By: William Holmes The Forum in Inglewood, California will be the host site for Saturday night’s HBO World Championship boxing telecast. Fan favorite Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will defend his WBA and WBC Interime Middleweight title against the winner of last year’s Boxcino Tournament Willie Monroe Jr. HBO will also be …
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By Ivan G. Goldman The post-fight stories about the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather extravaganza are moving fast and not terribly positive. Various news outlets are busy quoting each other about the fact that members of the Manny Pacquiao team could be charged with perjury for failing to disclose his shoulder injury …
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by Matthew N. Becher As the clock ticks down on the final installment of this historic series, ESPN airs its second to final edition of Friday Night Fights, live from the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT. Tonight will show some top prospects from rapper turn boxing promoter Curtis “50 …
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by Matthew N. Becher In the latest installment of Top Ranks “Friday Night Knockouts” on TruTV, a new chapter will be written as top young fighters will look to make their marks and take steps closer to bigger fights and future stardom. Photo: Top Rank The co-main event will bring …
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By Ivan G. Goldman If you paid $100 to see the “fight of the century” on pay-per-view, you just might identify with the investor in the old Wall Street refrain who points out, “The guy who sold me the stock made money, my broker made money. . .Two out of …
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Wrestling icon turned MMA gladiator Brock Lesnar took time out to talk about his next opponent Heath Herring, his training, why he made the transfer from pro wrestling to the UFC, and much more… BoxingInsider: Heading into your UFC fight against Frank Mir last February, there was a lot of …
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It’s always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980’s, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing history. Check this out… BoxingInsider: When was Mike at his prime best? Kevin Rooney: “When he beat …
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How fortunate I was to be able to talk boxing recently in New York City with the one and only Jake Lamotta, who is 90 years young and still is in very good health and fitness. The Hall of Fame former Middleweight champion talks about what made him so tough, …
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World renowned artist and boxing buff LeRoy Neiman recently discussed some current events in the boxing world with Boxinginsider: BoxingInsider.com: Who would win Sugar Ray Robinson or Bernard Hopkins? LeRoy Neiman: “I don’t know. It would be a hard fight. Sugar Ray Robinson was very smart. Not smarter than Hopkins …
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Boxinginsider.com: What do you remember from your first pro fight? Tim Witherspoon: That I was real nervous. REAL nervous. And it was a long wait, a swing-bout. I had to wait and wait. That was rough. It was the last bout. I was 21. (Versus) Joey Adams (in Upper Darby, …
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