Michael Rosenthal
557 articles · SignOnSanDiego.com
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RING Ratings update: Chavez won’t be dropped
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.?s positive test for marijuana after his loss to Sergio Martinez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas presented the Editorial Board with a significant decision. THE RING?s new policy…
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Weekend Review: Martinez, Alvarez emerge victorious
BIGGEST WINNER Sergio Martinez: THE RING middleweight champion almost had a perfect night Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. For 11-plus rounds, he outclassed an inferior opponent in…
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Martinez delivers despite near disaster
LAS VEGAS ? The kid almost pulled it out. Almost. Sergio Martinez proved to be what many expected against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena…
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RING Ratings Update: Ward moves up pound-for-pound list
The question was inevitable: Was Andre Ward?s sensational knockout of Chad Dawson enough for him to leap frog Sergio Martinez and Nonito Donaire in THE RING pound-for-pound ratings? Ward, THE RING super…
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Judging judges: New method of determining consistency
Matt Podgorski, a boxing judge for 14 years in Florida and Illinois, is a numbers guy. He makes a living doing statistical analyses for a food service company outside Chicago. Thus, it?s…
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RING Ratings Update: The rise of Golovkin
A Beast from the East has arrived. Gennady Golovkin dismantled Grzegorz Proksa on Saturday in manner that has drawn comparisons to the sport?s greatest punchers, creating a palpable buzz in the process.…
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Weekend Review: Golovkin is scary
BIGGEST WINNER Gennady Golovkin: The Kazakhstani emerged as a winner on several levels after his fifth-round knockout of Grzegorz Proksa on Saturday in Verona, N.Y., on HBO, Golovkin?s first fight in the…
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RING Ratings Update: Nishioka-Donaire for the championship?
The question popped into my email box almost the minute it was announced: Should the fight between Toshiaki Nishioka and Nonito Donaire on Oct. 13 be for the vacant RING junior featherweight…
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RING Ratings Update: Beltran has come a long wa
Anyone who knows Ray Beltran?s story has to be happy for him. Beltran was born into extreme poverty in Los Mochis, Mexico, sometimes surviving by scrounging through trash cans, before he and…
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Guerrero proves he’s all the way back with one-sided victory
SAN JOSE, Calif. ? Robert Guerrero accomplished a great deal against Selcuk Aydin on Saturday night. Guerrero hadn?t fought in more than a year but showed little rust. He has moved up…
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Porter outpoints Gomez
SAN JOSE, Calif. ? Shawn Porter defeated veteran Alfonso Gomez by a unanimous decision in a 10-round welterweight fight on the Robert Guerrero-Selcuk Aydin card Saturday night. Porter (20-0, 14 knockouts) met…
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RING Ratings Update: Subtractions and additions
The Editorial Board and Ratings Panel had a relatively uneventful week, although there were substractions and additions in four weight divisions. Marcos Maidana (No. 6 at junior welterweight last week) drops out…
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Weekend Review: Broner’s tainted victory
BIGGEST LOSER Adrien Broner: No one should be so presumptuous as to dismiss Broner as a loser ? but he sure acted like one before and after his fight against Vicente Escobedo…
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RING Ratings Update: Where does Khan fit in?
Danny Garcia?s spectacular fourth-round knockout of Amir Khan on Saturday night in Las Vegas gave the young Philadelphian the vacant RING Magazine junior welterweight title. That part of this week?s ratings update…
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Weekend Review: Garcia has arrived
BIGGEST WINNER Danny Garcia: A star is born? That might be jumping the gun but the young Philadelphian certainly had a huge night Saturday in Las Vegas, scoring a stunning fourth-round knockout…
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Garcia scores stunning knockout of Khan
Danny Garcia stopped Amir Khan at 2:28 of the fourth round to win THE RING junior welterweight championship Saturday in Las Vegas. Khan was winning the fight when, in the third round,…
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Weekend Review: Donaire gets it done
BIGGEST WINNER Nonito Donaire: One might be tempted to dismiss Donaire?s performance against Jeffrey Mathebula on Saturday as so-so because he struggled to find his target much of the fight and failed…
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Donaire fulfills tall order against Mathebula
CARSON, Calif. ? Nonito Donaire?s victory over Jeffrey Mathebula on Saturday at Home Depot Center wasn?t a thing of beauty. The South African?s looooooooong jab and awkward style would drive any opponent…
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Ring Ratings Update: What to do about Tarver and welterweights
THE RING Editorial Board had to make some tough decisions this week because of some unusual circumstances. Let?s start with cruiserweight Antonio Tarver, who tested positive for steroids after his draw against…
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Weekend Review: Lopez’s emergence
BIGGEST WINNER Josesito Lopez: Lopez garnered some attention when he stopped then-unbeaten prospect Mike Dallas Jr. in January of last year. And even in defeat against Jessie Vargas in September ? by…