Boxing Links (5-19-11)

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George Foreman predicts Bernard Hopkins will take over his record
Boston Herald
By Bernard Fernandez / Philadelphia Daily News It appears that George Foreman’s opinion of Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins’ boxing ability has significantly risen the past 10 or 11 years. But, hey, old guys have to stick together, right? …
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The Strange Timing Of Sugar Ray Leonard’s Sex-Abuse Story
The Business Insider
During my hundreds of hours of interviews with him, the boxing champ never mentioned his bombshell revelations of abuse at the hands of a coach. So why are they coming out now? The New York Times published an eye-popping story yesterday. …
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The Business Insider

Pacquiao’s Adviser on Showtime, ‘Limited’ HBO, Marquez
BoxingScene.com
By Lem Satterfield The way that his adviser, Michael Koncz, sees it, eight-division king Manny Pacquiao has become a promotional juggernaut the likes of which the boxing world has not witnessed since Muhammad Ali. Leading up to the 32-year-old’s …
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Mike Tyson still has the good footwork
USA Today
By Tom Weir, USA TODAY When Mike Tyson was at the top of his boxing career the focus was always on his devastating punches, not his footwork. But now Iron Mike is showing he has the steps, on the Argentine version of Dancing With The Stars, …
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Andy Lee Shines: Ringside Review, Undercard Report
BoxingScene.com
By Joe Harrison Hitz Boxing Entertainment produced an evening filled with fireworks in front of a packed house as middleweight contender Andy Lee (26-1, 19 KOs) defeated Alex Bunema (15-3-1, 6 KOs) by a unanimous decision. The ten-round bout was the …
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Poker/boxing event in NYC benefits spina bifida
ESPN
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Boris Kodjoe and his wife, Nicole, are hosting a poker/boxingevent to benefit spina bifida. “We speak out for those who don’t have a voice,” said Kodjoe, who was a four-year letterman at Virginia Commonwealth University before …
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ESPN

New Haven’s Chad Dawson Doesn’t Take the Cerebral Approach to Boxing
Middletown Press
By DAVE SOLOMON Growing up at Ring One in New Haven, Chad Dawson was a lot of things that make a boxing champion … but never a student of the game. He was talented, instinctive, well-schooled in the fundamentals, too. But he didn’t win his first 29 …
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Local boxing promoter seeks cash from ex-major leaguer (With Video)
Delaware County Daily Times
MARPLE — It was a no-decision bout for boxing promoter Damon Feldman Wednesday when baseball player-turned-celebrity boxer Jose Canseco was a no-show at district court. If you believe Feldman, Canseco is quickly getting a reputation for failing to …
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Little steps to big stage OK for Sadam Ali
NorthJersey.com
BY KEITH IDEC The 2008 US Olympian wants to make sure when he appears on boxing’s bigger stages, he’s more than ready to take the step from top prospect to legitimate welterweight contender. David Reid, a 1996 gold medalist from Philadelphia, …
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Chavez Junior ready to emerge from legendary father’s shadow
Examiner.com
Many boxing fans say Julio Cesar Chavez Junior has benefited from his father’s legacy by getting media attention, though he might not deserve it, if only judged on skill and merit. Chavez’s father, Julio Cesar Chavez Senior is the most beloved fighter …
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Blogs

MMA > Boxing – The Average Chicagoan
By Mike Klotz
The “super-fight” was my first attempt at watching boxing since its last heyday, during the Tyson era. Personally, I have many fond memories of watching mega- hyped fights featuring Tyson, Holyfield, Trinidad, De LaHoya, Lewis, …
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