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WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will defend his crown versus former IBF welterweight titlist “The Hitter” Joshua Clottey Saturday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

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WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander defeated Juan “Iron Twin” Urango by an eighth round TKO to successfully defend his crown and capture the IBF title Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun in Uncansville, Connecticut.  

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Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy “The Duke” Morrison was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession Thursday evening in Wichita, Kan.  

Morrison (48-3-1, 42 KOs), who defeated George Foreman (76-5, 68 KOs) in June 1993 to capture his title, previously served 14 months in the pen after he was convicted on drugs and weapons charges in 1999.

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WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will defend his crown versus Joshua “The Hitter” Clottey March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. 

Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), the first boxer in history to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions, made it clear this week that he is not overlooking the formidable Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs). 

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WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao’s adviser said Wednesday that his fighter does not have an injured leg and he is prepared to battle Joshua “The Hitter” Clottey March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. 

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If they had fought at the peaks of their respective careers, “Sugar” Ray Leonard would have soundly defeated current WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao.

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An eight-foot bronze statue of “The Brown Bomber” Joe Louis will be unveiled Saturday in the International Boxing Hall of Famer’s hometown of LaFayette, Alabama.  

Residents of the town of approximately 3,000 people managed to raise nearly $60,000 over a span of three years to pay for the sculpture to be built. 

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February is widely recognized as the dimmest and most lackluster of all the months on the sports calendar. 

Considering the relative dearth of interesting storylines (sorry, Winter Olympics), I decided to rank the seven most entertaining quotes uttered by athletes over the course of the past decade. 

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Provided that a bar mitzvah doesn’t prohibit it from occurring, WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman is expected to defend his crown against former WBO welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto on June 5 at Yankee Stadium. 

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Unfortunately, very little news of interest has emerged so far this week in the world of boxing.

Considering the relative dearth of recent activity in The Sweet Science, I decided to rank the five most skilled boxers to enter the ring over the course of the past quarter-century.

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WBA interim world super flyweight champion “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire defeated last-minute challenger Manuel “Chango” Vargas by third round knockout Saturday night at the Las Vegas Hilton. 

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WBC, WBO and The Ring Magazine middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik is tentatively scheduled to fight WBC super welterweight titlist Sergio Martinez April 17 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. 

Continue reading "Kelly Pavlik Will Knockout Sergio Martinez"

“Ireland’s” John Duddy will fight “Murder Man” Michael Medina on the March 13 undercard of the welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. 

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Abrasive Trojans Head Coach Lane Kiffin received a verbal commitment last week from a 13-year-old middle school quarterback named David Sills to attend the University of Southern California (USC).

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IBF super middleweight titlist Lucian “Mister KO” Bute is scheduled to fight Edison Miranda on April 17 at the Bell Centre in the champ’s adopted hometown of Montreal.

“It will certainly be a pleasure for me to box again at the Bell Centre and to defend my title for the fifth time in front of my fans,” said Bute, 29, a native of Romania who has long resided in Canada’s second-largest city. “I am taking Miranda very seriously. He demolished many good fighters and is a notorious puncher. I will have to keep my concentration level on high to stay champion.”

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WBC lightweight champion Edwin “El Terminator” Valero utterly dominated Mexico’s Antonio DeMarco to successfully defend his crown Saturday night in Monterrey. 

Valero (27-0, 27 KOs), who once established a world record by winning his first 18 professional fights by opening round knockout, ultimately emerged victorious when DeMarco (23-2-1, 17 KOs) refused to come out of his corner to begin the 10th round. 

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WBC Lightweight champion Edwin “El Terminator” Valero will fight Antonio DeMarco tonight in Monterrey, Mexico. 

Valero (26-0, 26KOs), who once established a world record by winning his first 18 professional fights by first round knockout, is an absolute machine and fight fans are urged to watch his ring prowess at 9 p.m. EST on Showtime. 

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Twenty years ago next Thursday, James “Buster” Douglas defeated “Iron” Mike Tyson by a 10th round TKO to become the undisputed heavyweight champion in one of the biggest upsets in the history of sports.

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Dedham’s Freddie “The Choir Boy” Roach was honored with a record-setting fourth Eddie Futch Award for trainer of the year by the Boxing Writers Association of America on Monday. 

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Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield canceled his February 20 match in Uganda against WBF world heavyweight champion Francois “White Buffalo” Botha because Holyfield said the promoter failed to pay him. 

Continue reading "Evander Holyfield will be boxing's next tragedy"

Current WBO world welterweight champion and Ring Magazine light welterweight titlist Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao was honored as the fighter of the decade by the Boxing Writers Association of America on Monday. 

