Boxing Links (5-24-11)

Posted on | May 24, 2011 | No Comments

What Does Bernard Hopkins Beating Jean Pascal Mean for Boxing?
Opposing Views
You got the idea that part of him felt guilty, knowing that boxers who still had bright futures in front of them weren’t going to be able to keep up with the old master. Fortunately, B-Hop changed his mind and decided to keep fighting. …
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Opposing Views

It’s a street fight: Boxing versus MMA
Regina Leader-Post
By Jared Schofield, The Leader-Post May 24, 2011 There’s no doubt that the debate between mixed martial arts and boxing could go on forever. It’s almost ridiculous to compare two opposite sports. The two are both very similar in terms of combat sports, …
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De La Hoya’s rehab stint shocks some in the boxing world
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
By Steve Cofield Several boxing legends of the last 15 years were in the news this weekend, but it was a mixed bag for Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya. “After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain …
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Robots Take Over the Boxing Ring in “Real Steel”
Denbighshire Free Press
Set in just a few years in the future, robots have replaced humans in the boxing ring and fights are now fast paced, action packed white knuckled rides. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is an ex-boxer who could have won a title, but is now only a small …
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Denbighshire Free Press

Vikings’ Ray Edwards tests boxing waters during NFL stalemate: Fan reaction
Yahoo! Sports
For the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive end Ray Edwards(notes), he decided to try his luck in theboxing ring. After months of strenuous training and preparation for his first match, Edwards entered the ring on May 20 against fellow heavyweight fighter TJ …
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THE SLOW BUT STEADY RISE OF ANDRE WARD
Fight Hype
By Jon Reynoso | May 24, 2011 Andre Ward is recognized as one of the most polished talents inboxing today. The American Super Middleweight has made a name for himself after dominating his opposition each of the twenty four times he has stepped into …
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NFL Lockout Enables Football Players to Have Terrible Boxing Matches
Bad Left Hook
First off, here are, uh, some “highlights” of Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards in his pro boxing (kind of) debut last Friday night. Yeah. As you can see, he truly is like a mix of Ali, Tyson and Mayweather, just like his trainer says. …
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Tompkins: Boxing’s usual unusual weekend
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
The usually strange world of boxing made its usual strange appearance on the pages of America’s print and on-line sports pages once again this weekend. And as usual – it wasn’t for the usual. True enough, there were a couple of noteworthy wins and …
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Local boxers highlight June card at Emerald Queen in Tacoma
The Seattle Times
Unbeaten local heavyweights Vincent Thompson and Jonte Willis highlight the Battle at the Boat 82boxing event June 4 at the Emerald Queen… No comments have been posted to this article. Unbeaten local heavyweights Vincent Thompson and Jonte Willis …
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Blogs

Nick Diaz Gives Up His Boxing Dream For a Cage-Fight Against Some …
By bgoldstein
In a related story, former welterweight/junior middleweight boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga is trying to get a piece of that sweet boxing vs. MMA action the only way he knows how — by calling everybody the Spanish words for “faggot” and …
Cagepotato – http://www.cagepotato.com/

Boxing Breakfast: Pacquiao Confirms Marquez, Cleverly Wants …
By Scott Christ
Manny Pacquiao confirms he’s fighting Juan Manuel Marquez, and Bernard Hopkins is targeted by a young Welshman. Bad Left Hook has those details and more.
Bad Left Hook – http://www.badlefthook.com/

British Boxing Board rule out ordering re-match between Groves …
By Gareth A Davies
The British Boxing Board yesterday ruled out any prospect of ordering an immediate re-match between James DeGale and George Groves, after Groves unified the British and Commonwealth titles on a majority points decision at the 02 Arena …
Sport – http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/

Nick Diaz Will Not Enter Boxing, Fight With Georges St. Pierre …
By Brent Brookhouse
Nick Diaz’s boxing promoter, Don Chargin, has sent out a press release stating that Diaz will not beboxing in the near future. A fight with Georges St. Pierre is believed to be in the works currently.
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/