John Raspanti
369 articles · DogHouseBoxing.com
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Odds stacked against Anthony Crolla in his fight with Vasyl Lomachenko, but don’t tell him
Former WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla has a pretty good idea what he?ll be facing when he steps in the ring April 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. ?I?m fighting…
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David Price bit, wins fight by disqualification
David Price and Kash Ali mocked and called each other names at a press conference a few days ago. Knockout was the operative word. In in the end, it was hometown hero…
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Chasing fate: David Price fights on
He?s lost six fights, all by stoppage. Some have been brutal, like last year, when Alexander Povetkin flattened him in six. A few months later, he was back in the ring, facing…
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Charlie Edwards defends his title in style, wins wide decision over Angel Moreno
Charlie Edwards made the first defense of his WBC title a successful one Saturday night by boxing and punching his way to a 12-round unanimous decision over Angel Moreno at Copper Box…
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Little man with big dreams: Charlie Edwards wins a world title and keeps a promise
Charlie Edwards sat in the middle of the ring shedding tears of both joy and despair. Edwards had fulfilled his boyhood dream of winning a world championship after entering the title fight…
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IBF champion Errol Spence dominates Mikey Garcia, wins fight by unanimous decision
In the end, size and reach were too much for Mikey Garcia to overcome. Talent as well. Errol Spence retained his IBF welterweight title by winning a wide 12-unanimous decision Saturday night…
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Will size matter when Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia fight this Saturday night?
Standing on a stage, separated by a few feet, their first picture together was very revealing. Undefeated IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. didn?t tower over former four-division champion Mikey Garcia, but…
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Heavy-handed Callum Johnson sends Sean Monaghan to dreamland in three
Callum Johnson can punch. Fighting for the first time since being stopped by Artur Beterbiev in Chicago last year, it took Johnson a little over six minutes to demolish tough Sean Monaghan…
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Anthony Yard and Daniel Dubois score impressive wins
Anthony Yarde moved closer to a shot at WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev?s world title by stopping Travis Reeves in five rounds at the historic Royal Albert Hall in Kennington, London,…
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Why Tyson Fury’s decision wasn’t such a bad one
The news hit some like a blow to the solar plexus. Tyson Fury had signed a co-promotional deal with Top Rank and ESPN. My first thought was, ?There goes the rematch with…
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Motivated Luis Ortiz defeats gutsy Christian Hammer, wants rematch with Deontay Wilder
Expected to brutalize over matched Christian Hammer, highly ranked contender Luis Ortiz had to settle for a wide 10-round decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York Saturday night. Scores were…
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Anthony Dirrell wins WBC super middleweight title over Anvi Yildirim in entertaining fight
Heavily favored Anthony Dirrell captured the WBC super-middleweight title for the second time by technical decision over tough Anvi Yildirim at the Armory in Minneapolis, MN Saturday night. The fight was stopped…
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James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr. fight to remain relevant
Oh, Chris Eubank Jr. He seems to relish playing the villain. His posing, arrogance, and braggadocio are all part of the Eubank image. But how real is it? George Groves, who fought…
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Ready to rumble:Mike Jimenez goes to Beantown
Ask anyone about Mike Jimenez and they?ll tell what a nice guy he is. He?s honest, blunt and, like the city he lives in and represents, Chicago, ILL., to the point. When…
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Leo Santa Cruz shows his stuff, wins dominant decision over game Rafael Rivera
WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz retained his belt by winning almost every round over Rafael Rivera at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA Saturday night. All three judges scored the…
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Retro throwback: Omar Figueroa and John Molina throw hands
Over sixty years ago, most fans watched boxing on their black and white television. On September 23, 1952, the Gillette Safety Razor Company presented the Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott on…
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Thoughts on Sergey Kovalev’s victory over Eleider Alvarez, and the recent retirement of George Groves
Last weekend, Sergey Kovalev?s boxing life was up for grabs. If he didn?t defeat Eleider Alvarez, there would likely be no second chances. The odds were against him. Winning a rematch in…
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Slugger Sergey Kovalev outboxes Eleider Alvarez to win rematch
A few weeks ago, Sergey Kovalev said his loss to Eleider Alvarez had been an accident. Saturday night, at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, Kovalev proved his point…
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A few thoughts on the upcoming Eleider Alvarez and Sergey Kovlev fight
Happening this Saturday night will be a highly contested rematch and possibly revenge match between devastating puncher Sergey ?Krusher? Kovalev of Russia (32-3-1, 28 KOs) taking on Eleider ?Storm? Alvarez (24-0, 13…
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The tall and the short of it: Robert Easter Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia
IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. reminds me of some of the guys that guarded me during my erstwhile high school basketball career eons ago. They were tall and skinny with the…