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Hopkins Hoping To Avoid Bittersweet Taste of Stale Sugar
By Bernard Fernandez, The Sweet Science, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
Boxing writers are only human, so members of our curious fraternity perhaps can be excused for repeating certain mistakes, if for no other reason than force of habit. A lot of us appear ready to trudge down that potentially crooked path again as Saturday night?s HBO-televised light heavyweight unifi Read Full Story >>>Sergey Kovalev puts up 'Krusher' image vs. Bernard Hopkins
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
His nickname is "Krusher" because that's what Sergey Kovalev does.
His powerful fists have knocked 23 of his 26 professional boxing combatants out, most of them early.
One of those opponents, fellow Russian Roman Simakov, fell into a coma after his seventh round knockout in 2011 and died three Read Full Story >>> Speed Chess: The Strategic Mastery of Bernard Hopkins
By Connor Ruebusch , Bad Left Hook, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
The comparison's been made many times before--boxing is like chess. A boxer needs to move the right piece in the right way at the right time, and he needs to be cognizant of his opponent's attempts to do the same. Though unorthodoxy exists, for the most part every conceivable strategy has been layed Read Full Story >>> Hopkins knocks out Father Time in championship run
By Associated Press, Washington Post, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
PHILADELPHIA ? Two months shy of 50, Bernard Hopkins is closing in on the era of his life when he should be thinking about AARP membership. Maybe retire and move to Florida for good with the rest of the Baby Boomers.
Or perhaps Hopkins can push aside the rocking chair for one more fight and susta Read Full Story >>> Duva: If Hopkins loses, don't blame age
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Some look at light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev?s unification fight with Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night (HBO, 10:45 ET/PT) at Boardwalk Hall as a no-win situation for the Russian.
On the one hand, if Kovalev beats Hopkins, well, he was supposed to do it. After Read Full Story >>> Sylvester Stallone Believes Algieri Is a Cinderella Story Who Can Become a Future Star
By Lucas Ketelle, Tha Boxing Voice, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
Sylvester Stallone is no stranger to the squared circle. The Hollywood icon depicted one of the most vibrant characters boxing has ever seen when staring in the film ?Rocky.? Stallone also in the early 2000s focused on an ill-fated TV show entitled ?The Contender? that spawned some household names, Read Full Story >>> Hopkins-Kovalev Predictions
Boxing.com, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
The 49-year-old Hopkins has made a career out of defying odds, going all the way back to Graterford Prison?
Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard ?The Alien? Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs), from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gets it on w Read Full Story >>> HBO World Championship Boxing Preview: Hopkins vs. Kovalev, Abregu vs. Ali
By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
The legendary Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City has been the host site for many major world title fights, and on Saturday night the biggest title fight to take place in Atlantic City in years will be televised on HBO.
The legendary and often controversial Bernard ?The Alien? Hopkins will take on t Read Full Story >>> Renegade Bernard Hopkins stands by Oscar De La Hoya
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said he and Bernard Hopkins cemented their future during a five minute face-to-face conversation five month ago.
Their meeting took place on the morning of July 12, the day Canelo Alvarez won a split-decision over Erislandy Lara at the M Read Full Story >>> Bernard Hopkins? 10 Greatest Post-40 Feats
By Dennis Cruz, Boxing Buzz, Sat, 08 Nov 2014
Win, lose, or draw against Sergey Kovalev this coming Saturday, November 8, Bernard Hopkins should receive the praise and acclaim his 26 years in the sport deserves. It has been said that the fighter once known as ?The Executioner? and now known as ?The Alien? has distinguished himself to such a gre Read Full Story >>> TOMORROW! 24/7 Pacquiao/Algieri Premieres on HBO
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
24/7 PACQUIAO/ALGIERI PREMIERES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ON HBO?
Nov. 7, 2014 ? As a prelude to the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View? showdown on Nov. 22 between world welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao and fast-rising c Read Full Story >>> Chris Algieri, the real-life Rocky, meets the guy who made Rocky real
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
It's not bad to be Chris Algieri these days. It may be a different story come Nov. 22 (Nov. 23 in China) when he is standing across from Manny Pacquiao in a boxing ring, but during the build-up to the fight, Algieri is having the time of his life.
A mundane news conference in Los Angeles suddenly Read Full Story >>> NIETES NOT TAKING VELARDE LIGHTLY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
WBO light flyweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes isn?t taking Mexican challenger Carlos Velarde lightly and has been training harder than ever for his title defense at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu on November Read Full Story >>> DIALE AND BUCA MAKE FLYWEIGHT LIMIT AFTER SHEDDING OFF EXCESS WEIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
Rugged Philippine flyweight champion Ardin Diale and challenger Jenie Boy Buca both came in over the 112 pound flyweight limit but had no problems shedding off the excess weight on a second trip to the scales in preparatio Read Full Story >>> Kenny Garner to fight Sergei Kharitonov in M-1 Challenge 53: Battle in the Celestial Empire
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Nov. 7, 2014) - Former M-1 Global interim heavyweight champion Kenny "Deuce" Garner(14-7-0, 8 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) has stepped up to fight Russian heavyweight Sergei "The Paratrooper" Kharitonov (21-5-0, 11 KO/TKO, 9 SUB) November 25 in a Heavyweight Super Fight, replacing injured Read Full Story >>> Hopkins-Kovalev Preview: The 50-50 Blowout
By Eric Raskin, Grantland, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
The mask has changed, but the man underneath it remains the same. Bernard Hopkins attempted a rebranding two fights ago, ending his two-decade run as ?The Executioner? to become ?The Alien.? His days of dressing like he?s fixing to stick up a Wawa or hang out in Zed?s basement are over, and somehow Read Full Story >>> ?Nietes deserves to beat Elorde?s boxing record?
Sun.Star Bacolod, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella yesterday said that ?if anyone deserves to surpass the record of the great Filipino boxer Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde, it?s Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes.
Puentevella described Nietes as a humble and talented guy just like Elorde. ?Humility is hard to find these days in ch Read Full Story >>> Naazim Richardson: ?Hopkins Will Control the Tempo Against Kovalev?
By James Lopez, Tha Boxing Voice, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
Naazim Richardson one of the most celebrated trainers of this generation is preparing his fighter, for one of the biggest fights of his illustrious career.
Richardson understands the opponent in the opposite corner has a feared reputation, but also realizes Hopkins is a great fighter himself.
Read Full Story >>> Hopkins vs. Kovalev: The legend of longevity versus the Krusher
By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
Once again in a major fight, Bernard Hopkins will be the underdog entering the ring against Sergey Kovalev, live from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on HBO. The Krusher is known for being amongst t Read Full Story >>> Tibay ng Pinoy V at 5 p.m. Nov. 8
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Nov 2014
AT EXACTLY 5 p.m. tomorrow Saturday Nov. 8 the "Tibay ng Pinoy V" boxing card will immediately start its scheduled 11 exciting matches at the Almendras gym.
"Magsisimula agad tayo ng alas singko ng hapon upang ma Read Full Story >>>
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