Scott Christ
644 articles · Bad Left Hook
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Robert Garcia says Margarito and Rios “didn’t know” Roach has Parkinson’s
What should they do? Should they admit that they've made mistakes? Should they remind you that they've done this before? Should they give you a history lesson? What should they do? Yahoo!…
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Manny Pacquiao Looking to Go 2-0 at Cowboys Stadium
If you're any level of NFL fan at all, you know that this season has not been kind to the Dallas Cowboys. With many (foolish) pundits and fans picking the Cowboys to…
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Shane Mosley Could Be in Line to Face Pacquiao
Though boxers, their trainers, and their promoters always say you shouldn't get ahead of yourself or look past any opponent, someone almost always does. That appears to be happening again, as Bob…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pleads Not Guilty, Hit With Restraining Order
Back in September, boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. was charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident with the mother of two of his children, Josie…
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Good News, Boxing Fans: Nelly to Perform on Pacquiao-Margarito PPV
If you weren't already excited about the great fun you were going to have on Saturday night for $54.95 in standard definition, I suggest you sit down right now before you leap…
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Manny Pacquiao and Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra to work together
As if Manny Pacquiao doesn't have his hands in enough pies right now, TrueHoop is reporting that Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has reached out to Pacquiao to set up "sports…
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Know Your PPV Undercard: Pacquiao-Margarito Edition
Next Saturday's HBO pay-per-view falls in line with most of them: Big name main event with questionable competitive possibilities, and then an undercard of three fights that will inevitably draw out the…
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November Schedule Power Rankings: Pacquiao-Margarito Is Not the Best Fight of the Month
Something I thought might be fun to do is look at the full month's schedule of fights, and rank them in order of awesomeness, for lack of a better word. Those who…
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Injured Kelly Pavlik withdraws from Pacquiao-Margarito undercard
Citing a rib injury suffered in training, former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has pulled out of his November 13 bout with Brian Vera, multiple outlets are reporting, including ESPN. Pavlik-Vera was set…
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Pacquiao backs Khan to face Mayweather in 2011
The BBC has an interesting story up right now on Amir Khan, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao. Khan, the 23-year-old junior welterweight titlist, thinks he'll be ready to fight Mayweather in…
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Vanes Martirosyan calls out Shane Mosley, tells him his son sucks
A Twitter war broke out between 154-pound contender Vanes Martirosyan and Shane Mosley recently. Chris LaBate of BoxingScene.com gathered the exchange, and here's my favorite part: Vanes Martirosyan: I want fight Shane…
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Freddie Roach anxious to get Manny Pacquiao to Los Angeles
Maybe it's just talk. Maybe it's just talk to sell a fight. But word out of Manny Pacquiao's camp isn't exactly sparkling right now. Promoter Bob Arum said recently that if the…
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Lucian Bute dominates, finishes Jesse Brinkley in nine rounds
It certainly wasn't his best performance, but Lucian Bute got the job done tonight in Montreal, knocking Jesse Brinkley down three times en route to a ninth round stoppage. Bute (27-0, 22…
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Video Hype: Face-Off with Pacquiao and Margarito, plus 24/7 trailer
Max Kellerman sits down with Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, Antonio Margarito and Robert Garcia. I think this is actually a fairly strong interview, though the dramatic music is a little silly. That…
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Another Battle: Arum’s temper flares after Golden Boy talks about JCC Jr.
With a second cold war fully in swing between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, it seems like every day there's some new battle between the U.S. promotional giants. Just a few…
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Latin Fury taking shape for Dec. 4: Chavez-Gomez, Donaire-Sidorenko, Soto
The December 4 Top Rank Latin Fury pay-per-view is filling out quickly, reports FanHouse's Lem Satterfield. In the main event of the evening, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will meet Alfonso Gomez. Also…
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Pacquiao’s Camp Team: Chavez, Martirosyan, Holloway, Tapia
Manny Pacquiao's coming camp is starting to come together, and Ronnie Nathanielsz reports that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will head over to the Philippines to join the camp after all. Chavez is…
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Backup Plan: Miguel Cotto could face Kermit Cintron on Dec. 4
With a potential fight between Miguel Cotto and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. seeming less likely to be made, a rumored backup plan has emerged. Rick Reeno reports at BoxingScene.com that Top Rank…
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Bad Left Hook Fight Preview: Victor Ortiz v. Vivian Harris
Earlier, we took a look at the Daniel Ponce de Leon-Antonio Escalante fight, scheduled to open Saturday's PPV broadcast. Now we move on to the likely second fight of the night, as…
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Ricky Hatton filmed using cocaine, allegedly knocked out in bar fight
More boxing fun for the whole family this week, as British superstar Ricky Hatton has been caught on film snorting cocaine, and is also rumored -- and I stress rumored -- to…
