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Keith Thurman hopes decision won't ruin shot at facing Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
LAS VEGAS ? Keith Thurman is young and talented but fortunately for him, also rational and introspective.
The interim WBA welterweight champion, whose powerful left hook has helped make him one of the sport's most popular rising stars, was on the verge of big things after his victory over Julio D Read Full Story >>>Prizefight Preview: Double-TripleHeader Edition
By Matt Knowles, 3MoreRounds.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
This Saturday night, HBO and Showtime will both broadcast competitive, world-class triple-headers from Las Vegas, in a night that will assuredly have a big impact on the sport going in to 2015.
In a rapid-fire edition of the Prizefight Preview, we will take a snapshot of each match, with some hap Read Full Story >>> Errol Spence Jr. doesn?t want to see Mayweather face anyone but Pacquiao
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Watching fighters evolve and grow in the sport of boxing can be very rewarding.
Having kept tabs with 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. dating back to shortly after his professional debut a few years back, it?s been pretty notable to see how far he has come in recent times.
Spence made a sp Read Full Story >>> Joel Diaz: ?The only way to beat Manny Pacquiao was to knock him out. If Bradley out pointed him, he was not going to win?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
This weekend, former WBO welterweight champion, Timothy Bradley, returns to the ring against tough former titlist, Diego Chaves. The bout will be the first for Bradley since losing his undefeated record and title to Manny Pacquiao. While some people questioned Bradley?s strategy to go for a knockout Read Full Story >>> Keith Idec on boxing: Amir Khan focused on Devon Alexander
By Keith Idec, NorthJersey.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
The stakes are extremely high for Amir Khan and Devon Alexander on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
With a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight as unlikely to materialize as ever, the winner of the Khan-Alexander 12-round welterweight bout at MGM Grand will become one of Mayweather's top options Read Full Story >>> Canada?s Tyson Cave blatantly ROBBED of interim world title after farcical split-decision ?loss? on ESPN!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Canada?s ?Prince of Hali?, Tyson Cave (22-3, 6 KOs), of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was blatantly robbed of an interim world title Thursday night after he beautifully out-boxed Columbia?s Oscar Escandon (24-1, 14 KOs) over twelve one-sided rounds only to end up on the wrong side of a laughable split decis Read Full Story >>> Herrera has experience on his side
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Although Mauricio Herrera came up short in his bid to claim the junior welterweight world title when he lost a close and highly controversial majority decision to Danny Garcia in March, the fight was still a positive for his career.
"The Danny Garcia fight changed my life,? Herrera Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum: Mayweather-Pacquiao fight less certain
By Andrew L. John, The Desert Sun, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Talk of a potential Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight with Manny Pacquiao continued Thursday afternoon, this time following a news conference to promote Timothy Bradley?s Saturday HBO main event fight against Diego Chaves at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
After the conference with all six fighters on th Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Pacquiao Is More Stale Than Aunt Betty's Fruitcake
By Marc Livitz, The Sweet Science, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
The year seems to have flown by in a flash of sorts. Certainly, there have been a number of highly entertaining bouts within the boxing world as well as the fair share of leaden fruitcakes with those grotesque dried fruits encased around a preservative-heavy high-fructosey spongecake.
Those are t Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Fans need to give Mayweather more time to decide on Pacquiao bout
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Fight fans are getting restless and impatient with Floyd Mayweather's failure to decide whether he will take Manny Pacquiao's challenge to face him in the ring or not as he remains tight-lipped about the fight.
What fans really want is for the unbeaten champ to say categorically that he is or isn Read Full Story >>> Bradley-Chaves Prediction: Round by Round Analysis
By Ryan O'Hara, Tha Boxing Voice, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
When welterweight contender Diego Chaves fought Brandon Rios this past August, in what was a foul-filled bout, Chaves was disqualified in the ninth round by referee Vic Drakulich, who had seen enough of the fouls.
If it is considered a foul in boxing, it is more than likely it made an appearance Read Full Story >>> Purses for the big fight weekend in Vegas
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Saturday is a huge boxing day in Las Vegas with two major cards: the Top Rank/HBO tripleheader at the Cosmopolitan and the Golden Boy/Showtime quadrupleheader at the MGM Grand.
Each card is stacked with name fighters and some nice matchups, but let?s take a look at how the fighters are making ou Read Full Story >>> Keith Thurman: Amir Khan is the most overrated welterweight
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
On 2015
"I'm really looking forward to getting the big names in boxing. But obviously we really have to take care of Saturday night, but as I look into the future, I see 2015 being my year."
On the most overrated fighter at welterweight
"Overrated fighter in my division? Right now, I would Read Full Story >>> Bradley not taking matchup with 'heavy-handed' Chaves lightly
By Allen Trieu, CBS Sports, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
After being in the ring with Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, there may be some question as to how Timothy Bradley Jr. can get up for Saturday's fight against Diego Chaves (10 p.m. ET, HBO).
But Bradley's most physically demanding fight was not with either future Hall of Famer, but with a Read Full Story >>> Checking In With Lampley, Getting Thoughts on Bradley-Chaves
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Jim Lampley has seen Tim Bradley at his best and his worst and he, like me, doesn't have a totally firm sense which Bradley will show up on Saturday night, in Las Vegas, and on the air on HBO.
I think it's fair to say we are both fairly certain that the A grade Bradley will strut his stuff, but t Read Full Story >>> Chaves says ?dirty fighter? reputation unwarranted
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
If enough people say something and their stories match up, one might tend to believe they?re telling the truth.
Bring up Diego Chaves? name to boxers who have fought him and the response is the same ? he?s a dirty fighter.
Brandon Rios is convinced after he almost had his eye gouged out and hi Read Full Story >>> BOB, OSCAR TOGETHER AGAIN
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Rival promoters Bob Arum of Top Rank (L) and Oscar de la Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions are together again after a long hiatus of not promoting fights together. Arum and De La Hoya were present during the final press confer Read Full Story >>> BRADLEY-CHAVES FINAL PC PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Dec. 11, 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada --- (L-R) Former two-division champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley and Diego Chaves pose with undercard fighters during the final press conference Thursday for their upcoming 12-r Read Full Story >>> Weights From Holiday Boxing Bash in Chicago
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Rau'shee Warren 117.5 vs. Javier Gallo 118
Patryk Szymanski 156 vs. Gundrick King 155
Jose Felix Quezada 135.5 vs. Marlon Lewis 134.5
Eddie Ramirez 141 vs. Dedrick Bell 141
Ronald Hearns 164 vs. Roberto Ventura Read Full Story >>> LORETO-JOYI JR. FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT SCRAPPED
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Dec 2014
The International Boxing Organization (IBO) World Junior Flyweight championship between defending champion Rey Loreto of Davao City and Nkosinathi Joyi of South Africa set tomorrow, Dec. 13, in East London, South Africa has b Read Full Story >>>
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