Boxing Links (7-18-11)

Posted on | July 18, 2011 | No Comments

Ross Greenburg resigns from HBO
ESPN
By Dan Rafael Ross Greenburg, who as president of HBO Sports was regarded as the most powerful person in the boxing business, resigned from the network under pressure Sunday despite having several months remaining on his multi-million dollar contract. …
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A Note on Rodriguez-Wolak…HAUSER
The Sweet Science
The best of boxing was on display Friday night, by this man, Pawel Wolak, and his foe Delvin Rodriguez. No, not technical superiority, or flashy showmanship. Miles and miles of heart were on display Friday night. Pawel Wolak sat on a chair in a small …
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The Sweet Science

Sars deliver KO to boxers
Independent Online
The demands, which relate to the tax years from 2005 to 2008, are escalating all the time with additional interest, and have left both fighters bothered and bemused – with Baloyi claiming that Boxing South Africa deducted 25 per cent of his purse money …
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Independent Online

Butterbean Trades His Boxing Gloves for a Sheriff’s Badge in Investigation …
PR Newswire (press release)
SILVER SPRING, Md., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Former heavyweight boxer Eric Esch, more popularly known as Butterbean, barreled into the national ring in the ’90s like a 400-pound wrecking ball clad in American flag shorts. Now, Butterbean is taking …
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Underdog Boxing: Viloria must keep his new WBO belt around his waist
GMANews.TV
By CARLO L. PAMINTUAN Brian Viloria (29-3-0, 16 KOs) performs very well in fights where he challenges for a version of the world title that he has not held yet. He knocked out Eric Ortiz in the very first round in his first attempt at the WBC light …
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Union City boxing center seeks permanent home
Inside Bay Area
By Rob Dennis UNION CITY — For nearly a year, the former fire station on 10th Street in the Decoto neighborhood has been an interim home for a youth boxing program and other recreational activities. Next month, the City Council will decide whether to …
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Appreciating the beauty of sport, soccer to boxing
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Flyweight boxers just don’t make the national news anymore, no matter how good they are (except in the Olympics). International? Well, Viloria is huge in the Philippines. His fights there draw in excess of 10000. Saturday’s promotion, which drew only …
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Coming Up In The Fight Game: Local Boxers Get Their Chance To Shine
SB Nation Arizona
By Jose Romero – Field Reporter Alexis “Beaver’ Santiago and Emilio “Milo Time” Colon-Garcia are two promising local boxers with important fights this Friday night at Phoenix’s Madison Events Center. Jul 18, 2011 – The nickname, more associated with a …
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White Supremacist Picks Fight with Boxing Champ
White Supremacist Picks Fight with Boxing Champ. When 28-year-old white supremacist Daren Abbey began threatening Marlon Baker at an Idaho bar and evantually threw a punch at him because “blacks are not welcome” there, he might want to …
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