Boxing Links (8-11-11)

Posted on | August 11, 2011 | No Comments

Floyd “Money” Mayweather Battles “Vicious” Victor Ortiz in Boxing’s Return to …
MarketWatch (press release)
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Aug 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In a blockbuster night of boxing, undefeated six-time World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather will face-off against current WBC Welterweight World Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz in the big screen …
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10 Boxers Who Need to Face Better Opponents and Land Bigger Fights… Now
Pro Boxing Fans
In the fickle world of world-class boxing, a fighter who was hot yesterday can be cold tomorrow. In addition, people can begin to sour on rising fighters who exhaust the practice of fighting inferior competition time and again. The patience of boxing …
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Op-Ed: Manny Pacquiao’s career shift from boxing to music looms
DigitalJournal.com
Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao could be preparing for a career shift from boxing to music with his soaring popularity as a singer after his version of Dan Hill’s “Sometimes When We Touch” placed No.7 in latest music charts. …
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Abner Mares not getting ahead of himself by eyeing Donaire; focused on Agbeko
Examiner.com
I started boxing here in the States. I grew up in Hawaiian Gardens, California, which is the LA area, Southeast of LA I started training at the age of seven, my first amateur fight was at the age of eleven and I kept going from there. …
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Tua vs. Barrett on Saturday
EastsideBoxing.com
Tua who had his first pro bout in December of 1992 is nearing his twentieth year in boxing’s professional ranks. Much has been written about the title shot he had against Lennox Lewis back in 2000; an often cautious Lewis taking out a unanimous point’s …
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Chris Mannix: Even at 46, Hopkins not wanting for motivation
SI.com
He’s a boxing genius. He has a new fire in him. He enjoys beating these young boys up.” For most athletes Hopkins’ age, long-term goals include speaking engagements and celebrity golf. Not Hopkins. He ages like a bottle of Scotch. …
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Adamek talks about Klitschko
Fight News
The biggest one was delivered by a “The New York Times” writer, who in the August 7 issue wrote that, “In one prominent show of support, Vitali Klitschko, the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion and one of Ukraine’s best-known athletes, …
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Fight News

ESPN2 Friday Night Fights TV Cheat Sheet- Aug. 11, 2011
Maxboxing
By Marty Mulcahey Not one of the boxers featured on this week’s “Friday Night Fights” telecast is undefeated, which is not a bad thing, considering an unblemished record often means a fighter has not been matched tough. …
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Ringside: Salinas’ Perez hopes to power up and KO next opponent
Monterey County Herald
Salinas boxing champion Eloy “The Prince” Perez shares some laughs during Wednesday’s press conference in his hometown promoting his upcoming fight. To accelerate his journey to boxing’sbrightest spotlights, Salinas super featherweight Eloy “The …
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Farmers Field likely home to big time boxing
Examiner.com
Los Angeles – If, but more likely, when Farmers Field opens its gates in 2016, there is a strong possibility the venue will bring some of boxing’s biggest events to the City of Los Angeles. Famers Field will be the home to one, and maybe even two, …
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Blogs

Quote of the Day: Mickey Ward Says Boxing Fans Are Switching to …
By Mike Russell
“I don’t really think that boxing needs saving, but [Mayweather fighting Pacquiao] would bring back a lot of people to the sport. I think it would bring a lot of interest back to boxing. I don’t think that boxing will ever go anywhere, …
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Hayes Valley’s Boxing Room Makes A Case for California Creole | 7×7
By Sara Deseran
There’s little about Louisiana that translates in San Francisco. You’re not going to receive an open-arm reception to the soupy humidity, the headhunting mosquitoes, or the crooked right-wing politics. A New Orleans-style daiquiri …
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