Ken Hissner
21 articles · DogHouseBoxing.com
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Crawford and Garcia Continue to Move Up in Weight
By Ken Hissner
The latest is that Terrence ?Bud? Crawford, 32-0 (23) who defended his WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super lightweight titles in August knocking out Julius Indongo, 22-0, in Lincoln, NEB, in his…
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Overweight Jacobs Should Fess Up and Quit Crying After Loss!
By Ken Hissner
On March 17th Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin, 36-0 (33), got on the scale and it was 159? while Danny ?Miracle Man? Jacobs, 32-1 (29), stepped on the same scale and it was 159?.…
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Will Joe Smith, Jr. Bring Bernard Hopkins to His Waterloo?
By Ken Hissner
Will Long Islands Joe Smith, Jr., 22-1 (18) bring former champion Bernard ?The Alien? Hopkins, 55-7-2 (32), to his Waterloo dealing Hopkins his first knockout defeat? For Smith at 27 his career…
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Was Ali the Most Recognizable Person Ever?
By Ken Hissner
In a world with satellite TV and the internet the world in general has gotten to see many celebrities of every walk of life. Two that come to mind are Elvis Presley…
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Philly?s 3 Uncrowned Champs
By Ken Hissner
Philadelphia has been known for its boxing over the years and there are 3 particular boxers who stand out and who ?coulda, shoulda, and woulda been champs!? One of them was George…
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Does the Fathers Involvement with their Boxing Sons Ever Work?
By Ken Hissner
We?ve seen it so many times how a father in the corner or managing a son turns out bad! Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and his father have had their ups and downs as…
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Mayweather-Maidana Rematched but Garcia-Herrera No Rematch!
By Ken Hissner
Both welterweight Floyd ?Money? Mayweather, 46-0 (26), of Las Vegas, NV, and light welterweight Danny ?Swift? Garcia, 28-0 (16), hold WBC/WBA titles. Both are coming off unimpressive bouts that the fans are…
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Remembering Top Referee Mitch Halpern
By Ken Hissner
I recently came across comments on one of the best referees I?ve ever seen at the time, Mitch Halpern of Nevada prior to his death. I am a real critic on 90%…
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Jesse Hart: “I just turned down going to China on the Pacquiao card” – Philly’s Next Super Star? Yes, per His Promoter Top Rank’s Bob Arum! (Interview)
By Ken Hissner
The day before Philly?s Jesse ?Hard Work? Hart was about to receive Philly?s ?Briscoe Award? for being the ?Rookie of the Year? he was in Las Vegas at his promoter Top Rank?s…
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Did Manny Pacquiao?s Stance for God Cost Him Title? (Pacman still P4P Better than Floyd Mayweather)
By Ken Hissner
Manny Pacquiao made a stand against President Barrack Obama?s ?coming out of the closet? support for Gay marriage. Prior to the Bradley fight HBO?s Max Kellerman questioned if Pac Man?s new found…
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Manny Pacquiao and Tim Tebow place 1 and 2 in the Philippines in Popularity!
By Ken Hissner
On Thursday night at the Youth for Christ dinner in New Castle, DE, before a packed house at the Clarion Hotel, Dave ?TNT? Tiberi opened the show and introduced Pam Tebow, missionary,…
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?Sugar? Ray Leonard: Better Amateur or Professional?
By Ken Hissner
The question is was ?Sugar? Ray Leonard a better amateur or professional? As an amateur he won 5 national titles. Besides that he was the 1975 Pan Am Games and 1976 Olympic…
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Unbeaten Teon Kennedy Wins NABA Super Bantam Title!
By Ken Hissner
USBA Super bantamweight champion Teon ?The Technician? Kennedy added the NABA title, last Saturday night at Bally?s Casino in Atlantic City. The unbeaten 16-0-1 (7), Kennedy, from Philadelphia all but shut out…
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?K9? Bundrage Champ at last!
By Ken Hissner
A return call came from the new IBF light middleweight champ Cornelius ?K9? Bundrage Monday night. This writer tried reaching him Sunday, the day after stopping Cory Spinks at the Scottrade Center…
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Just How Good is Floyd Mayweather? Still Not Better than Manny Pacquiao!
By Ken Hissner
After all the hype of this fight between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley I had my doubts going in. Manny Pacquiao blows off Mayweather and Andre Berto ducks Mosley so the two…
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Zahir ?Z-Man? Raheem Looking Ahead, Not Behind
By Ken Hissner
This Thursday Philadelphia?s Zahir ?Z-Man? Raheem will start a comeback coming off a loss the same way he did in the 1996 Olympics. He will take on veteran Mexican Roberto Valenzuela, 51-51-2…
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The Seven Most Arrogant Boxers of All time!
By Ken Hissner
With the recent Hopkins and Jones match I wondered who people would hope to win since both have a history of arrogance. Though Hopkins the older at 45, he would still be…
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Shawn Porter Interview: On Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, His Fight on Saturday and Much More!
By Ken Hissner
Shawn “Showtime” Porter is a perfect example why the USA Olympic teams do not do well. Not once, but twice I watched him get the better of current unbeaten professional Danny Jacobs.…
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WBO Featherweight Champion Steven Luevano Defends August 15th!
By Ken Hissner
There’s an old saying that “nice guys finish last”, but in WBO Featherweight champion Steven Luevano let’s just say he’s an exception to the rule. He has had close to 300 amateur…
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It?s Never Too Late
By Ken Hissner
For a man that has seven lightweight championship defenses, one would think his career would be at the end of the line, and a cadre of highlights have been in the past.…