By Jackie Kallen Being a Jewish fighter was not so unusual or special back when Benny Leonard, Barney Ross and Maxie Rosenbloom were competing. But in recent years, the only notable Jewish boxers have been Dmitry Salita and Yuri Foreman. Both men won world titles. Hoping to match (or exceed) …
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By Kirk Jackson TKO victory over undefeated junior welterweight prospect Vernon Paris. The victory puts Judah in a position to challenge the winner of the Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson IBF championship rematch taking place later in May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. …
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By Johnny Walker Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis, either one of the most underrated or overrated heavyweights out there, depending on your point of view (and there are plenty of people in both camps), makes his return from injury on May 19 in Texas, according to a press release out today. …
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by Charles Jay Sometimes fans have no idea when the fix is in. When I used to do commentary on fights – admittedly affairs that were shown mostly in third-world markets – one of my assignments took me to a western state (I’m not saying where), where two preliminary fighters …
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By Ivan G. Goldman In many cases it’s not anything inside the ropes that hurts a fighter’s career. It’s something out there, in his life. Lots of trainers will tell you that the most talented kids they ever had, for one reason or another, just stopped showing up in the …
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Lightweights “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy (21-1-1, 11 KOs) and “Dangerous” Dannie Williams (21-1, 17 KOs) will meet in the 10-round main event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra March 30. Friday’s co-feature will pit Hector “Macho” Camacho Jr. (53-4-1, 28 KOs), (son of former Super Featherweight and Lightweight …
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By Johnny Walker In what he hopes will be the second of three fights in 2012, world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko will face off with American heavyweight veteran Tony “The Tiger” Thompson on June 7 in Berne, Switzerland, according to a report on ESPN.com. Wlad ready to take on …
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by Charles Jay I don’t know enough about Manny Pacquiao’s tax situation or his earnings to tell you whether or not he is “cheating” the Philippine government out of their money; or rather, HIS money that they want to take. But I can tell you that Pacquiao has gotten way, …
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Puerto Rico New York Los Angeles Boxing fans can now go behind the scenes of the “Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto” press tour as a three-part video series produced chronicles each stop of the three-city tour. The tour, which made stops in San Juan, Puerto Rico, New York City and …
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