Colin Seymour
239 articles · S.F. Boxing Examiner
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Pacquiao?s no-doubt victory over Marquez will prove how much he has improved
Manny Pacquiao will win his third encounter with Juan Manuel Marquez convincingly, and probably quickly, when Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title Saturday on HBO pay-per-view in Las Vegas. Marquez?s chances of…
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Donaire’s dull victory in N.Y. shouldn’t derail his star power
NEW YORK ? Nonito Donaire shouldn?t have to apologize for winning all 12 rounds on all three scorecards Saturday in his bantamweight title defense against Omar Narvaez. After all, the capacity crowd…
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Donaire, not overlooking Narvaez despite N.Y. glare, will dominate
NEW YORK -- Contrary to popular belief, Nonito Donaire?s opponent Saturday is not Nuevo York. The misperception is understandable. Donaire?s defense of his WBC and WBO bantamweight titles is less noteworthy than…
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Donaire?s anthem contest gains U.S. writer friends in Philippines
Tiffany Viray, 14, will sing the Philippines national anthem Saturday at Nonito Donaire?s bantamweight title defense in New York, and Lianah Ste. Ana, 12, will sing The Star Spangled Banner. The two…
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Donaire’s contest lures U.S. writer to Philippines anthem
That national-anthem contest Nonito Donaire is staging this month in advance of his Oct. 22 fight in New York has consumed my past week in the Bay Area. I was hard at…
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De La Hoya should rebut Atlas slur on Ortiz?s resolve
Victor Ortiz and Oscar De La Hoya are addressing the media Monday at 11 a.m. PDT, and the assumption seems to be that they won?t announce any particular action. They?re merely expected…
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Donaire fight in NYC, Ward bout on Boardwalk AND peak fall color? What a trip
Nonito Donaire was in New York City a couple of days ago, and the preview it provided for the Bay Area bantamweight star might be a preview of what?s in store for…
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Referee?s blunder alters Agbeko-Mares outcome (and Donaire’s outlook)
Joseph Agbeko literally sustained about 20 left hooks below the belt from Abner Mares in their IBF bantamweight title bout Saturday in Las Vegas. But it was referee Russell Mora who figuratively…
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Nonito Donaire Sr., nearby writer commune at last
My somewhat belated trip to San Leandro to see Glenn Donaire and his father/trainer a couple of days ago turned out to be a mood elevator. Glenn, the older brother of bantamweight…
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Elusive August bout for Glenn Donaire would jump-start comeback
Former flyweight contender Glenn Donaire sparred nine rounds Thursday at the Kennel Boxing Gym in San Leandro in what already feels like a successful comeback from a three-year hiatus . How successful?…
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Beating Haye will secure Klitschko?s place as important heavyweight
Samuel Peter twice, Eddie Chambers, Ruslan Chagaev, Hasim Rahman, Sultan Ibragimov, Calvin Brock, Chris Byrd: Wladimir Klitschko has dodged a lot of bullets in the seven years since his last defeat, and…
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Mayfield stops Forbes in 10th on ESPN, dominating clinch-marred match
San Francisco welterweight Karim Mayfield scored a 10th-round technical knockout victory Friday over Steve Forbes in Austin on ESPN2. Mayfield (14-0, nine knockouts) won virtually every round and was seldom hit hard,…
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Guerrero-Maidana bout Aug. 27 in San Jose parallels Ortiz-Mayweather on Sept. 17
Robert Guerrero is fighting Marcos Maidana at San Jose?s HP Pavilion on Aug. 27 as the main event for HBO?s Boxing After Dark, as 3MoreRounds.com reported last week. It?s about time Golden…
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Froch outpoints Johnson, faces Ward in Super Six final
Carl Froch advanced Saturday to the Super Six tournament final against Oakland?s Andre Ward, defeating Glen Johnson by majority decision in Atlantic City. After Froch piled up a substantial lead in the…
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Froch will make Super Six final vs. Ward fun after he outpoints Johnson
Andre Ward will be part of Showtime?s announcing team Saturday for the Carl Froch-Glen Johnson semifinal bout in the Super Six tournament, and you wonder if he?ll say something that comes back…
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Ward dominates Abraham, advances to Super Six final
Andre Ward took command in the fourth round Saturday and pounded out a unanimous decision victory over Arthur Abraham in the semifinals of the Super Six tournament on Showtime in Carson, Calif.…
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Ward won?t keep distance from Abraham and will throttle slugger
In Andre Ward?s match Saturday with height-challenged slugger Arthur Abraham, you might suppose Ward will be a cutie this time after a couple of bouts fought at close quarters. That?s a fallacy,…
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Pacquiao?s prime being wasted? Nonsense
Granted, the defining opponent for Manny Pacquiao is the still-elusive Floyd Mayweather Jr. Other than that, though, Pacquiao?s opposition list has been pretty spectacular. If, in May 2008, you?d been told ?Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao will overwhelm and stop Mosley
Shane Mosley has been quicker than just about everyone he has fought, with the notable exceptions of Floyd Mayweather last year and Manny Pacquiao this Saturday. Pacquiao will repeatedly beat Mosley to…
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Pacquiao-Mosley promotion overlooks academy that turns out ring-card girls
To create a caliber of Ring-Card Girl sufficient for a contest like the one associated with Saturday?s Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley pay-per-view bout via Showtime, surely there must be an academy they have…
