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Quick Hits - Bradley-Maidana in the works, Dawson-Pascal for the Ring title
According to Dan Rafael's blog, Timothy Bradley might not be fighting Luis Carlos Abregu in his HBO debut after all. According to his sources, Bradley's camp has been working feverishly to work out a deal to face Marcos Maidana in his June 19 fight. This would be a pleasant surprise, and I see...
Bad Left Hook Best of the Decade: Junior Middleweight
Now that 2009 is getting close to wrapping up, it means this decade is almost over. Before the end of the year, I hope to get through all the weight classes, presenting to you some choices for the best fighter in a given weight class in the decade. I'm not going in any particular order here, but...
Greene out of Jan. 17 fight, HBO looking for replacement
Queens fighter "Mean" Joe Greene (pictured, courtesy Sky Sports) is out of a scheduled fight on January 17 against Sergio Martinez, which was to be the co-feature to Andre Berto-Luis Collazo on HBO. The unbeaten Greene is currently suffering from kidney stones, and despite a desire to fight...
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,...
Ranking the Junior Middleweights: May 2008
The junior middleweights (154 pounds) are one of boxing's admittedly weakest divisions. With no truly big names and no marquee titleholders, plus a vacant Ring Magazine championship, the division would be considered by most to be rather barren. But fear not -- there is some serious talent coming...
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