Boxing: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Boxing: Poll: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto. Who Will WIn?

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Poll: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto. Who Will WIn?

Apr 30th 2012, 23:31

Cotto has won three straight since being stopped by Manny Pacquiao, but the oddsmakers (-700/+500) - and most fight fans - expect Mayweather to add to his undefeated record. Who do you think will win the fight? Alvarez or Mosley? Vote in our poll.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Fight-by-Fight Career Record
Miguel Cotto: Fight-by-Fight Career Record

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Boxing: Poll: Saul Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley. Who Will Win?

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Poll: Saul Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley. Who Will Win?

Apr 30th 2012, 23:19

The oddsmakers favor the 21-year-old Alvarez (-900/+600) against Mosley, who turns 41 in September and is winless in his last three. Who do you think will win the fight? Alvarez or Mosley? Vote in our poll.

Saul Alvarez: Fight-by-Fight Career Record
Shane Mosley: Fight-by-Fight Career Record

Boxing: Ouch! Incredible Photo Captures Brutal Knockout Punch

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Ouch! Incredible Photo Captures Brutal Knockout Punch

Apr 30th 2012, 23:07

Tony Pietrantonio is a light heavyweight from Youngstown, Ohio with a career record of 7-9. On Saturday night, Pietrantoni was knocked out in the third round by Lavarn Harvell on the undercard of the Chad Dawson-Bernard Hopkins title fight. The fight itself would have been quickly forgotten ... except that photographer Tim Shaffer captured the knockout punch in a photo that has to be seen to be believed:

Lavarn Harvell Knockout Punch Smashes Tony Pietrantonio's Face - from International Business Times

It will come as no surprise that Pietrantonio was unconscious before he hit the canvas. The good news is that he seemed to be fine a few minutes later and left the ring under his own power.

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Betting on Boxing

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Betting on Boxing

Apr 30th 2012, 11:01

Wagering on Boxing
Wagering is accepted on most major bouts held throughout the world.

Wagering procedures require players to lay or take Money Odds on the fighter of their choice. Players can also place a bet on the number of rounds the fight will last.

Example
Fighter.............................Odds
Muhammad Ali............... -700
Mike Tyson..................... +550
Draw............................. +1200
Total Rounds.................... 5 Â½

The minus (-) indicates the favorite. Ali is a 7-to-1 favorite.

The plus (+) indicates the underdog. Tyson is a 5 Â½-to-1 underdog.

In this (hypothetical) example, if you wish to wager on Ali, you must lay equivalents of 700 to win 100. A $70 winning wager on Ali will win $10 for a total payback of $80. It does not matter when or how Ali wins, just that he is the official winner.

If Tyson should win, a $10 wager on him would win $55 for a total payback of $65.

If the fight ends in a draw, a $10 wager on the fight to end in a draw would win $120 for a total payback of $130. If a draw is on the board as one of the options to wager, only those who bet on a draw are winners. If betting on a draw was not available, whether or not bets to win are refunded depends on individual bookmaker rules.

The Total Rounds listed on a fight represents the total number of completed rounds. The halfway point of a round is at exactly one minute and thirty second. 5Â½ rounds would be one minute and thirty seconds of the 6th round. When betting on the total rounds that a fight will last, you must take the OVER or the UNDER. Regardless of who is declared the winner, the round in which the fight ends is the final round. Using the above example, if Tyson is knocked out more than halfway through 6th round, all bets on the OVER would be considered winners.

General Rules for Betting on Boxing
All matches must start within 7 days of originally scheduled time for wagers to have action.

A boxing match is declared official after the bell starting the first round has rung.

In most cases, if the number of scheduled rounds in a fight is changed, all bets will be "No Action".

A wager on a fighter to win by "KO" wins if the selected fighter wins by KO, TKO, or DQ.

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Felix Trinidad

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Felix Trinidad

Apr 30th 2012, 11:01

42 Wins, 3 Losses, 35 Knockouts

1990
Mar. 10 -- Angel Romero, San Juan, Puerto Rico, TKO 2
Apr. 7 -- Israel Ponce, Miramar, Puerto Rico, TKO 2
June 21 -- William Lopez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, TKO 1
July 27 -- Omar Alegre, Capo D'Oralndo, Italy, TKO 5
Sep. 6 -- Jose Vilarino, San Juan, Puerto Rico, TKO 2
Oct. 3 -- Valentin Ocasio, San Juan, Puerto Rico, W 6
Nov. 13 -- Luis Perez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, KO 2

1991
Mar. 13 -- Noe Rivera, San Juan, Puerto Rico, TKO 1
May 1 -- Felix Vazquez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, TKO 3
June 21 -- Manuel Soles, Miami, Florida, TKO 5
July 10 -- Darren McGrew, San Juan, Puerto Rico, W 10
Oct. 25 -- Lorenzo Bouie, Miami, Florida, KO 1
Dec. 6 -- Jake Rodriguez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, W 10

