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Bernard Hopkins, the Not-So-Ageless Alien
By Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, Wed, 12 Nov 2014
Last year, after Bernard Hopkins outboxed a good but not great opponent named Karo Murat, all anyone could talk about was his age. Hopkins was forty-eight, old enough to be a retiree in just about any sport, and yet there he was, celebrating his victory, and his championship: the International Boxin Read Full Story >>>Hopkins-Kovalev a viewership hit
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 12 Nov 2014
Despite starting at about midnight on the East Coast, Saturday night?s light heavyweight title unification fight between Bernard Hopkins, one of boxing?s most well-known fighters, and Sergey Kovalev, one of the sport?s fastest rising stars, still delivered a strong viewership number.
The bout ave Read Full Story >>> Kovalev vs. Hopkins: Unification Post-Report Card
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 12 Nov 2014
The pre-fight report card began with a simple premise:
A significantly younger fighter of the highest quality, in his prime, should never lose to a 49-year old man. Not even when that 49-year old is Bernard Hopkins.
Saturday night was, for those who relish the storytelling aspect of the sport Read Full Story >>> COMMISIONER'S CORNER: Turning Back the Clock
By Randy Gordon, The Sweet Science, Wed, 12 Nov 2014
When it comes to age, what is lost is lost forever, and cannot be gotten back. Bernard Hopkins, a proud but beaten man, learned that lesson on Saturday night in a boxing ring in Atlantic City, N.J. He learned it from a man who was 4? years old when Hopkins had his first professional fight in October Read Full Story >>> PINOY PRIDE 28: TEAM MEXICO HITS CEBU
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
CEBU CITY ? Another action packed Philippines vs Mexico match-up will unfold this Saturday at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino when Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes (33W-1L-4D,19KO?s) of the ALA gym defends his WBO junior flyw Read Full Story >>> VILORIA HEADLINES GLENDALE CARD DECEMBER 6TH
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Top Rank, in association with Bash Boxing, Art of Boxing Promotions, and the Glendale Civic Auditorium in Glendale, California, brings Solo Boxeo Tecate on Unimas back to the "Jewel City" on Saturday, December 6, 2014 Read Full Story >>> Ancajas to fight Majiha in Pacquiao-Algieri undercard
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation Pan Pacific superflyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas of Panabo will fight against Fadhili Majiha of Tanzania in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao?s WBO welterweight title defense against unbeat Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Hawks soar over the Knicks, 91-85
By Ben Paz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
NEW YORK -- For the New York Knicks, Monday night must have felt like deja vu after they lost to the Atlanta Hawks for the second time in three nights, this time a 91-85 decision at the Madison Square Garden.
Despite ou Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Rose returns, drops 24 to lead Bulls over Pistons
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
CHICAGO -- After missing four of his team's previous five games with a pair of sprained ankles. Derrick Rose returned to the Bulls line-up on Monday night and navigated Chicago to a hard-fought victory over stubborn Detroi Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri preview & prediction
By Blair Newman, ProBoxing-fans.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Pacquiao vs. Algieri Fight Analysis:
On November 22nd, Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) takes on Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort in Macao. It will be the second time Pacquiao has fought at this arena having done so in beating Brandon Rios late last year and, just as Read Full Story >>> Q&A: Manny Pacquiao - Clash in Cotai II
By Oswald Tsang, Time Out Hong Kong, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
When you ask that hypothetical 'man on the street' to name the best boxer of all time, you expect him to say either Muhammed Ali or Mike Tyson. He may even plump for the genius behind the grill, George Foreman. But, just behind those titans of the sport, there's every chance he'll follow up with Man Read Full Story >>> Chris Byrd: ?I love Manny Pacquiao but Algieri is 5?11 and Manny is 5?6. If Algieri uses his height and range, we have a fight!?
By Robert Brown, OTR Boxing Radio, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
I had a chance to speak with former IBF and WBO heavyweight champ, Chris ?Rapid Fire? Byrd. Chris had a pro career that spanned sixteen years and saw him face the likes of Evander Holyfield as well as Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko. In part two of my interview with Chris Byrd, we discussed Floyd Mayw Read Full Story >>> Arum Says Mayweather and Canelo Fighting on the Same Day Would Be Stupid
By James Lopez, Tha Boxing Voice, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Oscar De La Hoya has repeatedly told the media, he plans on having Canelo-Cotto on Cinco De Mayo weekend. This created much mayhem in the boxing world, because everyone knows Mayweather has been campaigning that weekend for the past couple of years.
Many people bought into the notion, Canelo-Cott Read Full Story >>> Not retiring yet, Hopkins plans farewell bout
By Matt Breen, philly.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
It is going to be an event, a celebration of everything he has accomplished. Bernard Hopkins said he has planned his farewell to boxing. And thinking about it makes the 49-year-old teary-eyed.
Hopkins said his career is worth too much to simply retire in a quick postfight interview. His retiremen Read Full Story >>> Bernard Hopkins still not certain whether he will fight again
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Bernard Hopkins couldn't answer the question everyone wanted to know on Saturday: Will he fight again?
The 49-year-old lost a wide decision to Sergey Kovalev Saturday in their light heavyweight title unification bout at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City that was never really close. Kovalev won all Read Full Story >>> Peek Into the Soul of a Prizefighter?Part Fourteen
By Peter Wood, Boxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
?This book is a genuine classic about amateur boxing. The author, a former boxer, gets into the head of a fighter. He tells a great, great story??
I asked professional fighters to finish this sentence: ?MY FAVORITE BOOK IS?? Their responses were fascinating and illuminating; sometimes surpris Read Full Story >>> Where does Algieri honestly stand?
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
BOXING expert Hermie Rivera mentioned medical reasons behind his decision to skip Manny Pacquiao's defense of his world welterweight boxing crown in Macau. Truth is he had never been excited about the bout since its firs Read Full Story >>> MINIMUMWEIGHT CHAMP RODRIGUEZ TARGETS JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT DIVISION
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Francisco Rodriguez.
CEBU ? Unified WBO/IBF minimumweight champion Francisco Rodriguez,Jr (16W-2L, 11KO's) of Mexico is here in Cebu City and ready for his appearance on the undercard of PINOY PRIDE XXVIII th Read Full Story >>> MABAIT CONFIDENT OF BEATING WBC SUPER FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION CUADRAS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Mabait.
The World Boxing Council reports that Filipino Marvin Mabait who has a record of 19-2-2 with 13 knockouts has expressed confidence that he can beat reigning WBC super flyweight champion Carlos ?Principe? Cuadras of Mexic Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: I Have One Specific Goal, To Get Mayweather
BoxingScene.com, Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Question: What kind of goals do you still have for your career at age 35?
Manny Pacquiao: ?As I have said before, boxing is my passion and public service is my calling. As I approach my title defense against Chris Algieri I have found that my passion for boxing has increased. I do not feel old. Read Full Story >>>
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