Bill Tibbs
178 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Does Martinez + Cotto = Floyd?
The word coming down the pipe is that lineal World Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez will return to work against Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto, 38-4 (31) on June 7th in New York…
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A Little Hardware: ?The 2013 Billys?
The?Jack Torrance ?I?m Baaaack!?: Nice Return to the Spotlight?Award Felix Sturm - After losing to Sam Soliman to open the year (subsequently changed to a no-contest after Soliman tested positive for an…
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It?s ?Showtime? in 2014
Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Shawn ?Showtime? Porter surprised a few fans in beating defending two-time world champion Devon Alexander ?The Great.? While the fight was by…
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Modern-Day Manny, All Old-School
With Manny ?Pac-Man? Pacquiao?s recent dominant 12-round decision win over tough, Oxnard, California-based Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort in Macao, China, he showed the boxing world he…
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Pac-Man Opens Doors for 2014
With Manny ?Pac-Man? Pacquiao?s unanimous decision win over tough-as-nails Oxnard, California challenger Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios Saturday night at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort in Macao, China, he not only finished (while…
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Pacquiao and Rios Issue Bomb Threat
When Manny ?Pac-Man? Pacquiao and Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios lock horns on Saturday at the Cotai Arena at the Venetian Resort in Macao, China, it is hard to imagine this bout being…
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?The Flash? Meets the ?Raging Bull?
Tonight, Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire will tangle with Vic ?Raging Bull? Darchinyan as part of a tripleheader, live on HBO, from Corpus Christi, Texas. HBO might consider issuing a bomb threat…
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Mikey Heads North for Second WBO Title
When super featherweight Miguel ?Mikey? Garcia enters the ring at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texason November 9th, the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion will be looking to…
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Rest in Peace, Franky
It struck me as sadly ironic that boxing lost one of its brothers in the same week HBO?s ?Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward? premiered. Tough Mexican super bantamweight Franky Leal succumbed…
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Sugar and The Man Rumble Down Under
On October 23rd, Pomona, California?s ?Sugar? Shane Mosley will enter the ring at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in New South Wales, Australia for the 58th time in an illustrious, two-decade career. Mosley…
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Vera Tosses Saturday Night Script
When Austin, Texas middleweight Brian Vera steps into the ring against Mexican star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, he realizes he is the underdog…
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Andy Ruiz Jr. Lives up to Alias in Macao
Imperial, California heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr., now living and training in Las Vegas, donned the moniker ?The Destroyer? upon turning pro in the spring of 2009. He recently turned some heads and…
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Remembering a True Champion: Genaro Hernandez
Genaro Hernandez, the popular Los Angeles fighter known as ?Chicanito,? turned pro in the fall of 1984. He ran off 15 straight wins before capturing the California State super featherweight title and…
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Remembering a True Champion: Randy Turpin
Randolph Adolphus ?Randy? Turpin was a Leamington, United Kingdom fighter, considered to be one of the top middleweights in the 1940s and 1950s era. ?The Leamington Licker? squared off against the likes…
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Remembering a True Champion: Andy Ganigan, the ?Hawaiian Punch?
Born in Waipahu, Hawaii, Andy Ganigan, known as ?The Hawaiian Punch? throughout his career, was considered one of the best punchers of his time and was rated in the top 100 in…
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Remembering a True Champion: Bennie Briscoe
Born in Augusta, GA, in 1943, Bennie Briscoe turned pro in 1962 at age 19 after a very good amateur career. The Philadelphia-based middleweight was the quintessential Philly ?tough guy? in an…
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Remembering a True Champion: Joe Frazier
Looking back this month, it is hard to believe it has already been over a year. Joe Frazier or ?Smokin? Joe,? as he was known throughout his illustrious career, was truly one…
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Remembering a True Champion: Leavander Johnson
After a successful amateur career, Atlantic City-based lightweight prospect Leavander Johnson turned pro in February of 1989 in Atlantic City, NJ. The highly regarded 135-pounder remained unbeaten in his first 23 fights…
