Charles Saunders
208 articles · Boxscorenews.com
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Heart not enough to beat Golovkin
SONAHR: Feb. 2, 2014 - Osumanu Adama of Ghana displayed a hall-of-fame level of heart during his unsuccessful attempt to relieve Gennady Golovkin of his WBA middleweight title on Saturday. But that…
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Pascal Outworks Bute
SONAHR: January 19, 2014 - A pair of slightly tarnished local idols clashed in the ring at the Bell Center in Montreal on Saturday. Jean Pascal once wore the WBC light-heavyweight crown…
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Mike Tyson Unplugged
SONAHR: January 13, 2014 - At first sight of the title of Mike Tyson?s recently published autobiography, Undisputed Truth (written with Larry Sloman), people of a certain age will remember an R&B…
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Boxing’s 2013 Highs and Lows
SONAHR: December 30, 2013 - Thirteen is supposed to be an unlucky number. For the sport of boxing, however, that wasn?t the case in the year 2013. The past 12 months were…
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Broner no problem of Maidana
SONAHR: December 15, 2013 - When Adrian ?The Problem? Broner stepped into the ring on Saturday night to defend his WBA welterweight title against Marcos Maidana, he was ? in his own…
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Sturm to Rigondeaux: Boxing’s dynamite December
SONAHR: December 8, 2013 - What a fantastic weekend this was for fight fans! On one night, more top-flight matchups were featured than there are in most months. It was a great…
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Stevenson, Kovalev ready to rumble
A boxing card during the waning days of 2013 has set up a potential Fight of the Year for 2014. On Saturday, WBC/Ring magazine light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and WBO belt-holder Sergey…
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The Pacman is Back, Man
Macau, China - November 24, 2013 - Manny Pacquiao demonstrated yesterday that he can still do what he?s supposed to do: dominate a good, but overmatched, opponent. In Macau, China, the 35-year-old…
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No rust on boxer Andre Ward
Fourteen-month layoff? No problem. Young, hungry, undefeated opponent? No problem. A challenger who comes in two pounds over the weight limit? No problem. Not if you happen to be Andre Ward, who…
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Golovkin Express Roars On
SONAHR: November 3, 2013 - Curtis Stevens had talked a lot of trash going into his bout with WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on Saturday. To his credit, Stevens ? a credible…
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Old Man River Keeps On Rolling
SONAHR: Oct. 27, 2013 - Boxing?s version of Old Man River, also known as Bernard Hopkins, washed away the ambitions of yet another younger man in Atlantic City on Saturday. This time,…
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Provodnikov steamrolls Alvarado
Society of North American Sports Historians & Researchers: October 20, 2013 - Russlan Provodnikov has come a long way in 2013. At the beginning of the year, he was an obscure Russian…
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Bradley Burnishes His Reputation
SONAHR: Oct. 13, 2013 - Officially, Tim ?Desert Storm? Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez fought on Saturday for the undefeated Bradley?s WBO welterweight title. Unofficially, they contested the championship of the ?I…
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Another night at the office for Boss Wlad
Society of North American Sports Historians & Researchers: Oct. 6, 2013 - On Saturday, Wladimir Klitschko, co-heavyweight champion alongside his brother Vitali, disposed of yet another challenger in easy, almost desultory, style.…
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Boxing’s Light-Heavies Heat Up
SONAHR Sports: Sept. 29, 2013- Adonis Stevenson had something to prove when he stepped into a Montreal ring on Saturday night: namely, that his shocking first-round knockout of Chad Dawson was not…
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Ken Norton deserved his title
SONAHR Halifax, Nova Scotia - September 20, 2013 - One by one, the stars of the heavyweights? Golden Age ? the 1970s ? are blinking out. Jimmy Young, Ron Lyle, Joe Frazier…
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Professor Floyd Mayweather schools another student
SONAHR Las Vegas, Nevada - September 14, 2013 - Professor Floyd Mayweather Jr., PhD (Doctor of Pugilism) conducted yet another course in Boxing 101 on Saturday Night at the MGM Grand in…
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Another One Bites The Dust: Arreola stops Mitchell in 1st Round
SONAHR September 8, 2013 - Anticipation for the September 14 showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez pretty well overshadowed the boxing events that occurred this past Saturday. That is…
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Mikey Garcia: Loser on the Scales, Winner in the Ring
HALIFAX, NS -June 16, 2013 - In his classic rock anthem, Meat Loaf sang, ?Two out of three ain?t bad.? For Mikey Garcia, one out of three ain?t bad. Garcia lost his…
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Different Directions for Mayweather and Pacquiao
Society of North American Sports Historians & Researchers HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA -May 12, 2013 - Some boxers? names are inextricably linked because of the ferocity and intensity of their battles against each…