Sunday, November 20, 2011

Boxing: Improving Chavez Jr. Stops Manfredo Jr.

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Improving Chavez Jr. Stops Manfredo Jr.
Nov 20th 2011, 13:55

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained his WBC middleweight belt with a fifth round TKO over Peter Manfredo Jr. of season one of The Contender.

Manfredo, as always, gave a gutsy performance but Chavez was in control throughout. In round five, Chavez staggered Manfredo with a hard right hand and then threw a barrage of punches until referee Laurence Cole jumped in to end the bout. The stoppage may have been a bit premature as Manfredo was not defenseless but it was only a matter of time as Chavez was clearly the superior fighter.

Chavez has been fighting professionally since 2003 and has 46 bouts under his belt (44-0-1-1) but is still only 25 and remains a work in progress. However, Chavez - now training under Freddie Roach - continues to improve and this may have been his most impressive performance to date. While Sergio Martinez and Saul Alvarez are the two big names on the horizon for Chavez, it's unlikely promoter Bob Arum will take any risks with him as long as he can earn big paydays against safer opposition.

After the fight, Manfredo indicated that he intends to retire. Healthy 30 year old boxers generally don't stay retired for long. Expect Manfredo - 37-7 with 20 KOs - to take a nice, long break and then get back in the ring in late 2012 or 2013.

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Boxing: What's Hot Now: Becoming An Olympic Boxer

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Becoming An Olympic Boxer
Nov 20th 2011, 10:05

Winning a Gold Medal at the Olympics is the greatest achievement possible in amateur boxing. A successful showing in the Olympics has also proven to be the best possible way to launch a professional boxing career (much better than 'paying your dues' on the pro circuit). So how does an amateur fighter go about qualifying for the Olympics?

GOVERNING BODY FOR THE SPORT

The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) is the international governing body for boxing. USA Boxing is the national governing body for boxing in the USA.

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPICS OR THE OLYMPIC TEAM

Boxers qualify for the Olympic Games through regional qualifying tournaments in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The number of boxers accepted from any region depends upon the strength of boxing in the region.

There are eleven men's boxing events (none yet for women), one for each weight category. A country can enter a maximum of one athlete per weight category. The host nation is allocated a maximum of six places (if not otherwise qualified).

There is a limit of 28 boxers for each event, except for heavyweight and super heavyweight which have a limit of 16. This limits the total number of boxers to 284.

At the Olympics, boxers are paired off at random (without regard to ranking) and fight in a single-elimination tournament. However, unlike most Olympic events, the loser in each semi-final bout receives a bronze medal.

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Boxing: What's Hot Now: Michael Grant

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Michael Grant
Nov 20th 2011, 10:05

47 Wins, 4 Losses, 35 Knockouts

1994
July 21 -- Ernest English, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey -- TKO 1
Aug. 7 -- Jerome Jones, Tunica, Mississippi -- TKO 2
Sept. 6 -- Frank Hines, Memphis, Tenneessee -- KO 1
Sept. 23 -- Elvin Evans, Tunica, Mississippi -- TKO 6
Oct. 4 -- Ed Strickland, Memphis, Tenneessee -- KO 1
Oct. 22 -- Charlton Brown, Grundy, Virginia -- KO 1
Nov. 1 -- John Jackson, Memphis, Tenneessee -- W 4
Nov. 5 -- Steve Edward, Las Vegas, Nevada -- W DISQ 5
Dec. 3 -- Danny Wofford, Grundy, Virginia -- W 8
Dec. 6 -- Tyrone Dixon, Memphis, Tenneessee -- TKO 1

1995
May 20 -- Lou Turchiarelli, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 1
Sept. 22 -- Stanley Wright, Lewiston, Maine -- TKO 2
Nov. 10 -- Tim Noble, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 2
Dec. 7 -- Mike Dixon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- TKO 6

1996
Jan. 12 -- Bradley Rone, New York, New York -- W 6
Jan. 30 -- Rick Sullivan, Lyndhurst, New Jersey -- TKO 1
March 15 -- Corey Sanders, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 2
May 10 -- Olian Alexander, New York, New York -- TKO 4
June 11 -- Ed Donaldson, Ledyard, Conneticutt -- TKO 3
July 21 -- Ross Puritty, Baltimore, Maryland -- W 10
Oct. 6 -- Louis Monaco, Los Angeles, California -- KO 3
Dec. 6 -- Ray Anis, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- W 10

