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Ranking the Middleweights: October 2008
Early this year, I ranked the middleweights and discussed just how shallow the division truly was. Though very top-heavy with Pavlik, Abraham and Wright, there was little in the way of real threats after that. The song remains the same. 1. Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KO, Middleweight Champion,...
Pavlik-Hopkins possible? Change for Mosley-Mayorga?
Steve Kim of Max Boxing is reporting that negotiations between middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and welterweight titleholder Paul Williams have hit a roadblock, as negotations often do, and that there is now very serious talk of Pavlik taking on 43-year old Bernard Hopkins on October 18, a fight...
Pavlik back in action September 27 against...Paul Williams?
Source: Max Boxing (Steve Kim) From Steve Kim's Max Boxing article: When reached on Thursday afternoon at the Top Rank offices in Las Vegas, Bob Arum believed he had a deal in place for his middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik to face the current WBO welterweight titlist, Paul Williams, on...
Sturm retains against Griffin
Quick blurb: Felix Sturm jabbed his way to a lopsided decision over American Randy Griffin on Saturday and earned a fourth successful defense of his WBA middleweight title. The German, whose victory comes 8 1/2 months after the two fought to a draw in October, repeatedly used his left jab...
More on the Pavlik police situation
Source: Youngstown Vindicator Details have surfaced on the Kelly Pavlik situation in Ohio, as we talked about yesterday. The man in question is 38-year old Anthony Scandy, who is currently in a court battle with Pavlik over rights to the fighter. Scandy formerly had some sort of managerial role...
Pavlik files police report in Ohio
Source: Youngstown Vindicator Middleweight world champion Kelly Pavlik has filed a police report in Youngstown seeking protection from a former sponsor who is on his way to prison, and has threatened to "get" Kelly before the jail time begins. Pavlik, understandably, fears for not only his...
Duddy moving down to 154?
John Duddy won again last night, beating Charles Howe via unanimous decision (100-90 sweep on all three cards) at The Castle in Boston. But now he says he might move from middleweight to junior middleweight. New trainer Pat Burns would prefer that Duddy drop six pounds and go down a weight class,...
Chagaev out for July 5 rematch with Valuev
Source: Dan Rafael WBA heavyweight titlist Ruslan Chagaev has been forced to pull out of a July 5 rematch with the man he beat for the title, 7-footer Nikolai Valuev, as a result of a nasty injury suffered in training. The 29-year old Chagaev (24-0-1, 17 KO) suffered a complete tear of his left...
Miranda reaches crossroads, Abraham reaches new heights
SCOTT'S BAD LEFT HOOK UNOFFICIAL SCORECARD Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total <!-- {FIRST FIGHTER SCORES} --> Arthur Abraham 9 9 10 TKO 28 <!-- {FIRST FIGHTER SCORES END} --> <!-- {SECOND FIGHTER SCORES BEGIN} --> ...
Quick n' Dirty: Saturday winners
Showtime: Arthur Abraham beat the hell out of Edison Miranda in the fourth round, knocking him down three times before the referee stepped in. Abraham-Pavlik now has to be considered a no-doubter among boxing's most desired fights. Raul Marquez upset Giovanni Lorenzo via unanimous decision,...
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