Boxing Links (8-26-11)

Posted on | August 26, 2011 | No Comments

Floyd Mayweather Jr., Victor Ortiz ready for HBO’s 24/7 spotlight
USA Today
His alcoholic father, who got Victor into boxing, often beat his kids, then left a few years later; they went into foster care until Carmen became a legal adult and adopted them in 2002. During that time, Victor was dealing drugs. …
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Keith Idec’s boxing index
NorthJersey.com
Ward (24-0, 13 KOs), a 2004 Olympic gold medalist from Oakland, Calif., and Froch (28-1, 20 KOs), of Nottingham, England, will fight for Ward’s WBA and Froch’s WBC super middleweight titles in the final of Showtime’s “Super Six World Boxing Classic. …
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Crave Online (blog)
by Doug Fischer Fans want Dougie’s opinions of the UFC’s FOX network deal, the Jan Zaveck-Andre Berto fight, boxing nicknames, and much more in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy! This is only my second time writing in and hopefully it will make the …
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Groves: DeGale rematch not in my immediate plans
WBN – World Boxing News
I am still trained and managed by Hayemaker and Adam Booth still looks after me in the gym but I will be boxing on Frank Warren shows now. “Frank is a good promoter and that is what he does best and I feel boxing on his shows is the thing I need to do …
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Froch ‘not impressed’ by Ward’s level of oppositio…
WBN – World Boxing News
Along with Froch, Matchroom Sport’s boxing stable was represented by Darren Barker, Kell Brook, Gavin Rees and Lee Purdy on the day, as well as Ryan Taylor, who will make his debut at the next Prizefighter show on September 15 as the first Prizefighter …
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Canelo-Chavez rivalry continues to brew
ESPN (blog)
Tags: boxing It loomed as the first big showdown between middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and junior middleweight titleholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, although it was not going to come inside the ring. Mexico’s two young star fighters were …
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Boxing Notebook: Arum and -Fox deal; Judah; Cotto, and More
BoxingInsider.com (blog)
Arum would no comment more than what he previously said, that it will help boxing.” Arum believes the boxing fan, and those who are drawn to Manny Pacquiao, will still pay their dollar. The Ultimate fight deal with Fox is four telecasts. …
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Club Nokia fights…Avila
The Sweet Science
The Golden Boy fight card at the Club Nokia was filled with some competitive fights after a long layoff as a boxing venue. Garcia and Serrano lit up the boxing venue. Both Garcia (15-3, 5 KOs) and Serrano (13-3, 5 KOs) wasted no time with only six …
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The Best Patriots Boxer
Comcast SportsNet New England
Anyway, Belichick’s unpredictable act of cinematic kindness got me thinking: Let’s say your life depended on the outcome of one boxing match. Let’s also say that you know nothing about the opponent, but are allowed to choose one member of the New …
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Underwater Boxing
By John Farrier
Sure, it’s a challenge, but it’s not underwater chess boxing. Now that would be a sight to see. This video shows a boxing match that allegedly took place in 1939 at Wembley Empire Pool in London. As YouTube user diagonaluk writes, …
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Underwater boxing in 1939 | Doobybrain.com
By doobybrain
Underwater boxing in 1939. August 25, 2011 @ 8:38 pm. Ok, this is worth posting simply because it’s straight up weird. This was definitely for some sort of art project in 1939 right? Share this: Email…
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