HBO PPV Boxing Preview: Canelo vs. Chavez, Lemieux vs. Reyes, Matthysse vs. Taylor By: William Holmes On Saturday night HBO will televised another Canelo Alvarez Pay Per View as he takes on fellow Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. This bout will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las …
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Muhammad Ali’s Offer of a Million to “Sugar” Ray Robinson Rejected! By: Ken Hissner It was after Muhammad Ali won the world title in 1964 over then champion Sonny Liston that he announced he had joined the Nation of Islam. Considered by most historians as the greatest pound for pound …
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Can Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Defeat Canelo Alvarez? By: Kirk Jackson Saturday May 6, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 48-1-1 (34 KO’s) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico engages in Mexican-civil war with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 50-2-1 (32 KO’s) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining HBO …
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The Battle of Mexico: Canelo v. Chavez Jr. By: Matthew N. Becher One of the greatest fan bases in the sport of boxing is, without question, the Mexican people. They have a very rich and deep history associated with the sport and a group of some of the greatest fighters …
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How Julio Caesar Chavez Jr Found Himself Back In Fans’ Good Graces By: Sean Crose It wasn’t so long ago that the majority of boxing fans seemed to be down, way down, on the son of the great Julio Caesar Chavez. Sure, Julio Caesar Chavez Jr still had a fan …
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Canelo, Chavez, Wilder, Ali, Frazier, and more… By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 25th to May 2nd, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. “Mano-A-Mano: The Battle for Mexico” to …
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Quienes el Rey? Canelo Alvarez or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.? By: Kirk Jackson Who is the King of Mexico? Mexico, a nation historically grand with tremendous boxerspast and present – Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricardo Lopez, Erik Morales, Salvador Sanchez, Lupe Pintor, Daniel Zaragoza, Marco Antonio Barrera, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., …
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3 Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Winners in Papp, Stevenson & Savon! By: Ken Hissner Hungarian southpaw Laszlo Papp won Olympic Gold Medals in boxing in 1948, 1952 and 1956. When the Communist country of Hungary finally allowed Papp to turn professional in 1957 he was not permitted to box other …
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Never Mind The Post-Fight Hype, Joshua-Klitschko Was A Big Deal. Here’s Why. By: Sean Crose Some people are driven insane by the kind of hyperbole that surrounds any major event. For instance, I get put off by fellow Star Wars nuts who simply praise all things Star Wars to the …
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Canelo: The Face of Boxing By: Francisco Martinez Saul Canelo Alvarez, the cash cow, the face of boxing. Boxings current PPV star and considered by many as the best fighter at the moment. Canelo takes on countryman rival Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this May 6th in his second visit at …
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