Boxing Links (9-21-11)

Posted on | September 21, 2011 | No Comments

Boxing’s new low: Choice of Cortez sealed Ortiz’ fate
The Hook
By Juanita Giles | bweevil1@gmail.com Boxing has never been pretty. The blood turns a lot of people off, but die-hard fans (required, with such a dearth of talent in most divisions) know that boxing’s violence is tempered with fairness and grace. …
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The Hook

Mayweather belies lack of class
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – While the consensus is Floyd Mayweather Jr. did nothing illegal in knocking out Victor Ortiz with a sucker punch when the naïve southpaw wasn’t looking in their Las Vegas fight last Saturday night, boxing aficionados agreed the …
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Boxer given community service
BBC News
Former world boxing champion Eamonn Magee has been ordered to complete 12 months community service for stealing two bottles of champagne. Magee, 40, pleaded guilty in August to the theft from an Asda store on the Shore Road in north Belfast in October …
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BBC News

All set for boxing feast
New Era
WINDHOEK – Boys will be separated from the men on Saturday when some of the country’s leading professional boxers climb in the ring to trade… WINDHOEK – Namibian football must seriously wipe out unruly behaviour that has become an occurrence at …
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Framingham boxer back in the ring
ESPN
His living arrangement with another Worcester-bred boxer, Edwin Rodriguez, is pretty minimal: no car, no Internet, no television, no land line, two forks, a knife, a stack of paper plates, no couch, no mattress, a few bed sheets, a throw pillow, …
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UFC leader: Boxing’s Arum too dumb to invest in MMA
USA Today
White also took the time to berate boxing promoter Bob Arum, a frequent critic of mixed martial arts as a sport, although he has praised UFC’s achievements as a promoter. Arum lacked the vision to see what MMA could become, White said: “We’re going to …
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USA Today

Fans who blindly defend Mayweather need to go to their corners
CBSSports.com
Maybe you don’t like boxing. Maybe you don’t even know who Floyd Mayweather is. I’ll accept either answer — but really, you don’t even know he is? — but what I won’t accept is this. I cannot accept the fact that there are some folks out there who …
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CBSSports.com

Temple senior promoting her first boxing card
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Bernard Fernandez BOXING IS a sport where past and future converge more often than one might expect, but seldom has that been as obvious as what will happen on Sept. 30 at the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philadelphia. …
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1886: Boxing is popular in New Orleans
NOLA.com
Boxers often risked arrest in the bare-fist era. One pair of “local amateur heavyweights” moved their fight to St. Bernard Parish after police prevented them from fighting in New Orleans in 1886, according to an article in the paper. …
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NOLA.com

Boxing and MMA Try to Get Along in Chester PA
The Boxing Tribune
By Gary Purfield This Friday Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman have their fifth card at the new Harrah’s Casino in Chester,PA, outside of Philly. The card which will be held outside for the first time on the racetrack looks to blend boxing and MMA on …
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Blogs

Richmond to host amateur boxing event Saturday – Richmond …
By Meghan Walsh
Richmond’s Finest,” an amateur boxing exhibitionSaturday, September 24. Doors open 1 p.m., first bout begins 2 p.m. Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza. General admission $10 or ringside seats $15. Advance tickets sold …
Richmond Confidential

Larry Merchant Talks Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Boxing Commentator …
By The Huffington Post News Team
While it remains unlikely that the fists of highly decorated 80-year-old HBO boxing commentator Larry Merchant pack much of a wallop these days, there is little doubt that he pulls no punches when it comes to conducting post-fight interviews.
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Web

Boxing – Mayweather Knocks Out Ortiz in the Fourth Round …
After taking a headbutt from opponent Victor Ortiz, Floyd Mayweather Jr. landed a devastating right, knocking Ortiz to the canvas, where he would remain for …
www.nytimes.com/…/boxing-mayweather-knocks-out-ortiz-in…

Boxing Live Blog: Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz – The Daily Fix …
Floyd Mayweather remained unbeaten with a bizarre knockout of Victor Ortiz that prompted chaos in Las Vegas.
blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2011/09/17/boxing…/liveblog/

Mayweather, Ortiz square off for boxing title in Las Vegas – CNN
Six-time boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather returns to the ring Saturday for the first time in more than a year, squaring off against Victor Ortiz.Mayweather …
articles.cnn.com/…/sport_nevada-mayweather-ortiz_1_manny-…

Blog U.: Shadow Boxing – Confessions of a Community College …
Transparency has its limits.My campus recently got into a nasty little kerfuffle over something that shouldn’t have been an issue at all. Some very smart people …
www.insidehighered.com/blogs/...of_a…/shadow_boxing

How Mayweather became boxing’s black sheep
OPINION – If the roles were reversed and Mayweather was the one who delivered an intentional head-butt and was knocked out as a result, would the public …
www.thegrio.com/…/how-mayweather-became-the-barry-bon…