Boxing Links (6-27-11)
Posted on | June 27, 2011 | No Comments
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| Nick Charles, CNN Sportscaster, Dies at 64 OK! Magazine Well-liked CNN sports anchor and boxing announcer, Nick Charles, lost his battle with bladder cancer. He passed away on Saturday at 64 in Santa Fe, NM According to E! News, Nick’s career skyrocketed when he co-anchored Sports Tonight, he was one of the … See all stories on this topic »
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| JAMES TONEY: “MMA FIGHTERS ARE THE ONLY ONES WITH THE BALLS TO STEP UP AND FIGHT” Fight Hype I couldn’t get anyone in the ring for a boxing fight. We were turned down several times, so it is what it is. Ken Shamrock, who has accomplished a lot in MMA, came to me and said he wanted to fight…I just want to fight, period; anybody, anywhere and … See all stories on this topic »
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| Avenal’s Ramirez takes US boxing national championship Hanford Sentinel Avenal’s Jose Ramirez beat Toka Kahn Clary 28-20 in the 132-pound class final at the USA Boxingnational championships Saturday night, getting one step closer to represting the United State at the 2012 Olympics in London. The top four finishers from … See all stories on this topic »
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| DESPITE THE HATE, SHOULD MAYWEATHER’S RETURN CONCERN PACQUIAO? Fight Hype Ortiz welterweight showdown as the boxing world prepares to celebrate the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the sport’s landscape this September. And yes, make no mistake, we are celebrating because love him or hate him, you can’t deny the fact that … See all stories on this topic »
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| Devon Alexander still has much to prove ESPN All three of those attributes were on display as he dismantled Mack, who started off well by boxingand moving but eventually made a grave mistake — he stood in front of Cloud. Through four rounds it was an even fight, but Cloud, with his relentless … See all stories on this topic »
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| Alexander’s career gets a boost from victory over Matthysse STLtoday.com Alexander (23-1) started the fight by boxing, making Matthysse miss often and taking two of the first three rounds. But as the fight went on, Alexander got more aggressive, though he was well aware of the risks of doing that against Matthysse, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Boxing Notebook: Catching Up with This Weekends Fights … By Staff By Rich Mancuso A memorable Saturday of boxing that started with news regarding the death of our friend Nick Charles. And there was a Friday night decision. BoxingInsider.com |
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| Boxing loses inspirational Charles – Boxing – Yahoo! Sports My friend Nick Charles, a former CNN sports anchor and boxing play-by-play announcer, embraced life to the end. – Boxing news. sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-iole_nick_charles… |
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