Boxing Links (10-29-11)

Posted on | October 29, 2011 | No Comments

Canadian boxer, kayakers nab gold at Pan Am Games
CBC.ca
Canadian boxer Mary Spencer had to wait until the championship bout before she was really tested at the Pan American Games. When faced with an opponent who was truly in her class, she came through with flying colours. Spencer became the first Canadian…
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CBC.ca

Gonzales stays unbeaten with hard-fought decision over Duran
USA Today
I hired the best trainer in boxing in Virgil Hunter (who also trains unbeaten super middleweight champion Andre Ward) and I just stay composed and listen and you know, we pulled it out.” In the co-main event, former US Olympian Javier Molina tasted…
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USA Today

Boxing News: Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Thoughts and a New Film About a…
MyBoxing
I constantly wonder if the delay between a Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is actually good for the sport of boxing as a whole. I know there are a lot of fans who will continue to watch boxing after these two finally decide to get it on. …
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MyBoxing

Bradley vows to fight Khan “when the time is right”
Yahoo! Sports
Bradley spoke while promoting his World Boxing Organization title defense on November 12 at Las Vegas against Cuba’s Joel Casamayor on the undercard of Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao’s welterweight matchup with Juan Manuel Marquez. …
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Yahoo! Sports

What Do Olympic Boxing and Badminton Have in Common? Skirts
Yahoo! Sports
But that hasn’t stopped the the Amateur International Boxing Association, or AIBA from suggesting that women wear skirts to compete in London 2012. Women’s boxing in Montevideo, Uruguay – Nemus vs. Rojo Here’s the back story on the Badminton World …
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HBO Sports hires new boss Ross Greenberg in hopes of rescuing programming and …
New York Daily News
and Damon Dash, says the boxing industry is ‘sick” and unwilling to solve its problems. Despite mounting fan disenchantment and ongoing discord between promoters, boxing still has its heart and soul, though the heartbeat is growing faint and the soul …
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New York Daily News

‘Boring’ Boxer Gains Punch
Wall Street Journal
By SCOTT CACCIOLA Chad Dawson is one of the world’s top light-heavyweightboxers, but he’s not among its most celebrated figures. He doesn’t knock guys out. He doesn’t generate huge ratings. And he’s never had any endorsements, unless you count a …
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Wall Street Journal

Family sues Tulsa church over death following boxing match
Tulsa World
died George Clinkscale: The former TU football player died following a boxing match at Guts Church. By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer The family of a former University of Tulsa football player who died following an unsanctioned boxing match at a local …
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Star Power, Indeed…Mayweather-Ortiz Sells 1.25 Million
The Boxing Tribune
For the record, Mayweather now holds the distinction of having participated in the three highest revenue non-heavyweight PPV events in boxing history (vs. Oscar De la Hoya, vs. Ortiz, and vs. Shane Mosley). The 1.25 million number falls shy of Golden …
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Connecticut Boxing Hall Of Fame Inductees
Hartford Courant
A dinner for the 2011 inductees into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame will be held Saturday night at the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville. The inductees are: •Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz: Among the five world titles captured by …
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Blogs

Boxing Ticket Phishing Scam Making The Rounds – The Consumerist
By Phil Villarreal
In a press release, the Better Business Bureau says phishing scammers have sent out emails pretending to be from StubHub, claiming that you’ve bought two tickets for a Las Vegas boxing match from a guy in Los Angeles, with the order …
The Consumerist

Million-dollar bad decision? Boxing federation asks female boxers to …
By sskinner@sfgate.com (Scott Skinner)
At least that’s what Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said when announcing that the organization is asking female boxers to wear skirts in the ring. “I’ve heard many times, people say, ‘We can’t tell the …
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