Boxing Links (7-13-11)

Posted on | July 13, 2011 | No Comments

The Heavyweight Title Deserves More Than Haye and Klitschko Were Willing to Give
Huffington Post (blog)
It’s well over a week since Wladimir Klitschko embarrassed Haye, and Haye embarrassed Britain, but the disappointment still stings British boxing fans like the ache from ribs broken by a body shot. Haye, who was introduced as ‘The Fighting Pride of …
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Georges St-Pierre sharpens boxing skills with Freddie Roach
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Freddie Roach says there’s only one guy he’ll open his Wild Card Boxing Club for on Sundays. It’s not Roach’s prized boxing pupil, Manny Pacquiao. It’s mixed martial arts champion Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre, the Ultimate Fighting Championship …
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Idec: Judges’ incompetence costs Cuban boxer
NorthJersey.com
BY KEITH IDEC That’s the official outcome three disturbing scorecards have forced the good people at Fight Fax, boxing’s record-keeper, to list in their annals. The overwhelming majority of reporters that weren’t assigned to judge their junior …
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Mayweather gets heat for burning $100 bill in Atlanta nightclub
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Fran Jeffries Floyd Mayweather apparently has money to burn, but the boxer likely won’t face charges for setting fire to a $100 bill while partying at an Atlanta area nightclub this weekend, according to celebrity gossip website TMZ. …
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Boxing: a sport of desire and discipline
Dover Post
Miguel Angel Zabala (left) and Joey Tiberi clash during a sparring round at the Elsmere Boxing Club. By Chris Stevens and Jeff Mitchell, staff reporters Boxing might find itself on the ropes at times, but beware of that right or left jab the sport’s …
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Top SA boxer owes R400,000 in taxes
Times LIVE
Cassius Baloyi, the first South African boxer to have won world titles at three weights, owes the SA Revenue Service about R400,000 in taxes – even though Boxing SA had already deducted the money from his purses. “I am shocked and disappointed because…
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New boxing contenders thrive under Johnson
Tallahassee.com
“All that is mine,” Williams said, declaring that he’ll win each outing with the same kind of bravado that Tavoris Cloud had when he was an amateur boxer. “Every tournament, hands up.” Then, he resumed thumping away at the heavy punching bag that hung …
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Robert Garcia discusses Brandon Rios’ victory; eyes Khan, Maidana and Pacquiao
Examiner.com
It was a confirmation of Rios’ arrival and he hasn’t let up, winning three more bouts since, with his 3rd round knockout over Urbano Antillon last weekend in Carson, California still resonating loudly throughout the boxing world. …
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Rosado-Conyers on Friday; United Boxers in action on Saturday; Huck vs. Garay …
EastsideBoxing.com
Korey Sloane (1-0) WASHINGTON, DC (July 11, 2011) UNITED BOXERS has announced a sensational seven bout card of the area’s most impressive world ranked contenders and prospects at the DC Star Nightclub on Saturday, July 16th. …
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