Tom Donelson
28 articles · BoxingScene.com
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The problem with judging
IOWA CITY, IOWA (BASN)---This is not an article to defend what was the indefensible, namely the outcome of the Bradley-Pacquiao. This article is designed to view how a judge sees a fight…
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Seth_”Mayhem” Mitchell Wins Holt wins a big one too. Still in the Hunt
IOWA CITY, IOWA---Julio Diaz faced Kendall Holt in a pressure pack fight that could go a long way to determining their future as title contenders. In the first preliminary bout undefeated Middleweight…
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Thoughts on Saturday Night
IOWA CITY, IOWA---What to say about Saturday night? Well, a career ended, another career continued despite the reality that the fighter is chasing a dream unobtainable and finally, another career continued while…
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Will PACMAN beat Mosley?
IOWA CITY, IOWA---Does Shane Mosley have a shot of beating Manny Pacquiao? Yes, and all you have to do is look at the second round of his fight with Floyd Mayweather when…
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Nonito Donaire shows his stuff
Fernando Montiel was the champion and the underdog against Nonito Donaire. Donaire became recognized as one of the best when he pounded Vic Darchinyan when the Darchinyan machine was at its nasty…
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Tim Bradley wins a big one
In a bout between two young undefeated fighters Tim Bradley managed to win a tough fight that will hardly be listed as a classic. Much was anticipated but this was bout showed…
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Thoughts on PACMAN, Hopkins
It has been a week since Hopkins nearly pulled off the upset by defeating the younger Jean Pascal in Pascal?s home region and one has to wonder how Hopkins can school a…
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Lessons for greatness
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- Manny Pacquiao is one of those rare fighters who transcend the sport he participate in. He is a folk hero in his native Philippines, which got him elected…
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Thoughts on 2010
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- For the past year, the big news is the fight that never happened and may never happened as Floyd Mayweather faced legal troubles that could land him in…
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Will Mayweather be next?
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- Manny Pacquiao simply reinforced in Jerry Jones? palace, that he is one of the best fighters of this generation. His mastery of Antonio Margarito simply showed that the…
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Just in case you care…….. Pacman, Margarito meet in Dallas this weekend
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- Just in case you care -- Manny Pacquiao is fighting Antonio Margarito for the WBC Super Welterweight crown this weekend at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. This was suppose…
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No Mayweather-Pacquaio? Please!!
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- Just when you think you see it all, well, you find that you haven?t. Can some one explain to me how Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather not agree…
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Beyond The Surface
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- In the Byzantine world of boxing politics, everything is not what it appears and the various plots and subplots of the Pacquaio-Mayweather fight presents boxing at its worst…
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Looking back in the ring
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- The American Heavyweight division is becoming even more muddled as both Kevin Johnson and Chris Arreola lost easily to Vitali Klitschko. While it is no embarrassment to lose…
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Year End Thoughts
Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez showed why they are two of the most avoidable fighters when they engaged in a great and entertaining fight. Sometimes a fighter has to switch tactics and…
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PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- The big event in boxing coming up is the Marquez-Mayweather affair and the question for boxing fans is how rusty will Floyd Mayweather be? On the surface, this…
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Some fights I want to see
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- Here are fights that I want to see. First, Kelly Pavlik versus Arthur Abraham for the Middleweight championship is the first fight I want to see. There is…
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Coming To A Ring Near You
IOWA CITY (BASN) -- Next week, HBO will have a big fight weekend that will have effect down the road in two division. Rocky Juarez will get yet another shot at a…
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Three fights and boxing’s future
IOWA CITY -- Over the past three weekends, there have been three fights that show both the state and weakness of boxing today. The first fight was the Taylor-Froch Super Middleweight championship…
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Economics and Boxing
Match them and they will come, to paraphrase a popular saying. The recent Marquez-Diaz fight was an example of what happens when boxing promoters match up good fighters against each other in…