1992
May 3 -- Raul Gonzalez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, KO 4
July 18 -- Joe Alexander, San Juan, Puerto Rico, KO 1
Oct. 3 -- Alberto Cortes, Paris, France, TKO 3

1993
Feb. 13 -- Henry Hughes, San Juan, Puerto Rico, TKO 1
Feb. 20 -- Pedro Aguirre, Mexico City, Mexico, KO 4
May 8 -- Colin Tomlinson, Condado, Puerto Rico, KO 1
June 19 -- Maurice Blocker, San Diego, California, KO 2
(Captured IBF welterweight title)
Aug. 6 -- Luis Garcia, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, KO 1
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
Oct. 23 -- Anthony Stephens, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, KO 10
(Retained IBF welterweight title)

1994
Jan. 29 -- Hector Camacho, Las Vegas, Nevada, W 12
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
Sep. 17 -- Yory Boy Campas, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 4
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
Dec. 10 -- Oba Carr, Monterrey, Mexico, TKO 8
(Retained IBF welterweight title)

1995
Apr. 8 -- Roger Turner, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 2
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
Nov. 18 -- Larry Barnes, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TKO 4
(Retained IBF welterweight title)

1996
Feb. 10 -- Rodney Moore, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 4
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
May 18 -- Freddie Pendleton, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO 5
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
Sep. 7 -- Ray Lovato, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 6
(Retained IBF welterweight title)

1997
Jan. 11 -- Kevin Leushing, Nashville, Tennessee, TKO 3
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
Aug. 23 -- Troy Waters, New York City, KO 1

1998
Apr. 3 -- Mahenge Zulu, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, KO 4
(Retained IBF welterweight title)

1999
Feb. 20 -- Pernell Whitaker, New York, W 12
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
May 29 -- Hugo Pineda, San Juan, Puerto Rico, KO 4
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
Sep. 18 -- Oscar de la Hoya, Las Vegas, W 12
(Retained IBF welterweight title)
(Captured WBC welterweight title)

2000
Mar. 3 -- David Reid, Las Vegas, Nevada, W 12
(Captured WBA super welterweight title)
July 22 -- Mamadou Thiam, Miami, Florida, TKO 3
(Retained WBA super welterweight title)
Dec. 2 -- Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 12
(Retained WBA super welterweight title)
(Captured IBF junior middleweight title)

2001
May 12 -- William Joppy, New York, New York, TKO 5
(Captured WBA middleweight title)
Sept. 29 -- Bernard Hopkins, New York, New York, TKO by 12
(Lost WBA middleweight title)
(For WBC and IBF middleweight title)

2002
May 11 -- Hacine Cherifi, San Juan, Puerto Rico, TKO 4

2004
Oct. 2 -- Ricardo Mayorga, New York, NY, TKO 8

2005
May 14 -- Winky Wright, Las Vegas, NV, L 12 *RECAP*

2006
*INACTIVE*

2007
*INACTIVE*

2008
Jan. 19 -- Roy Jones Jr., New York, NY, L 12 *RECAP*

Felix Trinidad Birthdate: January 10, 1973

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Boxing: Dawson Outpoints Hopkins in Dull Rematch

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Dawson Outpoints Hopkins in Dull Rematch

Apr 29th 2012, 23:59

Former champ Chad Dawson took a twelve round majority decision from 47-year-old WBC light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins in a rematch of their controversial meeting last October. Their first bout was ruled a second-round TKO for Dawson - later changed to a no contest - after Hopkins was tossed to the canvas and hurt his shoulder. The pairing of Dawson and Hopkins promised a dull fight with lots of wrestling and clinching and head-butting from Hopkins ... and that's exactly what it produced. A Hopkins headbutt opened a cut on the side of Dawson's eye in round four. There's really not much more to say about the fight. Dawson did enough to win but was not terribly impressive ... though no one ever looks good against Hopkins. And Hopkins, at this point in his career, throws one punch at a time and then lunges in head first to tie up his opponent. Ugly. Two judges got it right at 117-111 for Dawson while the third judge - Luis Rivera - somehow scored the bout even at 114-114.

Punch stats underscore just how little action there was with Dawson landing 151 of 431 punches (35%) to only 106 of 400 (26%) for Hopkins.

After the bout, Dawson, 29, called out super middleweight champion Andre Ward. Hopkins, who - as always - believed he won the fight, left the ring before being interviewed. Hopkins is a future Hall of Famer and remains an amazing physical specimen ... for a 47-year-old. He has nothing left to prove in the ring and should retire ... but he probably won't.

On the undercard, undefeated American heavyweight Seth Mitchell survived a rocky first round before storming back to stop Chazz Witherspoon in round three.

