Thomas Gerbasi
114 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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A Fond Farewell To Gentleman Glen Johnson
It would have been the perfect way for Glen Johnson to end his often imperfect 19 year professional boxing career, to lose a bad decision to an up and comer in his…
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David Haye ? To Get Vitali, Dereck Chisora Must Go Down
The retirement of David Haye didn?t last long, but that doesn?t mean he didn?t enjoy it while it was happening. ?I had a big retirement party in London that everybody came to,…
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One More Round For Heavyweight Tony Thompson
Imagine a world where 40-year old Tony Thompson is THE heavyweight champion of the world, the man who defeated Wladimir Klitschko and brought the most glamorous title in boxing back to the…
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Past Adversity Motivates Rodriguez Before Title Fight
Delvin Rodriguez has had his share of wars in the ring over the years, but the hardest shots he?s taken haven?t come from his opponents, but from those sitting at ringside with…
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Carl “The Cobra” Froch ? Reclaiming His Birthright
There are few certainties in sports, but you can always be pretty sure that the Dominican Republic will produce major league shortstops, New York City will deliver top-notch point guards, and Pennsylvania…
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Antonio Tarver ? The Last 40-Something Standing
It?s been over nine months since his last fight against Danny Green, but Antonio Tarver has never been one to let go of past slights. ?I went into the Green fight a…
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Sugar Shane Mosley’s Last Stand or a New Beginning?
Shane Mosley never made it to 39-0 like his Saturday opponent, Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez, who also has a draw on that otherwise spotless record. But when he entered the ring at Madison…
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Lennox Lewis Staying Put: The Pugilist Specialist at Rest
It was the cruelest of April Fool?s Day jokes, but oh, it was a good one. ?I've enjoyed retirement but there is unfinished business at hand & 125 million reasons 2 finish.…
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Tyson – Days of Grace: ‘Iron Mike’ Reflects on The Past
?You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.? ? Arthur Ashe Days of Grace. The tattoo on Mike Tyson?s left…
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Random Acts of Ring Rambling P2: Mosley, Tyson, More
If you were sent to a desert island but given the choice of taking career DVD sets of just 12 fighters, which dozen would you choose? In Part One of this little…
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Sergio Martinez Motivated To Impress, Secure Big Fights
A stranger in a foreign country, fighting in the world?s greatest arena. An icon on the verge of stardom. A champion in the eyes of the world, but not particular sanctioning bodies.…
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Why We Love Boxing: Revisiting Salido vs. Lopez – Fight I
Looking at the sport of boxing is a fairly cut and dried experience, and not just from the viewpoint of Fighter A punches Fighter B, and one falls down or one wins…
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Random Acts of Ring Rambling: Ironfist, Punisher, More
Let?s not mince words here. The odds of Dereck Chisora capturing lightning in a bottle and pulling off a Buster Douglas-esque upset of Vitali Klitschko in their WBC heavyweight championship fight this…
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Random Acts of Ring Rambling: Floyd, Manny, Sergio, More
It?s been a while since I?ve knocked one of these out, and with so much going on in the boxing world, this is as good a time as any for some ramblings…
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Random Acts of Ring Rambling: Floyd, Manny, Sergio, More
It?s been a while since I?ve knocked one of these out, and with so much going on in the boxing world, this is as good a time as any for some ramblings…
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Diego Corrales: May 7 – Requiem For a Warrior
If there is an afterlife, wouldn?t it be something to know what Diego Corrales is thinking about Saturday?s fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley? Knowing Diego, he?d be rooting for his…
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Shane Mosley Has a Big Mountain To Climb in Las Vegas
Psychiatrists would likely have a field day trying to analyze why a person would watch the sport of boxing. Is it the violence, the action, the visceral thrill, or the idea that…
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Fernando Montiel ? The Party Crasher
Saturday is coronation night for Nonito Donaire. Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao can?t fight forever, so the road has been paved and the stage set for a new star to ascend to the…
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Kevin Cunningham and The Boy Who Lived
It should be a time for celebration. But Kevin Cunningham always catches himself. The fighter he has trained for the last 16 years, WBC and IBF junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander, is…
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Juan Manuel Lopez: War Before The Passing of The Guard
Over the course of his five year pro career, WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez has faced plenty of good fighters. Saturday night, he faces a great one in Rafael Marquez. ?These…
