Boxing Links (6-25-11)

Posted on | June 25, 2011 | No Comments

Nick Charles, a brave man and good friend to boxing
BoxingInsider.com (blog)
But, Nick was a friend to all, and to yours truly, a friend from the first day we met at a ShowtimeBoxing event four years ago. It was supposed to be a meet and greet. But it became a friendship. As the battle continued, when he first learned in 2009 …
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David Haye v Wladimir Klitschko: toe-to-toe
Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph Sport boxing correspondent Gareth A Davies looks at the British boxer’schances against 6ft 7ins 6ft Klitschko. By Gareth A Davies Haye has a swagger about him and mental strength in abundance. He has maintained from the outset that he has…
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Telegraph.co.uk

Devon Alexander and Lucas Matthysse out to impress in crossroads fight
Examiner.com
Tonight’s HBO boxing after dark broadcast sees another of Don King’s triple header events featuring an eagerly awaited step up in class for heavyweight prospect Bermane Stiverne, Tavoris Cloud making his annual appearance to defend his IBF light …
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Mario Lopez comes out of his boxing shell
UPI.com
UPI /Laura Cavanaugh BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 25 (UPI) — US television host Mario Lopez says he was reluctant at first about sharing his passion for boxing with the public by taking part in a documentary. Lopez, the former teen heartthrob and …
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Boxing: Detroit’s Cornelius Bundrage wants to avenge loss to Sechew Powell
Detroit Free Press
Bundrage, Detroit’s first male world pro boxing champion in 26 years, is a family man who has lived a Christian life the past few years, he says. “As champ, you do the right thing, and that’s keep Jesus, the Holy Ghost and family in your heart and stay …
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Editorial: Boxing UF in
Gainesville Sun
How ironic. At the very time when Florida is trying to figure out how to be a player in the emerging global knowledge-based economy — an economy that transcends borders and barriers — the Board of Governors intends to put the state universities into …
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BOXING: Leonard’s life a guide for upstart boxers
North County Times
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is hosting Saturday’s fight card at Pala Casino. (Courtesy photo) Sugar Ray Leonard has a boxing gym in Los Angeles that has become his second home. Photographs, boxing gloves and championship belts line the walls, …
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Silva’s great granddaughter learned boxing lessons well
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Was the 15-year-old great granddaughter who stood before him at Waipahu Gym really asking him to train her to be a boxer? Going on four years later, memories of that conversation prompt a chuckle as Haley Pasion of Waipahu fights Amanda Pavone of …
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BOXING: Molina a TKO winner in main event
North County Times
John Molina Jr. lands a right to the face of Robert Frankel during their scheduled 10 round lightweight bout. Molina won after five rounds due to cuts above Frankel’s eyes. (Photo by Don Boomer –dboomer@californian.com) PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION …
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MMA Analysis: James Toney vs. Ken Shamrock
Opposing Views
Leading up to the promotion, Toney fanned the flames of the non-argument regarding which sport is superior: boxing or MMA. For a fighter who takes painstaking pride in his craft of the “sweet science,” Toney was dismissive and oblivious to the demands …
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Saturday’s boxing lineup
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