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Give me less of that: A bottom ten for boxing
I am generally in quite good spirits this holiday season about the state of boxing, but there are a few things still gnawing at me. In the spirit of the Grinch and…
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Ulises Solis — A Day of Reckoning
As they saying goes: ?you can run but you can not hide?. For Solis, the line could not be more appropriate. After several postponements for various reasons, flimsy or otherwise, Solis and…
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GREAT TV RATINGS FOR HATTON-MAYWEATHER
The blockbuster battle between ?Pretty Boy? Floyd Mayweather Jr and Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton which was telecast over the giant Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN last Sunday turned in exceptional television ratings. According…
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GLENN DONAIRE IN GREAT SHAPE
Glenn Donaire, the elder brother of IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire is in great shape for his scheduled December 20 clash with Mexican Tirso Gutierrez Morales at the Hard…
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ALA Promotions, Norkis Kick Off Holiday Boxing Marathon
Entertainment boxing visits the holiday season this year in a boxing festival dubbed the ?Holiday Fist Fest Boxing Series.? ALA Promotions, in cooperation with Norkis Group of Companies, kicks off the series…
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The Manny Pacquiao Chronicles: Erik Morales III
A rubber match is a tiebreaker. The reason it is referenced as rubber is partly because of its flexibility in determining a series. After two tough fights, a third match can easily…
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BATAWANG VS SOLIS TO HEADLINE ZANFER CARD
Filipino Bert Batawang's crack at IBF junior flyweight champion Ulises Solis will headline the "Golpes de Poder" fight card put up by Zanfer Promotions on December 15 at the Auditorio Benito Juarez…
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Gorres, Darchinyan fight at Waterfront, Feb. 2
THE much-awaited fight between Cebuano Z ?The Dream? Gorres and Australia-based Vic Darchinyan for the IBF super flyweight eliminator bout will be held at the posh Waterfront Cebu City Hotel Grand Ballroom.…
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Fire and Ice in Cancun
This Saturday night at the Plaza De Toro in Cancun, Mexico, a pair of young world champions headline a pay-per-view show that has been dubbed, 'Night of Champions?, and in the leading…
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DONAIRE ARRIVES ON FRIDAY
IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire says he is arriving in Manila on Friday morning aboard a Philippine Airlines flight and despite what seems like a hectic schedule of TV…
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Legendary trainer praises Filipino stars
Australia's greatest trainer Johnny Lewis has heaped praise on Filipino fighters following their recent wins over top opposition in Australia. ``I have the greatest respect for Filipino boxers,'' said Lewis, who has…
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GLEN DONAIRE RETURNS TO ACTION ON DEC. 20
Detroit -- Former NABA/NABO Flyweight Champion Glen Donaire (16-3-1 19KOs) will slug it out against Tirso Guttierez Morales (10-3-6KOs) of Viva Mexico! They are scheduled to fight on Dec. 20 at Hard…
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Guzman May Be Too Good For His Own Good
When the rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao was made official, WBO champion Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic was left standing all by his lonesome. Pacquiao, who thought he…
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So, what?s next?
The Floyd Mayweather/Ricky Hatton fight last Saturday played out exactly as most Mayweather fights do?Floyd seemed to struggle in the early rounds until he found a weakness, then he capitalized on it.…
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A LESSON IN PROPER DECORUM
LOS ANGELES -- The battle between two unbeaten titans at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night was as exciting as the boxing hype-masters had predicted. There was excitement galore…
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Beware, Paclanders, This Is The Frightening Face Of Manny’s Ultimate Nightmare!
Cancun, Mexico ? Two of boxing?s electric, young champions, Edwin Valero and Jorge Linares will be defending their titles in ?Cancun Night of Champions? Saturday December 15th at the Plaza de Toros…
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Pacquiao advised to avoid Hatton?s fate
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao should better stay at the super-featherweight division. This was the advice on Sunday of boxing insiders on the heels of Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s dismantling of Ricky Hatton in…
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Inside Sports: Bob Arum Still Going Strong
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum celebrated his 76th birthday last Saturday and you simply have to marvel at the man?s energy and deep involvement in the sport of boxing when many people…
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Schaefer Squashes Marquez Accident Story
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer claims there is ?no truth to the rumors? that WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez had figured in a car accident and that he had…
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Can anyone beat the Pretty Boy?
BRAVE Ricky Hatton tried to give us his best impersonation of the Tasmanian devil, but in the end, talent and guile overcame aggression and raw courage. The ?Hitman? tried and tried but…