Boxing: Most Popular Articles: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Apr 29th 2012, 11:12

Pro Record: 42 Wins, 0 Losses, 26 KOs

Amateur Record: 84 Wins, 6 Losses
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Amateur Highlights

2012
May 5 -- Miguel Cotto, Las Vegas, NV, ???
(For WBA light middleweight title)

2011
Sept. 17 -- Victor Ortiz, Las Vegas, NV, KO 4 *RECAP*
(Won WBC welterweight title)
2010
May 1 -- Shane Mosley, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*

2009
Sept. 19 -- Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *ROUND-BY-ROUND RECAP*

2008
*INACTIVE

2007
Dec. 8 -- Ricky Hatton, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 10 *RECAP*
(Retained WBC Welterweight Title)
May 5 -- Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won WBC Jr. Middleweight Title)

2006
Nov. 4 -- Carlos Baldomir, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won WBC Welterweight Title)
Apr. 8 -- Zab Judah, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won IBF Welterweight Title)

2005
Nov. 19 -- Sharmba Mitchell, Portland, OR, TKO 6 *RECAP*
June 25 -- Arturo Gatti, Atlantic City, NJ, TKO 6 *RECAP*
(Won WBC Light Welterweight Title)
Jan. 22 -- Henry Bruseles, Miami, FL, TKO 8 *RECAP*

2004
May 22 -- DeMarcus Corley, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12 *RECAP*

2003
Nov. 1 -- Phillip N'Dou, Grand Rapids, Michigan, TKO 7 *RECAP*
(Retained WBC lightweight title)
Apr. 19 -- Victoriano Sosa, Fresno, CA, W 12
(Retained WBC lightweight title)

2002
Dec. 7 -- Jose Luis Castillo, Las Vegas, W 12
(Retained WBC lightweight title)
Apr. 20 -- Jose Luis Castillo, Las Vegas, W 12
(Won WBC lightweight title)

2001
Nov. 10 -- Jesus Chavez, San Francisco, California, TKO 10
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)
May 26 -- Carlos Hernandez, Grand Rapids, Michigan, W 12
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)
Jan. 20 -- Diego Corrales, Las Vegas, TKO 10
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)

2000
Oct. 21 -- Emanuel Burton, Detroit, Michigan, TKO 9
Mar. 18 -- Goyo Vargas, Las Vegas, W 12
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)

1999
Sept. 11 -- Carlos Gerena, Las Vegas, TKO 7
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)
May 22 -- Justin Juuko, Las Vegas, KO 9
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)
Feb. 17 -- Carlos Rios, Grand Rapids, Michigan, W 12 *RECAP*
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)

1998
Dec. 19 -- Angel Manfredy, Miami, TKO 2
(Retained WBC super featherweight title)
Oct. 3 -- Genaro Hernandez, Las Vegas, TKO 8
(Captured WBC super featherweight title)
June 14 -- Tony Pep, Atlantic City, W 10
Apr. 18 -- Gustavo Cuello, Los Angeles, W 10
Mar. 23 -- Miguel Melo, Ledyard, Connecticut, TKO 3
Feb. 28 -- Sam Girad, Atlantic City, KO 2
Jan. 9 -- Hector Arroyo, Biloxi, Mississippi, TKO 5

1997
Nov. 20 -- Angelo Nunez, Los Angeles, TKO 3
Oct. 14 -- Felipe Garcia, Boise, Idaho, KO 6
Sept. 6 -- Luis Leija, El Paso, Texas, KO 2
July 12 -- Jesus Chavez, Biloxi, Mississippi, TKO 5
June 14 -- Larry O'Shields, San Antonio, Texas, W 6
May 9 -- Tony Duran, Las Vegas, TKO 1
Apr. 12 -- Robert Giepert, Las Vegas, TKO 1
Mar. 12 -- Kino Rodriguez, Grand Rapids, TKO 1
Feb. 1 -- Edgar Ayala, Chula Vista, California, KO 2
Jan. 18 -- Jerry Cooper, Las Vegas, TKO 1

1996
Nov. 30 -- Reggie Sanders, Albuquerque, New Mexico, W 4
Oct. 11 -- Roberto Apodaca, Las Vegas, KO 2

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Date of Birth: Feb. 24, 1977

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Shane Mosley

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Shane Mosley

Apr 29th 2012, 11:01

46 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest, 39 Knockouts

1993
Feb. 11 -- Greg Puente, Hollywood, California, KO 5
Apr. 24 -- Arnulfo Villa, San Bernadino, California, KO 1
July 21 -- Pey Castillo, Reseda, California, KO 1
Aug. 25 -- Roberto Urias, Hollywood, California, KO 5
Sept 27 -- Miguel Pena, Inglewood, California, KO 2
Oct. 25 -- Juan Aranda, Inglewood, California, KO 2
Dec. 06 -- Paulino Gonzalez, Inglewood, California, KO 2

1994
Jan. 20 -- Francisco Rodriguez, Irvine, California, KO 2
Feb. 04 -- Lorenzo Garcia, Oxnard, California, KO 5
Mar. 26 -- Oscar Lopez, Pomona, California, W 10
Apr. 29 -- Lorenzo Garcia, Santa Cruz, California, KO 3
June 30 -- John Bryant, Irvine, California, KO 8
July 24 -- Narciso Valenzuela, Los Angeles, California, KO 5
Aug. 06 -- Mauro Gutierrez, Pomona, California, KO 9
Sept 09 -- Louis Ramirez, Los Angeles, California, KO 10
Nov. 12 -- Jose Madrid, Santa Cruz, California, KO 4

