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A Star is Born: Juanma Finishes Marquez; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Welcome to the latest edition of "Late Stoppage," the boxing recap that puts it all into perspective: The MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KOs) RTD 8 Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KOs) Recap: Marquez was far from being the shot warhorse that some predicted. As a matter of fact, Marquez had quite a few quality moments and even came very close to … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-in
by Chris Milton Ross Greenburg apparently doesn’t know why Floyd Mayweather would not sign to fight Manny Pacquiao. Maybe he needs to watch 24/7 where Pacquiao’s own advisor admits they would only agree to testing up to seven days before the fight. That’s not quite what uncle Bob has been telling us, is it? Check out the Super 6 tournament leader board. It seems as though … [Read more...]
The Super Six: DOA?
by Paul Magno When Showtime first cooked up the idea of putting together the six biggest super middleweights in one winner-take-all tournament, the boxing world was buzzing at the possibilities. Fans were already salivating at the potential match-ups long before Jermain Taylor and Arthur Abraham kicked off the tourney back in October, 2009. The idea was a win-win for … [Read more...]
Kessler withdraws from Super 6: Where does the tournament go next?
by Chris Milton It seems as though everyone’s favourite Nordic Warrior has been seriously injured while in training for his upcoming bout with Allan Green. It appears that Kessler has sustained an eye injury so serious he has been advised to take nine months complete rest. Kessler released a statement today in which he states the injury has been niggling away since he … [Read more...]