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Boxing Links (7-1-11)

Posted on | July 1, 2011 | No Comments

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More on the line than title during Haye-Klitschko heavyweight bout
SI.com
Ali nicknamed most of his opponents and once told Englishman Henry Cooper he should quit boxingand join the Beatles. Tyson threatened to eat Lennox Lewis’ children. Mayweather turned the platform provided by HBO’s 24/7 series into his personal 
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James ‘Bouie’ Fisher dies at 83
ESPN
Fisher was a mainstay of the Philadelphia boxing scene for decades. Although he worked with many fighters during his long career, he is best known for training Hopkins. Fisher took Hopkins, an ex-convict with an 0-1 professional record, under his wing 
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Hopkins-Dawson set, but ‘flipped’ to PPV
ESPN
Well, Hopkins went on to outpoint Pascal in a memorable performance to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a title. Dawson, the former titleholder, won his fight against Adrian Diaconu on the undercard to preserve his shot at the main 
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Boxing Notebook: More Mayweather, Showtime, Tyson, and Miguel Cotto
BoxingInsider.com (blog)
It is part of the Floyd Mayweather publicity campaign to put him back in the good graces of boxingfans. However, on the same day more legal issues surrounded the talented, yet troubled, as they say, best pound-for-pound fighter. 
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Magdaleno on ShoBox Special; Serrano-Sostre on ESPN
BoxingScene.com
NEW YORK – ShoBox: The New Generation celebrates its 10th anniversary on Friday, July 15, live on SHOWTIME® at 11:05 pm ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with exactly the type of doubleheader that has typified the popular, well-respected boxing series 
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Kimbo Slice Set for Aug. 13 Pro Boxing Debut
Sherdog.com
Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com It appears that Kevin Ferguson — known to most as “Kimbo Slice” — will finally make his long-rumored debut in professional boxing Aug. 13. Ferguson, 37, will fight in a four-round headlining attraction against a 
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Boxing back in Commerce, CA
Fight News
Headlining the “Combat United” card, presented by All Star Boxing Promotions, Oxnard’s Javier Garcia (3-2-1, 3 KO’s) will take on Takashi Takenaka in a four round lightweight bout. Takenaka will be making his professional debut. 
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Final Tribute to Billy Costello
Hot Boxing News
Costello had a successful career in boxing accumulating a 40-2 (23KO) record, and earning the WBC junior welterweight world title in 1984, and defending it until 1985, when he lost it to Lonnie Smith. File photo by AP Costello’s brother, Stephen, 
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Down Under fighters seek KOs in OC
Delmarva Now
Josh Ward, who will fight Saturday night in Ocean City, prepares to work out at the Down UnderBoxing Gym in Delmar. / AMANDA RIPPEN WHITE/THE DAILY TIMES DELMAR — The “War at the Shore” amateur fight card scheduled for Saturday night at Ocean City’s 
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Fighting at Flint’s legendary Atwood Stadium this Saturday is personal for 
The Flint Journal – MLive.com
FLINT — Wes Ferguson needed a break from boxing. He wanted to clear his head and renew his zest for the craft. Since he was eight-years-old, the Flint native had poured his blood, sweat, and tears into the sweet science. Now, after a two-year layoff, 
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Blogs
Kimbo Slice’s Boxing Debut Scheduled For August | The Big Lead
By Stephen Douglas (CRM!)
Remember Kimbo Slice? How he was going to be the Next Big Thing? Yeah, that hasn’t quite happened.
The Big Lead

 

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