Boxing Links (7-7-11)

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | No Comments

Ricky Hatton announces his retirement from boxing
BBC Sport (blog)
It is one of the oldest adages in boxing, indeed sport in general, that you are only as good as the other person lets you. And just as Henman’s path to potential immortality was blocked by superior talents, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao were …
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BBC Sport (blog)

Klitschkos’ combo punch threatens to KO heavyweight division
msnbc.com
On that rain-swept night in Hamburg, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko unified the four major heavyweight belts under one surname, boxing his way to a 12-round unanimous decision over David Haye. Klitschko took Haye’s World Boxing Association title, …
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SoCal sluggers sing the bruise before battle
ESPN
“Rios versus Antillon is just the kind of nonstop action fight that boxing needs and deserves,” Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said. “I’m personally looking forward to seeing this fight, because I love an all-action fight. I personally predict that when …
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6 Filipino boxers advance to President’s Cup semis
Philippine Star
“We’re happy that six of our boxers have assured themselves of bronze medals. But our previous matches here were skirmishes. We now go to battle and this is where we need to be at our best,” said Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines executive …
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NBA lockout: Lakers’ Andrew Bynum takes boxing lessons
Los Angeles Times (blog)
— The New York Post’s Marc Berman reports that Spero Dedes’ DUI arrest raises questions of whether it will affect negotiations regarding his play-by-play announcing gig with the Knicks. — Former Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar expresses his …
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Amir Khan, Floyd Mayweather And The Four Steps To Boxing Immortality
Sabotage Times
Whatever parts of those accusations you consider apocryphal or gospel, there are no grey areas surrounding the cast-iron fact that, following David Haye’s capitulation against Waldimir Klitschko, the weight of British Boxing at World level – Froch and …
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Sabotage Times

Boxer Santosh Kumar enters final of 21st President’s Cup
Times of India
PTI | Jul 7, 2011, 08.42pm IST NEW DELHI: Asian Games silver medallist V Santosh Kumar (64kg) punched his way into the final while Lakhbir Singh (69kg) made his way to the last four at the 21st President’s Cup International boxing tournament in Jakarta …
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Meet Boxing’s Great White, Rich, Notre Dame-Educated Hope
The Atlantic
As soon as he could drive, Mike Lee would venture from suburban Wheaton, Illinois into tough South Chicago to train at local boxing gyms. Lee’s father owns one of the nation’s biggest sellers of barcode devices, and by all outward appearances Lee seems …
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Photos and Quotes: Rios vs Antillon Final Press Conference
Bad Left Hook
There will be no boxing on Saturday night. We are both brawlers who will try to beat the crap out of each other. Our skills are pretty much the same, no skill … just your typical street fight. “For the first time in my life I’m actually going to make …
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Ryan Wallace: Push for boxing in Salinas heats up
The Salinas Californian
Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KOs), 12 rounds for Maidana’s WBA interim junior welterweight title, HP Pavilion, San Jose The hype and molding of the first professional boxing event in Salinas since 2004 is ramping up. While the card is still a work in …
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Blogs

Spurs Nation » Lakers’ Bynum taking boxing lessons during lockout
By Tim Griffin
Lakers’ Bynum taking boxing lessons during lockout.
Spurs Nation

Ricky Hatton Retires: ‘The Hitman’ To Stop Boxing At 32
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Ricky Hatton’s decision to finally confirm his retirement is a massive relief to everyone in boxing and they will all be hoping the former two weight world champion is never tempted to put on a pair of gloves again.
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

HBO Boxing: Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara Press Conference …
By Staff
KERY DAVIS (HBO): Antonio Margarito. Carlos Quintana twice. Kermit Cintron and a failed fight against Kelly Pavlik. When you think about that list of.
BoxingInsider.com