hometown for the second time …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of November 18th to November 25th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. HBO to Broadcast Replay of Pacquiao vs. Algieri HBO will present a replay of Manny Pacquiao …
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