Derek Bonnett
39 articles · SecondsOut.com
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 4/20/14
On the Move took a break last week, but the last two week?s rankings shifts can be found in this volume. While Manny Pacquiao set the record straight with Timothy Bradley, Duane…
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 5/5/13
I have never counted myself among the tide of fans supporting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in or out of the ring. I find him unlikable, shallow, and, at times, offensive. However, I have…
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Azad Championship Report: Smith Becomes First Vegas Champion
When I first heard that Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage signed to fight Ishe Smith, I had one question: why? Bundrage was a thirty-nine year old IBF junior middleweight champion, prone to long periods…
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Five Champions Who Will Remain and Five Who Will Go in 2013
As we encounter another new year, the landscape of the boxing scene continues to evolve. With old champions acting out the final stages of their careers and new ones emerging to fill…
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 12/23/12
With one week to go in 2012 and a New Year rapidly approaching, I am left wondering what the Super Fight of 2013 will be. Some say Juan Manuel Marquez put to…
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 10/14/12
It?s a rare commodity that a boxing match labeled as a possible Fight of the Year actually lives up to its expectation. For months, boxing pundits and pugs alike had been proclaiming…
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Rios and Alvarado Go to War in Fight of The Year Candidate
Brandon Rios? unbeaten record held diminished value after the boxing world watched him box lethargically against Richard Abril last April in a bout most observers felt he lost lopsidedly. Rios won an…
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 6/3/12
The month of June started with a busy, busy, busy weekend of boxing. Showtime graced boxing fans yet again. This time the premiere boxing network televised a stellar four bout card featuring…
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 3/18/12
During HBO?s broadcast of the Macklin-Martinez middleweight showdown, Jim Lampley commented that any credible pound for pound list asserted Sergio Martinez as the number three fighter in the world across the seventeen…
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 6/19/11
The highest profile world class boxing action was dominated by a number of growing stars from Central America. Anselmo Moreno just might be the best fighter you haven?t seen, but make no…
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Both Sides of the Coin: Lightweight
he lightweight division has a bright history replete with all-time great status fighters. There is also not a clear best lightweight in history whether you listen to the experts or post on…
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Both Sides of the Coin: Junior Welterweight
During the weekend of June 10-12, I will be traveling to Canastota, New York to attend the fourteenth annual induction ceremony at the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Along with Mike Tyson,…
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Both Sides of the Coin: Welterweight
The welterweight division is among the most commonly talked about divisions in the sport. Like middleweight, it shares an illustrious history and includes a virtual who's who of all-time greats among its…
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Both Sides of the Coin: Junior Middleweight
When I think of the 154 pound class the first name that comes to mind is "Terrible" Terry Norris. Norris may not have been the best junior middleweight in history; in fact,…
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End of the Line for Rachman
George Bernard Shaw conveyed to us that often youth is wasted on the young. At times when an individual is most replete with his youth, he is also lacking valuable experience or…
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Bradley Affirms 140 Pound Superiority, For Now
The sport of boxing wanted Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley?s 140 pound clash to unify the WBC and WBO titles to be a bout of super fight stature. However, the combatants involved…
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Andre Berto: Junior Welterweight Contender?
I have heard grumblings, but no one has come right out and asked. What the hell is Andre Berto doing? Boxing?s premiere cable network knows the answer to this and is probably…
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SecondsOut Rankings 2010 Year End Summary, Part I
Boxing fans can put another year of professional prizefighting in the record books. 2010 was a good, not great year of boxing, but it rose to the occasion and put in a…
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Each Nation?s Best: The Philippines
The Philippines is an archipelagic nation comprised of 7,107 islands in Southeast Asia and is called home by almost 90 million people. Its culture has been greatly influenced by Hispanic, American, Arab,…
