Boxing Links (10-12-11)
Posted on | October 12, 2011 | No Comments
| 5 reasons to shell out for Hopkins-Dawson ESPN (blog) By Brian Campbell To boxing’s vocal army of cynics, Saturday’s light heavyweight title bout between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson offers plenty of reasons for skepticism. Not only are both fighters often criticized for unexciting styles, … See all stories on this topic »
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| Boxer dies in hospital after title fight FOXSports.com South African boxer Anele Makhwelo has died four days after he was rushed to the hospital midway through a title fight with a suspected clot in an artery in his brain. Boxing South Africa’s Dick Nkuna says Makhwelo died late Tuesday at the Universitas … See all stories on this topic »
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| Sentiment Mixes with Science Fiction in ‘Real Steel’ Voice of America October 12, 2011 Sentiment Mixes with Science Fiction in ‘Real Steel’ Prize-fighting robot helps reconnect father and son in redemption tale Alan Silverman | Hollywood Battling robots in the boxingring help a wayward father reconnect with his young … See all stories on this topic »
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| Holly Holm vs. Anne Sophie Mathis December 2 SaddoBoxing.com By Boxing Press October 12th, 2011 All Press Releases They may have taken different routes to get there, but four months after promoter Lenny Fresquez originally announced the December 2nd “World Dominance” showdown at Route 66 Casino Hotel in … See all stories on this topic »
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| Referee charges state boxing director allowed bouts improperly Chicago Tribune A longtime referee filed a complaint Tuesday accusing the state’s boxing director of “official misconduct and gross negligence” and allowing bouts without properly licensed referees, judges and timekeepers. The two-year licenses expired Sept. 30. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Kessler Injured, Pulls Out Of Stieglitz Title Clash SaddoBoxing.com By Boxing Press October 12th, 2011 All Press Releases Team Sauerland regrets to announce that Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) has sustained a hand injury in practice, forcing him to postpone his hotly-anticipated November 5 clash with WBO … See all stories on this topic »
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| Macklin Wants Martinez Title Clash In Madison Square Garden SaddoBoxing.com By Boxing Press October 12th, 2011 All Press Releases Matthew Macklin says he’s determined to be the man to end Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez’s reign as World Middleweight Champion but he’s refusing to resort to trash talking in a bid to get the … See all stories on this topic »
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| Michelle Obama taking boxing lessons Chicago Sun-Times (blog) I have a trainer who’s a little crazy, so …we do a little bit of everything; a little boxing. So we mix it up, because, as you know, if you get bored with it, you don’t stick to it. So we mix it up.” See all stories on this topic » |
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| Dana White on Rampage’s Boxing Aspirations: “The Grass is Always … By DangadaDang On boxing promoter Bob Arum’s claims that the UFC underpays their fighters: “You hear [boxingpromoter] Bob [Arum] out there: ‘Yeah, they don’t pay their guys anything.’ Rampage got paid for his last fight, trust me. A lot of money. Bob Arum … Cagepotato |
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| David Haye Doesn’t Renew Boxing License, Sort of Retires – Bad … By Scott Christ David Haye has technically retired by not renewing his BBBofC license. Bad Left Hook has more. Bad Left Hook |
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| Hugh Jackman On Boxing, His Zip-Line Accident And Staying Fit “Real Steel” fought its way to No. 1 at the box office this weekend, making it clear that Hugh Jackman’s boxing training really packs a punch. The Aussie actor … www.huffingtonpost.com/…/ |
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