1995
Apr. 12 -- Raul Hernandez, Woodland Hills, California, KO 2
July 20 -- Mauricio Aceves, Anaheim, California, KO 4

1996
Jan. 23 -- Mike Bryan, Biloxi, Mississippi, KO 1
Nov. 01 -- Ramon Felix, Indio, California, KO 1
Dec. 21 -- Joseph Murray, Unacasville, Connecticut, KO 3

1997
Feb. 06 -- Elias Quiroz, Beverly Hills, California, KO 6
Apr. 09 -- Mike Smith, Westmont, Illinois, KO 4
Aug. 02 -- Phillip Holiday, Uncasville, Connecticut, W 12
(Captured IBF lightweight title)
Nov. 25 -- Manuel Gomez in El Paso, Texas KO 11
(Retained IBF lightweight title)

1998
Feb. 06 -- Demetrio Ceballos, Uncasville, Connecticut, KO 8
(Retained IBF lightweight title)
May 08 -- John John Molina, Atlantic City, TKO 8
(Retained IBF lightweight title)
June 27 -- Wilfrido Ruiz, Philadelphia, KO 5
(Retained IBF lightweight title)
Sept. 22 -- Eduardo Morales, New York City, TKO 5
(Retained IBF lightweight title)
Nov. 11 -- James Leija, Mashantucket, Connecticut, KO 7
(Retained IBF lightweight title)

1999
Jan. 09 -- Golden Johnson, Pensacola, Florida, KO 7
(Retained IBF lightweight title)
Apr. 17 -- John Brown, Indio, California, TKO 9
(Retained IBF lightweight title)
Sept 25 -- Wilfredo Rivera, Temecula, California, KO 10

2000
Jan. 22 -- Willy Wise, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 3
June 17 -- Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, California, W 12
(Won WBC welterweight title)
Nov. 4 -- Antonio Diaz, New York, New York, TKO 6
(Retained WBC welterweight title)

2001
March 10 -- Shannan Taylor, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 5
(Retained WBC welterweight title)
July 21 -- Adrian Stone, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 3
(Retained WBC welterweight title)

2002
Jan. 26 -- Vernon Forrest, New York, New York, L 12
(For IBF welterweight title)
(Lost WBC welterweight title)
July 20 -- Vernon Forrest, Indianapolis, Indiana, L 12
(For WBC welterweight title)

2003
Feb. 8 -- Raul Marquez, Las Vegas, Nevada, No Contest 3
Sept. 13 -- Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas, Nevada, W 12
(Won WBC junior middleweight title)
(Won WBA junior middleweight title)

2004
March 13 -- Ronald "Winky" Wright, Las Vegas, Nevada, L 12
(Lost WBC junior middleweight title)
(Lost WBA junior middleweight title)
(For IBF junior middleweight title)
Nov. 20 -- Ronald "Winky" Wright, Las Vegas, Nevada, L 12
(For WBC junior middleweight title)
(For WBA junior middleweight title)

2005
Apr. 23 -- David Estrada, Las Vegas, NV, W 10
Sept. 17 -- Jose Luis Cruz, Las Vegas, NV, W 10

2006
Feb. 25 -- Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 10 *RECAP*
July 15 -- Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 6 *RECAP*

2007
Feb. 10 -- Luis Collazo, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won Interim WBC Welterweight Title)
Nov. 10 -- Miguel Cotto, New York, NY, L 12 *RECAP*
(For WBA Welterweight Title)

2008
Sept. 27 -- Ricardo Mayorga, Los Angeles, CA, KO 12 *RECAP*

2009
Jan. 24 -- Antonio Margarito, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 9 *RECAP*
(Won WBA Welterweight Title)

2010
May 1 -- Floyd Mayweather Jr., Las Vegas, NV, L 12 *RECAP*
Sept. 18 -- Sergio Mora, Los Angeles, CA, D 12 *RECAP*

2011
May 7 -- Manny Pacquiao, Las Vegas, NV, L 12 *RECAP*
(For WBO Welterweight Title)

2012
May 5 -- Saul Alvarez, Las Vegas, NV, ???
(For WBC light middleweight title)

Shane Mosley Date of Birth: Sept. 7, 1971

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Seth Mitchell

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Seth Mitchell

Apr 29th 2012, 11:01

Mayhem

24 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw, 18 Knockouts

2012
04-28 -- Chazz Witherspoon, Atlantic City, NJ, ???