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Former undisputed heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe has unwisely decided to return to the ring and he would like to fight Juan Carlos Gomez sometime in the near future.

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Former junior welterweight champion Roger “Black Mamba” Mayweather pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony accusations that he attacked a female boxer he once trained last August. 

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Golden Boy Promotions’ founder Oscar De La Hoya said earlier this week that he soon expects to have a signed agreement for undefeated “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight WBA welterweight super champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley in May. 

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Former four-time WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales will end his retirement and return to the ring to fight past lightweight titleholder Jose Alfaro in a welterweight bout March 27 in Monterrey, Mexico. 

Continue reading "Mexican Legend Erik Morales "Has to Stop" Boxing"

American super middleweight contender Allan “Thor” Green has replaced Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor in Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament and he is scheduled to fight current WBA world super middleweight champion Andre “Son of God” Ward on April 17 in Oakland.

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IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine titlist Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko will defend his crowns versus Philadelphian Eddie Chambers March 20 at the Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf, Germany.

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WBA world light-welterweight champion Amir Khan is tentatively scheduled to defend his crown against Marcos Maidana at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on April 17.

Khan, 23, became Britain’s third-youngest world titlist when beat Andreas Kotelnik (30-3-1, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision last July.

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Disgraced former WBA, IBF and WBO welterweight champion Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito is tentatively scheduled to fight Carson Jones on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey bout on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

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Former WBO welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto is expected to fight current WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman at Madison Square Garden the day before the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 12.

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Former WBC welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather and current WBC welterweight super titlist “Sugar” Shane Mosley are reportedly in negotiations to fight May 1 or May 8.

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Former two-time WBA world heavyweight champion John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz signed with Golden Boy Promotions last week.

Ruiz (44-8-1-1, 30 KOs), a native of Methuen, Massachusetts, is scheduled to fight current WBA world heavyweight champion David “The Hayemaker” Haye (23-1, 21 KOs) for his title on April 3 at Wembley Stadium in London.

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WBC welterweight champion Andre “The Beast” Berto canceled his January 30 title defense versus “Sugar” Shane Mosley in lieu of the devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti last week.

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Nearly two decades after their first matchup, Roy Jones, Jr. and Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins signed contracts Wednesday to battle in a light heavyweight contest April 17 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

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Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor formally withdrew from the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Tuesday due to concerns regarding his health.

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WBC welterweight champion Andre “The Beast” Berto was devastated when he heard Tuesday’s tragic news that Haiti had been struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake.  

Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimated that the country’s most severe earthquake in over 200 years would likely leave “more than one hundred thousand dead.” 

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Former WBA welterweight and IBF light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton announced Wednesday that he plans to likely fight one more time before he officially retires from the sport of boxing.

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WBA world heavyweight champion David “The Hayemaker” Haye will defend his crown against former two-time WBA heavyweight titlist John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz this April at Wembley Stadium in London, England. 

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WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will defend his crown versus former IBF welterweight titlist “The Hitter” Joshua Clottey March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will defend his crown versus former IBF welterweight titlist “The Hitter” Joshua Clottey on March 13 in a bout tentatively slated to occur at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.

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The prospective Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao versus “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather bout slated for March 13 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas has been canceled because the two disgraceful camps couldn’t agree to terms over drastic drug testing measures.  

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The Fighter, a film starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale that chronicles the lives of former professional boxers “Irish” Micky Ward and his older brother Dickie Eklund, is scheduled to premiere in theaters within the coming months.

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Former heavyweight titleholder Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs was suspended for 90 days by the New York State Athletic Commission last week once it was revealed that he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs after he knocked out Marcus McGee in the first round of his comeback fight December 3.

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Former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto said Tuesday that Manny Pacquiao’s refusal to undergo Olympic-style random blood-testing for a potential March 13 fight versus Floyd Mayweather, Jr. “raises questions.”

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Unscrewed former heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield will challenge WBF titlist Francois “White Buffalo” Botha for his worthless crown January 16 at Kampala’s Nambole Stadium in Uganda.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White recently announced that his organization will venture to Boston for a card that is tentatively scheduled for August 28 at the TD Garden.

Continue reading "Boston's Dana White says "boxing has fizzled out""

Spent NABO and IBC light heavyweight champion Roy Jones, Jr. and his delusional promotion company asked an Australian boxing commission this week to annul his first round TKO loss to IBO cruiserweight titlist Danny Green. 

