Lyle Fitzsimmons
255 articles · TigerBoxing.com
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Fool Me Once… Notes From Fight Night at Sunrise
SUNRISE, Fla. – You know, it’s not all that often in life where a guy can look back at something and say, “Wow, I guess I really got fooled by all that…
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Marquez whets appetite for Pretty Boy-Pacman main dish
He?s a reigning WBA and WBO world champion at lightweight. Previously, he?s held WBC hardware at 130 pounds and both WBA and IBF jewelry at 126 pounds. But Juan Manuel Marquez became…
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Roach, Pacquiao aimed squarely at Hatton
As it turned out, it was Freddie Roach who really pulled the trigger. By boldly proclaiming that former charge Oscar De La Hoya was no longer capable of effectively unloading his arsenal…
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Freddie Roach?s Trigger Finger Turns Toward Ricky Hatton
As it turned out, it was Freddie Roach who really pulled the trigger. By boldly proclaiming that former charge Oscar De La Hoya was no longer capable of effectively unloading his arsenal…
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Looking at 2009…New Words from an “Old” Friend
I heard from my old friend Tom Thompson the other day. He's only an "old" friend in the newfangled 21st century definition of the word...seeing how we've never actually met, we've spoken…
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Still immune to Pac-Man fever
OK. First things first. Yes, I saw Saturday night's fight. Yes, I'm crystal clear on the result. Yes, Manny Pacquiao whipped Oscar De La Hoya like he'd never been whipped. In a…
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Saturday?s Bottom Line: More Easy Money for Oscar
Maybe it?s my low-end tax bracket. Or my trailer park upbringing. Whatever the reason, I simply can?t see the motivation - outside of preposterously high finances, that is - for Oscar De…
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Campbell, not Pacquiao, remains the man at 135
First, let's dispense with the formalities. Manny Pacquiao looked spectacular against David Diaz on Saturday night. Manny Pacquiao beat a legitimate lifetime 135-pounder in clear-cut and dominant fashion. And Manny Pacquiao is…
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Guerrero: I’ll knock Pacquiao out
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Want a prediction on a lightweight title fight involving Manny Pacquiao? Robert Guerrero can't see it going past five rounds. But rather than David Diaz doling out…
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HBO’s Taffet enjoying a busy spring
Ladies and gentlemen, it's good to be Mark Taffet. The HBO boxing kingmaker -- though, to be exact, the title on his business card reads "senior vice president of sports operations and…
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Pacquiao: Don’t believe the hype
This just in...I don't get it. Though he's clearly a talented guy, surely adored in his homeland and certainly on anyone's modern-day list of fun guys to watch in the ring, I…
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Veteran Morales rewarded for mediocrity
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ladies and gentlemen, it's good to be Erik Morales. Though it very well may exist, I can't think of a single industry off-hand in which an employee…
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My take on pay-per-view and other goodies from ringside
OK, I tried. I really did. I sat in front of the TV the other night, stopped flicking when I came to Spike, and decided I'd finally give the violent phenomenon known…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao go One and Two in latest WBM Pro Boxing Poll
Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. maintained his hold on the top pound-for-pound spot in the latest edition of the WBM Pro Boxing Poll, released Friday. The Michigan native-turned-Las Vegas resident increased his lead…
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Floyd edges Manny in latest WBM P4P Poll
Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. returns to the top spot in the overall pound-for-pound rankings in this month’s edition of the WBM Pro Boxing Poll. Mayweather, now in training for his Nov. 4…
