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Living in America: The best the U.S. has to offer in pro boxing
One of the more common complaints, or more common things used as "evidence" that boxing is dead or dying in America, is that young Americans simply don't turn to boxing any longer, certainly not the w...
Rankings Update: Junior Welterweight
I don't want to do a full, long post like I usually do for divisional rankings, but 140 has seen some changes since the last time we did it, just after Hatton-Pacquiao. Rank Fighter Record (KO) Las...
Malignaggi looking to fight Juan Diaz
Former 140-pound titlist Paulie Malignaggi has seen a June 27 bout with Mike Alvarado scrapped, and now is looking to revisit the talks that had him fighting ex-135 pound titleholder Juan Diaz. Malign...
Sunday News and Notes
On the untelevised Berto-Urango undercard, Yusef Mack knocked out former title challenger DeAndrey Abron in the 4th round, while heavyweight prospects Tor Hamer and Wilmer Vasquez both won their fig...
Top Rank announces full lineup for June 27 PPV
Top Rank has sent out a press release with the full lineup for their upcoming June 27 pay-per-view, and it's a pretty solid show all around for Caesars Atlantic City. Main Event: Juan Manuel Lopez (...
Ranking the Junior Welterweights: May 11, 2009
I've said it before, but it truly amazes me that people continue to boast the exceptionally top-heavy welterweight division as the best in boxing when you have a loaded lightweight division and what i...
Hatton-Pacquiao PPV undercard taking shape
Dan Rafael's latest blog has some big updates on the Hatton-Pacquiao PPV undercard on May 2, and there's some interesting stuff. Steven Luevano will still defend his 126-pound title against Bernab...
Tomato Cans: Friday the 13th, 2009
Please, if you have any sense at all, don't go see the Michael Bay-produced inevitable trainwreck that is the Friday the 13th "remake." Go buy the original. It's 7-10 dollars. Super hyped British pr...
Ranking the Junior Welterweights: January 2009
Seven pounds south of boxing's glory division lie the junior welterweights, a one-star show that will soon get a second big-name attraction when Manny Pacquiao arrives to fight the division's top man....
Dan's Notes, Our Thoughts: January 16
Dan Rafael's Notebook is one of our most invaluable sources for boxing news and solid rumors, and if you don't already read it every week, you should. Since he always breaks at least three or four int...
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