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Boxing's Pound for Pound Top Ten: Do They Make 'Em Like They Used To? (Part 1)
Kory Kitchen is back at Bad Left Hook today for part one of what will be a three-part series. In part one, Kory looks back at the 2001 year-end pound-for-pound top ten from RING Magazine. One of the constant remarks heard within boxing circles is "they don't make ‘em like they used to". ...
Danny Green Won't Retire, Wants Rematch With Antonio Tarver
Despite recently inducted Hall of Famer Kostya Tszyu calling for fellow Australian boxing star Danny Green to retire, Green's team says that is not in the cards, and a rematch with Antonio Tarver is what they'll seek. "I think no...(there's no need) for Danny to prove anything. He did what he did...
Video: Ricky Hatton Discusses Career and Retirement in In-Depth Interview
As we just mentioned this morning, Ricky Hatton has decided to formally announce his retirement from boxing. Here's an in-depth interview from his official site, as the "Hitman" reflects back on his memorable career. Here are some highlights of the 49-minute interview (since the video auto-starts,...
Do Mike Tyson and Kostya Tszyu Belong in the Hall of Fame?
Of the three marquee fighters headed into the International Boxing Hall of Fame today in Canastota, N.Y., I think we can all agree that Mexican boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez is a deserving honoree. And while there's also Sylvester Stallone, Nacho Beristain, Joe Cortez, Harry Carpenter, A.F....
Boxing Breakfast: Manny Pacquiao Back to Politics, Jeff Lacy vs Nick Diaz Talk, and More
Bad Left Hook Radio For This Week (and Sherdog Radio From Last Night) We're just a couple of days away from the next episode of Bad Left Hook Radio, so if you would like to send in a question or topic for the show, just email me. It's in my profile. I'm tired of editing that mailto: stuff in....
Boxing Breakfast: Barros-Caballero Signed, Juan Manuel Marquez Gives Mixed Signals, No Mares-Kameda, More
Good morning. Today is the first day of Boxing Breakfast, which will be a(n almost) daily early morning roundup of boxing news tidbits and views on said tidbits, plus a few links around the web to get your day off to a fine start with the sweet science. And some other stuff, including Song of the...
Chavez, Tyson and Tszyu inducted into the Hall of Fame
Iron Mike, Canastota has finally come calling. As expected, Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez and Kostya Tszyu were all inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame today. Other boxer inductees include the long-deserving Memphis Pal Moore, Jack Root, Dave Shade and John Gully. Non-boxers...
Bad Left Hook Time Machine Fight Series: Kostya Tszyu v. Alexis Arguello
(Original photo by AdamL212) This series is the work of Rich Wharton (aka Chaos100). Don't blame the rest of us when he hates your all-time favorite fighter. * * * * * * * * Episode 1: Jones Jr. (2003) vs Haye (2010)Episode 2: Marciano (1953) vs Bell (2006)In search of more celebrated and...
Mandatory Eight Count: Valuev Mulling His Future
Toney far from first MMA crossover (Yahoo! Sports)Dave Meltzer looks back on some other boxers who tried out MMA. Huck vs Lebedev Could Lead off Cruiserweight Super Six (BoxingScene.com)A potentially thunderous meeting between Marco Huck and Denis Lebedev could be the first fight of Sauerland...
Bad Left Hook Best of the Decade - Knockout of the Decade
Now that 2009 has wrapped up, we can take a look at the best of the decade that just was. We still have fighter, fight and round of the decade left to go. When voting, please only consider the time that the fighter was in the specified weight class during this decade. Also, I'm not going to...
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