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Philip H Anselmo: Remembering Bert Sugar
BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO Randolph “Bert” Sugar is so gracefully engrained in the minds of boxing folk and boxing fans and other would-be historians that can only aspire to be…
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A Small Tribute to a Giant Legend: Bert Sugar
By: William Holmes “What do you hope to accomplish by doing this?” he said as he peered at me from across the table. My father, a man in his mid…
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Can Miguel Cotto execute his plan against Mayweather?
By Kirk Jackson Three division champion Miguel Cotto 37-2 (30 KO’s) recently revealed a little bit his game plan against his next opponent, undefeated five division champion Floyd Mayweather 42-0…
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Power Shots: James “Lights Out” Toney and Tyson Fury Keep Talking
By Johnny Walker [This is the first of what will be a regular feature of news tidbits and opinion focusing on the most abused – often unjustly, in this writer’s…
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Orlando Salido Stops JuanMa Lopez in an Instant Classic; Garcia Remains Undefeated
By: William Holmes Showtime broadcasted a championship card from the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico in which three of the world’s top featherweights competed. In the opening…
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Showtime Boxing Preview: Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Orlando Salido
By William Holmes At this time last year, one of the fights that most fans were salivating over was a potential matchup between Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa in…
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Philip H. Anselmo’s Heavyweight Rankings #2 Updated 3/5/12
BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO To paraphrase my first article on these ratings, “My ratings do not follow the average fair, and alphabet titles are irrelevant to a certain degree. I…
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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez Possible
By Jackie Kallen There is a rumor rumbling that Canelo Alvarez will face the winner of Mayweather/Cotto. I hope it's more than a rumor and will eventually come to pass…
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HBO Boxing Results: Broner Remains Undefeated, Alexander Nearly Shuts Out Maidana
By: William Holmes The opening bout of the night featured a junior lightweight title matchup between two undefeated fighters, Adrien Broner and Eloy Perez. Even though Perez had an impressive…
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HBO Boxing Preview: Maidana vs. Alexander, Broner vs. Perez
By: William Holmes The welterweight division is crowded with talent, and many of the top contenders in the division are chomping at the bit for a shot at a big…