Chris Robinson
2,441 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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“He doesn’t have what it takes to be a champion” – Marquez disses Saul Alvarez
March 5th, 2011 will go down in the history books as a historical night for Mexico's Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez as he became the youngest champion to capture a piece of the junior…
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Images from Anaheim: Saul Alvarez tears through Hatton to become WBC champion
In front of 11,674 fans in Anaheim, California, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez officially became the youngest junior middleweight champion in the sport's history with a dominating twelve round decision over game but limited…
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Much fanfare surrounding Saul Alvarez’s title shot regardless of circumstances
We don't know for sure yet if Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez is a special kind of fighter but we do know that he has a special kind of following. The Jalisco native is…
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Sergio Martinez looking past Mayweather and onto Dzinziruk and possibly Cotto
2010's Fighter of the Year, Sergio Martinez, thrilled us with his victories over Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams last year and will certainly have his work cut out for him if he…
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Bob Arum claims that Don King holds the key to a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight
In a little over a weeks' time, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will defend his crown against wild Ricardo Mayorga inside of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.…
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‘I will prove that they are both failures’: More talk from Cotto and Mayorga
The March 12th Miguel Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga scrap is inching closer and neither man has been relenting when it comes to dishing out some heavy trash talk. Cotto, the reigning WBA junior middleweight…
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Brandon Rios vs. Marco Antonio Barrera: How did it come to this?
On February 19th, 2000, fierce rivals Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales engaged in a memorable battle inside of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite entering the contest at only…
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Diego Magdaleno and Bernabe Concepcion share the Vegas spotlight on May 6th
They are both talented and in their early twenties, yet as Diego Magdaleno and Bernabe Concepcion head into their respective May 6th bouts there is a contrast in what each fight means…
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“There is absolutely no way we will fight each other” – Amir Khan on Pacquiao
Just a few months removed from a scintillating victory over Argentinean brute Marcos Maidana at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Khan is now setting his sights on his April 16th defense…
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Images from New York: You didn’t forget about Yuri Foreman did you?
Earlier today at the Kingsway Gym in Manhattan, former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman emerged from hiding to help promote his March 12th fight against rugged Polish charge Pawel Wolak at…
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. headed straight for a Las Vegas showdown with Zbik?
The last time we saw Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. plying his craft under the bright lights of Las Vegas, it wasn't a pretty sight. Facing off with unheralded Troy Rowland in November…
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The Boricua has landed: Miguel Cotto hits Las Vegas for Mayorga showdown
Earlier tonight at the McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto made his official arrival into the city for his March 12th clash against former welterweight champion…
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Images from Las Vegas: What you can’t deny about Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios
Newly crowned WBA lightweight champion Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios isn't the type of guy who is going to win everybody over. His gregarious nature comes in hand with a blunt and sometimes…
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Brandon Rios walks through fire, stops Acosta in the tenth to capture WBA crown
Moments ago at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Brandon Rios captured the biggest victory of his career in stopping Venezuela's Miguel Acosta to secure the WBA lightweight crown. In the…
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Top Rank’s Chris Farina and Nonito Donaire at the Rios-Acosta fight in Las Vegas
Moments after Robert Marroquin's unanimous decision victory over Gilberto Sanchez Leon, I was able to a quick ringside snap of Top Rank photographer Chris Farina next to newly-crowned WBC and WBO bantamweight…
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Change of plans as Jose Benavidez now fighting on Chavez Jr. undercard in Mexico
Moments ago I spoke with Jose Benavidez Sr., father of the standout junior welterweight prospect of the same name, and was told that there is a change of plans in his son's…
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Introducing Pound 4 Pound Boxing in Las Vegas
While the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas is known for drawing its share of headlines, just down the street a little bit you will find another quality facility in the Pound…
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“I’m still on a high right now. It’s just been incredible” – Nonito Donaire
Nonito Donaire is the man right now. Less than a week removed from his spectacular 2nd round TKO over proven threat Fernando Montiel, the Filipino-born, American fighter is still basking in the…
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Nonito Donaire would love a fight in the Bay Area
Nonito Donaire is the man right now. Less than a week removed from his spectacular 2nd round TKO over proven threat Fernando Montiel, the Filipino-born, American fighter is still basking in the…
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Images from Las Vegas: Rios and Acosta both weigh 134.5, ready for war
Moments ago inside of the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBA lightweight champion Miguel Acosta and challenger Brandon Rios weighed in ahead of their clash tomorrow night. Boxing insiders are pointing…
