Boxing Links (11-21-11)

Posted on | November 21, 2011 | No Comments

Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao ‘not convinced’ with his performance against …
TelegraphTV
The boxer has returned to the Philippines after his victory over Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in Los Angeles.
See all stories on this topic »

Column: Female boxers have come too far to wear skirts in Olympics
Washington Post
The people running Olympic boxing claim they’re not crooks, despite allegations made in a BBC television program that $9 million was paid by Azerbaijan to make sure the former Soviet republic wins two gold medals at the Olympics next year in London. …
See all stories on this topic »

Boxing: Big Miguel Cotto – Antonio Margarito fight might move El Paso
El Paso Times
Carl Moretti, the vice president of Boxing Operations for promoter Top Rank, Inc., said the Don Haskins Center is available on Dec. 3, and El Paso is one of three sites that would be in the running for the fight should a failed Margarito eye exam deny …
See all stories on this topic »

Chavez Jr. shines in win over Manfredo
ESPN
A laborer by day, Manfredo got his big boxing break in the first season of “The Contender” reality series, which he parlayed into a title shot against then-super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe in 2007. Manfredo was stopped in the third round and …
See all stories on this topic »

East Palo Alto gym founder works to rebuild young lives through boxing
Peninsula Press
By Saman Ghani Khan | 20 Nov 2011 Johnnie Gray Jr. owns the East Palo Alto Boxing Club. He’s part trainer, part father figure for the 20 to 30 teens and young adults who use the gym daily. (Photo: Saman Ghani Khan/ Peninsula Press) “I can build a house …
See all stories on this topic »

Big names fall in boxing championship finals build-up
Mmegi Online
National boxing team captain Gomotsang Gaasite is among some renowned pugilists who will be missing in action at the Keone Mooka Mageu National championships finals next weekend. ational boxing team captain Gomotsang Gaasite is among some renowned …
See all stories on this topic »

Mmegi Online

Shadow boxing by ratings agencies takes a toll on the Indian stock market
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
What we are witnessing today is a classic case of shadow boxing by two international rating agencies which is causing an upheaval in the Indian stock markets. Is our government to remain a helpless spectator to the butchery of investors in a civilized …
See all stories on this topic »

Ex Ghanaian boxing world champ in a big return
Myjoyonline.com
The Ghanaian boxer says he has learnt major technical lessons after an all-attack display earned him a second knockout win against American Calvin Green at the weekend in a light middleweight contest staged in Texas. This is Joshua’s first bout since …
See all stories on this topic »

SEA GAMES: Mohd Farkhan Delivers Boxing Silver
Bernama
PALEMBANG, Nov 21 (Bernama) — National boxer Mohd Farkhan Haron finds it hard to accept his defeat in the SEA Games middleweight boxing final at the Campus Boxing Arena, here, today. He attributed his loss to host country’s Alex Tatontos, …
See all stories on this topic »

Quick Results: Women’s Boxing Rocks at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas!
WBAN
Santana won the fight by a unanimous decision and became the new IBF world title holder—but both of these fighters were winners for what they did for women’s boxingthis night. In another top fight of the night, Ada “The Ace” Velez and Melinda Cooper …
See all stories on this topic »

WBAN

Blogs

Jackie Kallen on Boxing: My Dream Fight Chavez Jr vs Martinez …
By Staff
By Jackie Kallen OK, I have a new dream fight. I want to see Julio Cesar Chavez, jr. face off against Sergio Martinez. Depending on when this fight will.
BoxingInsider.com

Shadow-Boxing on the ‘Right’ « LewRockwell.com Blog
By Christopher Manion
More distractions from the edge of the abyss: Two “conservatives” argue whether or not to go after tax deductions for mortgage deductions, charitable contributions, and state and local taxes. Of course, the government has no primordial right to …
LewRockwell.com Blog

Top Rank Boxing in Denver for Cotto-Margarito fight details | All …
By Nick Groke
Boxing promoters in Denver on Monday to work on Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito fight details : The Denver Post writers for All Things Colorado Sports offer sporting news, analysis and information on Colorado colleges, Olympic sports, …
All Things Colorado Sports

Web

A boxing revival on Hollywood Boulevard – chicagotribune.com
The L.A. Matadors are the U.S. representative in the World Series of Boxing, which features amateur fighters from 12 countries squaring off in team competition.
www.chicagotribune.com/…/la-sp-erskine-20111117,0,50578…

Veteran boxer Whittaker set to face Barthelemy – Boxing …
Boxing absorbs most of Charles Whittaker’s time and not just in the preparation for his bouts.
www.miamiherald.com/…/veteran-boxer-whittaker-set-to.html