Derek Bilton
29 articles · sportinglife.com
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On the Move: SecondsOut World Rankings 5/11/14
Boxing crowned a new heavyweight titlist this weekend. Bermane Stiverne repeated his win over Chris Arreola to claim the vacant WBC heavyweight title. The six rounds of action provided good entertainment for…
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Beware Golovkin the Destroyer
There were plenty who reckoned Adrien Broner only had to turn up to beat Paulie Mallignaggi and claim a third world title in a third weight division at the age of just…
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Mayweather show rolls on
Floyd Mayweather's facile points win over the highly touted Robert Guerrero re-affirmed the fact that he remains the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport today. Making light of a year (precisely) on…
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Donaire too classy for Cuban
Boxing is being marginalised and is starving itself of oxygen because, put simply, the best are no longer fighting the best. Yet every so often the noble art is thrown a lifeline…
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Magical Marquez makes point
Enough has already been written about Manny Pacquiao's magnificent fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, a bout that was by far and away the finest of 2012. It was a fight that…
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Heartbreak for ‘the Hitman’?
On Saturday night, in front of an insanely partisan crowd at the Manchester Arena, Ricky Hatton will legally hit a man in the face for the first time since May 2009. On…
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Heartbreak for ‘The Hitman’?
On Saturday night, in front of an insanely partisan crowd at the Manchester Arena, Ricky Hatton will legally hit a man in the face for the first time since May 2009. On…
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Pacquiao loses little in defeat
I have not met a single person who felt that Timothy Bradley beat Manny Pacquiao in their recent WBO welterweight showdown, proving Abe Lincoln's theory that you can actually fool all of…
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Is Mayweather on the Wane?
Floyd Mayweather came through his toughest test since his first meeting with Jose Luis Castillo in Las Vegas recently when he claimed a tough but deserved decision against Miguel Cotto. His nose…
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IS MAYWEATHER ON THE WANE?
Floyd Mayweather came through his toughest test since his first meeting with Jose Luis Castillo in Las Vegas recently when he claimed a tough but deserved decision against Miguel Cotto. His nose…
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SON OF GOD LOOKS WORTHY
Before his recent Super Six final clash with Carl Froch, and despite coasting through the tournament unbeaten, few boxing pundits were giving Andre Ward any 'pound-for-pound' props. However, so dominant was the…
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PACQUIAO STILL THE MAIN MAN FOR NOW
Just a few short months ago the fight game was almost universal in proclaiming Manny Pacquiao as the best 'pound-for-pound' fighter on the planet. It was back in May that Pacquiao dominated…
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SERGIO MARTINEZ BEST OF THE REST
Sergio Martinez may be in the autumn of his career, but the 36-year-old Argentine marvel is on such an amazing run right now that many are calling him out as the best…
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DONAIRE: A STAR IS BORN
If ever there was a punch to herald the arrival of a fistic superstar, this was it. Those who witnessed Nonito Donaire crashing that left hook off the jaw of Mexican warlord…
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PACQUIAO BACK ON TOP
Manny Pacquiao's masterful demolition of Antonio Margarito in Dallas recently saw him claim a record eighth divisional title. It also saw the Filipino phenomenon finally move back to the top of our…
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TOP DOGS STILL SQUABBLING
There's good news and bad news on the world pound-for-pound beat this month. The bad news is that Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao looks no closer to being made after 'Money' Mayweather's…
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KHAN AND HATTON COULD STILL TANGO
There has been precious little domestic action contested by the 'pound-for-pound' elite since the turn of the year but Amir Khan's decision to ditch Frank Warren for Golden Boy could have major…
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FABULOUS FLOYD BACK ON TOP
He promised us a spectacular return. He was as good as his word. After a full 21 months out of the ring it was as if Floyd Mayweather Jr had never been…
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ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME FOR HITMAN
Despite suffering one of the most brutal KO losses in recent memory, Ricky Hatton retains his place atop the British 'pound-for-pound' tree this month. But in the light of his shocking loss…
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2008: YEAR OF THE PAC
Chinese astrologers will have you believe that 2008 was the 'Year of the Rat', but fight fans the world over know better. This was, unquestionably, the 'Year of the 'Pac'. No if's…
