Charles Saunders
208 articles · Boxscorenews.com
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What’s Left For The Klitschkos?
So, after all the bad blood and bad-mouthing bombast, Saturday?s long-awaited showdown between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye turned out to be a flop ? literally, as Haye drooped to the canvas…
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David and Wlad-Iath: Can Haye Upset Klitschko?
This coming Saturday, a major heavyweight title bout will take place. And you know, given the wretched state of the division over the past several years, writing those words is a surreal…
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Five Boxing What-Ifs
Mike Tyson was considered a future Boxing Hall-of-Famer during his peak in the late 1980s. And now he is just that, having been voted in during his first year of eligibility ?…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather Shadowboxing Continues
Imagine that the NFC and AFC champions decided they weren?t going to meet in the Super Bowl. Imagine that the National League and American League pennant-winners opted to skip the World Series.…
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Froch Passes The Johnson Test
WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch successfully completed what has become a rite-of-passage among elite-level fighters in the light-heavyweight and now super-middleweight divisions. He defeated Glen ?The Road Warrior? Johnson via a hard-fought…
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Hopkins Shines, Jones Fades
Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. are both guaranteed to be voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame the first year they become eligible. Depending on when they finally hang up…
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Hopkins Jabs McNabb
As his May 21 WBC light-heavyweight title rematch with Jean Pascal rapidly approaches, Bernard Hopkins recently took some time to throw a few jabs ? not at the speed bag or his…
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Pacquiao Meets The Boobirds
Booing at a Manny Pacquiao fight? Booing when two iron-chinned warriors each go down for the first time in several years? Booing when two of the top-five welterweights share a ring? That?s…
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Little Chance For Mosley
On Saturday, Sugar Shane Mosley will be looking to continue this year?s spate of upsets when he takes on Manny Pacquiao, who is universally regarded as the world?s top pound-for pound pugilist.…
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The Ring’s KO Compilation Leaves Joe Louis Out
The June 2011 issue of The Ring magazine contains a fascinating compilation titled ?One and Done! The 20 Greatest One-Punch Knockouts of All Time,? by Eric Raskin. No. 1 on Raskin?s list…
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From Rubio to Maidana: A Boxing Weekend to Remember
This past weekend featured more boxing chills, spills and thrills than almost all of last year. Comebacks, upsets, ring wars ? the second Friday and Saturday in April had it all. On…
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Sergio Martinez: Marvelous Middleweight
At this point in time, WBC ?Diamond Belt? middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is the hottest fighter in the heavier weight divisions. I know that sounds like faint praise, considering the scarcity of…
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Mayweather Jr. vs. Spadafora? Say It Ain’t So
Well, well, well. It looks as though Floyd Mayweather Jr. might not be restricting his fighting to a courtroom after all. Even though assault and other charges against him have not yet…
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No Solace For Solis
The word that best describes Saturday?s WBC heavyweight title bout between Vitali Klitschko and Odlanier Solis is ?disappointing? ? about as disappointing as a fight that lasts less than one round can…
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Odlanier Solis: Just Another Fat Guy?
This coming Saturday, Odlanier ?La Sombra? Solis will challenge Vitali Klitschko for the WBC?s version of the world heavyweight boxing championship. Solis won a gold medal for Cuba in the heavyweight (201…
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Zab Judah “Zabalicious”
There are three major storylines in boxing: the rise of a star, the fall of a star, and the redemption of a tarnished star. Zab Judah?s seventh-round stoppage of rugged South African…
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Nonito Donaire’s Manny Moment
This past Saturday?s bantamweight superfight between Nonito Donaire and Fernando Montiel lasted less than two rounds. But it was far from disappointing. The left hook that separated Montiel from his senses was…
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Dream Fights For 2011
In terms of marquee matchups, 2011 has gotten off to a good start so far. Last month, Timothy Bradley won a technical decision over Devon Alexander in a much-anticipated junior-welterweight unification bout.…
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Pacquiao Versus His Fellow Filipino Legends
Despite the decline in the quality of his recent opponents (including the latest, Shane Mosley), Manny Pacquiao?s spot in boxing?s Hall of Fame is already reserved. He continues to stand atop the…
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The Muhammad Ali Quote Quiz
In his heyday, Muhammad Ali was not only the most famous athlete in the world; he was also the most loquacious. It?s not for nothing that one of his first nicknames was…