1997
March 14 -- Jeff Wooden, Albany, New York -- W 10
April 19 -- Lionel Butler, Las Vegas, Nevada -- W DISQ 4
June 20 -- Al Cole, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 10
Nov. 7 -- Jorge Luis Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nevada -- TKO 1

1998
Jan. 17 -- David Izon, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 5
May 30 -- Obed Sullivan, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 9

1999
Jan. 30 -- Ahmad Abdin, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 10
June 19 -- Lou Savarese, New York, New York -- W 10
Nov. 20 -- Andrew Golota, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- TKO 10

2000
Apr. 29 -- Lennox Lewis, New York, New York -- KO by 2
(For WBC and IBF heavyweight title)

2001
July 21 -- Jameel McCline, Las Vegas, Nevada -- TKO by 1

2002
March 9 -- Reynaldo Minus, Pittsburgh, PA -- TKO 4
April 13 -- Joe Lenart, Chester, WV -- TKO 5
June 1 -- Anthony Willis, Las Vegas, Nevada -- TKO 2
August 3 -- Robert Davis, Mashantucket, CT -- TKO 3
November 7 -- James Walton, Washington, DC -- TKO 4

2003
January 24 -- Carlton Johnson, Pittsburgh, PA -- KO 5
April 18 -- Gilbert Martinez, Lemoore, CA -- TKO 8
June 7 -- Dominick Guinn, Atlantic City, NJ -- TKO by 7

2004
Feb. 21 -- Charles Hatcher, Reno, NV -- TKO 6

2005
Apr. 8 -- Wallace McDaniel, Miami, FL -- TKO 8
June 24 -- Marcus McGee, Minneapolis, MN -- W 8

2006
INACTIVE

2007
June 27 -- Billy Zumbrun, New York, NY -- TKO 5
Sept. 7 -- Kevin Montiy, New York, NY -- TKO 7

2008
July 11 -- Demetrice King, Philadelphia, PA -- W 8
Nov. 15 -- Paul Marinaccio, Niagara Falls, NY -- W 12

2009
*INACTIVE*

2010
05-07 -- Kevin Burnett, Huntington, NY, TKO 1
08-21 -- Tomasz Adamek, Newark, NJ, L 12 *RECAP*

2011
03-11 -- Tye Fields, Las Vegas, NV, KO 3

Michael Grant Date of Birth: August 4, 1972

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Boxing: What's Hot Now: Dawson TKOs Hopkins

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Dawson TKOs Hopkins
Nov 20th 2011, 10:05

Nov 10 2011

In a bout that never should have been on pay-per-view, fight fans are once again feeling ripped off. Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson was all but guaranteed to produce twelve rounds with little action and a controversial decision which the loser would claim was unfair. Instead, Hopkins-Dawson ended up yielding less than six minutes of action-free fighting and a controversial decision which left no one satisfied.

After an uneventful first round, Hopkins missed with a right hand and draped himself across the back of Dawson. When Dawson shrugged/shoved Hopkins off, the 46-year-old was lifted off his feet and landed awkwardly on his left elbow. Hopkins immediately grimaced in pain and made no attempt to get to his feet or continue fighting.

Referee Pat Russell ruled that there there was no foul and therefore ruled the the fight a TKO win for Dawson. A no decision would seem to have been the correct call as the bout was not decided by anything resembling a punch.

Neither fighter was satisfied with the outcome or the decision. Dawson, who wanted to be the first fighter to legitimately stop Hopkins, claimed that Hopkins was faking and that there would be no rematch. Dawson's preference is a rematch with Jean Pascal to try to avenge the only defeat of his professional career.

Hopkins claimed that his shoulder had been dislocated but that he told the referee he wanted to continue with one arm. He probably was hurt but there's no audio or video evidence that he had any interest in continuing the fight. Hopkins clearly expected the bout to be ruled a no decision.

Don't be shocked if the California State Athletic Commission justifiably changes the result to a no decision. However, they might also call for a mandatory rematch. No thanks. Once was more than enough.

On the undercard:

* Antonio DeMarco, trailing on all three scorecards, stopped Jorge Linares in the 11th round to win the vacant WBC lightweight title.

* Undefeated junior welterweight Danny Garcia scored a 12 round split decision against former beltholder Kendall Holt.

* Welterweight Paulie Malignaggi won a one-sided 10 round decision over Orlando Lora.

* Cruiserweight Dewey Bozella made his pro debut at age 52 after serving 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Bozella won a four-round decision against Larry Hopkins in what he says will be his "first and last fight".

