Articles filed under Boxing
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Unknown Russian faces tall task in KlitschkoNov 02, 2021 6:53 pm - NEW YORK -- Staring up at the imposing Wladimir Klitschko during the weigh-in two days before their heavyweight unification fight, Sultan Ibragimov barely batted an eye....
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Heavyweights are unifyingNov 02, 2021 6:27 pm - NEW YORK -- Wladimir Klitschko walked briskly into Madison Square Garden three days before his heavyweight unification fight with Sultan Ibragimov, surrounded by an ento...
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Pavlik, Taylor set for rematchNov 02, 2021 5:01 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor both weighed in at 164 pounds Friday at the MGM Grand Garden in the anticlimactic final step before the rematch of their exc...
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Jones' grand planNov 02, 2021 12:32 pm - NEW YORK -- Back when Roy Jones Jr. was the best boxer in the world, most people thought his sport was dying. Now that boxing is back on the rise with one big fight afte...
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Jones dominates Trinidad in battle of the agedNov 02, 2021 12:24 pm - NEW YORK -- Roy Jones Jr. was just too fast, even in a fight that happened several years too late. Jones pranced and punched his way to a unanimous decision over Felix T...
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Jones, Trinidad vow to deliver knockoutsNov 02, 2021 12:19 pm - NEW YORK - Everybody thought it would be Roy Jones Jr., the former heavyweight champion who struggled so mightily when he later shed those pounds, having trouble making ...
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Trinidad seeks victory over Jones as birthday presentNov 02, 2021 10:38 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former middleweight champion Felix Trinidad said Wednesday that he wants to give himself a birthday gift - a victory over Roy Jones Jr. Trinidad...
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'Underappreciated' Holmes voted to Boxing Hall of fameNov 01, 2021 10:46 pm - CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- He had a boxing résumé that could stand beside the greatest in his sport. Yet, Larry Holmes always seemed to have to justify himself as a champion. Th...
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Mayweather proves again he's best fighter in worldNov 01, 2021 10:31 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Their man was lying sprawled on his back on the canvas below, and still Ricky Hatton's fans in the cheap seats at the MGM Grand hotel-casino were waving bee...
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Mayweather prevailsNov 01, 2021 10:22 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn't need to dance to beat Ricky Hatton. His fists proved a lot more potent than his feet. Mayweather remained unbeaten Saturday nigh...