By Jasveer Singh Gill America, America, America. In the news, world affairs, and even in sport, America generally dominates everything. Boxing is one sport that America has ruled for a very long time. If you go back in history names such as Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammed Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr and Floyd Mayweather stand out above all...
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Written by, Inventing Johnson Klute Anybody who has been a true follower of the sport of boxing over the course of the last decade will have these two great warriors & their astonishing battles, indelibly etched on to their memories. For those of you who may not know, ‘Rafa’ & ‘Izzy’ thrilled sports fans around the world with a trilogy of fights & a boxing rivalry, the equal of...
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Written By: Armando Paz If you are a fan of sports or even music you surely have witnessed an athlete or a musician that stayed performing way past their prime. For some musical acts they try to cash in on their past glories while charging steep ticket prices for a generation of baby boomers so willing to try to relive a part of their youth. In sports, an athlete...
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Written By: Armando Paz George Forman and Larry Merchant had notorious clashes when they worked together in HBO. One of the most passionate exchanges I recall was during the John Ruiz and Roy Jones Jr WBA heavyweight title bout back in March 2002. Mr. Foreman took strong exception to Merchant calling Ruiz a “paper” champion. The consensus was that Lennox Lewis was seen by most as the legitimate champion...
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By Michael Muncaster Sky Sports commentator Ian Darke summed up Joshua Clottey’s ‘survival’ style performance against Manny Pacquiao perfectly saying “Clottey would see going to points as an achievement.” Yet if I fighter comes for the pay check rather than to fight, should he receive the full purse? The Ghanaian fighter adopted his peek-a-boo style, which he used to great effect against Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito....
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Written By: Armando Paz The issue of random blood drug testing was front and center during the Mayweather- Pacquaio negotiations. The Pacquaio camp wanted a 20 day cut off point without random tests before the fight, and Mayweather stood firm at 14 days without testing before the fight. No such deadline impediment hindered the Mosley-Mayweather negotiations as both sides have agreed on Olympic Style Random Drug Testing. ...
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By Jamie Hooper Barrera didn’t have the start in life that you would expect from a typical boxer. Boxing for most boxers is seen as a way out , they draw their strength from the desire to free themselves and their families from poverty stricken areas. It is often asked why boxing is dominated by a particular race or country, the answer is simple, where there is poverty and...
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By Jasveer Singh Gill Ricardo Mayorga, BJ Flores and James Toney. What do these three world ranked fighters have in common? Is it world titles? Knock out power? A trainer? Or even something trivial such as their birthday perhaps? Nope, none of the above. What they all have in common is that they have made the controversial, dangerous but undoubtedly exciting switch from professional boxing to MMA (Mixed Martial...
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By Jamie Hooper Part one of three “Tonight was Barrera’s night. It was the night the ‘Baby faced assassin’ became a stone cold killer.” Roy Foreman I am often asked who my favorite boxer is. It comes as a surprise to some people that my answer is not Muhammad Ali, Sugar ray Leanard/Robsinson, Durran or any of the other well known legends of the sport. The answer I give...
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By David Harrison Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, 50-3-2, 38 KO’s, headlines this weekend’s boxing as he defends his WBO Welterweight title against the very capable and dangerous Joshua Clottey, 35-3, 20 KO’s. Pacquiao is at an all time high in his career and has quite the following. He is a national hero in the Philippines and has a large fan base just about everywhere else. His continued improvement and likable...
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