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Boxing Links (10-21-11)

Posted on | October 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

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Eminem’s ‘Southpaw’ Boxing Movie Back On Track
MTV.com
Eminem has been circling the gritty boxing drama “Southpaw” for more than a year now. But it seemed like the rapper’s second feature film was down for the count when its original distributor, DreamWorks, shelved it in August. According to the Hollywood 
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Hopkins won’t retire yet — nor should he
ESPN (blog)
Here’s a reliable rule of thumb, seven words for folks in the boxing business to live by: Whatever Jose Sulaiman says, do the opposite. In the days following Bernard Hopkins’ two-round cluster-flub against Chad Dawson, after the immediate concerns of 
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ESPN (blog)
Belmont boxer Nonito Donaire ends hiatus with New York debut
San Francisco Examiner
But after scoring the most significant victory of his career, the Belmont-San Mateo resident has done little to keep his name in the boxing spotlight. Donaire will end his self-induced hiatus Saturday against Argentine Omar “El Huracán” Narvaez at the 
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San Francisco Examiner 

 

Movie review: ‘Klitschko’ an absorbing boxing documentary
Los Angeles Times
The boxing brothers from Ukraine prove to be fascinating documentary subjects for reasons beyond being co-heavyweight champions of the world. By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic The writer AJ Liebling famously called boxing “the sweet 
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Boxer jailed for assault and two robberies
Irish Examiner
His attacker, John Paul Maughan (aged 20), a Dublin Youth Championship boxer, was sentenced to three and half years for this and other offences. Maughan of Kilternan Road, Cabra pleaded guilty to assaulting Mubashir Khalid Awan on O’Connell Street, 
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Robot boxing is as fun as ‘Rocky’
Coastal Courier
It all happens in the near future as human boxers are replaced by robot fighters. Jackman is a washed up fighter who controls his robot contender in shady underground fights. He can’t seem to get a win, he owes just about everybody some money and, 
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Boxers learning life skills
WUPW
The International Boxing Club in Toledo is teaching kids other skills besides dip, diving and jab. Fox Toledo’s Sharia Davis explains how this club is looking out for its students future.
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The Boxing Tribune
FOXSports.com
Over the past couple of months we’ve gotten boxing shows that have been long on star power (including a pay-per-view by that name) and short on actual quality in the main event. The fight fan who is frustrated at the big names putting on mediocre 
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Tuning In: Antonio Tarver picks Edwin Rodriguez to beat Rosinsky
Worcester Telegram
Showtime boxing analyst Antonio Tarver loves the aggressive fighting style of Worcester super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez. “He’s a guy that has power,” Tarver told the T&G, “that has pop, an aggressive fighter who goes to the body well and he gets hit 
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Thompson Boxing Promotions closes the year with “New Blood”
BoxingNews24.com
Orange, CA (October 21, 2011) – The new installment of the popular boxing series “New Blood” could easily be named “The Unbeaten” as five undefeated prizefighters will enter the boxing ring at put their perfect records on the line at the Doubletree 
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Eminem Boxing Drama ‘Southpaw’ Back on Track at New MGM 
By Alex Ben Block
The Antoine Fuqua-directed movie, which had previously been set up at DreamWorks, will be distributed through Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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The Fight Nerd | Victor Conte talks steroids in MMA & Boxing
By The Fight Nerd
In this in-depth interview, we spoke about what brought Conte into the boxing world in the first place, his relationship with the current crop of professional boxers & athletes from other sports, working with MMA fighter Kyle Kingsbury for his fight 
The Fight Nerd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
The Mount Rushmore Of Boxing – Honoring The Most Important 
By Staff
By Barry Lindenman Recently, I started thinking of the most important figures of the boxing world of the past century. More importantly though than coming.
BoxingInsider.com

 

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Exonerated inmate, 52, wins professional boxing debut – CNN
A 52-year-old cruiserweight who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit won his professional boxing debut Saturday night.Dewey Bozella 
articles.cnn.com/…/sport_boxing_1_dewey-bozella-chad-daws…                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Wrongly convicted Bozella wins pro boxing bout – Boxing – Yahoo 
After spending 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Dewey Bozella’s first and only proboxing match was a success. – Boxing news.
sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-bozella_boxing…

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