Archive for the ‘Boxing’ Category
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
The sweet science has been going sour for years and there are so many reasons why. Boxing is losing popularity as fast as mixed martial arts is gaining. In the battle of sanctioned combat, there are several reasons for the shift in popularity, most of them should be obvious. A group ...
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Making weight has taken precedence over preparing for the actual fights. Kelly Pavlik has declared that he will move up in weight to compete at the 168-pound division.
After meeting with Jack Loew, his father Mike Pavlik Sr. and Cameron Dunkin, Pavlik has decided to bypass the rematch and ascend in weight ...
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Greetings from Morgantown, West Virginia! Simons Promotions was holding a boxing card at the beautiful Waterfront Place which would feature the Mahoning Valley's Billy Lyell squaring off against Martinus Clay of Philadelphia. The card featured five preliminary bouts before the Lyell fight. Four of the ten participants in those ...
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Things did not go as planned in Atlantic City for Team Pavlik. "The Ghost" lost his championships and Sergio Martinez danced around the champ all night. Jack Loew and Pavlik did not make any excuses, they took the loss with dignity. The conversations in Youngstown are swirling around gaining twenty pounds ...
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Kelly Pavlik trained hard, came into camp in great shape, and had more muscle mass than he ever had before. Making weight was an issue because of the size. Adding weight, Pavlik may have made himself slower as Sergio Martinez scored a unanimous 12-round decision.
Pavlik showed heart by finishing the ...
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010
All-in-all, the Kelly Pavlik vs Sergio Martinez undercard had plenty of good stuff. It was a step forward for many of boxing's future stars as well as some current fighters. Kudos to Top Rank and Bob Arum for presenting a very good undercard.
In the opener, Dominic Guinn scored a 7th ...
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Chris Hazimihalis knows about being fortunate enough to fight on big boxing cards. In just his second fight, Hazimihalis again was on a Kelly Pavlik Top Rank undercard with a big audience. The foe challenging Hazimihalis was Ramon Ellis from Philadelphia.
Hazimihalis wasted little time making a first impression knocking Ellis ...
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
Kelly Pavlik was very recently interviewed about his upcoming fight with Sergio Martinez. Thanks to Team Pavlik for the above interview. Pavlik definitely gives Martinez his props and shows alot of respect. Having spoken with Pavlik this past weekend, I noticed alot of pep in his step and sensed that he ...
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