2011
12-10 -- Timur Ibragimov, Washington, DC, TKO 2
09-16 -- Hector Ferreyro, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 3
05-13 -- Evans Quinn, Primm, NV, KO 1
03-05 -- Charles Davis, Anaheim, CA, TKO 2

2010
12-11 -- Taurus Sykes, Las Vegas, NV, KO 5
10-15 -- Derrick Brown, Indio, CA, KO 1
07-31 -- Derek Bryant, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 1
05-07 -- Johnnie White, Albuquerque, NM, TKO 2
04-02 -- Ryan Thompson, Washington, DC, TKO 3

2009
12-20 -- Zack Page, Fort Washington, MD, W 8
10-24 -- Jermell Barnes, Washington, DC, TKO 6
08-14 -- Andrae Carthron, Tucson, AZ, KO 1
06-26 -- Alvaro Morales, Tucson, AZ, W 6
04-10 -- Andrew Greeley, Baltimore, MD, W 6
03-07 -- Joseph Rabotte, San Jose, CA, TKO 1
01-23 -- Jason Bergman, Woodlawn, MD, TKO 5

2008
11-07 -- Dan Whetzel, Upper Marlboro, MD, TKO 1
10-24 -- Shidevin Brown, Cabazon, CA, W 4
09-25 -- Mike Miller, Glen Burnie, MD, W 6
08-15 -- Ryan St. Germain, Washington, DC, TKO 2
07-23 -- Henry Namauu, Cabazon, CA, KO 1
05-29 -- Alexis Cruz Medina, Glen Burnie, MD, TKO 2
03-22 -- Alvaro Morales, Cabazon, CA, D 4
02-29 -- Maurice Winslow, Pikesville, MD, TKO 1
01-18 -- Mike Miller, Pikesville, MD, W 4

Seth Mitchell Date of Birth: May 29, 1982

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Olympics - U.S. Boxing Team - 2000

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Olympics - U.S. Boxing Team - 2000

Apr 28th 2012, 11:01

U.S. Olympic Boxing Teams

1904 | 1908 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008

2000 -- Sydney, Australia

106: Brian Viloria, Waipahu, Hawaii
112: Jose Navarro, Los Angeles, Calif.
119: Clarence Vinson, Washington, D.C.
125: Ricardo Juarez, Houston, Texas
132: David Jackson, Seattle, Wash.
139: Ricardo Williams, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio
147: Dante Craig, Cincinnati, Ohio
156: Jermain Taylor, Little Rock, Ark.
165: Jeff Lacy, St. Petersburg, Fla.
178: Olanda Anderson, Ft. Carson, Colo./Army
201: Michael Bennett, Chicago, Ill.
+201: Calvin Brock, Charlotte, N.C.

Head Coach: Tom Mustin, Tacoma, Wash.
Asst. Coach: Israel Acosta, Milwaukee, Wis.
Asst. Coach: Candy Lopez, San Jose, Calif.
Technical Advisor: Basheer Abdullah
Team Leader: Gary Toney, Charleston, W.V.
Asst. Team Leader: Wendell Allen, Las Vegas, Nev.

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Apr 28th 2012, 11:01

Amateur Record: 84 Wins, 6 Losses

Pro Record: 37 Wins, 0 Losses, 24 KOs
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Professional Fight-by-Fight Record

1993
Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion, 106 pounds

National Golden Gloves Champion, 106 pounds

1994
Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion, 112 pounds

National Golden Gloves Champion, 112 pounds
Outstanding Boxer Award

1995
National PAL Champion, 125 pounds
Outstanding Boxer Award

United States Amateur Featherweight champion

Competed at Featherweight at the World Championships in Berlin.
Results:
Defeated Marian Leondraliu (Romania) PTS (8-7)
Lost to Nouredine Medjihoud (Algeria) PTS (6-8)

1996
Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion, 125 pounds

National Golden Gloves Champion, 125 pounds

Qualified at Featherweight for the United States Olympic Team.
Results:
Defeated William Jenkins RSC-3
Defeated James Baker RSCH-1
Lost to Augie Sanchez PTS (11-12)
Defeated Carlos Navarro PTS (31-11)
Defeated Augie Sanchez PTS (12-8), at Box-offs
Defeated Augie Sanchez PTS (20-10), at Box-offs

Won the Featherweight Bronze Medal for the United States at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Results:
Defeated Bakhtiyar Tileganov (Kazakhstan) RSC-2
Defeated Artur Grigorian (Armenia) PTS (16-3)
Defeated Lorenzo Aragon (Cuba) PTS (12-11)
Semi-Finals: Lost to Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria) PTs (9-10)
Controversial decision was officially protested (unsuccessfully) by the U.S. team.

