Boxing Links (1-26-12)

Posted on | January 26, 2012 | No Comments

Rigondeaux has been ready all along
ESPN
The talk now among boxing’s cognoscenti is whether Rigondeaux is ready for the challenge of Nonito Donaire, a fighter who resides in the upper echelons of most pound-for-pound rankings and whom Rigondeaux called out immediately after the Ramos KO.
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Underdog Boxing: Is a 50-50 split fair for Pacquiao and Mayweather?
GMA News
After that conversation, the boxing world suddenly felt that there is a possibility that the fight is going to be made. The two fighters talked and they seemed to have agreed to make the fight. However, that little glimmer of hope is dead again.
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NY model tells of drug-fueled romp with De La Hoya
Reuters
By Aman Ali | NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Playboy model said on Wednesday she feared she would die while trapped in a luxury hotel room with former boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya during a night of drugs and kinky sex. Angelica Cecora, 25, in a lawsuit filed …
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Boxers trade insults
Sun.Star
“If he is wiser than me, then he can beat me up but if he is not, then he can beat me up in his dreams,” said Melindo, who’ll be defending his World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental flyweight crown. Despite Melindo’s taunts, Esquer is still …
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Boxing News — 24 hours/day – Reload often! | UPDATED TODAY
Fight News
Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2 Entertainment presented today the first event of their original series “Boxeo Boricua in Caguas: Next Level,” on Saturday, February 18th at the Roger Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas, Puerto Rico, as part of the boxing series …
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Fight News

Seattle boxer preparing for trials
The Seattle Times
Papering the walls of the subterranean Howard Street Boxing Club are the usual posters from bouts and cards going back decades, and they suggest the musty odor of smoke and beer from arenas and armories long razed. Those yellowing bills were the …
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Boxing Out the Key vs. Hornets Tonight
Thunder.com
Boxing out is a fundamental, but very important, skill that players learn at a young age. For NBA players who spent years in high school and college being the most athletic person on the court, it is also one that can slip away. Center Kendrick Perkins …
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Seattle boxer preparing for trials
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Queen Underwood poses at the Howard Street Boxing Club in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, where she is preparing for the Olympic trials. COEUR D’ARLENE PRESS OUT Photo: The Spokesman Review, Dan Pelle / AP Queen Underwood shadow boxes at the …
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David Haye and 5 Boxers Who Could Transition to MMA
Bleacher Report
It has emerged from the shadows of its contemporary—boxing—which was once upon a time its fiercest rival with regards to establishing itself as a legitimate sport. However, times have changed and mixed martial arts is now at the forefront of …
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Bleacher Report

Taking That Team Snooki Boxing Card This Weekend Seriously For A Second
The Queensberry Rules
As an evangelical boxing writer and fan, I’m often looking for gateway points wherein people might perk up their interest in their sport, and there’s at least a chance — based on the mainstream news coverage it’s been getting — that the boxing card …
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Blogs

Team Snooki Boxing: Creating New Fans | BoxingInsider.com …
By Staff
By: William Holmes The mere mention of Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, promoting boxing to the diehard fan leaves them baffled and confused. What does Snooki,
BoxingInsider.com

February 4 Star Boxing Show to be Part of Movie – Boxing in the …
By Michael Rivest
Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing is “pleased that his fights on February 4th will be a part of this movie.” DeGuardia has had previous experience with other movie companies. “…our fighter, Anthony Tarver was Rocky’s nemesis Mason Dixon in …
Boxing in the Capital Region

Boxing: Kevin Hooper to take on Bulgaria’s Yordan Vasilev | This is …
By Grimsby Telegraph
GRIMSBY boxer Kevin Hooper will take on Bulgaria’s Yordan Vasilev for the International Masters lightweight title next month.The unbeaten 27-year-old is looking to win his second professional title…
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Web

Broadway Boxing results; Del Valle defeats Beranza
Broadway Boxing results; Del Valle defeats Beranza.
www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=30457&more=1

Man charged with Boxing Day murder in Oxford Street | UK news …
20-year-old in court today after stabbed teenager died on pavement in front of shoppers.
www.guardian.co.uk/…/man-charged-boxing-day-murder-oxf...