Lucas Ketelle
54 articles · Tha Boxing Voice
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Escalante?s Journey To Title Shot Continues Saturday
The long journey to finding respect from the boxing world for Bruno Escalante may be coming to an end on Saturday, December 7th in Redwood City, as the 5?2? Super Featherweight looks…
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Race Revisited
In last week?s column I wrote about the Freddie Roach and Alex Ariza incident. That incident was akin to grown men behaving like children with racism thrown in the mix. It seems…
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Whats Learned From The Roach-Ariza Incident?
It?s the elephant in the room. What is it? Well, it is race. For the majority of middle class white people, the issue of race is addressed with privileged annoyance. When race…
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It?s a Thankless Job Being Andre Ward
For Andre Ward, Saturday night was far from just a return, it was a circus leading to his desired result. The ends may often justify the means, yet in this case that…
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The Standard of a Superstar: Nonito Donaire
On Saturday November 9th, Nonito Donaire came from behind to beat Vic Darchinyan in the ninth round by TKO stoppage in dramatic fashion. Still many came away unimpressed since Donaire appeared to…
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The Miguel Cotto Paradox
Rarely in boxing does one man determine so many peoples? fates as Miguel Cotto does heading into 2014. Cotto, who recently ran through Delvin Rodriguez, has now played his cards perfectly. Cotto…
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Sergio Mora On His Past Fights, Golovkin, and His November 16th Fight
Sergio Mora?s boxing career to this point is that of a movie and the ending will reveal the legacy. Mora is trying to change things now as he heads into a November…
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Are We Really Getting the Floyd Mayweather-Amir Khan Fight?
It seems harsh to be so critical from the start, but the question needs to be asked, are we really getting the Floyd Mayweather-Amir Khan fight? A year ago, it would have…
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No Country For New PPV Stars
Adrien Broner will not be having his debut in the pay-per-view arena just yet. It appears Broner will be doing that in 2014 more likely, but for now his bout with Marcos…
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The Social Factor From Saturday?s Stoppage In Question
Saturday?s co-main event in Atlantic City, New Jersey between Gabriel Rosado and Peter ?Kid Chocolate? Quillen will go down in history for the fan anger over the stoppage and/or the judge?s lopsided…
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Mr. ESPN is now Mr. HBO
Ruslan Provodnikov used to be thought of as a person who wouldn?t make it to the major networks. When Provodnikov fought Timothy Bradley, it was a ?stay busy fight.? Now, Ruslan Provodnikov…
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Mendez Forces Foe To Quit, Bruno Escalante Continues Plight of Fun Fights
Paul Mendez (13-2-1 5KO) is making a case that he should be on television. The IBA Middleweight champion, who his only two loses are disputed decision early in his career, is continue…
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Karim Mayfield Returns on Chavez-Vera, Aims For Alvarado and Allakhverdiev
Karim ?Hard Hitta? Mayfield has had quite a road to boxing stardom. The powerful Welterweight hailing from the rough, yet culturally rich neighborhood of Fillmore, California is often compared to Harlem for…
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Mares-Gonzalez To Continue The Aura At Stub Hub Center
It?s the home of wars from Rios-Alvarado I to Bradley-Provodnikov, The Stub Hub center, which may make some fans testy as they feel that it will always be the Home Depot Center…