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Fight Time for Pacquiao vs Mosley, but May 7 Holds Other Significance for Fight Fans
While today is on fire in the boxing world for a very obvious reason -- Manny Pacquiao is back in the ring tonight against Shane Mosley (9pm ET, Showtime PPV) -- the date May 7 is well-remembered by boxing fans for other reasons. One reason is great. On May 7, 2005, Diego "Chico" Corrales and Jose...
Late Night Fights: Chris Leben vs. Joe Doerksen
I was in the mood to do another edition of Late Night Fights but couldn't decide on a fighter to focus on, then Jonathan Snowden suggested Chris Leben and specifically his fight with Joe Doerksen. To put things into context, at this point in his career Leben was 9-0 and had won the first ever WEC...
Classic Round-by-Round: Joel Casamayor v. Diego Corrales II
Three years ago, the boxing world was riding a major high. The May 5, 2007 fight between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. had done phenomenal business, giving boxing the sort of widespread media coverage that hadn't been seen in a long while. Sports Illustrated even called it "the fight to...
Bad Left Hook Best of the Decade - Super Featherweight
Now that 2009 is getting close to wrapping up, it means this decade is almost over. Before the end of the year, I hope to get through all the weight classes, presenting to you some choices for the best fighter in a given weight class in the decade. I'm not going in any particular order here, but...
Pacquiao v. Mayweather: Who's the best right now?
To me, this isn't a debate, and I'll explain why: Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to fight in this comeback of his, so I didn't rank him in the latest Bad Left Hook P4P Top 20 update. When asked in the comments where I'd have put him had I put him in, I said No. 2. I'd thought about it, but decided...
Remembering Diego "Chico" Corrales
I choke up a little bit every time I remember coming in on May 7, 2007, turning on ESPN, and seeing the scrolling news that Diego Corrales was dead. The exciting "Chico" lived just 29 years and nine months on this earth, but he left boxing fans with a lifetime of memories, most notably but not...
Video: Diego Corrales, "29 Forever"
I was looking around for an interesting KO of the Day but ran across this video that highlights the legendary Corrales-Castillo fight, and I just couldn't pass up the chance to watch it again. The Sky Sports call was even more breath-taking than the American version, I'd say. So I thought I'd...
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