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Pavlik-Hopkins: Revisionist history

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:39:49 -0400

A fight between Kelly Pavlik and Bernard Hopkins is unlikely to even remotely affect the future of boxing, but it could conceivably alter the way we view its past. Promoter...

Ruiz gets chance at title trifecta

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:07:11 -0400

Chelsea's John Ruiz will have the opportunity to place his name in the record books alongside Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield as three-time heavyweight champions,...

Beaten and battered David Diaz keeps his head up in defeat

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:01:44 -0400

LAS VEGAS - The ambulance was waiting, but David Diaz wasn't quite ready to get in. Most of the blood had been rinsed off, and he was back in his jeans and T-shirt. But...

Pacquiao tops

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:56:54 -0400

The WBC lightweight title belt looked perfectly natural hanging off Manny Pacquiao's shoulder after he battered David Diaz. That invisible crown on his head seemed...

Duddy shows Howe to win

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:33:57 -0400

Boxing before his Boston fans for the first time in 2 years, Ireland's John Duddy dominated from start to finish last night, winning all 10 rounds on the scorecards of...

Powerful Pacquiao adds belt

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:05:30 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Although Manny Pacquiao is the new 135-pound champion, he's no mere lightweight. At any weight, in any ring, the Filipino phenomenon looks like the best...

Plaza uses Duddy system

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:37:05 -0400

Had all gone according to plan, Ireland's John Duddy would have been challenging world champion Kelly Pavlik at Madison Square Garden three weeks ago instead of fighting...

Caymans bask in Showtime's glow

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:12:27 -0400

Unlike, say, the city fathers of Shelby, Mont., where four banks collapsed in the immediate aftermath of the 1919 Jack Dempsey-Tom Gibbons heavyweight...