* Junior middleweight Freddy Hernandez scored a ten round unanimous decision to upset former welterweight beltholder Luis Collazo.

* Welterweight Nick Casal dropped Michael Anderson twice en route to a third round TKO.

* Middleweight Donyil Livingston won a six round decision over Kurtis Colvin.

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Ring Magazine Fighter of Year

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Ring Magazine Fighter of Year
Nov 19th 2011, 10:05

1928 Gene Tunney
1929 Tommy Loughran
1930 Max Schmeling
1931 Tommy Loughran
1932 Jack Sharkey
1933 NO AWARD
1934 Tony Canzoneri/Barney Ross
1935 Barney Ross
1936 Joe Louis
1937 Henry Armstrong
1938 Joe Louis
1939 Joe Louis
1940 Billy Conn
1941 Joe Louis
1942 Ray Robinson
1943 Fred Apostoli
1944 Beau Jack
1945 Willie Pep
1946 Tony Zale
1947 Gus Lesnevich
1948 Ike Williams
1949 Ezzard Charles
1950 Ezzard Charles
1951 Ray Robinson
1952 Rocky Marciano
1953 Bobo Olson
1954 Rocky Marciano
1955 Rocky Marciano
1956 Floyd Patterson
1957 Carmen Basilio
1958 Ingemar Johansson
1959 Ingemar Johansson
1960 Floyd Patterson
1961 Joe Brown
1962 Dick Tiger
1963 Cassius Clay
1964 Emile Griffith
1965 Dick Tiger
1966 NO AWARD
1967 Joe Frazier
1968 Nino Benvenuti
1969 Jose Napoles
1970 Joe Frazier
1971 Joe Frazier
1972 Muhammad Ali/Carlos Monzon
1973 George Foreman
1974 Muhammad Ali
1975 Muhammad Ali
1976 George Foreman
1977 Carlos Zarate
1978 Muhammad Ali
1979 Sugar Ray Leonard
1980 Thomas Hearns
1981 Sugar Ray Leonard/Salvador Sanchez
1982 Larry Holmes
1983 Marvin Hagler
1984 Thomas Hearns
1985 Marvin Hagler/Donald Curry
1986 Mike Tyson
1987 Evander Holyfield
1988 Mike Tyson
1989 Pernell Whitaker
1990 Julio Cesar Chavez
1991 James Toney
1992 Riddick Bowe
1993 Michael Carbajal
1994 Roy Jones Jr.
1995 Oscar De La Hoya
1996 Evander Holyfield
1997 Evander Holyfield
1998 Floyd Mayweather Jr.
1999 Paulie Ayala
2000 Felix Trinidad
2001 Bernard Hopkins
2002 Vernon Forrest
2003 James Toney
2004 Glen Johnson
2005 Ricky Hatton
2006 Manny Pacquiao
2007 Floyd Mayweather Jr.
2008 Manny Pacquiao
2009 Manny Pacquiao
2010 Sergio Martinez

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Boxing: What's Hot Now: 50 Most Exciting Boxers

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50 Most Exciting Boxers
Nov 19th 2011, 10:05

Bleacher Report recently posted a slideshow of their ranking of the 100 Most Exciting Athletes of All Time. Lists of this sort are almost entirely subjective and this one is no exception. While it's fun to scroll through the names (almost all of which are contemporary athletes), I have a big problem with the inclusion of only three boxers! While those three - Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquaio - certainly belong on the list, there are so many others that were overlooked.

So we've gone ahead and compiled our own list of the 50 Most Exciting Boxers of the Past 50 Years. This is not a pound-for-pound list. These are not necessarily the most talented or accomplished boxers, but the most crowd pleasing. The fighters who made every fight a must see fight.

