Even In Hiding, Floyd Is Haunted By Manny Pacquiao
The little man from Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather thinks he can run and hide from the challenge of Manny Pacquiao. His phony scam vacation was designed to serve as an…
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Devon Alexander: “Bradley Feels Threatened By Me”
BoxingInsider.com: Do you gain some kind of mental edge from the fact that Tim Bradley has shown reluctance to fight you? Devon Alexander: "He said he wasn't trying to avoid…
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Adamek vs. Rahman In The Works
The Tomasz Adamek Express will continue it's journey to a world heavyweight title shot against Wladimir Klitschko with an April meeting against Hasim "The Rock" Rahman in April of 2011,…
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Main Events Wins Judah – Mabuza Purse Bid
Totowa, NJ - Kathy Duva, Main Events CEO, announced their promotional firm won the purse bid held at IBF headquarters in East Orange, NJ, Thursday. The bid was for the…
Scoop Mailbox: 2011 Could Be Boxing’s Best Year Ever
Scoop, you tell it like it is !!!! I 2nd that !!! floyd doesnt even deserve the right to be in the same ring with MANNY, after the trash talk,…
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R.I.P. – Bennie Briscoe
Bad news: Philadelphia's great "Mr. Blue Collar", "Bad" Bennie Briscoe - age 67 - passes. February 8, 1943 to December 28, 2010. Bennie Briscoe was a top-rated Middleweight contender during…
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Classic Biofile Willie Pep 1922-2006
Status: Boxing Hall of Famer. Former World Featherweight champion. His ring record was 229-11-1 (65 KO's). Birthplace: Middletown, CT Boxing Inspirations: "Lou Ambers, Joe Louis, Tony Canzoneri, Rocky Marciano -…
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Bob Foster Surely Admires The Klitschko Style
Bob Foster is regarded as one of the greatest light heavyweight champions in boxing history. He dominated his division for over a half-decade in the late 60's and early 70's,…
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Boxer now on his feet
Iran Barkley is off the canvas, and just in time for Christmas. The former middleweight champion, whose heartbreaking descent into homelessness was chronicled by The Post last month, has a…
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The Biofile Get 2 Know Christy Martin
(Note: This Biofile was completed in 1996.) Status: Former world boxing champion. Ht: 5-4 Wt: 135 DOB: June 12, 1968 In: Bluefield, West Virginia Childhood Heroes: "Magic Johnson, Larry Bird."…
The Richard Pierson Hopkins-Pascal Blog
Scoop: First of all, what a wizard-like performance by Bernard Hopkins. Assess this performance by Hopkins. Were you surprised that the 45-year-old "old dog" was able overcome early adversity and…
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24th annual Ring 8 Holiday & Awards Ceremony a Knockout Success
NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 20, 2010) – The 24th annual RING 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony attracted more than 400 people last Sunday afternoon at Russo’s On The Bay…
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Holyfield returns for Jan. 22 PPV at The Greenbrier in WV
CHARLOTTE, NC (December 20, 2010) – Living legend Evander “The Read Deal” Holyfield returns to the ring January 22, headlining “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View Event, live…
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Samuel Peter Targets Tomasz Adamek!
Former WBC Heavyweight champion Samuel Peter would like to restore his lost credibility and value at the expense of Tomasz Adamek. Peter's representative Ivaylo Gotzev told Polish scribe Przemek Garzarczyk…
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Bernard Hopkins: Portrait of the Champion
I collected these memories and anecdotes from boxing insiders about Bernard Hopkins in the mid 2000s. Combined together they create like a special portrait of Bernard Hopkins, composed of not…