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Boxing: Looking at Options for Roy Jones, Jr.
By Jason
Petock (JAN 27) A noble victor that once
stood at the pinnacle of the boxing world in several divisions at several
different times now resides amongst the shadows of superstardom, the very
superstardom that he once reveled in. Forgotten are his accomplishments in
the ring, as is ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: RSR Checks in with WBA Super Flyweight Champion Martin "El Gallo"
Castillo By George Diaz
Smith
(JAN 26) RSR caught up to sit a spell with the new WBA Super
Flyweight Champion, and fortunate enough to speak with him a day before one
of his most grinding and grueling workouts. You see for the champ there are
no rest periods; every day is a preparatory day to ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: RSR Visits
with the First Kronk World Champion, Former WBA Lightweight Champion, Hilmer
Kenty
By "Bad" Brad Berkwitt (JAN 25) In the
late 1970's and early 80's, a blossoming gym out of Detroit would come to
the world stage when, on March 2, 1980, a young fighter by the name of
Hilmer Kenty won the WBC Lightweight title against then champion Ernesto
Espana via a ninth round knockout. Kronk Gym, led by legendary trainer ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Ouma
vs Jantuah Possible Candidate for Fight of the Year
By Alan Berg(JAN 25)Arturo Gatti may be the
headliner, but Kassim Ouma Vs Kofi Jantuah will not take a backseat. The
Ugandan Ouma, who was a child soldier in a Guerrilla Army, has been through
harder struggles than boxing could ever offer. However, Jantuah might be the
biggest puncher the IBF Junior Middleweight Champion has faced.
BOXING: Williams' career hinges on win-win situation
,(JAN
22) Rubin Williams' next two fights could put him squarely on the global
boxing map. Win them, and the
Detroit
super-middleweight will fight for a world championship, possibly in the
Detroit area this year. Williams' first test will come Friday night
against Aaron (Assassin) Norwood of Hattiesburg .....Copyrighted
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Boxing:
Winky's Wish Comes True, but can he Topple Trinidad?
By Alan Berg (JAN 22) Winky Wright has told us for years he was the best
junior middleweight in the world. Wright claimed he defeated Fernando Vargas
in their 1999 title fight. Three fights later Vargas was stopped by Felix
Tito Trinidad, but now Wright finally ....Copyrighted
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Boxer ordered to pay $2 million
(JAN 22) Their first fight
was at a South
Beach
club three years ago, their rematch at a
Miami-Dade
County
courtroom this week. In one corner of the courtroom sat former heavyweight
boxing champion Shannon Briggs, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound bruiser from Pembroke
Pines who has made a living taking on boxing greats such as George Foreman
and Lennox Lewis......Copyrighted
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Sun-Sentinel.com
‘Rumble on the River' showcases area boxing talent
(JAN 21) Four
Winona boxers will be stepping into the ring at 6 p.m. Saturday for the
"Rumble on the River," presented by the Winona Lion's Den at the Winona
Athletic Club, and they might not be your typical fighters. The Lion's Den
boasts a 15-year-old age range for its membership pool — the youngest being
10-years-old and the oldest being 25-years-old.
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No-show Vela takes luster off Browning card
(JAN 20) Boxing promoters
always sweat out even the most minute of details of their fight cards. Jim
Browning, owner/operator of Browning Boxing, experienced the downside of the
job Thursday night. Sergio Vela of
El Paso, who was scheduled for the main event of a card co-sponsored
by Browning show.....Copyrighted
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Houston Chronicle
Houston champ puts perfect record on the line tonight
(JAN 20) Like a snowball rolling down a snow-covered hill,
the reputation and fame of WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz is growing
with each passing day. There aren't many places in and around Houston the
21-year-old champ can go and not be recognized. The world's youngest.....Copyrighted
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Houston Chronicle
Boxing: RSR Looks Back at Saoul Mamby By
George Diaz Smith (JAN 19) One thing major amateurs and the professional
do have in common, and that is the proficiencies for learning. Would you
believe if I had told you that you couldn't possibly capture any better
athletic boxing program to instruct the amateurs for winning; that it'll
have to be with a guy who had only a 25-5 lifetime career amateur ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Why James Toney Should Not Be On P4P Lists
By Brian Wilbur (JAN 19) Boxing didn't used to be like
this. Fans could check out their favorite boxer in action twice a month
instead of twice a year. The term "pound for pound" was used to describe one
person that stood out among the rest. Fighters like Benny Leonard and Sugar
Ray Leonard were given the title of pound for pound kings...Copyrighted
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Boxing: Mayweather Vs Bruseles a Closer Look
By George Diaz Smith (JAN 19) Few Mayweather fans are looking for
this one to be much more than a tune up for larger things to come. Pretty
Boy has had his own type of managing to keep him sharp and distant, close,
and yet reachable under closer scrutiny by a media that expects more from
him. It isn't what Mayweather hasn't already …....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Former WBA Welterweight Champion...By
"Bad" Brad Berkwitt (JAN 17) Mark Breland has been tapped as one of the
greatest, if not the greatest of all time, amateur boxers to come out of the
United States. In 1984, he won Gold alongside his teammates who included
Paul Gonzales, Steve McCrory, Meldrick Taylor, Pernell Whittaker, Jerry
Page, Frank Tate, Henry Tillman and Tyrell ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Morua Digs Down Deep and Mobley is Marvelous in Upset
By Bill MacTrinder (JAN 16)
On Friday, January 14, 2004 Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions and Bob
Arum's Top Rank Incorporated put together another action packed card that
filled the house once again at the Aragon Ballroom on Chicago's north side.
