Clarence George
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Sergio in Wonderland
If this bout takes place, it will serve as ample evidence that Sturm has no pride, Martinez no sense, and boxing no shame? ?I can?t go back to yesterday because I was…
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The Defenestration of Superman
I didn?t know there was such a thing as competitive rock-lifting, but there is, and Urtain was Spain?s rock-lifting champ from the age of 14 to 25? ?I?ve gone out the window.??Crimes…
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Battle of Jericho?
?Matt is my toughest test in the pros,? says Joshua. True enough. After all, Skelton won several heavyweight titles, including the British Empire and EBU? ?Josue made war a long time against…
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Two Ton and the Lady
Mrs. Granahan, who doesn?t know Galento from gelato, leaves the shindig, sniffily observing, ?I didn?t realize it was a publicity gimmick?? ?Dey got me to give the joint some class.??Tony Galento It?s…
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The Bull Shots Talking
Nobody cares much about the Sweet Science anymore, never mind what some scribbler has to say about it? ?How come I?ve got to run into a squirt like you nearly every place…
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Ruslan and the Dyatlov Nine
Someone or something terrified them?and then slaughtered them. Who or what? How and why? We?re unlikely to ever know? ?A compelling natural force.??Lev Ivanov Junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov is defending his WBO…
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Luis Folledo: Boxer, Bullfighter, Lover
If a guy can handle a couple thousand pounds of irate muscle with horns like sabers on the end of it, a 160-pounder with bitch mittens is pretty small beer? ?Look how…
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The Rock vs. Two Ton
So now you know who won when the Rock and Two Ton went at it in some bucket of blood down by the docks 54 years ago? ?Now you?re gonna?and that?s the…
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Corn Griffin: Gentle Giant
I don?t know if Corn Griffin carried a gun in his capacity as police officer. I assume he did. But not a club. He didn?t have to?not with those fists? Barney Fife:…
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Good Time George
Manley wasn?t up there with light heavy legends Archie Moore, Billy Conn, Philadelphia Jack O?Brien, or even ?Slapsie Maxie?? A great reckoning in a little room.??As You Like It Unknown to a…
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Kovalev vs. Agnew
Kovalev will defend his title against Cedric Agnew over a scheduled 12 rounds at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 29? ?Nattering nabobs of negativism.??Spiro Agnew Does the former vice president?s…
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The Italian Connection
Rocky Marciano was anything but antipasto when he dismantled Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden on October 26, 1951? ?You may have the universe if I may have Italy.??Giuseppe Verdi I should…
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BWAA Anoints Mayweather?Again
Where other fighters have a tool kit at their disposal, Floyd Mayweather has an entire Ace Hardware store? ?You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that…
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Max Bursak: Tyger Tyger
Max Bursak will square off against Jarrod Fletcher over a scheduled 12 rounds in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on February 1? ?Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal…
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Where Boxers Fear to Tread
The few who have traveled to the decaying prison since its closing 10 years ago claim to have heard whispers and screams? ?There is evidently little, if anything, of first-rate interest to…
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Some Kinda Wonderful
More punches will be thrown than kisses planted this Valentine?s Day when Issouf Kinda faces Jeremy Bryan in the Bronx? ?I don?t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.??Marilyn…
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Dawg vs. Beast
Williams is tough, skilled, and shows promise. But sooner or later he?s going to have to do more than beat good but faded fighters? ?Dogs never bite me. Just humans.??Marilyn Monroe Light…
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Baby, It?s Cold Outside
Hill was ?a difficult person to train because he was so cocky,? an attitude that resulted in convictions for marijuana possession in 1970 and 1978? ?Waves upon a tropical shore??Baby, It?s Cold…
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K9 vs. Twinkle Fingers
Former IBF junior middleweight champ Cornelius Bundrage returns to the squared circle on January 24 to face Joey Hernandez? ?If you rest, you rust.??Helen Hayes Former IBF junior middleweight champ Cornelius Bundrage…
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Firebird vs. Kosovo Kid
Zsolt Erdei is getting back in the ring for the first time in almost a year, facing Elvir Muriqi for a scheduled 10-rounder? ?Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five…