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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 ni...
Top Rank packing next Chavez PPV with five fights
Usually when Bob Arum does one of his Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-led pay-per-views, he features one other notable fight, often featuring a Mexican star like Jorge Arce. On March 28 in Tijuana, though, A...
Tomato Cans: January 8, 2009
Ah, there's so much more to talk about right now. Not really big stuff, but enough that I want to take little shots at or discuss briefly. Dan Rafael's Notebook contained a few more neat tidbits...
Does Shane Mosley Have a Prayer? (Pt. 1)
With a little over two weeks remaining until the first truly major fight of 2009, I can't help myself from getting a little excited about the boxing game getting back into full swing. On that night ...
Morales, Williams speak on Oscar
Jeez, Oscar can't really catch a break right now. And it seems like the vast majority of the boxing community just is not buying Oscar de la Hoya v. Manny Pacquiao. Former Pacquiao rival Erik M...
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 ...
Ranking the Welterweights: August 2008
It's been a huge couple of weekends for the 147-pound division, obviously, so let's re-shuffle the deck and rank the top ten. For the record, I don't think this is the best division in the sport. The...
Adios, El Temible, Vol. 2: The Lujan Chapters
I got to use the "Adios, El Temible" headline once before, about a year ago, when Hatton pounded Castillo down within four rounds. But this time, he might really be gone. Prior to his Wednesday ...
Bad Left Hook Fight Night: Jose Luis Castillo v. Sebastian Lujan
JOSE LUIS CASTILLO SEBASTIAN LUJAN 56-8-1 Record 29-5-2 48 KO 20 Mexicali, Mexico Hometown Rosario, Argentina 34 Age 28 5'8" Hei...
Another return for Jose Luis Castillo
Maybe we don't all call them "heroes," but we all have heroes in boxing. Guys that go beyond "favorites," the ones with whom you form a sort of strange, unspoken bond. Usually, they're tough guys. M...
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