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All Time Featherweight Tournament
By Cain Bradley, Boxing.com, Wed, 08 Feb 2017
I have taken the 16 best featherweights (any fighter can only be ranked in one division) of all time and put together a random draw?
People often try and compare fighters of different eras by discussing who is the greatest. One way to do this is to rank fighters by who achieved the most in their Read Full Story >>>The Cars of Manny Pacquiao
Car Keys, Wed, 08 Feb 2017
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao was boxing?s first octuple world champion, seizing titles from 112lbs to 154lbs over an 18-year period, he?s a true sporting superstar. Having been named ?Fighter of the Decade? for the 2000s and amassing over $500 million in career earnings, it?s no surprise tha Read Full Story >>> Jerry Izenberg's new book, ONCE THERE WERE GIANTS, is now on sale
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
?I was there. So was Jerry Izenberg. This is the way it was.? ?Larry Holmes, former heavyweight champion
?I have yet to find someone with as much knowledge of boxing as Jerry Izenberg.? ?Joe Cortez, Hall of Fame ref Read Full Story >>> Robert Garcia: Chavez Has Advantage With Memo's Help on Weight
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will play host to the May 6th catch-weight showdown between WBO super welterweight champion Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1) and former middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1). The bout will be distributed by HBO pay-per-view.
Ch?vez last fought in December wh Read Full Story >>> Canelo vs Chavez Jr: Does Leonard vs Hearns 2 suggest Chavez has a chance?
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
History often repeats itself...
For those looking for reasons to not count out underdog Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is his upcoming superfight with Canelo Alvarez, they need look no farther than the epic 1989 rematch between Sugar Ray Leonard and rival Thomas Hearns.
That classic bout, the 1989 Figh Read Full Story >>> No shame for David Price, career a success whatever happens
World Boxing News, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Winning an Olympic bronze medal and claiming British heavyweight title glory mean David Price can look back on his career with satisfaction no matter where the big man?s future lies.
At 33 years old and with four stoppage losses to his name, some have been quick to criticize Price via social medi Read Full Story >>> Bornea out to show worth vs. Yu
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
JADE Bornea is out to prove that he?s not all just hype as he faces fellow prospect Raul Yu for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) Youth super flyweight title in the main event of Brawl at the Mall on Feb. 26 at the Lagao Gym in Gen. Santos City. This fight is very important. As an ama Read Full Story >>> PAYAO-TINAMPAY HEADLINES 'RUMBLE SA TALAMBAN' ON FEB. 18
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Jhaleel Payao.
In its opening salvo of the year, Omega Pro Sports International (OPSI) stages 'Rumble sa Talamban' on February 18 at the Talamban Sports Complex north of Cebu City featuring Omega Gym's Jhaleel Payao vs Jason Tina Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor receives fitting call-out from arguably his most unpredictable potential opponent
By Ben Kiely, SportsJoe.ie, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
The "only hammerhead" in the UFC's lightweight division is just waiting for Conor McGregor to dip his toes back in the shark tank.
Whether the UFC's on board or not, Conor McGregor is convinced that his next fight will be inside a boxing ring. He's on the prowl for that money fight against Floyd Read Full Story >>> Canelo vs Chavez Jr odds to tighten? Julio looking gritty already
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Are the odds about to shift for May's superfight between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr?
According to a video posted by ESNews today, Julio Cesar Chavez is already looking somewhat fit some 3 months out.
Until now, the thought of Chavez Jr getting down to the catchweight limit of 164 Read Full Story >>> Huge KO should herald Mikey Garcia?s return to P4P prominence
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Leo Santa Cruz took a close one in Las Vegas.
Carl Frampton earned a featherweight trilogy, perhaps on his home turf.
But neither main-eventer was the biggest winner at the MGM Grand in late January.
Instead, that honor goes to Mikey Garcia, who ? while fighting for just the second time in Read Full Story >>> Boxers Who Are 1 Win Away from Being Elite
By Briggs Seekins, BleacherReport.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Every fighter I will be discussing here is ranked within his division's top 10. In a sense, then, they are all elite fighters.
But there are different kinds of elite. There is elite compared to the vast majority of professional fighters and then there is elite compared to other contenders.
Be Read Full Story >>> ROMERO DUNO IS ON TRACK IN HIS TRAINING
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Tagum City?s Romero Duno (12-1-0-11KO?s) who fights for the first time in California against the well-promoted Christian ?Chimpa? Gonzales (16-0-0, 14KO) of the famed Golden Boy Promotions for the WBC Youth InterContinental Ligh Read Full Story >>> Homecourt edge
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
DONNIE Nietes will most likely fight at home for his third division world title.
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer said yesterday that there is a huge chance of the Nietes vs. Eaktawan Morkrunthepthonburi bout for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title to be held Read Full Story >>> Oliver Flores' strong performance against Felix Verdejo embodies spirit of Havoc Boxing
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
NEW YORK CITY (February 6, 2017) - Nicaraguan lightweight Oliver "Trombita" Flores' strong performance this past Friday evening against undefeated, No. 1 ranked Felix "El Diamente" Verdejo, fought in front of more th Read Full Story >>> Mykal "The Professor" Fox: "Tre'Sean Wiggins is a dangerous opponent"
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Fox - Wiggins headlines this Saturday night at the Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland
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Fort Washington, MD (February 6, 2017)- Undefeated junior welterweight prospect, Mykal "The Professor" Fox will take on hard-punching Tre'Sean Wiggins in the eight-round main Read Full Story >>> Robert Garcia: Canelo, Chavez Both Have Family Pride on The Line
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
World class trainer Robert Garcia was in the running to train Julio C?sar Ch?vez Jr. (50-2-2) for his showdown against fellow Mexican Canelo ?lvarez (48-1-1). The clash, which will be fought at a catch weight of 164.5 pounds, takes place on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip.
Ga Read Full Story >>> Who should Amir Khan fight next -- Brook, Pacquaio, Garcia?
By Nick Parkinson, ESPN.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Amir Khan's goal for 2017 is to secure a big world title fight -- but what are his chances, and who will it be against?
The former world light-welterweight champion is waiting for his adviser Al Haymon to come up with a warm-up opponent for April or May.
Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) has had his distrac Read Full Story >>> IBF grant Brook v Spence extension request as agreement nears
World Boxing News, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kell Brook has been granted seven days to finalize a deal with Errol Spence Jr.
The purse bid deadline was set for Tuesday and the IBF had initially confirmed to WBN a decision must be made following an agreed injury delay.
"A Purse Bid for Read Full Story >>> Scorecard: Felix Verdejo returns with victory but fails to impress
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 07 Feb 2017
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:
Saturday at London, England
Chris Eubank Jr. TKO10 Renold Quinlan
Super middleweight
Records: Eubank Jr. (24-1, 19 KOs); Quinlan (11-2, 7 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Eubank, 27, of England, whose career is run by his fath Read Full Story >>>
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