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Alvarez Needs To Impress Against Kirkland To Make The List
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Sat, 09 May 2015
Tonight, budding superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez 44-1-1 (31) will take on southpaw slugger James Kirkland 31-1 (28) in a high profile junior middleweight bout. Alvarez has been a pretty impressive fighter both before and after being schooled by pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather back in Septembe Read Full Story >>>Matthew Aguilar: Canelo-Kirkland will cleanse pugilistic palate
By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, Sat, 09 May 2015
After last week's Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight reportedly drew in excess of five million pay-per-view buys ? while delivering a ho-hum fight, skepticism and an array of lawsuits ? the sport of boxing is ready to move on.
Enter Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
The recognized junior middleweight Read Full Story >>> The fight that actually will give you bang for your buck
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 09 May 2015
Perhaps Saturday?s super welterweight fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland in Houston can remove the sour remnants from Floyd Mayweather?s underwhelming fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas.
Certainly, the much-anticipated Super Fight that was supposed to save boxing ha Read Full Story >>> Canelo vs Kirkland ? Shovel and Dirt
By Marc Livitz, The Sweet Science, Sat, 09 May 2015
The fallout from last weekend?s debacle in Las Vegas began no sooner than the spill out from the MGM Grand Garden Arena as well as homes, bars and clubs worldwide. Perhaps the greatest collective sting was likely felt here in the United States, where many had to be initially convinced that the pay p Read Full Story >>> TAKING IT ON THE CHIN
Winnipeg Free Press, Sat, 09 May 2015
Since the advent of the VCR and then YouTube, the media industry's No. 1 enemy has been piracy. But while Hollywood and the TV networks have fought one technology after another, one type of entertainment has been safe from illegal broadcasts: live sports.
That's because fans hated waiting for i Read Full Story >>> Elorde Top Team makes boxing a sport for all
By Ezra Ferraz, Rappler, Sat, 09 May 2015
The Manny Pacquiao effect has been well-documented: The ordinarily congested streets in Metro Manila go empty during his fights because everyone is huddled around a television, tuning into the action.
Though that phenomenon is a powerful illustration of Pacquiao?s influence on Filipino culture, w Read Full Story >>> TAPIA STUNNED, MONAGHAN VICTORIOUS IN TOP RANK AND TRUTV CARD IN NEWARK
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
NEWARK, NJ ? The Prudential Center in the downtown area of this historic city played host to a Top Rank Inc.?s boxing event held Friday night in this noted venue.
Local fighters led by New Jersey?s Glen Tapia and New York?s Se Read Full Story >>> FOOL?S GAME: FLOYD?S RUNNING AND PAC?S INJURY
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
One fool makes many.
It is weird beyond Einstein that there are ?humans? inclined to agree to a rematch currently being initiated and ?rejected? by the same vampires who just sucked them in the neck. New drama is in t Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM HOUSTON: ALVAREZ - 154.5 LBS., KIRKLAND - 154.5 LBS.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
In a highly anticipated bout in Houston, Mexican star Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (41-1-1, 31KO) (L) from Guadalajara, Mexico, stepped the scales at 154.5 lbs while his opponent James Kirkland (32-1, 28KO) (R) of nearby Au Read Full Story >>> FORMER PACQUIAO SPARRING PARTNER TAPIA SUFFERS 4TH ROUND TKO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
Former Manny Pacquiao sparring partner Glen ?Jersey Boy? Tapia has suffered a stunning 4th round TKO to Frenchman Michael Soro in the main event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
It was a second setback for a F Read Full Story >>> Knockout or Decision? Media Experts Give Their Picks for Canelo vs. Kirkland
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
THIS SATURDAY, MAY 9 FROM MINUTE MAID PARK IN HOUSTON AND TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING?
HOUSTON (May 8) - Media experts are making their predictions for how the showdown between heavy hitters Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) w Read Full Story >>> Thompson Boxing Celebrates 15 Years with Star-Studded Event May 29 Ontario, CA
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
ORANGE, Calif. (May 8, 2015) - Thompson Boxing Promotions celebrates is 15th Year Anniversary with a star-studded event on Friday, May 29 from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
Among those featured: undefeated junior welterweight Giovani Santillan, a pair of veterans with chips on their sho Read Full Story >>> EDWIN RODRIGUEZ VS. CRAIG BAKER PART OF PBC ON NBC MAY 23 IN BOSTON
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
Plus Undefeated Javier Fortuna Battles Bryan Vazquez In Undercard Action
Undercard Bouts To Support Andre Dirrell vs. James DeGale Super Middleweight Showdown
BOSTON (May 8, 2015) - Exciting light heavyweights Edwin Rodriguez (26-1, 17 KOs) and Craig Baker (16-0, 12 KOs) enter the ring on S Read Full Story >>> A Fraction of Ferocity: Saul Alvarez-James Kirkland Preview
By Jimmy Tobin , The Cruelest Sport, Sat, 09 May 2015
For consecutive weeks aficionados will be graced with a fight well overdue, a fight that despite its delay should unfold no differently despite the years ticked off between its first mention and its final bell. These are ominous similarities, to be sure, unlikely to instill any optimism in a viewing Read Full Story >>> Bernard Hopkins Inquest into Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2015
?Let?s not get fooled, bamboozled and hoodwinked about the window dressing. I see this from afar, from experience. Game recognize game??
HOUSTON, Texas?Thursday afternoon in the Picasso Room at Houston?s downtown Marriott, Bernard Hopkins held court. The man who calls himself The Alien may in Read Full Story >>> How the divisions stack up if Floyd Mayweather vacates titles
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sat, 09 May 2015
Even though Floyd Mayweather quickly backtracked on vacating all of his belts this past Monday, there is still a real possibility that the pound for pound king will be giving up some part of his status as a current five-belt world champion.
The 38 year-old, who holds the WBA 'super', WBC and WBO Read Full Story >>> Will Canelo and Kirkland Bring The Action?
By Sean Farlow, Gazette Review, Sat, 09 May 2015
Even though Floyd ?Money? Mayweather Jr.?s megafight with Manny Pacquiao last week did not help boxing with its lack of action, the sport has much more to offer after what some say was a disappointing match between the two legends. We won?t get to see a rematch either, after Floyd ruled it out yeste Read Full Story >>> Editor's Column: Mayweather-Pacquiao fight not good for boxing
By Alex Farrer, Calhoun Times, Sat, 09 May 2015
Before all you boxing fans and loyalists write me off for the heading, allow me to explain myself. I, along with a lot of people in this country, gave boxing another chance this past weekend by watching (and paying a steep price for) what was billed to be a once-in-a-lifetime megafight/event between Read Full Story >>> Oh, Pacquiao
By Mike Awoyinfa, The Sun, Sat, 09 May 2015
LET me call you brother, my brother, because a brother is who and what you are.
Any man who puts his trust in God, who prays first before a battle is my brother. Any man who came from nothing to something, who came from zero to hero is my brother. Any man who, having found money, uses money well Read Full Story >>> Fort Lauderdale couple among growing number suing Pacquiao, Mayweather
By Harvey Fialkov, Sun Sentinel, Sat, 09 May 2015
If Spencer and Brigette Barker have their way, the already troubled sport of boxing will receive another black eye for the way Manny Pacquiao misled the public before his recent loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
A figurative mouse under the eye would be more damage than either fighter sustained in the Read Full Story >>>
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