Continue reading "Roy Jones, Jr. is now "a bloody" joke"

WBO World Welterweight champion and IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight titlist Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao was scheduled to fight undefeated "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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By Edwin Ladaga

Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, has issued an ultimatum in less than 24 hours to drop Mayweather's demand on Olympic style testing or the highly anticipated boxing clash between Pacquiao and Floyd Jr. will not happen.

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 By Oliver Suarez

 The Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Jr. bout is one of the most anticipated fights in recent years. It can be argued that a fight of this magnitude has not happened since the days of the four horsemen (Hagler, Duran, Hearns, and Leonard) when bouts between elite fighters were more common.

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With Christmas mere days away, Santa Claus is obviously preparing for his annual sleigh voyage around the globe.

In honor of the lovable and portly Kris Kringle, I decided to rank the three plumpest boxers who found the most success in the ring over the past 25 years.

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By Oliver Suarez

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By Oliver Suarez

Despite not having Mayweather’s pedigree and proper resources at his disposal at the beginning of his career Pacquiao has become arguably the best boxer of our generation. But, a number of boxing fans and so called boxing “experts” continue to deny him all the credit that he deserves.

Continue reading "Manny Pacquiao: The Truth Behind The Criticisms"

Paul Williams has been coined “The Most Avoided Fighter” and for good reason. He’s had to fight in multiple divisions since none of the top fighters in the welterweight division were willing to fight him.

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Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik successfully defended his WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight titles versus Miguel Espino with a fifth round TKO Saturday night at the Beeghly Center on the campus of Youngstown State University.

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The Ring Magazine, WBC and WBO middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik will fight Miguel Espino Saturday night at the Beeghly Center on the campus of Youngstown State University. 

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There is a widespread belief that mixed martial arts (MMA) have put the sport of boxing on the ropes and near extinction.

The preeminent U.S.-based MMA promotion is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Former IBF junior welterweight champion Paul “the Magic Man” Malignaggi defeated past unified WBA, WBO and IBF world lightweight titlist Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz by unanimous decision in their rematch Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. 

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WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko easily defeated Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson by a unanimous decision Saturday afternoon at the PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland.

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Former unified world lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz will fight a rematch against past IBF junior welterweight titlist Paulie “the Magic Man” Malignaggi Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Ukrainian WBC heavyweight champion Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko will defend his crown against undefeated challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson this Saturday at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland.

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Former two-time WBO welterweight titlist Paul “The Punisher” Williams earned a majority decision victory over WBC Super Welterweight champion Sergio Martinez in a nontitle middleweight bout at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Saturday night.

Continue reading "Is Kelly Pavlik scared of Paul "The ..."

HBO’s World Championship Boxing is scheduled to televise a solid doubleheader this weekend.

In the main event, former two-time welterweight champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams will fight WBC Super Welterweight champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez in a nontitle middleweight bout Saturday at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Atlantic City, N.J.

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IBO Cruiserweight Champion Danny Green pummeled Roy Jones, Jr. en route to being awarded a decisive first round TKO victory Wednesday in his native land of Sydney, Australia.

Green (28-3, 25 KOs), who predicted that he would quickly defeat Jones (54-6, 40 KOs), landed a series of powerful combinations at the outset of the fight and English referee Howard Foster justifiably decided to halt the bout after only 122 seconds.

Continue reading "Roy Jones, Jr. is killed in Australia"

SI.com reported earlier this week that IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao tested negative for performance-enhancing substances both before and after he captured the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last month.

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Andre “Son of God” Ward captured the WBA Super Middleweight Championship from Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler in the Super Six World Boxing Classic when the fight was halted midway through the eleventh round by technical decision Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland.

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In recognition of the impending Thanksgiving holiday, I decided to nominate the three biggest turkey’s to grace the sport of boxing over the course of the past 25 years. 

Without further adieu, below are my rankings.  

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Almost immediately after Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao brutalized Miguel Cotto to capture the WBO welterweight championship last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, fans began clamoring for a matchup between Pacquiao and undefeated former titlist “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Continue reading "Manny Pacquiao is on steroids?"

WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler is scheduled to fight Andre “Son of God” Ward in the Super Six World Boxing Classic Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Continue reading "Mikkel Kessler will defeat the "Son of God""

IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao badly bludgeoned Miguel Cotto to capture the WBO welterweight championship by TKO in the 12th round Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

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The documentary Champions Forever: Ali – The Lost Interviews was released on DVD to great acclaim and fanfare on October 20, 2009 through Image Entertainment. 

The film, which features candid conversations with boxing legends Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes and Ken Norton, initially premiered in 1990. 