The Aragon ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: RSR Talks with Boxing Manager, Frank Espinoza
By George Diaz Smith (JAN 16) He's young, way too talented for his
years and peers, dapper, has a stronger case for home cooking with, a
sturdier emphasis on training levels that boggle the mind when you consider
he might sit back to relax on his laurels a bit. After all, managers of this
prototype are ....Copyrighted
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Public Relations People in the Spotlight for a Change
By "Bad" Brad Berkwitt (JAN 14) You know them…In fact,
you hear from them daily via e-mail, fax or by phone. Yes, they are one of
the guiding forces between the up and coming boxer along with the current
world champions. They are the Public Relations (PR) person in the
background, plying ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Once Upon a "Macho" Time
By George Diaz Smith (JAN 14) It all has to loom heavily these days
for three-time champion Hector "Macho" Camacho, Sr., 78-4-2 (1 N/C), 38
KO's. His latest mishap was an albatross's battle as to being somewhere
where he wasn't supposed to be, but that usually wasn't the real trademark
he was known to be. You see, many years ago "Macho" Camacho....Copyrighted
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Boxing: WBA Junior Welterweight Champion Vivian Harris..
By "Bad" Brad Berkwitt (JAN 13) Vivian Harris, the current WBA Junior
Welterweight Champion of the World, was born in the country of Guyana, but
moved to the United States when he was 13 years old. Harris, while still
living in his native country of Guyana, had a very successful amateur
career, fighting in the 130 LB class before he made his move to the United ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Union Leader Eddie Mustafa Muhammed Demonstrates...
Interview Part 2 of 2 By Dave McKee (JAN 12) Boxing is the last major
sport in America to have a union. The irony of this is twofold: first,
boxing towers over other sports as one of the great sporting passions of our
forbearers; second, nearly a century has passed since the first pugilistic
megastar, Jack Dempsey, called ....Copyrighted
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Morales-Pacquiao: The Boxing Gods are Smiling on Us
By Alan Berg (JAN 11) On March
19, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will host Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales
live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Enough said. Although Morales is coming off a loss
to Marco Antonio Barrera last November, he will jump back in the ring with
arguably the most popular fighter in boxing. ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Former WBA Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, Eddie Mustafa
Muhammad....Part I of 2
By Dave Mckee (JAN 11) Former WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Eddie
Mustafa Muhammad, 50-8-1 with 39 KO's had a successful career as a
prizefighter. He followed that with a more than respectable stint as a
trainer. Not content to go quietly off into the sunset, Muhammad has now
taken on the role of union president....
Boxing: The Ingredients of the Lennox Lewis "Comeback"
By John "Johnny Detroit" Lepak (JAN 7) At Emanuel Steward's house in
the exclusive Detroit neighborhood of Rosedale Park, there are many fight
related photos and paintings on his walls. Many times during the couple
years I resided ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: Jose "Chequi" Torres' Leaving a Mark not Just in the Ring, but in
Writing about it too
By George Diaz Smith (JAN 7) Making a correlation about the
former World Light Heavyweight Champion Jose Torres, who retired with a
record of (41-3-1, 29 KO's) from the countless amounts of scrap papers on
desks he's worked on for the New York City newsrooms aren't easy to
describe. In a well ....Copyrighted
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Boxing:
Boxing, with a little English, Promotes Understanding
By Epifanio M. Almeda (JAN 6) On the eve of the December 24,
2004 WBC International championship fight I was privileged to be appointed
as one of the judges in Thailand, I had dinner with Japanese referee Kodai
Kumazaki and the promoter's (OneSongchai) Thai male assistant whose name I
could ....Copyrighted
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Boxing: A Look at
Some Pivotal Fights in the Welterweight Division
By Jose Antonio Rivera (JAN 5) It's no secret I
have a vested interest in seeing how this year unfolds in the welterweight
division. After all, I have not fought in over a year and I am starting to
see a lot of the young prospects moving up and making a name for themselves.
Also some of the former Welterweight Champions like De La Hoya and Mosley
are making there way back down to ....Copyrighted
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Katsuya Onizuka the Bobby Darin of Boxing Part II
By George Diaz Smith (JAN
4) A huge following just about spelled out success for Japan's Golden Boy,
with the black and gold in velvety crimson World Boxing Association's belt
surrounding his waist. Circa April 10, 1992 was his coronation date to this
featured quest… benevolent and very happily merry to break out champagne,
because the champion became a household name. So let the chips fall where ....Copyrighted
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Boxing:
Thoughts on 2005
By Alan Berg (JAN 4) There are so many things developing, not
developing and rumors swirling that I needed to get some things down and
spew out my forecasts for the events that have the boxing world buzzing.
Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton: Will it or won't it? Obviously we all know
that Tszyu, along with Trinidad is the most lucrative bout ....Copyrighted
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Panama Lewis Zone: Interview with Boxing's most
Controversial ...
(JAN 3) Boxing collects black eyes the way a philatelist
collects stamps. Yet the world would have us believe that in the collective
known as sport, boxing is a slut among pristine virgins. Nothing, however,
could be further from the truth. Basketball has tattooed cross-dressers.
Baseball has pathological gamblers. Football has murderers....
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Boxing: 1st Annual
Ringside Report 2004 Awards By Alan Berg
(DEC 31) As the New Year beckons we recall the moments that made us love to
be fight fans and those that made us wonder why we still watch. Some legends
fell while some younger stars started to shine, if only a little. We saw
great comebacks, amazing finishes, controversial decisions and so much ....Copyrighted
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