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GOOSSEN: “If there is a man that can sell 40,000 or more seats in L.A., it’s Cristobal Arreola.’’
The present state of heavyweight boxing in America makes the Era of the Lost Heavyweights back in the time of Tim Witherspoon, Greg Page, Michael Dokes, Tony Tubbs, Mike Weaver look like the Golden..... read more
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TALLENT'S BOTTOM LINE: The current display fails to properly recognize boxing’s exemplary fighters and their legacies.
Canastota, a town with a population of about 4,300, became the site of the IBHOF as a result of the town’s residents’ fundraising efforts. Their work stemmed from the fact that Canastota has..... read more
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BORGES: For all his skills as a boxer, and they were many, Arguello’s heart was his calling card.
Standing a rangy 5-9, Arguello had crushing leverage on his punches and devastating power on the end of them, points he made obvious as he chopped and hammered his way through Bazooka Limon, Bobby..... read more
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F-LO: Maybe it's not too late and Rocky can save himself from himself?
This past weekend there was a sad story in the New Jersey Star-Ledger on former WBC and IBF junior lightweight champ Rocky Lockridge 44-9 (36 KOs). According to the Star-Ledger, Lockridge has been..... read more
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"It Takes A Special Man"
"It takes a special man to lace them on and step into a ring to either hurt or be hurt. It's always been my opinion that the greatest fighters (not necessarily the most commercially successful) are probably born with that never give up until I'm completely done attitude. It can be nurtured over time, but you either have it or you don't. When adversity hits, and it will, this instinct will allow you to reach inside for additional strength and determination. Ali, Louis, Gatti, Corrales had it....Marquez and Pacquiao have it. De La Hoya, for all the great things he did as a boxer never had it, Tyson didn't have It, Cotto doesn't have it, and as much as I hate to admit it because I loved to watch him fight, Chavez didn't have it. 99.9% of us don't have it either. That's why we're not all fighters and we can sit here and judge these courageous men from the comfort of our computers."
---TSS reader Juan Montelongo offers his take on the Victor Ortiz debate
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