Does This Tarnish The Gold On
The Golden Boy?
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Buster Paris
“Manny Pacquiao is considered the best fighter in boxing today and I always want to fight the best…” ---Oscar De La Hoya
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One on One with
JULIAN JACKSON
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Shawn Murphy
Recently I spoke with former three-time world boxing champion Julian Jackson. Jackson, who fought out of the US Virgin Islands, is often mentioned as one of the hardest punchers of all time.
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Unconventional Talent Shines
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Aaron Jones
Fans in attendance got their money’s worth on Saturday night. In action were a wide variety of characters. The first fight featured Riverside native and HBO ordained “Future of American Heavyweight Boxing” Cristobal “Nightmare” Arreola versus former Arena League footballer Travis Walker in a clash o
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All in the Family: Hatton/Malignaggi Preview
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Aaron Jones
The fight game is a family affair. Whether it’s in the form of fathers training their sons, sons following in their father’s footsteps, or brothers battling through the rankings, packs are everywhere.
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"CURBED ENTHUSIASM"
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Sean Reed
Once upon a time, boxing fans salivated at the notion of highly ranked combatants pitting constrasting styles against one another. Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier, “Sugar” Ray Leonard-Roberto Duran and Pernell Whittaker-Julio Cesar Chavez all had captivated audiences standing in line, eager to witness the
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Same $#!T, Different Saturday
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Aaron Jones
No wonder boxing is dying in the United States. Last Saturday, many established names were in action. Kermit Cintron was on the comeback trail against perennial gatekeeper Lovemore N'Dou, on the under card of Jeff Lacy vs. Jermain Taylor.
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KEEPING UP WITH….. MIA ST. JOHN
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Shawn Murphy
Boxing's Mia St. John is nicknamed "The Knockout", for obvious reasons. But there is more than just beauty here. There's a strong-willed women who pretty much achieves all she sets out to do. There's the Tae Kwan Do champ, the college graduate and the WBC world title belt in boxing.
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Freddie Roach Talks Arlovski-Fedor, Pacquiao, Hopkins, and more
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Carlos Guzman
On the heels of HBO's 24-7 crew making their way into the famous Wild Card Gym to film Manny Pacquiao training for his December 8th bout with De La Hoya, FightBeat.com caught up with trainer Freddie Roach to discuss some of his latest assignments,
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Bernard Hopkins: Still Around...Just Barely
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Carlos Guzman
“If I’m not the same person I was in 2001, then I want someone to prove it by putting me on my ass,” says Bernard Hopkins. Boxing’s wise sage still sees himself as the same man who trounced Felix Trinidad seven years ago.
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The Ordinary-Ness Of The Heavyweight Division: Peter Versus Klitschko
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Darell Simon
Where exactly does Sam Peter stand in the heavyweight picture? The "Nigerian Nightmare" never looked better than when he ruined James Toney's championship dreams a second time. In the immediate aftermath, it seemed that Peter (30-1, 23 KO's) had awakened and was ready to fulfill a destiny of sorts.
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Tarver v Dawson- Clearing the Mess?
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Chris Baldwin
"It will be experience versus youth in two of the biggest fights of the year," said Ken Hershman, SHOWTIME Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports and Event Programming.
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Are Today’s Fighters Better Than The Greats Of The Past?
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Monte Cox
Many boxing fans and sports writers today are taken by the idea that modern fighters are bigger, stronger, and better than the great fighters of the past. But does that mean that modern boxers are truly better fighters than their historical counterparts?
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Petruzelli Pounds Kimbo
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Don Shuler
This wasn’t the way it was supposed to happen. This was supposed to be Kimbo Slice’s, and EliteXC’s shining moment. But the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. And boy, did they go awry on Saturday night.
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A Look At
Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock
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Don Shuler
Some call it a joke. Some call it a freak show. But chances are, at around 11:30 Eastern time this Saturday, Ken Shamrock vs. Kimbo Slice will have been the most watched MMA fight in the sport’s short history.
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DOMONIC JENKINS: DARKHORSE
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Sean Reed
By definition, a “dark horse” is a little known contestant whose chances of winning are doubtful or uncertain. In the pugilistic sense, it’s a fighter who’s brought in to be just an opponent
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PONCE DE LEON RETURNS OCT. 24;
CALLS OUT BAUTISTA, CONCEPTION
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Carlos Guzman
Live by the sword, die by the sword. That's what happened to the hard hitting Mexican Daniel Ponce De Leon in his last fight when he faced rising superstar Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico.
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YANEZ SPOILS SPAIN
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Sean Reed
USA Boxing light flyweight Luis Yanez joined Shawn Estrada, Raynell Williams, Demetrius Andrade and Deontay Wilder, advancing to the second round of the 2008 Olympic Games, held in Beijing, China.
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From Brooklyn to Beijing
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Jose Corpas
This summer's Olympic Games might have been taking place somewhere other than China if not for a boxing gym in Brooklyn. Back in 1989, the Chinese government was preparing to make a bid to host an Olympics.
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HBO & Racism - Is It True?
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Buster Paris
"They talk about Kelly Pavlik, a white fighter, like he's the second coming. Or they go crazy over Manny Pacquiao. But I'm a black fighter…”
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For Diaz, Katisidis fight is “Do or Die”
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John Martinez
In a Houston gym that was hotter than a brick oven, there was a workman like volley of punches in rapid succession that propelled the speed bag and later hammered the heavy bag.
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Carlos Molina Wins in Tacoma
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Ricardo Ibarra
A packed crowd filled the Emerald Queen Casino’s I-5 showroom in Tacoma, Washington this past Saturday, June 28th for the 66th installment of Brian Halquist Productions’ Battle at the Boat.
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Is Frank Warren Losing His Grip?
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Shaun Brown
Yesterday, David Haye announced plans for his assault on the heavyweight division. I would imagine that most fight fans, myself included, are excited by this news and cannot wait to see how he fares with the big men of boxing.
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PULLING RANK
- The Highest Rated Boxers of All Time
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Jose Corpas
Almost everyone, including me, has their own idea of who should be in the top ten. Whether it is a divisional or pound for pound ranking, active or all time-we have a list for it.
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Eder Jofre: Genius with the Samba Beat
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Mike Casey
When it finally happened, nobody could quite believe it. Eder Jofre had been beaten. It didn’t seem possible and people had begun to wonder if it was even allowed.
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The Camacho Jab
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Jose Corpas
Mike Tyson once said that for years before beating Larry Holmes in 1988, he had imagined beating him countless number of times. I bet you that someone somewhere is thinking the very same thing about Wladimir Klitschko or Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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