Michael Klimes
8 articles · EastSideBoxing.com
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?The Weigh In?: A Look Back At Oscar de la Hoya
T.S. Eliot hit on something when he wrote in his magnificent poem ?The Hollow Men?, ?This is the way the world ends. / Not with a bang but a whimper.? Like so…
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So Intriguing: Pacquiao versus Hatton
For some reason I find Manny Pacquiao?s fight against Ricky Hatton in May very interesting. I will even say it is intriguing but I can?t quite put my finger on the pulse…
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Manny Pacquiao versus Oscar de la Hoya: Where Did They Come From?
When I was a young boy, I entertained the idea of becoming a physicist. My love of Star Wars beamed itself into a questioning of the cosmos and where the human race…
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De La Hoya vs Pacquiao
When I first read the headline that Manny Pacquiao versus Oscar de la Hoya was official I exclaimed "Oh My God." The following train of thought was a concoction of Joe Pesci?s…
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Pacquiao-De La Hoya off? That’s a good thing
A Farce: David versus Goliath The tale of David slaying Goliath is perhaps the most important and enduring story of Christendom. It is the perfect metaphor of the underdog fighting the bully…
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The ?Freak Show? Waiting to Happen
Classic fights like the one that took place last Saturday between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have the power to captivate boxing fans and remind them what elite boxers can do…
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Boxing 07/08: Reflections on what has passed and is to come
The Old Guard Gone: Boxing has experienced a strong year yet has also an enigmatic one as it has lost a few of the biggest names of the New Millennium. The Mexican…
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The ‘Thriller in Manila’- Fight of a Lifetime
12.09.05 - By Michael Klimes: It will be a killer, and a chiller and a thrilla when I get the gorilla In Manila - Muhammad Ali. One of the most electrifying boxing…
