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Boxing Links (10-17-11)

Posted on | October 17, 2011 | No Comments

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Boxing: Bizarre loss raises questions on Hopkins’ future
New Zealand Herald
Photo / AP For the first time in his 23-year boxing career, Bernard Hopkins lost a fight when he couldn’t get off the canvas. The way the 46-year-old champion ended up on the deck at the weekend will be debated long after he finally retires, 
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Boxing weekend review: James DeGale wins Euro title
The Sport Review
With this victory, DeGale’s accomplishments must be put into perspective; in just 12 professional fights he has won the British and European titles despite suffering a loss last time out, there are few British boxers who have ever accomplished so much, 
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The Sport Review
Hopkins-Dawson: 5 Things We Learned
ESPN
He knows how to win this way, and he likely has added years to his boxing lifetime by fighting ugly and protecting himself with maddening clinches, body leans and the like. It came back to him in spades on Saturday, when Dawson treated him like a 
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Dan Wheldon’s Death Brings Link Between Car Racing and Boxing to the Forefront
Yahoo! Sports
It also brought into focus a shared link between car racing and motorsports as a whole, and the sport of boxing. Unique to almost all other sports, competitors pursuing these activities are legitimately risking their lives each time they compete. 
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Pacquiao vs. Marquez: Boxing’s Last Shot at a PPV Main Event Success This Year
Bleacher Report
Manny Pacquiao versus Juan Manuel Marquez will be boxing’s last shot at having a great pay-per-view for 2011. If this one goes bust, then boxing will be 0-3 when making fans pay to see what it deems the “best” fights. First, Floyd Mayweather versus 
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What Boxing Means to Me: NABA Lightweight Champion Logan Cotton McGuinness
EastsideBoxing.com
In his book Distinction Earned: Cape Breton’s Boxing Legends, 1946-1970, author Paul MacDougall explains how future Canadian Champion Tyrone Gardiner became fascinated with boxing at age thirteen, while watching boxers train in the basement of the 
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Fil-Am boxer Nonito Donaire speaks to youths in New Jersey
GMANews.TV
To celebrate Filipino-American history month in the United States, professional boxer Nonito Donaire, Jr. was scheduled to speak to high school youths on Monday (US time). Donaire is set to speak at the Jersey City Free Public Library, 
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Slice-Bledsoe: Full Report
Fight News
By Bill Green In his second pro boxing match, former MMA star Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (2-0, 2 KOs) made quick work of Tay Bledsoe (2-4, 2 KOs) in a heavyweight match on Saturday night at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. 
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Fight News
Let’s hope De La Hoya’s talk is cheap
ESPN (blog)
As great as he was for the sport during his days as boxing’s biggest star, the last thing boxingneeds is for a washed-up once-great champion to come back and get hurt. And that obviously would not be good for De La Hoya either. 
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Boxing center gives kids chance to get off street, on better path
StarNewsOnline.com
Boxing coach Lyle Booker and co-founder of Wilmington Coastal Boxing eyes a couple of his prodigies as they spar in the ring at their gym on Anderson Street. By Bill Donovan As coach Lyle Booker of Wilmington Coastal Boxing calls numbers, Nicolas Clay 
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Blogs
‘Real Steel’ Remains America’s Favorite Movie About Boxing Robots 
By Mark
Your weekend box office: 1. Real Steel – $16.3 million. Just as Hugh Jackman’s scrappy, junkyardboxing robot had everyone asking,
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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: PPV Boxing is Down for The Count after 
By Staff
By Jackie Kallen I can hear the Grim Reaper approaching. His footsteps are getting closer and louder. A sport that has already been on the critical list.
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52-year-old ex-con wins pro boxing debut – Other sports- NBC Sports
Dewey Bozella has won his pro boxing debut at 52 years old, beating Larry Hopkins by unanimous decision on Saturday night.
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