Michael Rosenthal
557 articles · SignOnSanDiego.com
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Alvarez outpoints Trout to win the vacant RING title
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez defeated Austin Trout by a unanimous decision to win the vacant RING junior middleweight championship and unify the WBC and WBA titles Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.…
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Weekend Review: Rigondeaux takes enormous step
BIGGEST WINNER Guillermo Rigondeaux: Rigondeaux had that amazing amateur career but, after only 11 professional fights, we weren?t certain that he had the ability to duplicate his success as a prizefighter. Now…
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Weekend Review: Rigondeaux takes enormous step
BIGGEST WINNER Guillermo Rigondeaux: Rigondeaux had that amazing amateur career but, after only 11 professional fights, we weren?t certain that he had the ability to duplicate his success as a prizefighter. Now…
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Weekend Review: Alvarado arrives
BIGGEST WINNER Mike Alvarado: Alvarado?s performance against Brandon Rios on Saturday night in Las Vegas was superb. The Coloradan employed a perfect blend of aggression, movement and resilience to win a unanimous…
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Weekend Review: The war in Carson
BIGGEST WINNER Timothy Bradley: Who was that guy who fought Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday in Carson, Calif.? It wasn?t the calculating boxer we?ve seen in the past, the one who used his…
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Weekend Review: Hopkins’ historic night
BIGGEST WINNER Bernard Hopkins: Hopkins? unanimous-decision victory over Tavoris Cloud on Saturday in New York wasn?t particularly exciting. It was clinical, a demonstration of one man?s clear technical superiority over another. However,…
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Weekend Review: Thompson’s big surprise
BIGGEST WINNER Tony Thompson: Thompson?s surprising second-round knockout of David Price on Saturday in Price?s hometown of Liverpool, England, doesn?t mean that Thompson (37-3, 25 knockouts) suddenly is a great American hope.…
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Weekend Review: Broner consumes another opponent
BIGGEST WINNER Adrien Broner: Gavin Rees is a tough little fighter but nowhere near Broner?s league, which is why he was disassembled Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., on HBO. Broner (26-0, 22…
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Weekend Review: Broner consumes another opponent
BIGGEST WINNER Adrien Broner: Gavin Rees is a tough little fighter but nowhere near Broner?s league, which is why he was disassembled Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., on HBO. Broner (26-0, 22…
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Weekend Review: Matthysse’s short work day
BIGGEST WINNER Lucas Matthysse: Matthysse?s first-round knockout of Mike Dallas Jr. on Saturday in Las Vegas isn?t particularly meaningful given Dallas? limited accomplishments. The Argentine certainly gets points for style, though. Matthysse…
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Weekend Review: Garcia dominates
BIGGEST WINNER Mikey Garcia: Dazzling, simply dazzling. All the new RING featherweight champion did was make an accomplished and durable veteran in Orlando Salido, rated No. 1 going into the fight, look…
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Weekend Review: Donaire’s domination
BIGGEST WINNER Nonito Donaire: No one is shocked that Donaire stopped Jorge Arce with a crushing left hook in third round Saturday in Houston. The Filipino-American was too good and too big…
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First step in Khan’s comeback is successful
LOS ANGELES ? Amir Khan?s 10-round beat down of Carlos Molina didn?t prove much. Molina is a tough kid with solid skills but not anywhere near Khan?s class, which made him little…
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Marquez stuns the boxing world
LAS VEGAS ? The images were shocking. The big right hand. Manny Pacquiao laying motionless on his face, being counted out. A triumphant Juan Manuel Marquez thrusting his arms in the air,…
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Weekend Review: Trout season
BIGGEST WINNER Austin Trout: Trout had to be salivating since the day he signed to fight Cotto, a smaller, slower and older opponent with the name recognition to give his career an…
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Weekend Review: Broner soars
BIGGEST WINNER Adrien Broner: I don?t think Broner has done enough to crack the pound-for-pound Top 10, including his brutal eighth-round knockout of Antonio DeMarco on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J. His…
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Weekend Review: Broner soars
BIGGEST WINNER Adrien Broner: I don?t think Broner has done enough to crack the pound-for-pound Top 10, including his brutal eighth-round knockout of Antonio DeMarco on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J. His…
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Klitschko wins ‘Battle of the Giants’
LOS ANGELES ? Abner Mares proved against the likes of Yonnhy Perez, Vic Darchinyan and Joseph Agbeko that he is an elite fighter. On Saturday night, against master boxer Anselmo Moreno, he…
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Weekend Review: Big victory for Garcia, so long Morales
Danny Garcia scores another big victory to remain undefeated and put an end to Erik Morales' career as an elite fighter Saturday at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. BIGGEST WINNER…
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Weekend Review: Big nights for Donaire, Rios
BIGGEST WINNER Nonito Donaire: Donaire had the misfortune of fighting Toshiaki Nishioka immediately after a fight-of-the-year candidate ? Brandon Rios vs. Mike Alvarado ? Saturday night at a packed Home Depot Center…