Tim Harrison
108 articles · FightHype.com
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KATSIDIS VS. MITCHELL: THE BEST FIGHT THIS WEEKEND YOU MIGHT NOT SEE
By Tim Harrison
WBA Jr. Welterweight champion Amir Khan's United States debut and title defense against Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi is sure to grab the headlines of this weekend's lineup. It is an intriguing matchup, despite…
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BLOOD TEST OR NOT, MAYWEATHER’S PPV SUCCESS COULD STALL NEGOTIATIONS WITH PACQUIAO
By Tim Harrison
Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dominating performance over "Sugar" Shane Mosley turned out to be his most complete performance against a top-flight competitor in a few years. When it was said and done, the…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “EVERY BOXER’S GOAL IS TO FIGHT FLOYD MAYWEATHER”
By Tim Harrison
Moments ago, FightHype.com was on hand for a conference call featuring undefeated multi-division champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather (40-0, 25 KO), who discussed his upcoming May 1 mega-fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-5,…
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LEONARD ELLERBE DENIES FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S USE OF XYLOCAINE
By Tim Harrison
Earlier today, during a conference call featuring the trainers for Floyd "Money" Mayweather (40-0, 25 KO) and "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO), the mood became quite tense when talk turned to…
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NAAZIM RICHARDSON: “I’M NOT BRINGING THEM OTHER 40…I’M BRINGING A LIVING LEGEND”
By Tim Harrison
Golden Boy Promotions, along with Mayweather Promotions, hosted a conference call today featuring Roger Mayweather and Naazim Richardson, the trainers for Floyd "Money" Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) and "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-5,…
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BOB ARUM: “OUR FIRST PRIORITY WOULD ALWAYS BE A MAYWEATHER FIGHT”
By Tim Harrison
Fighthype.com was on hand at today's press conference to announce the return of Antonio Margarito after his year long suspension from the sport. Although Bob Arum has mentioned the possibility of a…
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ANTONIO MARGARITO: “I’M AS GOOD AS EVER”
By Tim Harrison
Antonio "Tijuana Tornado" Margarito (37-6, 27 KO) was in Los Angeles, California to formally announce his May 8 Jr. Middleweight bout with Texan Roberto 'La Amenaza" Garcia (28-2, 21 KO). The bout…
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HAYE CALLS OUT BOTH KLITSCHKOS, BUT SHOULD TAKE WLADIMIR BEFORE VITALI
By Tim Harrison
WBA Heavyweight Champion David "Hayemaker" Haye (24-1, 22 KO) should be resting after his domination of former champion John Ruiz (44-9-1, 30 KO). Instead, he came out swinging at the Klitschko brothers,…
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PAUL WILLIAMS AND DAN GOOSSEN PUT PACQUIAO ON NOTICE
By Tim Harrison
Yesterday, a press conference was held in Los Angeles, California to announce the Jr. Middleweight fight between multi-division champion Paul "The Punisher" Williams (38-1, 27 KO) and former welterweight champion Kermit "The…
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ROACH DOESN’T DEVIATE FROM MESSAGE, BUT STILL THINKS MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO WILL BE MADE
By Tim Harrison
Freddie Roach sat down to speak with ESPN's Jim Rome yesterday. As one would expect, he spoke in detail on the reasons for Manny Pacquiao's refusal to submit to random Olympic-style blood…
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PACQUIAO IMPRESSES WHILE CLOTTEY DEPRESSES AT “THE EVENT”
By Tim Harrison
On the surface "The Event" appears to have been a huge success. A reported 50,994 were in attendance to watch Manny Pacquiao's (51-3-2, 38 KO) WBO welterweight title defense against Joshua Clottey…
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IF PACQUIAO KO’S CLOTTEY, WILL MORE PED ACCUSATIONS ARISE?
By Tim Harrison
Whether you're willing to accept the fact or not, there are still many that believe Manny Pacquiao is cheating the sport of boxing. He didn't do anything wrong. He never failed a…
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PATIENCE AND LUCK BRING ‘MONEY’ FOR MOSLEY
By Tim Harrison
At this time last year, Shane Mosley sat atop the welterweight division. He was coming off his dominating ninth round knockout victory over Antonio “Hands of Plaster” Margarito and big money fights…
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ACCESS DENIED: MARGARITO’S RETURN TO BOXING PUT ON HOLD
By Tim Harrison
Contrary to prior reports that disgraced boxer Antonio Margarito would be making his comeback against Carson Jones on the undercard of the Pacquiao-Clottey card, Texas has denied his boxing license. Top Rank…
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EDWIN VALERO HAS ARRIVED, BUT ISN’T YET READY FOR PACQUIAO
By Tim Harrison
Edwin Valero was something of an unknown commodity prior to Saturday, February 6. You could watch clips of his highlight reel knockouts on YouTube, but the quality of the picture left out…
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MAYWEATHER MAY WANT TO WAIT FOR PACQUIAO, BUT HE NEEDS MOSLEY NOW MORE THAN EVER
By Tim Harrison
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to sign his end of the contract to fight WBA welterweight champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer is outwardly frustrated. Schaefer told boxingscene.com…
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SAUL ALVAREZ ADDED TO MAYWEATHER-MOSLEY UNDERCARD
By Tim Harrison
The ink on his brand new promotional contract with Golden Boy has not even dried, and young Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (30-0-1, 22 KO) is set to be on the grand stage in…
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HE WAS THE LAST TO BEAT PACQUIAO, BUT A COMEBACK IS TOO LATE FOR MORALES
By Tim Harrison
Mexican legend Erik Morales (48-6, 34 KO) has announced he will return to the ring in Monterrey, Mexico against Jose Alfaro (23-5, 20 KO). The date of the fight has been set…
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THE RETURN OF MARGARITO: TOO SOON, TOO LATE OR NOT AT ALL
By Tim Harrison
Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs) was considered the world’s top welterweight before he was beaten down by Shane Mosley on January 24, 2009. Mosley dominated Margarito, scoring a ninth-round knockout victory for…
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MAYWEATHER JOINS BOWE, TYSON AND JUDAH; ALL HAD DOUBTS AND WANTED MORE TESTS
By Tim Harrison
When Floyd Mayweather requested random blood testing of potential opponent Manny Pacquiao, public outrage ensued. "Why now?" "Why Manny?" "Mayweather isn't bigger than boxing", we all said. Top Rank and Team Pacquiao…