Boxing Links (7-10-11)

Posted on | July 10, 2011 | No Comments

David Haye no match for me in ‘Brunch’
ESPN
By Jerry Greene Odd Andersen/Getty Images Wladimir Klitschko did all the boxing, while Daid Haye did all the standing around. We like to point out overlooked but important news stories from the week that just expired but sometimes we don’t have those …
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Lupica: Kimball fought the good fight
New York Daily News
George Kimball, who dies last week after battle with cancer, was known for his greatboxing writing on stars such as Muhammad Ali. In the end, the esophageal cancer that came on my friend George Kimball in 2005 finally won, as he always knew it would, …
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New York Daily News

Williams wins one on the card
BlackAthlete.net
As for Lara, the sixteen fight career did not fully show his boxing experience since he had fought 300 plus amateur fights. The record will show a majority decision victory for Paul Williams but the reality was that Erislandy won the fight in the ring …
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BlackAthlete.net

Boxing Recap, Analysis: Brandon Rios vs. Urbano Antillon
Opposing Views
By Boxing Watchers on Jul 10, 2011 By Nick Tylwalk We’re getting closer to the main event at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, and it has the makings of a good one. It’s Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios defending his WBA lightweight title against …
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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao: Must They Be Sacrificed to Save Boxing?
Bleacher Report
Now boxing eggs the two to face each other, but what happens once they do? Will the winner of Mayweather vs Pacquiao just retire? Will the loser see a point in fighting unless they can get a rematch with the winner? Mayweather and Pacquiao are reaching …
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Bleacher Report

Injured Policeman Jim Kuzak Supported by “Brothers” at Boxing Show on Saturday
Patch.com
Pittsburgh’s unofficial brotherhood of police officers have organized a number of fundraisers in Kuzak’s honor, including Saturday night when the Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League held a Guns ‘n Hoses boxing event at the Pittsburgh Expo Mart …
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UFC Betting Guide: Boxers vs. Wrestlers & why fists don’t always win fights
SBR Forum
I remember as a young boy and throughout my teens, my father coming home from work at night and turning on ESPN to find a boxing match to watch. I could not understand the passion he had for a sport that seemed to be mostly foreplay while only…
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SBR Forum

Age no barrier as Gedeon defeats Infante in Hard Rock boxing
Sun-Sentinel
Then again, Gedeon, a former college basketball player who is an old man by boxing standards, doesn’t have much time. “I’m 31,” said Gedeon, who won via technical knockout at 1:32 of the first round, “but I feel like I’m 21.” In Saturday’s main event, …
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Showtime Boxing Results: Rios vs. Antillon
BoxingInsider.com (blog)
This will be Brandon Rios’ big opportunity to show that he has ability to headline a card and put on an exciting show for boxing fans. It is immediately apparent that Contrin has a large reach and height advantage on Molina. Cintron throwing out a few…
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BoxingInsider.com (blog)

Boxing: José Antonio Rivera not too old for another title shot
Worcester Telegram
George Foreman won a heavyweight title at age 45, knocking out Michael Moorer — 19 years his junior — in 1994. In May, at age 46, Bernard Hopkins won the WBC light heavyweight title by beating Jean Pascal. At 41, Larry Holmes came out of retirement …
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Blogs

HBO Boxing Results: Paul Williams gets the decision but Lara …
By Staff
By Rich Mancuso Paul Williams won the fight Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, but Erislandy Lara clearly should have been the one leaving.
BoxingInsider.com