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Runyonesque boxing scribe George Kimball cared about the fights and the fighters
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Say this about the often ornery Boston sports columnist George Kimball, he ?closed the show? in an impressive manner.
Like a Sugar Ray Leonard, a Thomas Hearns or a Marvelous Marvin Hagler, realizing it was the last round and the final bell was fast approaching, Kimball wrote books, spoke at coll Read Full Story >>>Manny Pacquiao Certainly Will Retire No Later Than 2013 - Arum
By Granville Ampong, Associated Content, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
HOT POTATO - Top Rank Godfather Robert "Bob" Arum said Tuesday Manny Pacquiao must retire from boxing no later than 2013. "I would envision five more fights for Pacquiao and that includes his
fight this November 12 against Juan Manuel Marquez," Arum says.
Meanwhile, Arum says he has a high re Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao seeks Lim?s help in promoting fight vs Marquez
By Itchie Cabayan, Journal Online, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
FILIPINO boxing hero and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao has sought the assistance of Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim for the promotional tour of his forthcoming fight with Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez in November.
Pacquiao said he invited Lim to a dinner where they exchanged pleasantries and disc Read Full Story >>> The Case for Lucian Bute: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette, Boxing Tribune, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Recently, The Boxing Tribune supplied its pound-for-pound rankings to FoxSports.com, and I was unable to prevail upon my colleagues to include in the top ten a guy who, for my money, is the best fighter in the best division in boxing and ought to be third on the list behind only Manny Pacquiao and F Read Full Story >>> BOXING CHANNEL GOES COAST TO COAST
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
This weekend, the Boxing Channel will be providing extensive coverage of the WBA lightweight title match between Brandon Rios and Urbano Antillon at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, as well as the Paul Williams-Erislandy Lara junior middleweight match at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton announces retirement
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Ricky Hatton, who had not fought since suffering a brutal second-round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao in May 2009, formally announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday.
Hatton, the former junior welterweight world champion and former welterweight titleholder, was one of the most popular fig Read Full Story >>> PHOTO: MAIDANA, GUERRERO ANNOUNCE AUG. 27 TITLE FIGHT ON HBO'S BAD
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
WBA Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Marcos Maidana (Left) and WBA & WBO Interim Lightweight World Champion Robert Guerrero (Right) pose on July 7, 2011 in San Jose, California at the press conference to anno Read Full Story >>> PHOTO: MIKE LEE MEDIA DAY
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
July 7, 2011, Hollywood, Ca. --- Notre Dame Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Lee,Chicago,Ill. shadow boxes during media day for his upcoming feature fight on the undercard of Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios vs Urbano Antillon, Saturda Read Full Story >>> Ronnie Shields talks Lara Cintron and Lee all fight Saturday
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Top notch boxing trainer Ronnie Shields sat down with 8CN and gave us his thoughts on the big HBO and Showtime card coming up on Saturday. Shields has three of his fighters on the cards, Lara, Cintron, and Mike Lee. Ronnie breaks down each fight and shares his thoughts on what he believes the keys Read Full Story >>> MARCOS MAIDANA HEADS TO ROBERT GUERRERO'S BACK YARD IN WHAT IS SURE TO BE A "FIGHT OF THE YEAR" CANDIDATE
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
A CHAMPIONSHIP HOMECOMING ON AUGUST 27
HBO Boxing After Dark Event To Be Held At HP Pavilion In San Jose, Calif
SAN JOSE, July 7 - After co-headlining an explosive pay-per-view card in April, two of boxing's toughest fi Read Full Story >>> ?I know it is the right decision? ? Ricky Hatton bids farewell to boxing
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
One of the more charismatic champions in recent years decided to call it a day as former junior welterweight title holder Ricky Hatton officially announced his retirement from Read Full Story >>> Brandon Rios: Too real to fake it
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
When it comes to trash talkers, WBA lightweight champion Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios (27-0-1, 20KOs) is definitely world class. He may not be as witty and creative as Ricardo Mayorga, but this Mexican p Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Does Not Cross Our Radar and Olympic Style Blood-testing is Okay - Arum
By Granville Ampong, Associated Content, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Published by Tribune-USA Newspaper: HOT POTATO - In an exclusive interview Tuesday at Fortune Gym on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Top Rank Godfather Robert "Bob" Arum takes the
viral heat of the potentially biggest fight of the century - Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Manny
Pacquiao - that cent Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. VICTOR ORTIZ TICKETS LAUNCH INTO ORBIT TOMORROW!
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Las Vegas (July 7, 2011)...Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, July 8, for the biggest boxing event of 2011 "STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz." The welterweight championship showdown, set for Saturday, Sept. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is the hottest ticket in the boxing univers Read Full Story >>> PETER QUILLIN VS. TARVIS SIMMS ADDED TO KHAN VS. JUDAH UNDERCARD ON JULY 23
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
"KID CHOCOLATE" AND ONCE BEATEN SIMMS TO FIGHT UNDER THE BRIGHT VEGAS LIGHTS AT MANDALAY BAY
LOS ANGELES, July 7 - On Saturday, July 23, before Amir Khan meets Zab Judah in their 140 lb. World Championship Unification Fight, another rising star will meet a still dangerous veteran when unbeaten mi Read Full Story >>> KONCZ CONFIRMS PACQUIAO HAS NOT AGREED TO RANDOM DRUG TESTS WITH NO CUT-OFF DATE
By Gary Reynolds, FightHype.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
While many have speculated as to whether or not Manny Pacquiao has truly conceded to all of Floyd Mayweather's terms, his adviser, Michael Koncz, recently confirmed that they have not agreed to the random blood and urine drug tests that Mayweather wants prior to all of his fights. "Yeah, well we agr Read Full Story >>> Gesta faces veteran fighter in Top Rank debut
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
MERCITO Gesta is set to impress Bob Arum in his debut as a Top Rank fighter this Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California against Mexican Jorge Pimentel.
Gesta, a former kick-boxer from Cebu, had a great training camp at the Wild Card Gym in preparation for his fight with the help Read Full Story >>> Best Boxing Match of Year: Cotto vs. Margarito II
By Nick Tylwalk, Opposing Views, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
After the bad blood between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye turned out not to be bad enough to actually get the two men to try to hurt each other, the need for a prominent boxing match with genuine feelings of ill will on both sides only got that much more pronounced. Fortunately, the wait for jus Read Full Story >>> MICHAEL KONCZ: "I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE CONTROVERSY IN THIS FIGHT TOO"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 08 Jul 2011
"You know, again, we gotta be worried about Marquez too. I've always said I was never excited about doing another Marquez fight because we fought two times now and we've had controversy both times. I think there's going to be controversy in this fight too. They say styles make fights, but for some r Read Full Story >>> KHAN: HATTON WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
Sportinglife.com (UK), Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Amir Khan joined the tributes paid to former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton after the popular Manchester fighter confirmed his retirement from boxing.
Khan defends his WBA light-welterweight crown against 33-year-old New Yorker Zab Judah on July 23 in Las Vegas, the scene of some memorabl Read Full Story >>>
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