Doug Fischer
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Dougie’s Monday mailbag
By Doug Fischer
MAYWEATHER & ?BAD DECISIONS? BERTO Wow, man I don?t know what to say about PBF and the way he spoke to his dad. That was dysfunction at its best, or worst. Nobody…
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Povetkin defeats Chagaev by unanimous decision
By Doug Fischer
Heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin remained undefeated with a 12-round unanimous decision over former WBA titleholder Ruslan Chagaev in Erfurt, Germany on Saturday. Povetkin (22-0, 15 knockouts), THE RING's No. 3-rated contender, won…
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Weekend Preview: Povetkin-Chagaev take center stage on Saturday
By Doug Fischer
THURSDAY JUAN GARCIA vs. HECTOR SERRANO Rounds / weight class: six rounds / lightweights Location: Los Angeles Television: Fox Sports Net (tape delay)/RingTV.com/Ustream.tv The backdrop: This main event is a welcome departure…
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Calm, confident Alvarez says the big fights will happen in due time
By Doug Fischer
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. -- A group of boxing writers gathered around Saul Alvarez before the young Mexican star worked out and sparred for about 50 onlookers who made the trek up…
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Ring Ratings Update: a September to remember?
By Doug Fischer
The month of August comes to a disappointing close with the cancelation of the anticipated Marcos Maidana-Robert Guerrero fight. Maidana, THE RING?s No. 3-rated junior welterweight, was expected to receive a stern…
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Andrade outpoints Brewer in snoozer, Lundy stops Diaz in thriller on FNF
By Doug Fischer
Junior middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade remained undefeated with an uneventful but dominant unanimous decision in the 10-round main event of the season finale of ESPN2?s Friday Night Fights from Hammond, Ind., on…
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10: Worst refereed boxing matches in last 10 years
By Doug Fischer
Al Bernstein called Russell Mora?s botched officiating in the Joseph Agbeko-Abner Mares fight the ?most disgraceful performance by a referee? that he had seen ?in the last 15 years? even before the…
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Instant replay rule would not have prevented Mora’s bad calls
By Doug Fischer
We all saw on slow-motion replay what appeared to be a devastating low blow by Abner Mares in the 11th round of his fight against Joseph Agbeko on Saturday in Las Vegas.…
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Dougie’s Monday mailbag
By Doug Fischer
AGBEKO DESERVED BETTER Doug- I think it's safe to say that King Kong Agbeko won't be having any children in the future. Agbeko deserves an immediate rematch. The ref was inept to…
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Morel scores KO on Agbeko-Mares undercard
By Doug Fischer
LAS VEGAS -- If there was one fight that seemed all but guaranteed to go the distance on the Joseph Agbeko-Abner Mares undercard, it was the scheduled 10-round Eric Morel-Daniel Quevedo bout.…
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Agbeko, Mares make weight (it just took Agbeko an extra 40 minutes to do it)
By Doug Fischer
LAS VEGAS -- Nobody seemed overly concerned when Joseph Agbeko came in slightly over the bantamweight limit at Friday?s weighin for his IBF title defense against Abner Mares tomorrow at the Hard…
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10: Mexico’s best bantamweight titleholders ever
By Doug Fischer
There?s a lot at stake when Abner Mares challenges IBF bantamweight titleholder Joseph Agbeko this Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The 25-year-old contender from Mexico is vying for…
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Hopkins looks to make Dawson a believer on Oct. 15, and vice versa
By Doug Fischer
LOS ANGELES -- Using Ripley?s Believe It or Not! to help promote the Oct. 15 pay-per-view show headlined by the Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson light heavyweight championship seems like an odd choice by…
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
By Doug Fischer
STILL ROOTING FOR PAVLIK Hi Dougie, Kelly Pavlik?s general behaviour does seem to have an air of delusion as well as self-destruction about it, sadly, but good on him for having a…
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Dougie’s Monday mailbag
By Doug Fischer
ALLEN BROS., KHAN & FURY Hey Dougie, What's the latest on Rock and Tiger Allen? I haven't been able to find any online update on their condition since news of them being…
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Weekend Preview: Peterson-Cayo, Shumenov title defense highlight big Firday
By Doug Fischer
The backdrop: This Friday Night Fights main event is an excellent matchup of young and skilled 140-pound talents with much to prove and much at stake. Both Peterson (28-1-1, 14 knockouts) and…
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Ring ratings update: Khan advances to No. 1 in junior welterweight rankings
By Doug Fischer
Junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan did more than add the IBF belt to his WBA 140-pound strap when he dominated Zab Judah to a fifth-round KO on Saturday in Las Vegas. The…
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Dougie’s Monday mailbag
By Doug Fischer
Hey folks, if I didn?t get to your email for this week?s Monday mailbag and you can?t wait until Friday?s bag, submit a question or comment for the new Ring Radio show,…
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Khan ready to fight anyone, including Mayweather, after dominating Judah
By Doug Fischer
LAS VEGAS -- Amir Khan may not have the best chin in the 140-pound division but he doesn?t fight like a guy who can?t take a punch. The 24-year-old titleholder from Britain…
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
By Doug Fischer
WHO WINS KHAN-JUDAH? Who are you picking in the Amir Khan-Zab Judah fight? I'm leaning towards Khan, but I feel that Judah has the tools to get the job done. Still, history…