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Former English cruiserweight champion David “The Hayemaker” Haye was awarded a majority decision victory over Nicolai “The Russian Bear” Valuev to capture the WBA heavyweight title Saturday night at the Nuremberg Arena in Germany.

Continue reading "David Haye Slays Russia's Goliath"

After a two-week search for a new opponent, former two-time welterweight champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams has agreed to fight WBC Super Welterweight champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez in a nontitle middleweight bout December 5 at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Atlantic City, N.J. 

Continue reading "Paul Williams Will Defeat Sergio Gabriel Martinez"

Former unified world lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz has agreed to a rematch with past IBF junior welterweight titlist Paulie “the Magic Man” Malignaggi December 12 at the UIC Pavilion on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

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The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 Wednesday night in the Bronx to win their record 27th World Series championship in team history.

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IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao is scheduled to fight WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Former three-time UFC heavyweight champion and two-time light-heavyweight titlist Randy “The Natural” Couture expressed interest this week in converting British professional boxer Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton into the world of mixed martial arts.

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The Halloween weekend is finally upon us.

As a tribute to the annual “Fright Night” holiday, I decided to rank the three scariest fighters in the annals of boxing.

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Wide receiver Miles Austin helped lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 37-21 victory over the Atlanta Falcons Sunday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. 

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In a battle between famed Polish fighters, Tomasz “Granite Chin” Adamek defeated Andrew Golota by TKO in the fifth round to capture the IBF International Heavyweight Title Saturday night at the Arena Lodz in Poland. 

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The much-hyped Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament began last Saturday night in two separate European states with “King” Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch winning their respective bouts to commence the unique event.

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Ukrainian WBC heavyweight champion Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko is scheduled to defend his crown against undefeated challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson on December 12 at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland.

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans 34-27 Saturday afternoon in South Bend.  

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Former two-time WBA World Heavyweight champion John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz visited Boston Thursday to donate boxing equipment to the South Boston Boxing Club after the gym was burglarized in early-September.

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Last April, Arizona Senator John McCain and Long Island GOP Representative Pete King asked the first African-American President in United States history to grant the original black Heavyweight Champion of the World a posthumous pardon for his racially motivated 1913 conviction for violation of the Mann Act.

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Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said Monday during an interview on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that his deceased 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, was “my angel.”

Tyson claimed that he did not want to be provided full details of her death because, “if somebody’s to blame for it, there will be a problem.”

Continue reading "Mike Tyson Must Keep Living"

Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament will begin this Saturday night when WBC champion Carl Froch defends his title against Andre Dirrell in Nottingham, England, and Jermain Taylor faces “King” Arthur Abraham in Berlin, Germany.

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Today our nation celebrates the life of famed navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus and his voyage in 1492 that resulted in the discovery of the Americas.

Although Columbus sailed for the rulers of Spain, he is widely regarded as an Italian because he was born in the Italian city of Genoa in 1451.

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Former junior welterweight champion Roger “Black Mamba” Mayweather had a warrant issued for his arrest last week after he failed to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court to face charges of battery and coercion.

Continue reading "Roger Mayweather Should Be In Prison"

Geriatric quarterback Brett Favre helped the Minnesota Vikings defeat his estranged team, the Green Bay Packers, 30-23 Monday Night at the Metrodome.

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WBO and WBC middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik will defend his titles against reigning two-time WBO welterweight champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams on December 5 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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Provided that Evander “the Real Deal” Holyfield wins his upcoming bout in November, the legendary heavyweight boxer will be considered as a possible opponent for reigning WBC champion Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko sometime in 2010.

Continue reading "Vitali Klitschko Would Physically ..."

Disdainful Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens responded Sunday to comments made by former New England Patriots star Rodney Harrison via Twitter after Owens failed to catch a pass for the first time in 185 games.  

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Sixteen years after their first fight, Roy Jones, Jr. and Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins tentatively agreed last week to a rematch that is expected to occur sometime in early-2010.

Continue reading "This Time, Bernard Hopkins Will "Execute" ..."

WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko successfully defended his title with a 10th round TKO of promising contender Cris “Nightmare” Arreola Saturday night at the Staples center in Los Angeles.

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WBC heavyweight champion Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko will defend his title against Mexican-American Cristobal “Nightmare” Arreola at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Saturday night.

Continue reading "Klitschko Will Leave Mexican Fight Fans Dreaming"

The New York Jets bruised and bullied the New England Patriots to earn a 16-9 victory Sunday at the Meadowlands to maintain their standing atop of the AFC East.

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The New York Jets bruised and bullied the New England Patriots to earn a 16-9 victory Sunday at the Meadowlands to maintain their standing atop of the AFC East.

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