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The Ten Best Wins in Boxing Since Duran vs Leonard
Anthony Wilson takes a look back at some of the greatest and most memorable victories in the last 30 years of boxing, since Duran vs Leonard I in 1980, in a special feature piece today for Bad Left Hook. In my debut at Bad Left Hook several months ago, I wrote about Roberto Duran's debut at...
Zab Judah Gets Final Shot to Live Up to the Hype
Zab Judah has never been a quiet fighter. Not in the ring, and not out of it. And though his alleged newfound maturity is part of the supposed rejuvenation of his career, which will be proven as true or false on Saturday against Amir Khan, questions remain about Judah's relevance, his age and...
Zab Judah and Pernell Whitaker Supremely Confident Ahead of Khan Fight
Zab Judah and trainer Pernell Whitaker are sounding extremely confident ahead of Saturday's fight in Las Vegas against Amir Khan, and gave The Daily Star some good quotes: [Judah]: "Amir is an assassin with plenty of speed and power. But whatever he brings to the table, I know I can deal with it...
CompuBox: Worst Title Fight Decisions in CompuBox History
Note from SC: This was penned and compiled by the editors at CompuBox, and the table is a pretty simple formula. We know that more punches landed (even landed AND thrown) doesn't automatically mean that the fight was a robbery or even a bad decision. Some of these fights (Lewis-Holyfield,...
Classic Round-by-Round: Pernell Whitaker v. Oscar de la Hoya
Arguably the most controversial win in the career of Oscar de la Hoya came on April 12, 1997, when the undefeated, barely 24-year old "Golden Boy" squared off with future Hall of Famer Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, the former lightweight champ and junior welterweight titlist who by then was WBC...
Saturday Morning Notes: Klitschko-Chagaev is official, Haye-Arreola may come
Wladimir Klitschko has decided to face Ruslan Chagaev on June 20, with his alphabet straps and the vacant Ring Magazine world heavyweight championship on the line rather than wait for the possibility of fighting David Haye on July 11, Dan Rafael reports. HBO has passed on airing Klitschko-Chagaev,...
What is the true legacy of Oscar de la Hoya?
Since I'm still awake from last night as I developed a God awful sinus headache that will still not go away five hours later, I've watched last night's Manny Pacquiao destruction of Oscar de la Hoya three more times. It never changes. It's amazing to behold. And, of course, thinking about boxing...
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