By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 8th to March 15th , covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach Arrive in Los Angeles to Begin Phase Two of Training …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 1st to March 8th , covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. HBO Condemns Comments of Manny Pacquiao While he was campaigning for a Senate seat Manny …
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By Sean Crose Make no mistake about it, former IBF middleweight champ David Lemieux took quite a beating from Gennady Golovkin last fall in their middleweight title unifier. No one can argue, however, that Lemieux, now 34-3, didn’t come across as a brave and noble foe for the feared GGG. …
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By Kirk Jackson ***Disclaimer: The contents of this article are in good fun. Even in retirement, Floyd Mayweather continues to rack up victories. The former pound for pound boxing king may no longer be regarded as an active fighter, but he remains a fixture in combat sports. At the head …
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By: Matthew N. Becher Showtime boxing put on a three card fight from the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to showcase some of the sports young talents. It was supposed to be a night to highlight some prospects and present them with stepping stone fights, to begin the next chapters …
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By: Matthew N. Becher HBO looked to put on a show from the Nation’s capital in the DC Armory. The night started off with a very well contested fight for the WBO Welterweight title between Sadam Ali and Jesse Vargas. Both fighters went back and forth, showing their grit, until …
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NYC Press Conf: CANELO ALVAREZ, WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion: “When I come out, I bring 100 percent and this will be no exception. “I love coming to New York City, the fans are always great here. “Amir Khan is a strong fighter, and I know he …
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By Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez is not all that interested in facing Gennady Golovkin. That, my friends, is simply all there is to it. Don’t believe it? Check out any interview Canelo has done in the past week and ask yourself if this is a man ready, eager and willing …
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By Sean Crose On a conference call once with Mike Tyson, I heard the heavyweight great refer to boxing as a “hurt business.” This remains quite true. For if this past weekend proved anything, it’s that a dominating performance trumps a merely adequate one. And dominant performances in the ring …
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By William Holmes On Saturday night a special edition of Showtime Boxing will be televised live from the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. It will feature at least three televised bouts, including Philadelphia super welterweight contender Julian “J-Rock” Williams taking on Italian boxer Marcello Mantano in an IBF …
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