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Five keys for Canelo Alvarez against Miguel Cotto
By Bernardo Pilatti , ESPN.com, Thu, 19 Nov 2015
Former unified junior middleweight titlist Canelo Alvarez faces middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on Saturday in another chapter of the great rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) will square off against Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas (HBO PPV, 9 Read Full Story >>>De La Hoya responds in verbal spat with Cotto
By Bryce Miller , San Diego Union Tribune, Thu, 19 Nov 2015
The verbal spat outside the ring is providing sparks before Saturday?s real fight between boxers Miguel Cotto and ?Canelo? Alvarez.
Oscar De La Hoya, the hall of fame former champion who promotes Alvarez, told reporters that Cotto?s refusal to pay the full WBC sanctioning fee of $300,000 for the Read Full Story >>> Drian Francisco: ?I?m bringing my best for this fight?
By Carlos Cinco, Yibada, Thu, 19 Nov 2015
Former world title challenger, Drian "Gintong Kamao" Francisco (28-3-1, 22 KO's) of Agoncillo, Batangas has just made his way to Las Vegas in time for his showdown with super bantamweight champion Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KO's) of Cuba. Francisco feels calm and confident of victory Read Full Story >>> South African Heavyweights: A Tapestry
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Thu, 19 Nov 2015
The heavyweights have truly played a major role in cementing the rich legacy of boxing in South Africa?
Over the years, the South Africa boxing landscape has been dotted with highly talented small and mid-weight boxers. These include, but are not limited to, Willie ?Wavy Haired Master? Smith, Vu Read Full Story >>> Sometimes sports are more than just sports
By Derrick Mead, Wellington Daily News, Thu, 19 Nov 2015
It?s just a game.
Now there?s a sentence we?ve all heard ? and probably said ? time and time again. And it?s usually true.
But sometimes it?s not.
Every now and then, sports become transcendent. Sports can do wonders. Sports can work miracles.
?Miracle on Ice,? Lake Placid, New York, 1980.
Tens Read Full Story >>> The boxing world reacts to Ronda Rousey defeat
By John Dennen, BoxingNews, Thu, 19 Nov 2015
LAST weekend was a relatively quiet one for boxing. Nick Blackwell engaged in a stirring British middleweight title battle, Jarrett Hurd upset Frank Galarza but the buzz was generated by another combat sport, mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey losing to former boxer Holly Holm in the UFC.
It?s Read Full Story >>> Can Cotto-Alvarez uphold middleweight's great tradition?
By Nigel Collins, ESPN.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
You don't hear much about Jack "The Nonpareil" Dempsey these days, and there's nothing surprising about that. After all, the boxer whose nickname means "without equal" threw his final competitive punch in January 1895 and died of tuberculosis less than 11 months later at the age of 32.
If Dempsey Read Full Story >>> Abraham motivated for Murray challenge
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
Abraham - Murray part of a split-site championship doubleheader this Saturday on AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment at 3 PM ET / 12 noon PT
San Diego, CA - November, 18 2015 --.Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) aims to extend his dom Read Full Story >>> Frank De Alba not looking past Jesus Lule this Friday, November 20th at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
Plus undefeated Antowyan Aikens, Terrence Williams, Hafiz Montgomery and Scott Kelleher
Philadelphia , PA (November 17, 2015)--With a big fight staring him in the face, Frank De Alba is not looking past Jesus Lule This Friday night, November 20 as King's Promotions will present a big night of p Read Full Story >>> East and West battle in Kings Cup
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
Eight of the brightest and finest pool sharks in the world battle starting today when the First Kings Cup of Pool unwraps at the posh Resorts World Hotel.
Asia's best Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante of Read Full Story >>> Free seminar for contact sports on brain functions
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
A FREE seminar for contact sports athletes on how to heal and improve brain functions will be conducted by Filipino doctor from the United States this Friday, November 20 in Davao City.
It will be held at the office of the Ga Read Full Story >>> Just How Significant Is Cotto-Canelo?
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
This Saturday, I, like many others will be tuned in to see Miguel Cotto battle Saul Canelo Alvarez for the lineal and WBC middleweight championship of the world. It?s one hell of a matchup, really. Cotto is completely rejuvenated since teaming with Freddie Roach. His body attack is back, and so is h Read Full Story >>> Could legs be the difference for Alvarez and Cotto on November 21?
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
There?s an old way of thinking that women weaken legs.
No less an authority than Mickey Goodwill, the grouchy trainer of Rocky Balboa, espoused this thinking 38 years ago in the classic film Rocky.
Surprisingly, Goodwill is not alone.
Freddie Roach, whose fighter, WBA middleweight cha Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach: 'We will be the first to knock out Alvarez'
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach got rolling Monday, running through a list of reasons why he believes Miguel Cotto will knock out Canelo Alvarez and retain the middleweight title on Saturday when they meet at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Cotto came to Roach in early 2013, a very shopworn 32-year-old Read Full Story >>> Disgrace Is Relative
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
?I don?t need belts,? said Cotto. ?I have enough belts in my house and with $1.1 million I can buy any belt I want??
After Cotto was stripped of his middleweight title by the WBC just days before his fight with Canelo Alvarez for refusing to pony up the big bucks the sanctioning body demanded, ev Read Full Story >>> Mexico, Puerto Rico risk national bragging rights in Cotto vs. Canelo
By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
The Puerto Rican salsa band and Mexican mariachi act alternated control of the Mandalay Bay casino floor?s sound waves.
Those wearing green, white and red on everything from wigs to tennis shoes swapped out spots closest to the boxing ring with a smaller group waving red, white and blue flags.
Read Full Story >>> Canelo a 3:1 favorite to beat Cotto
FightNews.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
All eyes will be on Las Vegas Saturday night as lineal middleweight world champion Miguel Cotto takes on Canelo Alvarez in a highly anticipated matchup. The younger Alvarez is running as about a -300 favorite in the bout, while Cotto backers can get +225. If Alvarez wins, he will be WBC champion. If Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan joins consortium to buy Bolton Wanderers FC
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
Former world champion Amir Khan has joined a group of investors bidding to take control of English Football League side Bolton Wanderers FC.
The 28 year-old is part of Sports Shield, a company aiming to buy out the current owners in a move that would see chairman Phil Gartside leave the club afte Read Full Story >>> Richard Schaefer Getting "The Itch" To Return To Boxing
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
Back in September, former Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer was pondering the possibility of returning to the sport.
Schaefer co-founded Golden Boy with best friend Oscar De La Hoya. He served as CEO of the company for 14 years.
After months of internal friction with De La Hoya, Sc Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao setting in for noble ending
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2015
 
IF you get hit, then hit back. Hard.
That, says the unbeaten world light welterweight boxing champion Terence Crawford, was what his mother had taught him.
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