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Superfight looms this summer -- we hope
By Morgan Campbell, thestar.com (CA), Tue, 26 Jan 2010
You might not know it by perusing the mainstream media (this blog included, sadly), but pro boxing has divisions beyond welterweight.
Seriously.
And if you're as disappointed as I am about the dissolution of Mayweather-Pacquiao simply shift your focus to the featherweight division, because th Read Full Story >>>Clottey to Train in Florida for Pacquiao Bout
By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
To prepare for his March 13 date with boxing's pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, Joshua Clottey will be setting up camp in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. beginning this weekend.
Clottey's manager Vinny Scolpino says, "Joshua is in great fighting shape right now. He is anxious to get into th ering again Read Full Story >>> UNBEATEN UZBEKISTAN PROSPECTS MAKE U.S. PRO DEBUTS JAN. 29 ON UNDERCARD OF CAMPILLO VS. SHUMENOV!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
UNBEATEN UZBEKISTAN PROSPECTS MAKE UNITED STATES PROFESSIONAL DEBUTS JANUARY 29 ON UNDERCARD OF CAMPILLO VS. SHUMENOV REMATCH FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLES ON FOX SPORTS NET FROM HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN LAS Read Full Story >>> No quit in Viloria, but maybe it's time
By Ferd Lewis, The Honolulu Advertiser, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
It was a game — but clearly exhausted — Brian Viloria who answered the bell to open the 12th round of the International Boxing Federation light flyweight championship bout in Manila Friday night.
To have glimpsed the determined, though doomed, effort on YouTube was to understand Vilor Read Full Story >>> Near-death tragedy turns into blessing for Z
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
GORRES is okay,” said Michael Aldeguer, the president of ALA Promotions, when we spoke yesterday.
“He just has a problem with the left side of his face. It’s not paralyzed but it’s not functioning normal yet. But you can talk to him. His mind is sharp and he communicates w Read Full Story >>> MGM Memories: Yuri Foreman’s recent questioning of Manny Pacquiao is simply out of ‘style’
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
November 14th, 2009 was a special night for both Manny Pacquiao and Yuri Foreman. Fighting inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, against separate champions, both men would surprise many with the manner in which they won their bouts.
Foreman would show some aggression and power that hadn&# Read Full Story >>> Yuri Foreman thinks Manny Pacquiao is scared of him?
By Scott Heritage, Fight Sports Online, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
In recent comments about his upcoming fight against Miguel Cotto, Yuri Foreman has strongly implied that he thinks Manny Pacquiao is scared of facing him.
Apparently Pacquiao and his team were concerned with the height and weight difference that Foreman would pose when looking at him as a possibl Read Full Story >>> THE BANISHMENT OF ANTONIO MARGARITO
By Pleas Kavanaugh, FightHype.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
Last February, Mexican native Antonio Margarito was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission after an investigation uncovered “plaster-like” material on his handwraps moments before a championship bout with future hall of fame American Sugar Shane Mosley.
In a fight in wh Read Full Story >>> Hopkins The Party Pooper
By Daniel Dulnuan, 8countnews, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
A party pooper is someone who ruins, scrooges or spoils the fun in the party. In the pugilistic sport of the last decade we can name a handful of party poopers who were supposed to lose (and lose convincingly) as they are given ultra-slim-to-zero chance of winning against their star opponents. But t Read Full Story >>> Montoya’s Monday Mailbag
By Gabriel Montoya, SecondsOut.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
Good Monday, fight fans. I want to start off by apologizing for not telling you I was skipping the Friday Mailbag. To be honest, I had a whole lot of “Manny Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather: BloodGate” submissions and I think, for now, everything than can be said has. My fight picks were in the Read Full Story >>> So plays Sutovsky Tonight in 9th round of Corus B
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
Filipino chess prodigy Wesley So will face GM Emil Sutovsky using the white pieces Tuesday night (Manila Time) in his ninth round match in the Corus B Tournament in Holland.
The 32 year old Sutovsky was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is famous for being the birthplace of the legendary Garry Kas Read Full Story >>> Know how big a Filipino heart Brian has got
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
THERE WAS ONE MAN WHO TRULY KNEW how close the gallant Brian Viloria had come to doing another Z Gorres.
Referee Bruce McTavish saw it close—up close at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay last Saturday.
In fact, McTavish said he had wanted to jump in and stop the fight much ahead.
Viloria Read Full Story >>> Biggest multi-event sports meet set
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
What could be the biggest gathering of athletes in the tertiary level unfurls Feb. 22-28 with the staging of the CHED (Commission on Education) National Games at the historic Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
A total 6,171 athletes representing the three biggest private public educational instituti Read Full Story >>> RON FRAZIER: "CLOTTEY IS A TOUGH CHALLENGE FOR PACQUIAO"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
"I think the Clottey and Pacquiao fight is an interesting matchup. Clottey is one of those guys that a lot of people avoided because he's a big, strong welterweight, but he's also a defensive-oriented welterweight. So he's kind of a hard guy to look good against, but he's also a guy that takes round Read Full Story >>> Cuban Gamboa smokes Mtagwa in 2
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
Saturday at New York
Featherweight
Juan Manuel Lopez TKO7 Steven Luevano
Wins a featherweight title
Records: Lopez, 28-0, 25 KOs; Luevano, 37-2-1, 15 KOs
Rafael's remark: In October, Lopez struggled mightily in a junior featherweight title defense against Rogers Mtagwa at Madison Square Gar Read Full Story >>> Are State Athletic Commissions Failing Fans of MMA and Boxing?
By Leland Roling, Bloody Elbow, Tue, 26 Jan 2010
Drug testing in professional sports has been a hot topic among fans for years. Following the implication of many professional baseball players in the use of performance-enhancing drugs, the scrutiny from the general public, the federal government, and fans of each and every sport has been on the ris Read Full Story >>> Ring hails Pacquiao as decade's best
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 25 Jan 2010
The Ring magazine has named Manny Pacquiao as the best boxer of the 2000s.
In its March 2010 issue, Pacquiao was listed on top ahead of Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe, Juan Manuel Marquez, Winky Wright, Shane Mosley, Marco Antonio Barrera, Rafael Marquez, and Israel Vazquez.
E Read Full Story >>> Margarito back in the ring? NEVER!
By Dezzie Lightbulb, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Jan 2010
Let me remind you of a fight, the like of which you won’t see often. It may not be of equal importance, yet it tells a story to equal any recounted by Foreman-Ali, Hagler-Hearns, or Holyfield-Tyson. It`s 24th of Janu Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. Needs To Put On a Fresh Pair Of Panties and Fight
By Kevin Riley, BleacherReport.com, Mon, 25 Jan 2010
There are reports circulating the Internet that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is balking at the idea of fighting Shane Mosley. I can't say that I am surprised.
Truth be told, when Mosley first became available to fight Mayweather -- after his Jan. 30 showdown with Andre Berto was canceled due to the devas Read Full Story >>> Frank Warren's pique at Amir Khan defection will not prove lasting
By Kevin Mitchell, guardian.co.uk, Mon, 25 Jan 2010
Frank Warren says he feels "gutted and let down" by Amir Khan, who has followed Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe out the door. "I should have learned my lesson by now," Frank said. "Unfortunately, there is no loyalty in sport any more."
Nor is there a tooth fairy or any chance of West Ham winning th Read Full Story >>>
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