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Ward vs Froch: Steve Farhood Ranks the Ten Most Important Fights in Super Middleweight History
Showtime analyst Steve Farhood takes a look at the ten biggest and most significant fights in the short history of the super middleweight division, as Andre Ward and Carl Froch put the finishing touches on their preparation for the December 17 Super Six World Boxing Classic final, and the fight for...
Boxing Hall of Fame: Why Do Deserving Candidates Wait for the Call?
Ryan Bivins returns to Bad Left Hook to discuss boxing Hall of Famers, and those still waiting to get inducted at Canastota. In boxing, getting inducted to the Hall of Fame is easier than most sports. Not only because of the talent level of the weakest members present, but because there are...
Thomas Hearns, Freddie Roach Lead 2012 International Boxing Hall of Fame Class
The 2012 International Boxing Hall of Fame class has been announced today, with former four-division titleholder Thomas "Hitman" Hearns leading the way. Hearns (61-5-1, 48 KO) would have been inducted long ago, of course, but his last fight came in 2006 at the age of 47. Also known as "The Motor...
Mandatory Eight Count: Stuff in the Basement
Dan Rafael's Weekend Notebook (ESPN.com)Nothing major that we haven't already talked about this week, but always worth reading, and there are some tidbits in there, including Nonito Donaire being set for the Cotto-Chavez PPV, but not against Fernando Montiel (shocker!). The feature is on...
Classic Round-by-Round: Sugar Ray Leonard v. Thomas Hearns II
The 1981 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year between then-welterweight and junior middleweight world champion Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas "Hitman" Hearns demanded a rematch as soon as it ended. It took eight years, two Leonard retirements, and some bumps in the road for Hearns for one to come...
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