Boxing Links (10-5-11)

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Boxing robots put Jackman on the canvas
Sydney Morning Herald
Jackman, as Charlie Kenton, loses some of his sparkle in the film based on a 1956 short story about boxing robots. The fight scenes were choreographed by Sugar Ray Leonard. Written by John Gatins, Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven. …
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Sydney Morning Herald

World Boxing meet: Manoj, Devendro lose in quarters
Zee News
New Delhi: Manoj Kumar (64 kg) and Devendro Singh (49 kg) lost their quarterfinal bouts to bow out of the World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday. Manoj and Devendro had qualified for the 2012 London Olympics by winning their …
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Zee News

Cotto-Margarito II undercard offers value
ESPN (blog)
The fact that it pits Puerto Rico against Mexico, boxing’s most storied national rivalry, is a bonus. Don’t miss a moment of the latest boxing coverage from around the world. Follow us on Twitter and stay informed. Join » The co-feature will involve …
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Female boxing champ toughens up after gun pointed at her head
Detroit Free Press
“I’m excited to be putting some girl fever back into boxing,” she said. / Special to the Free Press BY MIKE BRUDENELL Who: Detroit’s Vernon (Iceman) Paris vs. Ruben Galvan of Hammond, Ind., in the eight-round junior welterweight main event; …
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Kimbo Slice to fight Ray Bledsoe
ESPN
By Franklin McNeil Former bare-knuckle street fighter Kevin Ferguson, who is best known as Kimbo Slice, will make his second professional boxing appearance Oct. 15 in Grand Island, Neb. The hard-hitting Ferguson (1-0) is scheduled to face Ray Bledsoe …
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Darren Barker Gets Massive Post-Martinez Fight Support
SaddoBoxing.com
By Boxing Press October 5th, 2011 All Press Releases Darren Barker has thanked fight fans for the ‘overwhelming response’ after his fantastic performance in his fight with middleweight king Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City on Saturday night. …
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Bad blood between Arum, Floyd may prevent mega-fight
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – A boxing analyst believes that the bad blood between Top Rank chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Arum and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a major stumbling block that prevents a mega-fight between Mayweather and Filipino boxing champion …
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Duluth boxing coach in the running ‘hottest husband’
Duluth News Tribune
It has been 2½ years since Zach “Jungle Boy” Walters retired from competitive boxing —long enough for the words “knockout” to take on a new meaning. Zach Walters talks about an upcoming fight during a press conference in Superior in 2006. …
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Hopkins embraces graying facade | Philadelphia Daily News | 2011-10-05
Philadelphia Daily News
“There’s a lot of gray in my beard now, and as the gray continues to come, I’m going to keep it,” Hopkins said yesterday at Joe Hand Boxing Gym. “Once all of it comes in, then maybe I’ll change my name to the Silver Fox or something. …
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Blogs

Real steel: are robots the future of boxing? – Holy Kaw!
Could the future of boxing be robots? The new movie “Real Steel” thinks so, showing massive bots duking it out. To find out where the sport may really be headed, we talked to Discovery News blogger and boxing reporter Kieran Mulvaney. …
Holy Kaw!

Female Boxing Legend Christy Martin Featured on ESPN’s Season …
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TO VIEW VIDEO CLIP, CLICK HERE EXCLUSIVE: Husband/Former Trainer Interviewed in Prison Discussing Alleged Murder Attempt on Martin October 4, 2011 She was the face of women’s boxing when it first captured the nation’s attention in …
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Bernard Hopkins: I’m A Boxing Dynasty « CBS Houston
By Ben Nance
Bernard Hopkins, the current WBC Light Heavyweight champion, discusses his legacy and upcoming fight.
CBS Houston