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  Michael Dokes: 1958-2012

  News of the death from cancer of Michael “Dynamite” Dokes, former WBA heavyweight champion, causes one to pause and consider the terrible toll an overestimation of one’s talent ...

  On August 14, 2012 / By Michael Carbert
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  Mayweather vs Cotto: A Hell Of A Show

  Would it really have been better four years ago? Back in late 2007 there were hopes in the welterweight division about a potential clash between then undefeated Miguel ...

  On May 6, 2012 / By Rafael García
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  Angelo Dundee: 1921-2012

  In the long history of boxing, few trainers have had the impact of Angelo Dundee who died of an apparent heart attack in Florida yesterday. He was 90 ...

  On February 2, 2012 / By Michael Carbert
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  Ron Lyle: 1941-2011

  Heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, who died this past Saturday from complications arising from a stomach condition, deserves to be remembered as both one of the best heavyweights to ...

  On November 28, 2011 / By Robert Portis
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  At the MGM Grand: Juan Manuel Marquez Robbed in Vegas

  Juan Manuel ‘Dinamita’ Márquez, who can now legitimately claim to be the greatest Mexican fighter of his generation, made use of every last bit of his skill and ...

  On November 15, 2011 / By Rafael García
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  Pacquiao vs Marquez III: In Vegas

  After three hours of chasing the sunset on a Vegas-bound flight, even with Pacquiao-Marquez III on the horizon and about 48 hours away, one can get a bit ...

  On November 11, 2011 / By Rafael García
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  Remembering Joe Frazier

  It seems we had just absorbed the saddening news that the legendary Smokin’ Joe Frazier had been recently diagnosed with terminal cancer before we were greeted today by ...

  On November 8, 2011 / By Michael Carbert
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  Hopkins Defeats Pascal: A Performance For The Aged

  Psych jobs are nothing new in boxing. One can go all the way back to Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, if one wishes to rediscover ...

  On May 22, 2011 / By Michael Carbert
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  Pacquiao vs Mosley: Manny Dominates To A Chorus of Boos

  What a performance! What a fight! Non-stop action, both men giving it their all, hard punches and vicious exchanges, a dramatic conclusion, blood and tears: it was everything ...

  On May 8, 2011 / By Michael Carbert