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Video Hype: Gary Shaw Talks About Nick Diaz in Boxing, Kimbo Slice Giving Up Boxing
Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV recently spoke with boxing promoter and former MMA promoter Gary Shaw about a couple of crossover topics between the sports. Shaw addressed Nick Diaz's alleged desire to come to boxing, as well as Kimbo Slice giving up on a pro boxing career that Shaw had been...
Ring of Fire: Marquez Pulls Rank on Maidana, Pascal-Hopkins II Purse Bid, Pacquiao in Washington
Marquez Speaks, Nacho Listens: No Maidana-Beristain Team Juan Manuel Marquez reportedly pulled a power play according to BoxingScene.com, forcing trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain to pull the plug on a new professional relationship with Argentinean slugger Marcos Maidana before a camp could even...
Mandatory Eight Count: People Are Mad Edition
Kevin Cunningham explodes (BoxingScene.com)Kevin Cunningham doesn't buy Freddie Roach's claim that Amir Khan will go after Devon Alexander (his fighter) and Tim Bradley after Paul Malignaggi. Cunningham is getting incredibly vocal, and echoes something we said the other day: "Buildup. We hear about...
Last Five Fights: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley
Our Last Five Fights feature this time features, of course, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley, two of the best in the game, two of the best of a generation of boxers, and the two men who go toe-to-toe on Saturday night in Las Vegas. We'll start with Floyd. Fight 1: Zab Judah (W-UD-12 / April 8,...
Fernando Vargas officially challenges Hector Camacho Jr.
You may have heard that Hector Camacho Jr. continued running up his empty record with a win over double-shot veteran Yori Boy Campas on Friday night, offered on glorious pay-per-view for $24.99 and likely bought by about 178 people across the nation. And you may have also heard that Fernando Vargas...
Fernando Vargas looking at a comeback
T.K. Stewart reports that former junior middleweight titlist Fernando Vargas is back in training and hoping to return to the ring in 2010. Earlier this year, Vargas was challenged by Hector Camacho Jr., who has floated between 140 and 175 pounds in his career, and Vargas seemed interested in a...
Does Shane Mosley Have a Prayer? (Part 2)
For Shane Mosley, his fight with Antonio Margarito is arguably his most daunting task in years. The last time Mosley beat an elite opponent came in September 2003, when he won a 12-round decision against Oscar de la Hoya in their rematch. And a Google search of that fight will tell you there may...
What is the true legacy of Oscar de la Hoya?
Since I'm still awake from last night as I developed a God awful sinus headache that will still not go away five hours later, I've watched last night's Manny Pacquiao destruction of Oscar de la Hoya three more times. It never changes. It's amazing to behold. And, of course, thinking about boxing...
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