Doveed Linder
23 articles · EastSideBoxing.com
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SMOGER / PAVLIK WAS IN THE ZONE!
The Smoger Chronicles Vol. 2 Doveed Linder, Movie Producer, Director, and Writer sits down for another volume of Smoger Chronicles with one of the most prolific referees in the history of boxing:…
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CANELO IS MAYWEATHER’S NEW PACQUIAO
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is considered the pound-for-pound king of boxing by default. When Mayweather announced his retirement in 2007 after knocking out Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquiao took over as boxing?s brightest star…
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B-HOP’S TOP 10 GREATEST HITS
In a way, Bernard Hopkins has had two careers. There?s the Bernard Hopkins who was coming up in the middleweight ranks, determined to prove himself as a great fighter. Then there?s the…
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BANGING THE DRUMS FOR HOPKINS-JOHNSON II
A couple of weeks ago, Boxingtalk editor Scott Shaffer sent me an e-mail suggesting I do an interview with Glen Johnson since Johnson had just announced his retirement. I had interviewed Johnson…
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PACQUIAO-BRADLEY (OH, SIT!)
If you were to walk into a room of 250 people, all perfect strangers, what are the chances that you would meet either a boxer, someone who knows a boxer, or a…
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LINDER’S LOOK: GETTING OUR “MONEY’S” WORTH
Last Saturday was the first time in almost three years where I felt inspired and uplifted after buying a pay-per-show. I must confess that I almost skipped the broadcast, figuring it would…
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LINDER’S LOOK: THE TEN BEST GATEKEEPERS OF RECENT TIMES
By definition, a gatekeeper is a person in charge of a gate who controls who passes through it. As it relates to boxing, that gate might lead to a specific ranking, it…
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LINDER’S LOOK: TOP TEN CURRENT REMATCHES I’D LIKE TO SEE
For the most part, the purpose of a rematch is to rectify a controversial situation, answer lingering questions, position a fighter for something bigger, or give a former champion the opportunity to…
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DEBATING PACQUIAO’S NEXT BEST OPTION: HOW ABOUT BRADLEY?
Since Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will be doing a little jail time in the early part of 2012, Manny Pacquiao?s opponent for his next fight will likely be one of three fighters: Juan…
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DOVEED’S COTTO-MARGARITO MAILBAG
I wanted to ask you about your thoughts as to whether Antonio Maragrito would have won his first fight vs. Miguel Cotto even if he did not have loaded gloves (in my…
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SMOGER: STOPPING THE FIGHT “WAS THE DOCTOR?S ORDERS”
Last Saturday, Steve Smoger was the referee for the rematch between WBA 154-pound super champion Miguel Cotto and his 2008 conqueror, Antonio Margarito. On Saturday, Cotto won via technical knockout due to…
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COTTO-MARGARITO II MAILBAG
Nice article! I agree with you 90%, I do think Margarito would have defeated Cotto in the first fight without illegal hand wraps. Because Cotto was not training right and eventually he…
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LINDER’S LOOK: MARGARITO-COTTO II
Saturday?s rematch between WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs) and former three-time title holder Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) is the ultimate case of unfinished business. Their original encounter…
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PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ III AFTERMATH
Earlier this year, Nevada boxing judge Duane Ford told me a judge doesn?t score fights, he (or she) scores rounds. I was reminded of this statement after the third fight between Manny…
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LINDER’S LOOK: PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ 3
For the past two years, I have been very dismissive of the idea of a third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. I always viewed them as great rivals at…
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LINDER’S LOOK: BERNARD HOPKINS VS. CHAD DAWSON
This Saturday, WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) defends his title against Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs) in a classic case of experience versus youth. At age forty-six, Hopkins…
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MAYWEATHER-ORTIZ: THE DEBATE CONTINUES
The Debate Continues Just before the opening bell of every fight, the referee always tells fighters, ?Protect yourself at all times.? But Victor Ortiz forgot that on Saturday night, and allowed himself…
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BUNDRAGE TO MOSLEY: HAVE YOUR PEOPLE CALL MY PEOPLE
IBF junior middleweight champion Cornelius Bundrage has heard rumors that former three-divion champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley wants Bundrage for his next fight later this year. In response, Bundrage stated, "a belt would…
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LINDER’S LOOK PACQUIAO-MOSLEY
Going into 2011, the biggest gripe in the boxing world seems to be the match-up between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. After all, Pacquiao is at the top of his game and…
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LINDER’S LOOK: PACQUIAO-MARGARITO
Like most people, I was a bit put off when the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito fight was first announced. After all, Margarito had been caught using illegal handwraps on the very night he…