Vitali Shaposhnikov
157 articles · BleacherReport.com
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What happended to Clottey, Pacquiao is what happened
It can easily be classified as a historically significant event, when a crowd of over 50,000 gather to see two people. March 13th was one of those days, when an army of…
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Darchinyan Vs. Donaire next?
On March 6th, Vic Darchinyan crossed the ropes to face Rodrigo Guerrero (13-1, 9 KOs) in Rancho Mirage, Ca. Vic was of course the favorite in their bout, and not only because…
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Matt Korobov: Bob Arum’s Young Gun
When the word amateur comes up, most people think of inexperience, fear, and disbelief. Boxers have to go through a whole spectrum of tests to have a shot at fame. The hardest…
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Vitali Klitschko’s retirement will instantly change the heavyweight division
Recently, Vitali Klitschko was quoted saying that he wants to get one more belt, hopefully within one fight, after which he promises retirement. If that were to happen, a lot of things…
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Is Pacquiao ready for Clottey? Roach “Not yet, almost” plus Pinoy Power exclusive coverage
On Saturday, February 13th I had the pleasure of watching Nonito Donaire go to work. Las Vegas Hilton looked like an ant farm, booming with people running around in excitement for their…
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Evander Holyfield innocent or guilty?
It’s not very common for someone like Evander Holyfield to make news for an unpleasant reason. Evander is a very calm person, laid back, wholeheartedly religious, and very rational. He has a…
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Hopkins – Jones “fire to spit”
What does time and fate prescribe for every individual out there? That’s a question which has as many opinions as there are people. Many say that every man is in charge of…
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It’s time for Joe Calzaghe to make one last magical appearance
While the Super Six boxing tournament has gone through only one round of bouts, drama and action was not in deficit. We have witnessed the underdog in Andre Ward dominate his world…
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Floyd Mayweather: Sugar now or never
Too much has happened since the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao mega fight has been proposed. Not much happened since, for Floyd Mayweather. Pacquiao has a fight scheduled and ready to go…
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What happens when the heavyweight division is in crisis due to a lack of competition?
Something along the lines of Klitschko vs. Johnson this past Saturday in Switzerland. We had the dominating champion Vitali Klitschko fighting the best available challenger Kevin Johnson. The result: 298 landed punches…
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Mayweather – Pacquiao, Price tag should be fair to the fans
It seems as though the two boxing giants finally, after many years and fights, have agreed to contractual terms of their suggested mega-fight. After Pacquiao recently defeated Cotto, the instantaneous question in…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Who Has the Advantage Outside the Ring?
This is probably one of a thousand to be written on this over chewed topic. People have discussed this for years, and broke it down every way imaginable. Nonetheless, this is, and…
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Pacquiao does it yet again and so does Roach
Yet again, the world gets a very clear message: Pacquiao express makes all the scheduled stops, without any incidents of derailment or postponement. The Pacquiao express took off January 2nd 1995 in…
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Believe It Or Not: King and Tyson Reunite, Why?
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not is a museum which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that the public might question the claims. When people see an exhibit presented…
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Cotto can handle the speed of Pacquiao or could he?
Majority of the boxing analysts and historians would agree that speed is everything. A faster fighter would have the ultimate advantage, being able to land those hard to see shots and avoid…
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Marquez takes his best shot at Mayweather but misses, Pacquiao next
A cascade of emotions raced through me as I witnessed the fall of one of the greatest pound for pound fighters to Floyd Mayweather Jr. There were of course expectations from Marquez,…
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Pacquiao-De La Hoya: Roach Must Have Been Right !
About a week ago, I wrote an article discrediting Freddie?s statement that he knows of a flaw in Oscar. I am guessing he was right. The reason I think so, is because…
