Colin Seymour
239 articles · S.F. Boxing Examiner
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Canelo gains arguable split decision over Lara in boxer-puncher classic
Canelo Alvarez escaped with a split-decision victory Saturday over Erislandy Lara in a light-middleweight showdown on Showtime that fans attending in Las Vegas booed but boxing connoisseurs had to love. Lara was…
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?Ghost? Guerrero intends to put his versatility back on display against Kamegai
Robert Guerrero hasn?t really been ?The Ghost? in recent fights. In his three bouts as a welterweight he has taken on the image of flat-footed slugger. That makes it hard to see…
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Haymon, Showtime not wounded deeply by Golden Boy shakeup
Richard Schaefer steps down, and just like that, Golden Boy Promotions is no longer No. 1. But if you think that means Bob Arum?s Top Rank has regained the lead, you have…
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Reports on Donaire?s head butt-marred bout vary beyond belief
A wire-service account of Saturday?s Nonito Donaire-Simpiwe Vetyeka fight in Macau implied that Donaire did not score a knockdown in the fourth round of that bout, which ended minutes later with Donaire…
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Donaire wins featherweight title despite severe gash
featherweight title Saturday by unanimous decision over Simpiwe Vetyeka in a bout reduced to four rounds because Donaire sustained a cut from an accidental head butt at the end of the first…
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Donaire at crossroads in Saturday bout
If Nonito Donaire Jr. fights Simpiwe Vetekya in their WBA featherweight title fight Saturday in Macau the way he fought Guillermo Rigondeaux and Vic Darchinyan last year, he will lose a lot…
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Mayweather comes on strong to outpoint Maidana
Floyd Mayweather, arguably the greatest defensive boxer ever, needed every weapon in his offensive arsenal Saturday in Las Vegas to outpunch Marcos Maidana, win a majority decision, and remain unbeaten. Mayweather, pummeled…
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Mayweather likely to thwart Maidana and his ?puncher?s chance?
Marcos Maidana?s ?puncher?s chance? against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their WBC/WBA welterweight title fight Saturday is not worth a wager, unless you consider the $65 Showtime pay-per-view fee to be a gamble.…
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In a similar bout, Pacquiao will defeat Bradley in rematch
C.J. Ross won?t be a judge this time. That?s the leading reason Saturday?s rematch between Manny Pacquiao and still-unbeaten Timothy Bradley can?t possibly be a replica of the June 2012 meeting, in…
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Dulorme holds off Mayfield for decision
San Francisco 140-pounder Karim Mayfield sustained his first professional defeat Saturday, as Thomas Dulorme held on to win a unanimous decision in Atlantic City on HBO. Dulorme (21-1) held on for dear…
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Vitali Klitschko?s battle in Ukraine upgrades his boxing resume
Vitali Klitschko has gotten himself into the fight of the year. Granted, this seems to be a slow year for boxing, but Klitschko?s role in the current bloodbath that is Ukrainian politics…
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Pacquiao will defeat Rios, but he needs a retirement plan
If Manny Pacquiao ends up face-planted Saturday the way he ended up last time he fought, his career will end then and there. Trainer Freddie Roach, to whom Pacquiao usually but not…
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Trailing after 8, Donaire salvages his elite status
After eight rounds Saturday, Nonito Donaire needed two knockdowns to win a decision over Vic Darchinyan. In the ninth round, Donaire scored the knockdowns, and more. He stopped Darchinyan in an overdue…
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Donaire will defeat delusional Darchinyan handily
I originally predicted Nonito Donaire will glide to a convincing decision victory in Saturday?s long-awaited rematch with Vic Darchinyan. In their 2007 first meeting, Donaire was striving successfully for that kind of…
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Heavweight?s coma clouds HBO?s heady November lineup
Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin?s dominating eighth-round stoppage Saturday of Curtis Stevens was preceded by a fascinating preliminary bout in which Magomed Abdusalamov, an intimidating up-and-coming heavyweight slugger, was outpointed by a former…
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Klitschko dominates Povetkin, is blamed unfairly for clinch-fest
Wladimir Klitschko has been THE heavyweight champion for about eight years now, exceeding every reign except that of Joe Louis. Yet Klitscho (61-3), the holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts,…
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On HBO, court outweighs sport in Ali?s dramatic win by decision
If you think Plessy vs. Ferguson was a bare-knuckles title fight or that Roe and Wade were welterweight adversaries, you?re not going to like ?Muhammad Ali?s Greatest Fight,? a docudrama that premieres…
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Donaire, Darchinyan go forward into the past
Nonito Donaire Jr. and Vic Darchinyan will both be present Wednesday at a news conference in Corpus Christi, Texas, where their long-awaited Nov. 9 rematch in that Gulf Coast city will be…
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Mayweather should squeak by, but my $300 bet on Guerrero looks smart
Robert Guerrero is a huge underdog Saturday in his welterweight championship fight with Floyd Mayweather. Which is precisely why I drove to South Lake Tahoe on March 12 and plunked down a…
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Donaire didn?t study Rigondeaux enough to make the grade
No wonder Team Donaire was so confident Guillermo Rigondeaux would be easy pickin?s in Saturday?s super-bantamweight title match. They?d barely seen the guy fight. As a result, they didn?t concoct a fight…