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Olympics - U.S. Boxing Team - 1992

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Olympics - U.S. Boxing Team - 1992

Apr 28th 2012, 11:01

U.S. Olympic Boxing Teams

1992 -- Barcelona, Spain

106: Eric Griffin, Broussard, La.
112: Timothy Austin, Cincinnati, Ohio (3rd)
119: Sergio Reyes, Marines/Camp Lejeune, N.C.
125: Julian Wheeler, Navy/Virginia Beach
132: Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, Calif. (1st)
139: Vernon Forrest, Augusta, Ga./NMU
147: Pepe Reilly, Glendale, Calif.
156: Raul Marquez, Houston, Texas
165: Chris Byrd, Flint, Mich. (2nd)
178: Montell Griffin, Chicago, Ill.
201: Danell Nicholson, Chicago, Ill.
+201: Larry Donald, Cincinnati, Ohio

Friday, April 27, 2012

Boxing: What's Hot Now: The Fighter: Fact vs. Fiction

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The Fighter: Fact vs. Fiction

Apr 27th 2012, 11:01

The Fighter gets a lot of its facts about the career of Micky Ward right, including several fight sequences which are amazing in their accuracy and attention to detail. In other places, the film takes liberties with the historical record, some for dramatic effect and others for no apparent reason whatsoever. Here's what we have identified as inaccurate in The Fighter:

* The movie has Ward being on a losing skid coming into the Mike Mungin fight in 1988. In reality, Ward was 18-1 and on a four fight winning streak heading into the Mungin fight. Ward's four fight losing streak mentioned in the movie actually took place in 1990-1991.

* The movie makes a big deal out of Ward being outweighed by 20 pounds in his fight with Mungin. In real life, Ward weighed in at 136.5 and Mungin at 145, an 8.5 pound difference.

* The movie depicts Ward taking a terrible beating in the Mungin fight. In reality, the fight went the full ten rounds and Mungin won by very narrow decision: 96-93, 95-94, 95-94.

* The movie mentions a number of Ward opponents - Manetti, Collins and Hernandez - during one montage. In reality, Ward never fought anyone by those names.

* The movie makes it seem like Ward's upset of Alfonso Sanchez secured his title shot against Shea Neary. In reality, Ward beat Sanchez on April 12, 1997 and faced Neary on March 11, 2000, almost three years later and with six other fights in between (in which Ward went 4-2).

* The movie has Ward's career record as 30-7 with 20 KOs as he enters the ring to fight Neary. In reality, his record was 34-9 with 25 KOs. What did the filmmakers gain by making this change?

* The movie has Ward and Neary both weighing 146 pounds. Ward weighed in at 140, Neary at 139. Again, what was gained by making these changes?

* The movie has Ward's mom, Alice Ward, sitting at ringside with his girlfriend Charlene for the Neary fight. In reality, Ward's mom was not present at that fight.

* The movie has Ward being knocked down in round three of the Neary fight. In reality, Ward was never knocked down during the Neary fight.

* The movie has Ward hopelessly behind on the scorecards when he rallies to KO Neary in round eight. In reality, HBO's Harold Lederman had Neary ahead 67-66 entering the eighth round.

* Finally, and most frustratingly to fight fans, the movie makes a big deal out of Ward's fight with Neary being for the world title. In reality, it was for the WBU (World Boxing Union) title. No one considers the WBU beltholder to be the true world champion. Neary, who fought exclusively in the U.K. and Ireland, won the vacant WBU title by defeating Darryl Tyson, who "earned" his shot at the title by getting stopped by Oscar De La Hoya in two rounds.

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Boxing: What's Hot Now: Bernard Hopkins

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Bernard Hopkins

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52 Wins, 5 Losses, 2 Draws, 2 No-contests, 32 Knockouts

1988
Oct. 11 -- Clinton Mitchell, Atlantic City, New Jersey, L 4

1989
Inactive

1990
Feb. 22 -- Greg Paige, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, W 4
Apr. 26 -- Keith Gray, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 1
May 18 -- Ed Tyler, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 1
May 31 -- Jouvin Mercado, Rochester, New York, KO 2
June 30 -- Khalif Shabazz, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 1
Aug. 5 -- Percy Harris, Atlantic City, New Jersey, W 6
Oct. 20 -- Darrin Oliver, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 1
Nov. 17 -- Mike Sapp, Fort Myers, Florida, KO 1

1991
Feb. 26 -- Richard Quiles, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 1
Mar. 18 -- Steve Langley, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO 3
June 20 -- Pedro Marquez, Parsippany, New Jersey, KO 1
June 9 -- Danny Mitchell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 1
Sept 23 -- Ralph Moncrief, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 1
Nov. 26 -- David McCluskey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 5
Dec. 13 -- Willie Kemp, Atlantic City, New Jersey, W 10

1992
Jan. 31 -- Dennis Milton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 4
Apr. 3 -- Randy Smith, Atlantic City, New Jersey, W 10
May 21 -- Anibal Miranda, Paris, France, W 10
Aug. 28 -- James Stokes, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 1
Sept 14 -- Eric Rhinehardt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 1
Dec. 4 -- Wayne Powell, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 1

1993
Feb. 16 -- Gilbert Baptiste, Denver, Colorado, W 12
May 22 -- Roy Jones, Washington D.C., L 12
(For vacant IBF middleweight title)
Aug. 3 -- Roy Ritchie, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO 7
Nov. 23 -- Wendall Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, KO 3

1994
Feb. 26 -- Melvin Wynn, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 3
May 17 -- Lupe Aquino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, W 12
Dec. 17 -- Segundo Mercado, Quito, Ecuador, D 12
(For vacant IBF middleweight title)

