Boxing Links (10-19-11)

Posted on | October 19, 2011 | No Comments

Freed boxer wins first — and last pro fight
CBS News
I’ll work out with people and I would love to learn the game of boxing a little bit more if I can. I will sit down and do announcing.” Going forward, he says he wants to focus on helping kids aspire to achieve, with the Dewey Bozella Foundation. …
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‘Filipino Flash’ set to light up Garden
New York Post
Donaire’s fight will headline Saturday’s HBO “Boxing After Dark” and marks the Garden’s return toboxing since phase one of the renovation began. The big arena will be open for boxing on Dec. 3 when Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito stage their much …
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Bungling refs have boxing on the ropes
NorthJersey.com
Hopkins, the oldest boxer to win a recognized world title, wasn’t blameless, either, in what amounted to an accidental foul. The notoriously dirty former middleweight champion all but jumped on Dawson’s back after missing with a right hand toward the …
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A Latina Perspective on the Vegas Style Boxing Match at the Republican …
Huffington Post
In a town famous for the most entertaining boxing matches in history, the Venetian in Las Vegas was the perfect stage to host a heated Western Republican Presidential Debate that resulted in more upper-cuts than a heavyweight title fight. …
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Manny Pacquiao: Boxer Won’t Let Judges Decide Outcome of Marquez Fight
Bleacher Report
Pacquiao is determined to knock out Marquez and prove that he is unequivocally the best boxer on the face of the earth. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will of course dispute the validity of that statement, but we’ll save that conversation for another time. …
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Bleacher Report

Shoot boxing session caused St-Pierre injury – Zahabi
ESPN.co.uk
But it’s not going to waste, it’s just being put on hold.” Zahabi confirmed St-Pierre tweaked a medial collateral ligament whilst involved in a shoot boxing session. The drill required St-Pierre to mix striking with takedowns.
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ESPN.co.uk

The Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Nonito Donaire, Omar Narvaez, Pongsaklek …
The Queensberry Rules
Moving on from historical homicide and the peerless Louis CK, this week’s boxing schedule features a top-five pound-for-pound fighter in a pretty good HBO main event. The broadcast will also replay the Chad Dawson-Bernard Hopkins “fight” from last …
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Saul Alvarez-Kermit Cintron on Nov. 26
ESPN
Alvarez and Cintron will meet in the main event of a “Boxing After Dark” split-site tripleheader on HBO, Schaefer said. “It’s finalized. It’s a great fight, another dangerous fight for Canelo and another step up for him,” Schaefer said. …
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Joseph Hayes: Big Dog Boxing Club set for Fall Brawl fundraiser
Port Huron Times Herald
Jim Smedley talks to his fighters at the Big Dog Boxing Club gym in Port Huron. / Times Herald During the past six years, Big Dog Boxing Club organizer Jim Smedley has trained more than 500 Blue Water Area residents for free. …
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The story of the Hurricane, boxing above its weight
Sydney Morning Herald
MEET the Holden Hurricane, a low-slung two-seater equipped with an inbuilt navigation system, reversing camera, electronic instrument displays and climate-control airconditioning. While that description could fit dozens of sports cars you can buy in …
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Sydney Morning Herald

Blogs

Without question the best beat boxing I’ve ever seen. Almost …
By Zee
Without question the best beat boxing I’ve ever seen. Almost unbelievable. [Video]DailyScoopIn / In Freshly Squeezed / DailyScoopIn / In Freshly Squeezed says: October 19, 2011 at 8:37 am. […] Tweet Posted in Tech (function(d, s, id) { var js, …
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Quick Pic: Boxing Day Aftermath | Preservation Underground
By Beth Doyle
Quick Pic: Boxing Day Aftermath. By Beth Doyle On October 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment. You know you had a great Boxing Day when all of the recycle bins are overflowing with scraps. The aftermath (left), and the results (right). …
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