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Springtime For Heavyweights
By Phil Woolever, The Sweet Science, Tue, 02 Feb 2010
DRIZZLEDORF - The rain that earned this traditional, glittering riverside mini-metropolis it's soggy nickname has returned to wash the slush away, just as the Wladimir Klitschko - Eddie Chambers contest set for March 20 could apparently restore some shine to boxing's big boy division.
Coupled wi Read Full Story >>>Teofilo Yldefonso to be inducted to International Swimming Hall of Fame
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Move over, Manny Pacquiao, two-time Olympic bronze medalist Teofilo Yldefonso became the next Filipino to have been elevated to the world Hall of Fame.
Sixty eight years after his death as one of the thousands of Filipino victims of the infamous Death March during the Japanese occupation and 78 y Read Full Story >>> BOXING WRITERS NAME PACQUIAO ‘FIGHTER OF THE YEAR’ & ‘FIGHTER OF THE DECADE’
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
The prestigious Boxing Writers Association of America has named pound-for-pound king and Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao as the 2009 “Fighter of the Year” and capped the choice by also naming the superstar of th Read Full Story >>> Vegas Beat: Amir Khan setting his sights on Marquez, Judah and Mayweather? The public reacts
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
It’s hard to think of a fighter who has had as impressive of a turnaround in the past year as Amir Khan. On September 6th, 2008 Khan was brutally starched by Breidis Prescott in his native United Kingdom and he was all but written off by the boxing establishment. A little over sixteen months l Read Full Story >>> Redemption over irrelevance
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – And you thought it was flat and dark on a nighttime drive from Phoenix to Tucson? The current view from I-10 East: Indian reservations, 18-wheelers, dust and an unobstructed view of where the sky touches the road. It is not picturesque. Still, you can understand the metaphor Read Full Story >>> Dougie's MASSIVE Monday Mailbag
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
GREAT WEEKEND, HORRIBLE DECISION
Hey Doug,
Well, although the Gabriel Campillo-Beibut Shumenov decision left a very bad taste in my mouth, I thought this was a good weekend of boxing for the fans. I hope that the thing most people remember from this weekend is that you don't need a Pacquiao or a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao wins BWAA fighter of the year and fighter of the decade
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, who stormed to a pair of decisive knockout victories to win world titles in a record-tying sixth weight class and a record-breaking seventh one, has been named the 2009 fighter of the year Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SHANE MOSLEY
By G. Leon, BoxingTalk.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
GL: Congratulations, the fight is done. Give us some thoughts, and tell us what we can expect to see from you. The fight is on May 1st, right? "Yes May 1st, like I said, it's going to be explosive. I'm looking to knock peop Read Full Story >>> Omar Henry possibly on Pacquiao-Clottey undercard
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
(Author's Note: Thank you for following the Houston Boxing Examiner column. The articles have generated immense readership. We will announce our replacement shortly, and we anticipate br Read Full Story >>> AWARD-WINNING BOXING WRITER PRESSES OSCAR TO SIGN WAIVER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Thomas Hauser.
Widely respected, award-winning boxing writer Thomas Hauser who is also a lawyer, is pressing Oscar De La Hoya to sign a waiver so that the Nevada State Athletic Commission can release the records of drug te Read Full Story >>> Comparing 'The Event' to Mayweather vs. Mosley
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
The recent announcement that Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will meet in the ring on May 1st has the boxing world in a spin.
For the first time in a long while, Mayweather is fighting someone who has a good chance of beating him, and not someone much smaller or who he matches up especially wel Read Full Story >>> Manny's Ex Trainer Provides Recipe For Win Over Clottey
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Manny Pacquiao's former American trainer, Rick Stehely, recently spoke about his former fighters' upcoming bout with the tough and durable Joshua Clottey. Stehely was in the corner the night Pacquiao scored an 8th round knockout over Thailand's Chatchai Sasakul to win the first of his seven world ti Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather’s Fear Of Facing Mosley Is REAL
By Carlos Cinco, Official Scorecard, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Yes, you heard me. Floyd Mayweather’s fear of facing “Sugar” Shane Mosley on the 1st of May is legit. In fact, I believe Floyd Mayweather is scared to fight anyone who has remotely any capabality of hurting him, let alone in his division. I know what you are thinking. How can a Read Full Story >>> How much influence did Pacquiao have in the making of Mayweather-Mosley?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Though nothing is official yet as of press time, Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s announced agreement to fight Shane Mosley on May 1 has caught some of the even most hardcore boxing fans by surprise.- pleasantly surprised to be precise.
Perhaps trying to shake his doubters and critics off, Mayweather made Read Full Story >>> “Fighting Words” – Ask Not What Boxing Can Do For You
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Ask not what boxing can do for you. Because it won’t.
Why would it? Boxing is a business. The top priority is the bottom line.
“I know what people want, and then can go f*** themselves,” promoter Bob Arum was quoted as saying after a January doubleheader on which Juan Manuel Read Full Story >>> Mosley will lead Mayweather directly to Pacquiao
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
I'm glad a fight involving Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley is going to take place May 1st.
On paper this is a very difficult fight to pick a winner. But they don't fight on paper. These two are arguably two of the best American fighters in the past 10 years at any weight and any age.
Af Read Full Story >>> Inside the Ropes 02.01.10: Donaire Entertains, Campillo is Robbed, Arce Wins and a 'Finito' Resurfaces
By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Another highway robbery forces us to ask the question: when is enough, enough? Plus, Nonito Donaire's public workout, thoughts on ShoBox, Top Rank Live! and what's up with Mosley vs. Mayweather?
A winner only on paper - Shumenov receives a gift
Shumenov photo by Gene Blevins-Hoganphotos / G Read Full Story >>> UNCLE LEO SAYS “COMMEND FLOYD”
By Leo Lawton, RingTalk.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
A TIMELY ACTION
Ogdensburg, NY- Once in a while someone happens to be in just the right place, at just the right time, to cause something to happen that becomes a landmark event. Such is the case with Floyd Mayweather Jr., at this juncture of his boxing career. With his ability to draw a crowd w Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Jr. resumes attack against Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Floyd Mayweather is back on the offensive.
After weeks of silence, Mayweather said in a radio interview over the weekend that he doesn’t believe somebody like Manny Pacquiao could accomplish things in sensational fashion without the aid of illegal drugs.
“In a fighter’s caree Read Full Story >>> Nothing Personal, Just Doing My Job: Confessions Of a "Pactard" Writer
By Lorne Scoggins, BleacherReport.com, Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Boxing writers write about boxing. They tend to write more often about popular boxers.
It is generally customary in all forms of journalism to cover the issues, events, and personalities that the public is most interested in.
When Joe Louis was “the man”, boxing writers wrote about Read Full Story >>>
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