1995
Apr. 29 -- Segundo Mercado, Landover, Maryland, KO 7
(Captured vacant IBF middleweight title)

1996
Jan. 27 -- Steve Frank, Phoenix, Arizona, KO 1
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
Mar. 16 -- Joe Lipsey, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO 4
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
July 16 -- Bo James, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 11
(Retained IBF middleweight title)

1997
Apr. 19 -- John David Jackson, Shreveport, Louisiana, KO 7
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
July 20 -- Glen Johnson, Indio, California, KO 11
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
Nov. 18 -- Andrew Council, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)

1998
Jan. 31 -- Simon Brown, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 6
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
Aug. 28 -- Robert Allen, Las Vegas, No-contest 4
(Retained IBF middleweight title)

1999
Feb. 6 -- Robert Allen, Washington D.C., TKO 7
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
Dec. 12 -- Antwun Echols, Miami, Florida, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)

2000
May 13 -- Syd Vanderpool, Indianapolis, Indiana, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
Dec. 1 -- Antwun Echols, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 10
(Retained IBF middleweight title)

2001
April 14 -- Keith Holmes, New York, New York, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
(Captured WBC middleweight title)
Sept. 29 -- Felix Trinidad, New York, New York, TKO 12
(Retained WBC and IBF middleweight title)
(Captured WBA middleweight title)

2002
Feb. 2 -- Carl Daniels, Reading, PA, TKO 10
(Retained unified middleweight title)

2003
March 29 -- Morrade Hakkar, Philadelphia, PA, TKO 8
(Retained unified middleweight title)
Dec. 13 -- William Joppy, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12
(Retained unified middleweight title)

2004
June 5 -- Robert Allen, Las Vegas, NV, W 12
(Retained unified middleweight title)
Sept. 18 -- Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas, NV, KO 9
(Retained unified middleweight title)

2005
Feb. 19 -- Howard Eastman, Los Angeles, CA, W 12 *RECAP*
(Retained unified middleweight title)
July 16 -- Jermain Taylor, Las Vegas, NV, L 12 *RECAP*
(Lost unified middleweight title)
Dec. 3 -- Jermain Taylor, Las Vegas, NV, L 12 *RECAP*
(For unified middleweight title)

2006
June 10 -- Antonio Tarver, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12 *RECAP*

2007
07-21 -- Winky Wright, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*

2008
04-19 -- Joe Calzaghe, Las Vegas, NV, L 12 *RECAP*
10-18 -- Kelly Pavlik, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12 *RECAP*

2009
12-02 -- Enrique Ornelas, Philadelphia, PA, W 12 *RECAP*

2010
04-03 -- Roy Jones Jr., Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
12-18 -- Jean Pascal, Quebec City, Canada, D 12 *RECAP*
(For WBC light heavyweight title)

2011
05-21 -- Jean Pascal, Montreal, Canada, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won WBC light heavyweight title)
10-15 -- Chad Dawson, Los Angeles, CA, NC 2 *RECAP*
(Retained WBC light heavyweight title)

2012
04-28 -- Chad Dawson, Atlantic City, NJ, ???
(For WBC light heavyweight title)

