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An ugly fight for Pretty Boy awaits
TODAY, somebody?s ?0? is going to go, and I certainly hope it?s not Ricky Hatton?s. This clash of undefeated boxers at the top of the pound-for-pound list is a fitting end to…
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MAYWEATHER VS. HATTON BRINGS OUT THE STARS AS CELEBRITIES SIT RINGSIDE FOR MEGA-BOUT AT MGM GRAND
LAS VEGAS -- A star-packed list of celebrity attendees are scheduled to be present as six-time world champion 'Pretty Boy' Floyd Mayweather takes on undefeated British icon Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton for…
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Weights From “Undefeated” Mayweather vs. Hatton
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: 'UNDEFEATED' MGM Grand Garden Arena, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007 MAIN EVENT WBC WELTERWEIGHT TITLE ? 12 ROUNDS (FOLLOWING LACY-MANFREDO BOUT)…
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Floyd Mayweather/Ricky Hatton: Don?t count the Hitman out
By Anthony Coleman, photo by Rob De Lorenzo - GBP - It is fair to say that 2007 has been one of the best years for a boxing fan in recent memory.…
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MAYWEATHER AND HATTON WILL ROCK THE WORLD
Two undefeated fighters will face at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada on December 8 (December 9, Philippine time). It will be televised in 150 countries all over the world. Floyd Mayweather…
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CompuBox Analysis: Mayweather vs. Hatton
Floyd Mayweather is a 12-5 favorite to defeat Ricky Hatton in this battle of unbeatens that will take place Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The stakes for this…
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Ring Editor Talks Mayweather-Hatton
Ring Magazine editor-in-chief Nigel Collins has provided some interesting possibilities based on the outcome of the classic ?Undefeated? battle of welterweights Floyd Mayweather Jr and Britain?s Ricky Hatton in a blockbuster fight…
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Not all sold on Floyd’s claim
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was playing host to reporters on a conference call last week, and he was asked if he was still fighting for respect. "I feel I'm not fighting for respect,"…
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In Light of Mayweather-Hatton Outcome: Ring Editor Ponders Possible P4P Changes
Ring Magazine editor-in-chief Nigel Collins has provided some interesting possibilities based on the outcome of the classic ?Undefeated? battle of welterweights Floyd Mayweather Jr and Britain?s Ricky Hatton in a blockbuster fight…
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?I will never discredit my promoter?
BEFORE everything blows out of proportion, world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. wants to make it clear that he revealed his qualms about his promoter to eventually sort things out within their…
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Jaro Says Condes Never Signed Fight Contract
The Filipino manager of IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes says his fighter didn?t sign any contract agreeing to fight Mexican Raul Garcia on February 16 in La Paz, Mexico. In fact Jaro…
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Tarver, Forrest, Donaire Score KO’s on Showtime
NO SURPRISES IN CONNECTICUT AS NAME FIGHTERS SCORE KNOCKOUTS Two established fighters on the rebound and one potential superstar continued their recent streaks of wins as Antonio Tarver, Vernon Forrest, and Nonito…
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3 Bohol boxers now world belt holders
Tagbilaran City (7 December) -- THREE Boholano pugilists, two of them defending a title, threw in the fundamentals of boxing in a classic show of agility and stamina last week to earn…
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Nonito Donaire: No flash in the pan
WHEN world flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire scored what amounted to a classic demolition of a tough and resilient title contender in Mexico?s Luis Maldonado at the Foxwoods Resort and…
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Diaz-Katsidis takes a step forward
ccording to representatives of Michael Katsidis, the WBO interim lighweight titlist has complied with WBO rules by signing a contract to face WBO full champion Juan Diaz. Because the fight was the…
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Donaire KO5 Darchinyan: 2007?s Clear Favorite for Upset of the Year
Chances are that a perfect record means the same thing it did a century ago ? the fighter in question simply hasn?t fought anyone good enough. And even the best know that…
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DONAIRE RETURNING TO TRAIN AT ALA GYM
IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire says he will begin training in Cebu after he spends the Christmas season with his mother, girlfriend Rachael Marcial and his relatives in the…
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L”Affaire Donaire Cools
Now for the third side of the Nonito Donaire-Gary Shaw-Cameron Dunkin triangle. Manager Dunkin is not looking to restoke the fires that have been blazing this week after the IBF flyweight champion…
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2008 Fight Previews: The Best is Yet to Come – Jones Trinidad, Klitschko Ibragimov, Pavlik Taylor, Pacquiao Marquez, Diaz Katsidis, Malignaggi Ngoudjo, More
With the boxing world counting the hours ? rather than months, weeks, or days - until Floyd Mayweather meets Ricky Hatton, it?s hard to look past Saturday night. The anticipation for this…
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Of low blows and low ratings
IN a recent article posted at www. philboxing.com sportswriter Ronnie Nathaliesz reported that the boxing spectacle ?Payback? generated dismal TV Ratings. According to Ronnie, the ?AGB Nielsen Media TV Meter data showed…
