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Holyfield wary of putting weight behind Haye
Times Online - November 6, 2009
They say a good big?un will always beat a good littl?un, hence the small number of boxers who moved up the divisions to become heavyweight champion of the world. But those that prove successful are remembered . . . Bob Fitzsimmons, Michael Spinks,
Boxing Hall of Famer Lou Filippo dies at 83
Taiwan News Online - November 5, 2009
Lou Filippo, who judged 85 world champion fights and had small roles in the "Rocky" movies, has died. He was 83. Officials say Filippo suffered a
Mike Tyson rules out return to boxing ring
Rediff.com - November 5, 2009
Tyson hung up his gloves in 2005 and now aged 43, he feels that he is too old and fat to make a comeback. He told Sky News in an interview: "I am m 43 years old and I am fat and overweight. Who am I going to fight? No, I am not interested in doing that.
David Haye would fight the unremarkable John Ruiz if he sees off Nikolai Valuev
Guardian.co.uk - November 4, 2009
? Ruiz took stand-aside money from Valuev's camp ? Klitschko brothers would have to wait for Ruiz to fight winner If David Haye beats Nikolai Valuev on Saturday night he will be locked into potentially boring first defence of the world heavyweight
Little-and-large duo the secret of Valuev's success
Times Online - November 2, 2009
Think you know Nikolay Valuev? A big lump? Slow? Ponderous? Basic? Alexander Zimin would beg to differ. When Valuev makes the second defence of his second reign as WBA heavyweight champion against David Haye in Nuremberg on Saturday, the 6ft 3in Londoner
Baddest man on planet can find peace at long last
Mirror.co.uk - October 31, 2009
Next Friday in Belfast, I share a stage with Mike Tyson. At least one of us is excited about that. Actually, I understand Iron Mike let go a little scream of recognition when my name was mentioned alongside Alan Minter's and Kenny Buchanan's. I have my
Pacquiao: Mayweather doesn't want to fight me
ESPN.com - October 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao believes the biggest potential fight in boxing will never happen because Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants no part of him. Pacquiao is training in Hollywood for his meeting with Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14, but the pound-for-pound
David Tua rejects Nigerian fight
New Zealand Herald - October 29, 2009
David Tua's management team has rejected a fight against Nigerian boxer Friday Ahunanya planned for December in Auckland. The bout had been pencilled in and organisers were awaiting for Tua's management to agree terms. But his manager Cedric Kushner has
Will Manny Pacquiao's political aspirations hurt his boxing?
Los Angeles Times - October 28, 2009
On HBO's "24/7" reality series documenting the Pacquiao-Cotto fight, it was notable that Cotto has spent more weeks training than Pacquiao and seems to be more focused on the task at hand. At one point in the show, Pacquiao blew off a strong Roach
Vitali Klitschko says Johnson could beat him - but won't
TSN - October 28, 2009
BERN, Switzerland -- Vitali Klitschko thinks that Kevin Johnson has all the makings of a champion, even predicting that the American will eventually win a world title. He just doesn't think it will happen on Dec. 12. Klitschko will make his third defence
Lewis offers Haye tips for Valuev fight
BBC - October 28, 2009
Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis says David Haye will need all his speed and guile to stay out of trouble when he takes on WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev in November.
Rafael: Paul Williams scrambling
ESPN.com - October 28, 2009
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Maskaevs last chance to beat Klitschko
Russia Today - October 26, 2009
Former heavyweight champion of the world, Oleg Maskaev of Russia, has been given perhaps his last chance to retain the WBC belt. According to a WBC decision, in order to do so, the 40-year-old will have to win two consecutive bouts. The first one will be
Q&A: Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton
USA Today - October 26, 2009
scoring a historic upset in San Diego. The retired Marine with a limited amateur background eventually earned a share of the heavyweight championship, induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992 and a statue in his honor for his work
Tyson insists he has 'no regrets'
RTE Online - October 25, 2009
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has 'no regrets' about his savage and controversial career. The American is due in Britain next month to talk to fight fans who will pay 25-a-head to hear about his turbulent life. Tyson, who once infamously
Lennox Lewis: My fear for David Haye
Mirror.co.uk - October 25, 2009
Britain's greatest heavyweight Lennox Lewis has warned David Haye Russian giant Nikolai Valuev could overpower him with his height, reach and weight. Haye fights Valuev, 7ft 2ins tall and 22st, for the WBA heavyweight title in Nuremburg on November 7.
Featherweight titlist John battling dengue fever
ESPN.com - October 24, 2009
Featherweight titlist Chris John is in the hospital in his native Indonesia battling a case of dengue fever, adviser Sampson Lewkowicz told ESPN.com on Saturday. 'It is not life or training threatening and [John] will return to training shortly,'
Amir Khan: I'm off to live in LA
News of the World - October 24, 2009
The WBA light-welterweight champion has trained in Los Angeles for a year and could make the move permanent. Khan still lives with parents Shah and Falak in Bolton. But he admitted: 'I'd like to live in LA eventually because it's getting tough to live in
Pavlik: Allergic reaction had me close to death
FOXSports.com - October 23, 2009
Extract not available.
Kelly Pavlik says he nearly died from reaction to medication
USA Today - October 23, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) ? Kelly Pavlik's life was in peril. An allergic reaction to medication had caused the middleweight champion's temperature to soar past 104 degrees, and his heart rate to 150 beats a minute. When he was finally admitted to the hospital, the
Pascal confident he can beat Diaconu in WBC title bout
TSN - October 23, 2009
MONTREAL - At a news conference Tuesday to promote his rematch with Adrian Diaconu, Jean Pascal came out swinging at detractors who find him a little too cocky for their liking. 'I have something to get off my chest,' the World Boxing Council light
Khan confident of Salita defence
BBC.com - October 23, 2009
WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan believes he has the secret to ending Dmitriy Salita's unbeaten record in December's title fight in Newcastle.
COTTO HAPPY TO BE UNDERDOG - TRAINER
Sporting Life - October 21, 2009
The WBO welterweight champion will defend his title against the pound-for-pound king in Las Vegas on November 14 at a catch weight of 145-lbs but many boxing pundits are predicting the latter to emerge triumphant. Filipino star Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs),
Hatton ponders Mayweather rematch
BBC.com - October 21, 2009
Ricky Hatton says he could be tempted into a return to boxing by a re-match with Floyd Mayweather.
Calzaghe refuses to return to ring
SI.com - October 20, 2009
Sometime in the next year or so, Showtime's Super Six tournament will anoint a new champion in the super middleweight division. It seems simple enough, but there's a small twist that has recently been questioned: Could a fight with the former champion be
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Not Hip To The Hype
"Haye has said that without the hype, boxing is boring. This tells you something about him as a fighter and as a man. And maybe something about his low expectations of his own value as a fighter. Why isn't his skill good enough? Which audience is he trying to impress? When I watch fights, I watch the contest, the skill, the drama, the match-up. Screw the circus hype."---TSS reader Mortcola, giving thumbs down on David Haye and his pre-fight antics
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