Bernard Hopkins Date of Birth: Jan. 15, 1965

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Boxing Movies

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Boxing Movies

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Ordered Chronologically

Title (Year)
Against the Ropes (2004)
A.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970)
Ali (2001)
Annapolis (2006)
Apne (2007)
Ashita no Joe (1970)
Ashita no Joe 2 (1981)
Assault in the Ring (2009)
Battling Butler (1926)
Beautiful Boxer (2003)
Before the Fall (2004)
Black Cloud (2004)
Body and Soul (1947)
Body and Soul (1981)
Boxers and Ballerinas (2004) Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest (1896)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Broken Noses (1987)
Carman the Champion (2001)
Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008)
Champion (1949)
Champions Forever: The Latin Legends (1997)
Champions Forever: World Heavyweight Champs! (1989)
Cinderella Man (2005)
City for Conquest (1940)
Cock & Bull Story (2003)
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)
Dempsey (1983)
Diamonds (1999)
Diggstown (1992)
Facing Ali (2008)
Fat City (1972)
Fight for the Title (1952)
Fight Night (2008)
Fighting Tommy Riley (2005)
From Mexico with Love (2009)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Girlfight (2000)
Gladiator (1992)
Godson/Below the Belt (1971)
Golden Boy (1939)
Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road (2003)
Hard Times (1975)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
Homeboy (1988)
J.C. Chavez (2007)
Joe and Max (2002)
Joe Palooka (1934)
Jump In! (2007)
Kid Galahad (1937)
Kid Galahad (1962)
Kassim the Dream (2008)
Knallhart (2006)
Knockout (2000)
Legendary Champions (1968)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Miracle on 1st Street (2007)
Muay Thai Chaiya (2007)
Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (1996)
Night and the City (1992)
On the Ropes (1999)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Only in America: the Don King Story (1998)
Orthodox Stance (2007)
Penitentiary (1979)
Penitentiary II (1982)
Phantom Punch (2009)
Play It to the Bone (1999)
Poor Boy's Game (2007)
Price of Glory (2000)
Prize Fighter (2009)
Punch (2002)
Raging Bull (1980)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (2005)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky Marciano (1999)
Schusterman Levine: A Boxing Fable (2010)
Shadow Boxers (1999)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995)
Southpaw: The Francis Barrett Story (2000)
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
Spirit of Youth (1938)
Split Decision (2001)
Split Decisions (1988)
Straight Right (2000)
Streets of Gold (1986)
Strength and Honor (2007)
Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound (1982)
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
The Bermondsey Kid (1931)
The Big Chance (1933)
The Boxer (1997)
The Boxer (1972)
The Boxer (2009)
The Champ (1979)
The Champ (1931)
The Fighter (1952)
The Fighter (1983)
The Fighter (2010)
The Gloves (2008)
The Great John L. (1945)
The Great White Hope (1970)
The Great White Hype (1996)
The Greatest (1977)
The Hammer (2007)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
The Hurricane (1999)
The Joe Louis Story (1953)
The Kid (1997)
The King of Iron Town (2004)
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali (2003)
The Main Event (1979)
The Milky Way (1936)
The Perfect Punch (2000)
The Power of One (1992)
The Power of One (2008)
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
The Ring (1952)
The Set-Up (1949)
The Square Ring (1952)
The Super Fight: Marciano vs. Ali (1970)
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
Thriller in Manila (2008)
Tough Enough (1983)
Tough Enough (2006)
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Twentyfourseven (1998)
Tyson (2009)
Undefeated (2003)
Undisputed (2002)
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2005)
Unforgivable Blackness: the Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
When We Were Kings (1996)
Winner Take All (1932)

Ordered Chronologically

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Chad Dawson

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30 Wins, 1 Loss, 2 No Contests, 17 Knockouts

2012
04-28 -- Bernard Hopkins, Atlantic City, NJ, ???
(For WBC light heavyweight title)

2011
10-15 -- Bernard Hopkins, Los Angeles, CA, TKO 2 *RECAP*
(Won WBC light heavyweight title)
05-21 -- Adrian Diaconu, Montreal, Canada, W 12 *RECAP*

2010
08-14 -- Jean Pascal, Montreal, Canada, L Tech Dec 11 *RECAP*
(Lost WBC light heavyweight title)

2009
11-07 -- Glen Johnson, Hartford, CT, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won interim WBC light heavyweight title)
05-09 -- Antonio Tarver, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
(Retained IBF light heavyweight title)

2008
10-11 -- Antonio Tarver, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won IBF light heavyweight title)
04-12 -- Glen Johnson, Tampa, FL, W 12
(Retained WBC light heavyweight title)

2007
09-29 -- Epifanio Mendoza, Sacramento, CA, TKO 4
(Retained WBC light heavyweight title)
06-09 -- Jesus Ruiz, Hartford, CT, TKO 6
(Retained WBC light heavyweight title)
02-03 -- Tomasz Adamek, Kissimmee, FL, W 12
(Won WBC light heavyweight title)

2006
06-02 -- Eric Harding, Santa Ynez, CA, W 12
03-04 -- Jamie Hearn, Manchester, United Kingdom, TKO 3
02-04 -- Jason Naugler, El Paso, Texas, W 8

2005
11-18 -- Ian Gardner, New Haven, CT, TKO 11
08-06 -- Ronald Boddie, Tampa, FL, TKO 3
04-01 -- Efrain Garcia, New Haven, CT, TKO 4

2004
12-10 -- Carl Daniels, Mashantucket, CT, TKO 7
10-29 -- Darnell Wilson, Mashantucket, CT, W 10
03-27 -- Aundalen Sloan, Mashantucket, CT, NC 6
(Dawson Failed Post-Fight Drug Test)

2003
10-31 -- Dumont Welliver, Providence, RI, TKO 8
08-01 -- Brett Lally, Hampton Beach, NH, TKO 4
05-02 -- Earl Allen, Mashantucket, CT, TKO 3
03-21 -- Willie Lee, Mashantucket, CT, KO 3
02-01 -- Shannon Miller, Uncasville, CT, W 6

2002
10-25 -- John Romans William, Mashantucket, CT, TKO 4
08-03 -- Faustino Gonzalez, Mashantucket, CT, W 6
05-18 -- Gary Grant, Uncasville, CT, TKO 1
04-27 -- Chad Sawyer, Uncasville, CT, W 4
03-01 -- Martin Desjardins, Mashantucket, CT, W 4
02-16 -- Jerald Lowe, Uncasville, CT, TKO 1

2001
12-13 -- James Orso, Uncasville, CT, KO 1
09-21 -- Antonio Baker, Cranston, RI, KO 1
08-18 -- Steve Garrett, Uncasville, CT, TKO 2

Chad Dawson Date of Birth: July 13, 1982