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Boxing Links (6-9-11)

Posted on | June 9, 2011 | No Comments

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Relentlessness, longevity defined Chavez
ESPN (blog)
In a nation where boxing has a rich tradition and great champions are revered, Julio Cesar Chavez surely stands above the rest as Mexico’s supreme fighter. Chavez, who enters the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday, was the first Mexican boxer
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ESPN (blog)
Genaro Hernandez dead at 45
ESPN
Hernandez, who fought professionally from 1984 to 1998, became a fan favorite, fighting regularly on Forum Boxing-promoted cards at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Hernandez’s crowning achievement came in 1991, when he traveled to France 
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Luis Collazo signs with Golden Boy
ESPN
“I’m honored to be a part of the best team in boxing and now I finally have a chance to show the world what I can do in the ring,” Collazo said. “I’m hungrier and better than ever and I’m not gonna stop until I’m back on top of the welterweight 
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Turkey to remain host of amateur boxing games
AFP
GENEVA — World sport’s top court ruled Thursday that the European BoxingConfederation acted illegally when it moved the European amateur boxingchampionships from Bulgaria to Turkey. Nevertheless, the Court of Arbitration for Sports judged that as 
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AFP
Sharkie’s Machine: The Cobra vs. The Road Warrior
EastsideBoxing.com
By Frank Gonzalez Jr. As the Super Six Tournament has taken nearly two years to reach the final match up, one of the original contestants faced the most recent entrant in a fight that was reminiscent of the old days, when boxing was competitive and 
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Victor Ortiz could “Viciously” knockout Floyd Mayweather
Examiner.com
who now works with Mike and Rich Cappiello at their gym, Cappiello Brothers Boxing and Training. “You don’t want to fight.” Conversely, Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs), a Mexican-American from Kansas who ESPN named in 2008 its “Prospect of the Year,” trumped 
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David Estrada, Hernandez Lose Boxing 360 Arbitration
BoxingScene.com
NEW YORK – Boxing 360 has won an arbitration hearing involving Chicago-based pro boxers David Estrada and Angel Hernandez, as well as their manager, Wasfi Tolaymat. The American Arbitration Association in the City of New York found in favor of Boxing
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Mike Tyson Enters Hall of Fame: Time to Put His Legend in Perspective
Bleacher Report
Others leave such an indelible imprint that they forever ingrain themselves in boxingvernacular. Names that become the measuring sticks for successive generations. On Sunday, Mike Tyson will become the last man on that list to be inducted and 
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Bleacher Report
Sugar Ray Leonard visits the UK next month
WBN – World Boxing News
The country is getting ready to rumble as legendary boxer, Sugar Ray Leonard, prepares to visit the UK. Boxing Promotions presents ‘An Evening with Sugar Ray Leonard’ at Liquid nightclub in Peterborough on Wednesday 13 July and then at the historic 
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The Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Lateef Kayode, Thomas Dulorme And Others
The Queensberry Rules
The raw, powerful cruiserweight prospect trained by Freddie Roach takes a big step up against Godfrey, who was a borderline top-10 boxer in his division not too long ago. Kayode clearly has physical tools, but he’s yet to impress me with his skill 
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Blogs
3quarksdaily: Could chess-boxing defuse aggression in Arizona and 
By Abbas Raza
The idea of performing at such a high physical level (boxing) as well as a high mental level (chess) seems arduous enough. But it isn’t just the physical effort plus the mental effort of the two sports combined that makes it especially 
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Scoop: Not Your Typical Boxing Column PART 2 | BoxingInsider.com 
By Scoop Malinowski
By Scoop Malinowski During the Tennis Channel’s coverage of this year’s French Open, commentator Justin Gimelstob made a reference to the Pacquiao-Mayweather.
BoxingInsider.com
 

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Draws Highest Boxing After Dark Number Since 
By Scott Christ
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s HBO debut reportedly did big TV numbers. Bad Left Hook has more.
Bad Left Hook

 

Former WBA Boxing Champ From South LA Dies Of Cancer « CBS Los Angeles
By Ivan
Two-time world super featherweight champion Genaro Hernandez has died at his home in Mission Viejo, Calif. He was 45.
CBS Los Angeles

 

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