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Welcome to the Hall, Jim
By Michael Woods, RingTV.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2015
His excellence and longevity put him on the shortest of lists as blow-by-blow ?TBE.?
Jim Lampley, ace descriptor for HBO, first got into boxing when blowhard par excellence Howard Cosell threw up his hands after seeing one too many mismatches on air. His loss, our gain.
Lampley, age 66, the ta Read Full Story >>>More than 1,000 bikers join Duterte for President 2016 fun ride
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2015
DAVAO CITY -- More than 1,000 bikers from different groups joined the first Duterte for President 2016 Bikers? Movement Fun Ride held June 14 in an out-and-back course at the Rizal Park.
Among the groups came from the Terrai Read Full Story >>> Mike Tyson sounds off: He loved the Rebels and considered one legendary fighter the best of all time
By Ray Brewer, Las Vegas Sun, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Mike Tyson walked into Piero?s, the iconic Italian restaurant in the heart of Las Vegas where a who?s who of locals dine, and instantly felt at home.
Tyson, the boxing knockout artist whom fans were so interested in watching they bought pay-per-views knowing his fights would last only minutes, st Read Full Story >>> 2015 NBA Finals -- Warriors move 1 win away from championship
By Adeline Deladisma, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
OAKLAND -- "My goal is to see confetti at the end of the game!" a proud (and loud) Pinoy member of the Warrior faithful shouted in the middle of the third quarter.
The atmosphere inside the Oracle Arena on Sunday ni Read Full Story >>> PARRENAS WILL GO FOR A KNOCKOUT IF HE SEES AN OPENING AGAINST CARMONA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
World Boxing Organization super flyweight champion Warlito ?Cowboy? Parrenas will go for a knockout if he sees an opening when he faces Mexico?s David Carmona in their Interim title fight on July 4 in Mexico City.
Parr Read Full Story >>> The Hit Squad: 12 fighters that will knock your ass out
By John Gatling, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
They began as "The Unusual Suspects".
2014 was by most accounts a down year for the sport of boxing after a tremendous campaign the year prior. Most of this had to do with a shifting of the guard and transition, as a cadre of new and emerging young stars began to assault their way into your livin Read Full Story >>> Opinion: How to deal with overweight cases
By Joe Koizumi, FightNews.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Nicholas Waters failed to pass the weigh-in of the contracted and stipulated 126-pound, forfeited his WBA featherweight belt on the scale, but actually defeated the slated challenger Miguel Marriaga on Saturday in New York. It?s a shameful incident against the weight category system of boxing, since Read Full Story >>> The left hand heard around the world: Sergio Martinez calls time on career
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Former world champion Sergio Martinez has announced his retirement from the sport with immediate effect after admitting defeat in his attempts to return from severe knee problems.
The Argentinian, who turned 40 earlier this year, has been dogged by knee trouble in recent years and has now decided Read Full Story >>> Six Crucial Questions For Premier Boxing Champions; Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno, The Boxing Tribune, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
No matter what you hear via media speculation, nobody outside of Haymon Boxing and their direct business contacts knows the long-term strategy of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) project.
Could they be angling for an exclusive network deal? Maybe the goal is a dedicated 24-7 cable network with Read Full Story >>> Triple G on Fighting Oscar De La Hoya -- 'Stranger Things Have Happened'
TMZ.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Don't rule out a fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Gennady Golovkin -- 'cause after ODLH called out Triple G last week ... his rep tells TMZ Sports, "Stranger things have happened."
GGG's rep says the boxer is well aware of the TMZ Sports video in which 42-year-old Oscar says he thinks about mak Read Full Story >>> Aftermath: On Deontay Wilder, Nicholas Walters, Felix Verdejo, Erislandy Lara, and More
By Jimmy Tobin , The Cruelest Sport, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Joe Frazier famously remarked that Marvin Hagler had three strikes against him: he was black, he was a southpaw, and he was good. Whether those stigmas still hold in boxing is debatable, though it is likely Erislandy Lara can find solace in them.
The truth of the matter, however, is that Lara, bo Read Full Story >>> Nicholas Walters prevails, but Felix Verdejo is star
By Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Midway through the fifth round of the featherweight title bout between Nicholas Walters and Miguel Marriaga on Saturday, the Garden?s Theater was so quiet that Jim Lampley?s staccato-like musings could be heard as he presented the HBO broadcast ringside.
What was thought to be a fight that could Read Full Story >>> What's next for Deontay Wilder and the rising heavyweight division
By Robby Kalland, CBS Sports, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- It took longer than anticipated to get the expected result, but with 1:57 remaining in the ninth round Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) defeated Eric Molina (23-3, 17 KOs) by a TKO to retain his WBC heavyweight title in front of a raucous, sold out crowd of 9,347 at Bartow Arena.
Read Full Story >>> Why the Warriors will win Game 5, and eventually, the NBA title
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
CLEVELAND -- Without Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, LeBron James is doing it all in this year's NBA Finals, averaging an eye-popping 35.8 points, 12 rebounds and 8.3 assists through Games 1 to 4.
Carrying the Cavaliers Read Full Story >>> Wilder Gets His "Gimme"
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
SONAHR: June 14, 2015 - When Deontay ?The Bronze Bomber? Wilder won the WBC heavyweight title from Bermane Stiverne earlier this year, he said he would make his first defense in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He kept that promise on Saturday, thrilling his supporters with a ninth-round knockou Read Full Story >>> Puerto Rico Has a New Shining Star in Felix Verdejo
By Jim Chairusmi, The Wall Street Journal, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Miguel Cotto has been entrenched as the most popular Puerto Rican boxer for the past decade. But he might have some competition for that title. Felix Verdejo is quickly emerging as the sport?s next big star.
At the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Verdejo (18-0, 13 knockouts) o Read Full Story >>> EVEN IF PAGARA BROTHERS' FIGHT WAS POSTPONED, OUR TRIP TO DUBAI PUSHED THROUGH
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
DUBAI, UAE - Originally scheduled for June 12, 2015, the boxing brothers Jason and Albert Pagara were set to fight against separate Mexican foes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. But due to some unavoidable reasons, their fi Read Full Story >>> Negrense former champs win ?The Big Challenge? in boxing
By Henry G. Doble, Sun.Star Bacolod, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Former world champions from Negros Occidental Merlito ?Tiger? Sabillo and Sonny Boy Jaro were victorious on Independence Day as undercards in the 'The Big Challenge: Champion vs Champion' fight at L?Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City.
The former World Boxing Organization minimum weight champ Sabillo (2 Read Full Story >>> Felix Verdejo shined brightest on a busy Saturday: Weekend Review
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
BIGGEST WINNER
Felix Verdejo: I want to avoid being overly hyperbolic because Verdejo, only 22, is still developing as a fighter. I can?t hold back entirely, though: I believe strongly that he has the talent to emerge as the best fighter in the world someday. Verdejo (17-0, 13 knockouts) dominate Read Full Story >>> David Haye: Seeing Is Believing
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2015
In the case of David Haye, seeing is believing because his past promises have been as hollow as a seashell?
?I?ll only come back for a Klitschko. Or a Chisora. Or a Povetkin. Or another Audley.??An old quote from David Haye
?An all-British world title fight would be an ideal situation.??A more Read Full Story >>>
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