1. Mike Tyson
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Roberto Duran
5. Arturo Gatti
6. Tommy Hearns
7. Matthew Saad Muhammad
8. Naseem Hamed
9. Erik Morales
10. Diego Corrales
11. Evander Holyfield
12. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
13. Sugar Ray Leonard
14. Julian Jackson
15. Marvin Hagler
16. Joe Frazier
17. Bobby Chacon
18. Micky Ward
19. George Foreman
20. Michael Carbajal
21. Tommy Morrison
22. Roy Jones Jr.
23. Kostya Tszyu
24. Carlos Zarate
25. Danny Lopez
26. Israel Vazquez
27. Sonny Liston
28. Aaron Pryor
29. Carlos Monzon
30. Nigel Benn
31. Ruben Olivares
32. Vinny Pazienza
33. Ike Ibeabuchi
34. Salvador Sanchez
35. Ray Mancini
36. Pipino Cuevas
37. Rafael Marquez
38. Alexis Arguello
39. Marco Antonio Barrera
40. Iran Barkley
41. Jeff Fenech
42. Ricky Hatton
43. Livingstone Bramble
44. Ricardo Lopez
45. Rafael Ruelas
46. Earnie Shavers
47. Edwin Valero
48. Greg Haugen
49. Felix Trinidad
50. Johnny Tapia

Just missing the top 50: Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito, Ricardo Mayorga, Fernando Vargas, Miguel Cotto, David Tua, Dwight Qawi, Jeff Chandler, John Duddy.

NOTE: If this had been a list of the most exciting boxers of all-time, then we would have surely found room for the likes of Jack Dempsey, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Stanley Ketchel, Willie Pep, Joe Louis, Rocky Graziano and Jake LaMotta.

Who do you consider to be the most exciting boxer since 1960? And who's missing from our list? Vote in our poll. And tell us who's missing from our Top 50 ... and who doesn't belong on the list at all.

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Boxing: What's Hot Now: Pound-for-Pound Top Fifty

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Pound-for-Pound Top Fifty
Nov 19th 2011, 10:05

Nov 13 2011

One of the easiest ways to get into a debate on boxing is to try and rank the sport’s top practitioners on a pound-for-pound basis. Everyone’s got an opinion and there’s no way to definitely determine who’s right and who’s wrong. Sure Wladimir Klitschko would defeat Manny Pacquiao if they fought each other -- Klitschko outweighs Pac Man by 100 pounds! But if - and this is the big if â€" Klitschko and Pacquiao were in the same weight class and were to match their skills against one another in the ring, which fighter would emerge victorious?

Every boxing enthusiast has seen pound-for-pound rankings in various magazines, on the Net and perhaps even on TV. Most of these lists include only ten fighters. Occasionally, you’ll see a pound-for-pound top twenty. So why stop at twenty? In order to provide even more fodder for conversation and debate, here is a pound-for-pound ranking of the top fifty fighters in the world today.

1. Manny Pacquiao (147)
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (147)
3. Sergio Martinez (160)
4. Nonito Donaire (118)
5. Juan Manuel Marquez (135)
6. Andre Ward (168)
7. Timothy Bradley (140)
8. Wladimir Klitschko (Heavy)
9. Yuriorkis Gamboa (126)
10. Miguel Cotto (154)
11. Lucian Bute (168)
12. Vitali Klitschko (Heavy)
13. Amir Khan (140)
14. Chris John (126)
15. Orlando Salido (126)
16. Juan Manuel Lopez (126)
17. Fernando Montiel (118)
18. Carl Froch (168)
19. Bernard Hopkins (175)
20. Humberto Soto (135)
21. Giovani Segura (108)
22. Brandon Rios (135)
23. Victor Ortiz (147)
24. Chad Dawson (175)
25. Abner Mares (118)
26. Joseph Agbeko (118)
27. Andre Berto (147)
28. Devon Alexander (140)
29. Shane Mosley (147)
30. Tomasz Adamek (Heavy)
31. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (112)
32. Hugo Cazares (115)
33. Robert Guerrero (135)
34. Ricky Burns (135)
35. Mikkel Kessler (168)
36. Marcos Maidana (140)
37. Tavoris Cloud (175)
38. Toshiaki Nishioka (122)
39. Paul Williams (154)
40. Felix Sturm (160)
41. Yonnhy Perez (118)
42. Sergei Dzindziruk (154)
43. Jean Pascal (175)
44. Vic Darchinyan (118)
45. Glen Johnson (168)
46. Kelly Pavlik (160)
47. Arthur Abraham (168)
48. Omar Narvaez (115)
49. David Haye (Heavy)
50. Steve Cunningham (200)

Dropping off the list in recent months: Andre Dirrell (168), Antonio Margarito (154), Marco Antonio Barrera (135), Takashi Uchiyama (130), Rafael Marquez (126), Jhonny Gonzalez (126), Roman Gonzalez (108), Hozumi Hasegawa (126), Ivan Calderon (108).

No doubt your top fifty would look much different. Maybe entirely different! Share your thoughts on the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world today on the boxing bulletin board.

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