Boxing Links (12-19-11)
Ward wins the Super Six Boxing Classic ESPN By Dan Rafael Rafael’s remark: When Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic began 26 months ago, the landscape at 168 pounds was far different than it is today. The pre-tournament favorite was then-titleholder Mikkel Kessler with Arthur Abraham, … See all stories on this topic » Super Six victory helps […]
Boxing Links (11-7-11)
Kirkland gets up to punish Angulo ESPN By Dan Rafael Rafael’s remark: If you follow boxing you knew there was no question that this would be a bombs away slugfest. Making action fights is not rocket science, so when you match guys like Kirkland, 27, of Austin, Texas, and Angulo, 29, … See all stories on this topic […]
Boxing Links (10-31-11)
Golden Gloves boxer Pedro Luis Sosa has surgery, is fighting for his life … New York Daily News Boxer Pedro Luis Sosa’s distraught parents and ex-girlfriend gathered in a waiting room at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx while the 20-year-old pugilist fought for his young life. “We hope he makes it,” the fighter’s sobbing mother, Angela Escoto, … See […]
Boxing Links (10-24-11)
Q & A: Manny Pacquiao is ready to settle things Los Angeles Times The biggest little fighter in the world and biggest name in boxing is training harder than ever for his third and final fight with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12. Manny Pacquiao, left, plans to put an end to “all doubts in people’s minds” […]
Boxing Links (5-23-11)
Bernard Hopkins masters his craft ESPN By Dan Rafael Rafael’s remark: As Hopkins said during his post-fight press conference, he believes he would have been a top fighter in any era of boxing. He is 100 percent correct. “The Executioner” is that kind of throwback to the greats of yesteryear … See all stories on this topic […]
Boxing Links (5-16-11)
Boxer pleads innocent in Danish terror trial The Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Chechen-born amateur boxer accused of preparing a letter bomb for a Danish newspaper that printed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad pleaded innocent to terrorism Monday at the start of his trial in Copenhagen. … See all stories on this topic » Boxing […]