Boxing Links (5-20-11)

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | No Comments

Pacquiao would like to ban condoms in Philippines
USA Today
The boxing champion is joining with the Catholic Church in the fight to bring down the legislation. “God said, ‘Go out and multiply.’ He did not say, just have two or three kids,” Pacquiao said. Edcel Lagman, the minority leader of the house, …
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USA Today

HBO vs Showtime: The Next Step for Pacquiao vs Marquez III
Bad Left Hook
Showtime has turned the tide considerably in the boxing TV rivalry between the two premium networks this year, and scored big this month when their involvement with the Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley fight turned out to be a big success. …
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Ray Edwards admits being nervous for tonight’s boxing debut
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The free-agent defensive end has football and the Vikings on the back burner as he makes his boxing debut Friday night at Grand Casino Hinckley. Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards first turned to boxing 4½ years ago as a part of his conditioning and …
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James DeGale relishing chance to put words into action against George Groves
Telegraph.co.uk
By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent 5:20PM BST 20 May 2011 The pair grew up together at Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club in west London, where the enmity developed at an early age. Groves defeated DeGale in an amateur contest at Brent Town Hall five …
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Telegraph.co.uk

Boxer Paul Williams gets Cuban Erislandy Lara in next fight
Los Angeles Times
Lara (15-0-1, 10 KOs) is a two-time world amateur boxing champion who is in the stable of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The southpaw will fight Williams at 154 pounds at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Photo: Paul Williams forces Winky …
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Sugar Ray Leonard Admits Being Molested By Coach
Washington Informer
By Dorothy Rowley – WI Online Editor In a new book to be published in June, boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard reveals being sexually abused as a teenager by a “prominent” Olympic coach who was in his late 40s. Leonard, who scored victories over Roberto …
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Amir Khan won’t trash his rivals like Haye
Mirror.co.uk
“They don’t have to get inside a ring and fight but if they look at me, they will seeboxing changed my life. “I don’t mean I would have drifted into crime because one thing about me is that I’ma guy who works hard at everything I do. …
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Mirror.co.uk

Boxer Fonfara feels right at home at UIC Pavilion
Chicago Tribune
By Neil Milbert, Special to the Tribune Andrzej Fonfara has lived in Chicago for less than five years, but the UIC Pavilion feels like home to the 23-year-old boxer. “I love fighting in the UIC Pavilion,” said Fonfara, who moved from his native Poland …
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Bernard Hopkins’ Five Greatest Boxing Matches
Inside Fights
by Matthew Gambino – May 19, 2011 | Email the author Bernard Hopkins holds 59 professional victories with only 5 losses; and unlike a lot of boxers, there is very little padding on his record. He has fought a veritable who’s who of boxers including all …
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NFL Badass — No SEX Until My Boxing Debut! | TMZ.com
By TMZ Staff
Minnesota Vikings stud Ray Edwards is so serious about his pro boxing debut tomorrow night … he’s sworn off sex for the past 6 weeks so he can…
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