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Boxing Links (9-22-11)

Posted on | September 22, 2011 | No Comments

Roku
Top athletes making far more today than in ’91
Yahoo! Sports
Mayweather, along with Manny Pacquiao, are the last bankable stars in boxing. They are the only fighters that command incomes on par with today’s top athletes. Pacquiao was the one fighter to crack our look at the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes this …
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BOXING: Cotto vs Margarito II. WHO YOU LIKE?™ Plus, Mayweather/Ortiz thoughts
round1tv
WHO YOU LIKE?™ Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito II. Pre-fight coverage from Times Square, NYC featuring the Bob Arum (Top Rank), Lou DiBella (DiBella Entertainment) and Pablo ‘Esco’ Santiago (Pound 4 Pound DVD). Plus comments on the Mayweather vs …
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TV show investigates the death of boxer Arturo Gatti
USA Today
CBS 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty spent time in Brazil and interviewed many involved in the case, including Gatti’s widow; Micky Ward, with whom Gatti had one of the greatest, and bloodiest, trilogies in boxing history; and Gatti’s brother Joe, …
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USA Today
Rankings: Pacman holds off Mayweather
Yahoo! Sports
I’ve asked five poll members – Al Bernstein of Showtime and The Boxing Channel, Mike Coppinger of BoxingScene.com, Marty Mulcahey of MaxBoxing.com, Lem Satterfield of RingTV.com and Dave Weinberg of the Press of Atlantic City – to explain the thought …
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Dana White Talks About UFC 135 and Last Week’s Boxing Controversy
Bleacher Report
UFC 135 held its pre-fight press conference earlier today, and UFC president Dana White was there to discuss everything surrounding the event, including last week’s controversial boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz. …
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Bleacher Report
The Passing of a Legend: George Benton
The Boxing Tribune
In his time as a trainer Benton taught some of the best boxers of the generation. He passed on his craft to many, including champions Meldrick Taylor, Leon Spinks, Evander Holyfield, and Pernell Whitaker. Watch old tapes of Benton fighting and then …
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Boxing’s Rising Son
Salt Lake City Weekly
In Haro’s case, “positive things” was to rise to seventh in the ranks of national amateur welterweight boxers. He’s seen by many in the local fight scene as a gifted talent. “He’s a fabulous fighter,” says commissioner Rich Montanez. …
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Salt Lake City Weekly
punches wrestler as he crashes WWE match to promote robot boxing movie Red Steel
Daily Mail
Hugh has been doing the rounds to promote his new film, which is set in the year 2020 and tells how robots have replaced humans in boxing. . . . and was even more shocked when Hugh’s fist connected with his jaw.
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Daily Mail
Disputed: Hagler vs. Leonard
ESPN
By Eric Raskin POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 The 1980s were a golden age for the welterweight and middleweight divisions of boxing. The era was headlined by four all-time greats: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran. …
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Cherry-Aiken Presser
Fight News
By Phil Doherty Judging from the ongoing debate following last Saturday’s unexpected and controversial finish to the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Victor Ortiz pay-per-view event;boxing remains a vital, relevant sport. Here in South Florida, boxing fans should …
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Blogs
Boxer launches his comeback tonight in N.H. – The #1 Resource for …
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Danny O’Connor is on the phone with an ESPN Boston reporter, fumbling around the kitchen of his bare-bones Houston apartment looking for the cellphone number of his new trainer. His living arrangement with another Worcester-bred boxer, …
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Column: Boxing devolution | UWIRE
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Column: Boxing devolution. Posted on22 September 2011. By Chris Masoud. The ND Observer, U. Notre Dame via UWIRE. Back in 688 B.C., two men pummeled each other in the face, without gloves, and for the first time the world accepted …
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Web
The 10 Funniest Post-Fight Interviews in Boxing History | Complex
Floyd Mayweather and Larry Merchant aren’t the only ones. From Mike Tyson to Hector Camacho, check out these hilarious post-match soundbites.
www.complex.com/…/the-10-funniest-post-fight-interviews-in…
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