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Twitter Reacts to Bernard Hopkins Making History: Friends and Old Rivals Pay Respect
Friends, old rivals, and boxing admirers of the legendary Bernard Hopkins sent out messages of respect and congratulations to the 46-year-old "Executioner," who last night became the oldest man to ever win a major title by beating Jean Pascal in Montreal to win the legitimate light heavyweight...
Manny Pacquiao Steroids Controversy: The Story Is, There Is No Story
Today started out like any other day in boxing news. Some fights were talked about, some pay-per-view number estimates came in, Wladimir Klitschko and Hayden Panettiere broke up, Klitschko and David Haye had a tremendously entertaining appearance on Ringside in the UK. OK, so it was already a...
Mosley Speaks on Pacquiao, Ishe Smith Speaks on Performance Enhancing Drugs
Update (5:31pm EDT): This is apparently a hot topic now. Shane Mosley tweeted something he probably shouldn't have, which I missed at first, and didn't catch wind of until The Sweet Science's Michael Woods ran this article. For the "other" Manny Pacquiao and steroids discussion, read that take,...
Friday Global Boxing Results: Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Johnson and Aaron Pryor Jr. Victorious on ShoBox
Fargo, North Dakota Edwin Rodriguez TKO-9 James McGirt Jr.. Rodriguez (17-0, 13 KO) was comfortably ahead on our card (79-73) after eight rounds, when McGirt was told by the referee and by his trainer (father Buddy McGirt) that they were going to give him one more round. The stoppage wasn't at a...
Bad Left Hook Weekend Quick Picks: Judah-Matthysse, Guerrero-Escobedo, and More
Just in case you missed them, we had in-depth previews for Juan Manuel Lopez-Rafael Marquez and Glen Johnson-Allan Green earlier this week. Also, I highly recommend The Boxing Bulletin's preview of Gavin Rees-John Watson, as Andrew Harrison has done a fine job going deeper into that fight than I...
Mandatory Eight Count: Steward Gives Peter "Five or Six Rounds"
Peter and Klitschko’s camps up the ante (NEXT)Emanuel Steward believes that with emotions building for Saturday, Wladimir Klitschko will unleash his power earlier. "I see a knockout in five or six rounds," Steward says. "And that's stretching it." Freddie Roach might train Chad Dawson (Sports...
Zab Judah in talks to return to HBO on Nov. 6
Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com is reporting that the scheduled HBO show for November 6 could be a little bit different than initially reported, as talks are in progress for Golden Boy Promotions and Main Events to present a double-header from the Prudential Center in Newark, a show that would...
James Kirkland set to return Nov. 6, Ishe Smith could be opponent
Ryan Burton of BoxingScene.com reports that HBO is working on a double-header with Golden Boy Promotions for November 6, and a featured bout would see the exciting James Kirkland return to the ring, with veteran battler Ishe Smith possibly awaiting him. Smith (21-5, 9 KO) says that his adviser...
Mandatory Eight Count: "I Humbly Regret That I Must Fight Audley Harrison..."
Talks between David Haye and Audley Harrison gather pace (ESPN UK)Shockingly, David Haye "missed" the chance to fight the Klitschko brothers this year, and shockingly, it looks like he *will* be fighting Audley Harrison instead. Haye had in recent times expressed his total disinterest in fighting...
Mandatory Eight Count: Marquez the big favorite against Diaz
Juan Manuel Marquez or Diaz? The Experts Weigh In (FanHouse)As you'd expect, everyone -- and I mean everyone -- is picking Marquez to win. Spoiler: I'm picking Marquez to win, and our preview goes up on Thursday. Marquez gets Diaz, stalks Pacquiao for another fight (MiamiHerald.com)When Juan Manuel...
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