What’s the Definition of Toughness and Courage? CHUVALO! By: Ken Hissner How can you think of Canadian boxing without mentioning George Chuvalo? From 1956 through 1978 he had 93 fights without landing on the canvas once! That was after fighting the best fighters of his time with names like Floyd …
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Is The Featherweight Division The Best In Boxing? by John Freund Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz just weighed in for their upcoming bout tomorrow night at MGM’s Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Both fighters matched the 126-pound weight limit, and both looked determined as they met face-to-face for the …
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HBO Boxing After Dark Preview: Francisco Vargas vs. Miguel Berchelt, Takashi Miura vs. Mickey Roman By: William Holmes On Saturday night HBO will present two fights on their Boxing After Dark Series to run against the Showtime card that features a rematch between Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton. Saturday’s …
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Fool’s Gold: The demise of Golden Boy? By: Kirk Jackson When it rains, surely does it pour. The man referred to within the realms of boxing and entertainment as “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya, along with his boxing promotional company (Golden Boy Promotions), are involved in many headlines …
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“Boots” Ennis & Eight Unbeaten Boxers Saturday at Philly’s 2300 Arena! By: Ken Hissner Headlining Saturday at the 2300 Arena in South Philly in a Victory Boxing Promotions will be the best prospect this writer has seen out of Philly since 1984 Gold Medalist Meldrick Taylor. Jaron “Boots” Ennis, 8-0 …
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Breaking News: Haymon Wins Legal Battle Against Golden Boy By: Sean Crose Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions has lost a lawsuit worth hundreds of millions of dollars against boxing guru Al Haymon, and his Premiere Boxing Champions series. John F Walters, the judge presiding, dismissed the case without …
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Conspiracies Real and Imagined? Golden Boy Takes a Loss in District Court By: Eric Lunger James DeGale took a savage beating from the hands of Badou Jack last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Despite a perforated eardrum and two lost front teeth, the judges rendered a rare …
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Showtime World Championship Boxing Preview: Lee Selby vs. Jonathan Victor Barros, Dejan Zlaticanin vs. Mikey Garcia, Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton By: William Holmes On Saturday night a rematch of the consensus fight of the year between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz will take place in Las Vegas …
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Hoped For Brook-Kahn Matchup Ain’t Happening By: Sean Crose The truth is that many American fight fans would love to see British welterweights Kell Brook and Amir Khan throw down. In their homeland, however, a Brook-Khan bout could prove to be positively explosive (in a very good way). Unfortunately, those …
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The Harder They Fall: Gladys Rosa—A Conversation (Part II) By Kent Wallace (Authors Note: When we last left Gladys Rosa, the young, no-nonsense lass was being pitched by boxing legend Don King—but not biting. Let’s take it from there…) So I’m back at the 92 (my office), seated beside Cindy …
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