Nick Bond
9 articles · BoxingNews
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Oscar De La Hoya: ?Manny Pacquiao is unique. When I fought him, He never got tired?
By Nick Bond
IN Kuala Lumpur ahead of Manny Pacquiao?s potentially blistering showdown with WBO welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse, Oscar De La Hoya (Matthysse?s promoter) describes, in his own words, what it was like to…
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Floyd Patterson ? The Shy Champion
By Nick Bond
ONE thing fight fans probably never really forgave Floyd Patterson for was that, when he held the heavyweight title, he didn?t defend against either Eddie Machen or Zora Folley. Machen and Folley…
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Danny Jacobs on Andy Lee vs Billy Joe Saunders
By Nick Bond
WBA middleweight champion Danny Jacobs, who recently defeated previously unbeaten and former world champion Peter Quillin in one round earlier this month, could be looking at a unification fight against the winner…
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Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez: A Las Vegas box office smash hit
By Nick Bond
LAST months fabulous Miguel Cotto-Canleo Alvarez fight that saw the Mexican outpoint Puerto Rican idol Cotto at the Mandalay Bay Events Center generated a live gate of $12,470,200 according to ESPN?s Dan…
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Miguel Cotto will fight in 2016
By Nick Bond
MIGUEL COTTO insists he was the worthy winner of last Saturday?s (November 21) epic clash with Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Speaking on the La Perrera show…
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Miguel Cotto reacts to Canelo Alvarez loss
By Nick Bond
MIGUEL COTTO broke his silence after losing a thrilling, but close fight with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday (November 21) night in Las Vegas. The Puerto Rican icon left the ring without talking…
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Miguel Cotto vs Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez: Tale of the tape
By Nick Bond
Miguel Cotto Name Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez 40-4 (33) Record 45-1-1 (32) 44 Total fights 46 309 Rounds boxed 314 75 KO % 68 October 29, 1980/35 Date of birth/age July 18, 1990/25…
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On This Day: Oscar De La Hoya fought several key battles
By Nick Bond
SEPTEMBER 18 is a bittersweet date in the Oscar De La Hoya calendar. In his welterweight prime, he disastrously gave away the championships rounds and lost a highly controversial decision to Felix…
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On This Day: We printed the first ever edition of Boxing News in 1909
By Nick Bond
IN the year 2009 we celebrated a huge milestone ? 100 years of Boxing News ? and our then editor, Claude Abrams, penned this wonderful piece on the history of our incredible…