Boxing Links (5-18-11)

Posted on | May 18, 2011 | No Comments

Hopkins: ‘There is no controversy to me’
ESPN
If he thinks he’s smarter than me and that his boxing IQ is higher than mine, then I will prove that I am a Harvard graduate and he’s just a community college graduate. So at the end of the day, whatever is presented to me, I will adjust very, …
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When Manny Pacqiao speaks, a nation listens
Telegraph.co.uk
By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent 5:07PM BST 18 May 2011 Pacquiao is the only boxer in the 150-year history of boxing to hold world titles in eight weight divisions. His contests are watched at home with a level of idolatry bordering obsession…
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Telegraph.co.uk

Boxing champion Sir Henry Cooper laid to rest as fans flock from across UK to …
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter and Lee Moran Hundreds of mourners lined the streets today to pay their respects to heavyweight boxing champion Sir Henry Cooper. Fans travelled from across the UK to Oxted, Surrey, to watch his cortege begin its journey to his …
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Daily Mail

Sugar Ray Leonard says Olympic boxing coach sexually abused him as a teen
Daily Mail
By Mark Duell He’s one of the most legendary boxers the world has ever witnessed in the ring. But Sugar Ray Leonard, 55, has sensationally revealed in a new autobiography that he had to suffer sexual abuse as a young fighter by a top Olympicboxing …
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Daily Mail

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are close to deal for third fight
Los Angeles Times
It appears boxing star Manny Pacquiao is set to meet Juan Manuel Marquez in the ring on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. (Gabriel Bouys / AFP/Getty Images / May 7, 2011) By Lance Pugmire Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, heroes in their …
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Los Angeles Times

The Voice: Let’s Keep The Neon Boxing Ring Lit Up Forever
Village Voice (blog)
The neon-and-glass boxing ring is total cheeseball brilliance; I just wish someone had used it for a rap-battle show at some point. The rapping-at-each-other-over-a-pool-table thing on Fight Klub was fun, but it had no sense of the theatrical about it. …
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Village Voice (blog)

Ward Enters Super Six Final But How Relevant Is The Tournament?
SaddoBoxing.com
By Jose Espinoza May 18th, 2011 All Boxing Articles Andre Ward dominated Arthur Abraham with power and speed throughout the fight on his way to a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night. In the process, Ward defended his WBA super middleweight …
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Boxing Breakfast: Chad Dawson Rooting for Bernard Hopkins
Bad Left Hook
Lyle Fitzsimmons talked to Chad Dawson, and Dawson says that camp is great (they all say that about this point) and he’s excited to return to action this Saturday. But the money is that Dawson is, in a roundabout way, rooting for Bernard Hopkins to …
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Don King sets Missouri record
Fight News
Mack, presented in association with Bash Boxing/Lights Out Promotions; and Stiverne vs. Austin will be televised on HBO beginning at 9:45 pm ET/PT (8:45 pm CT). Alexander, 24, skyrocketed to become the World Boxing Council super lightweight champion at …
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McCaffery: Celebrity boxing fight heads to courtroom in Broomall
Delaware County Daily Times
Boxing promoter Damon Feldman will be in court today in Broomall, looking for Jose Canseco, ready for a conflict. But if the ballplayer-turned-celebrity-boxer doesn’t show, Feldman will insist that it won’t be the first time. …
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