Geoff 'The Professor' Poundes
23 articles · RingsideReport.com
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TAKE YOUR PICK Manny Pacquiao reveals he will fight either Amir Khan, Kell Brook, Terence Crawford or Jeff Horn in Dubai this April
MANNY PACQUIAO has taken to Twitter for advice on who to fight next. The Filipino legend has asked his 108,000 followers to help him decide between British pair Amir Khan and Kell…
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Amir Khan ? The Man Who Would Be King!
Amir Khan and British Broadcaster Sky have this week announced a reconciliation after a noisy divorce last year. When Britain?s Amir Khan swatted away the challenge of the mercurial Zab Judah earlier…
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Roy Jones Jr: “Pacquiao is pound for pound the best fighter in the world”
This week?s 101st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview Roy Jones Junior (54-7, 40 KOs), who has held titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and…
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Quitting While Ahead or Out Cold: Andre Dirrell?s Victory over Arthur Abraham
If the Super-Six saw itself as a crucible within which to mix a volatile collection of fighters/promoters/ring physicians/fight-fans and hangers-on, then the Arthur Abraham-Andre Dirrell match-up in round two of the tournament…
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David Haye Vs John Ruiz: Never Mind the Hype
I?ve just seen one of the more ludicrous headlines in the build-up to a major fight: ?Ruiz Motivated by Muhammad Ali Three-Time World Champion Tag?. Now there?s hype, and there?s hype. To…
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No Match for Manny Pacquiao: Joshua Clottey Elects Not to Fight
Well, it promised much – but in the end it was nothing but a sham. At the glitzy Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, Manny Pacquiao, 51-3, 38 KO’s, took every round in a…
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Timothy Bradley: Never the Bride
These days the lines between boxing’s weight divisions are becoming increasingly blurred. With the proliferation of mini’s and junior’s, light’s and super’s, all designed as usual to give the governing bodies more…
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Timothy Bradley: Never the Bride
These days the lines between boxing’s weight divisions are becoming increasingly blurred. With the proliferation of mini’s and junior’s, light’s and super’s, all designed as usual to give the governing bodies more…
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Amir Khan: World Beater?
When Britain’s Amir Khan, 22-1, 16 KO’s, blew away in less than a round the unbeaten Dmitriy Salita just before Christmas, there was a certain amount of ooh-ing and coo-ing from both…
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April Fools: The Roy Jones – Bernard Hopkins Rematch
As freak shows go, the Roy Jones – Bernard Hopkins bore-fest scheduled for April 3rd should attract its fair share of thrill-seekers. They’ll not be interested in the boxing, or the sport,…
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Manny Pacquiao the Hypocrite
I have a problem. Never a bandwagon chaser, and wholly unwilling to disrespect the undeserving, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to stay on board the Manny Pacquiao express. I’ve made my feelings…
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Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather JR: The Idiotic Following of the Pacman
You’ve gotta laugh. You should hold on to something, or somebody. Brace yourself, fasten your body to the furniture if you must, turn off the phone, line up the hard liquor, whatever…
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Did Roid Rage Ruin the Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather Super Fight?
I guess it was inevitable in the wake of Manny Pacquiao’s quite remarkable and unprecedented achievements in the boxing ring that people would begin to look for explanations beyond the little Pinoy’s…
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Still aiming for a Manny Pacquiao Showdown: Edwin Valero Defends Lightweight Title Saturday Night
WBC Lightweight Champion Edwin Valero defends not only his title but also the most remarkable fighting record in recent history, when he pitches up against the experienced Mexican Hector Velazquez this Saturday…
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King Khan versus Dmitriy Salita Collide on Saturday Night
It ain’t easy being God. Just like in any big job, there’s going to come a time when you have to take sides, and in doing so, you’re going to let someone…
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A Risky Comeback: The Return of Ricky Hatton
When David Haye was asked to talk about the weight disparity between himself and 300 pound Nikolay Valuev before their momentous set-to, he was standing in Ricky Hatton’s own gym in Manchester.…
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Floyd Mayweather JR Vs Manny Pacquiao: The Best Fight in Boxing
Superlatives escape me. There are few that haven’t already been lavished on the special talents of Manny Pacquiao, and doubtless over the coming months there will be new ones invented to cope…
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe: The Mike Tyson Comeback
Please, God, no! Of all mankind’s abominations, his failures and weaknesses, his indiscretions and foibles, his vanities and his misadventures – surely a society that would permit Mike Tyson to step back…
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Will Size Matter: Manny Pacquiao’s Challenge of Miguel Cotto
It was a breath of fresh air. I saw recently a “taster” film for HBO’s upcoming 24/7 series about the Pacquiao/Cotto matchup, in which Max Kellerman brought the two fighters together across…
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Floyd Mayweather: Bringing the Money to Boxing
Before his master-class in defeating Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather had appeared to have got himself for once into a fight he was liable to lose, when he accepted the challenge thrown…
