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• Roy Jones Rises From Canvas to Fight Bernard Hopkins
• By Lem Satterfield 3/19/2010 5:00 PM ET
• On May 22 of 1993, unbeaten, 24-year-old Roy Jones Jr. faced what, to that point, had been the biggest challenge of his life in 28-year-old Bernard Hopkins. Their clash at Washington, D.C.'s, ... More »
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• The Strange Case of Beibut Shumenov and Gabriel Campillo
• By Lem Satterfield 2/15/2010 5:20 PM ET
• When Spain's southpaw, Gabriel Campillo successfully defended his WBA light heavyweight (175 pounds) title against former Kazakhstan Olympian Beibut Shumenov, on Aug. 19, all was delightful in the ... More »
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• Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Trade Verbal Jabs in New York
• By Lem Satterfield 2/09/2010 8:28 PM ET
• There have been at least two times during Bernard Hopkins' career that has resorted to financial incentives against opponents in order to motivate himself to severely punish them in the ring. And ... More »
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• Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones II Press Tour Starts Next Week
• By Lem Satterfield 2/02/2010 12:53 AM ET
• The promotional tour for the April 3 rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones will begin with press conferences in New York and Los Angeles on Feb. 9 and 10, respectively, according to a release ... More »
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• A Decade of Boxing Honors
• By Lem Satterfield 12/31/2009 8:26 PM ET
• Fighter Of The Decade: Manny Pacquiao Since losing to Erik Morales on March 19, 2005, Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 knockouts) is 11-0 with eight KOs, including his last four stoppages, respectively, ... More »
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• Hopkins Routs Ornelas, Predicts He'll Be Heavyweight Champ in 2010
• By Lem Satterfield 12/02/2009 10:58 PM ET
• Bernard Hopkins out-jabbed, out-punched and generally out-worked his younger opponent, Enrique Ornelas, on Wednesday night, on the way to a lopsided, 12-round, unanimous decision in their light ... More »
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• Chad Dawson Calls Out Bernard Hopkins
• By Lem Satterfield 12/02/2009 4:42 PM ET
• Outside of the ropes, it takes a lot to get Chad Dawson riled up. "Chad Dawson is one of the best fighters in the world, and he shows it every time that he goes into the ring," said Dawson's ... More »
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• Roy Jones Pursues Belt in Fifth Division Against Australia's Danny Green
• By Lem Satterfield 12/01/2009 11:13 PM ET
• Roy Jones Jr. will pursue his third straight knockout in as many fights on Wednesday at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, against hard-hitting IBO cruiserweight (200 pounds) champion Danny Green. ... More »
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• Hopkins Hungry for Ornelas
• By Lem Satterfield 12/01/2009 1:21 AM ET
• During his preparation for Wednesday night's fight with the rugged, Enrique Ornelas, Bernard Hopkins has stripped himself, mentally, of any pride or sense of entitlement that has come with the ... More »
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• Bernard Hopkins' Ring Life Continues
• By Lem Satterfield 11/18/2009 10:43 PM ET
• Don't wish Bernard Hopkins success, wish him failure. Specifically, tell the 44-year-old boxer that he's so far past his prime, that you believe he'll lose on Dec. 2 to unheralded 29-year-old Enrique ... More »
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• Chad Dawson Overwhelms Glen Johnson
• By Lem Satterfield 11/07/2009 11:41 PM ET
• Southpaw "Bad" Chad Dawson moved effortlessly around the ring while Glen "The Road Warrior" Johnson was mostly flat-footed and looked old. Dawson fired his right jab, following it up with left hooks ... More »
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• Chad Dawson Looks to Repeat Against Glen Johnson
• By Lem Satterfield 11/06/2009 7:14 PM ET
• Perhaps Glen Johnson's best attempt at head-games during the buildup to Saturday night's 175-pound rematch with IBO titlist Chad Dawson is his refusal to admit defeat. The facts are that Johnson was ... More »
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• Gary Shaw Reality Show Back On
• By Ariel Helwani 5/11/2009 3:16 PM ET
• While watching the Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson boxing match on HBO this weekend, I couldn't help but notice a very familiar logo smack-dab in the middle of ring: "Blood, Sweat & Bling," it ... More »
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• Zsolt Erdei: Least Respected, Most Ignored Unbeaten Champ in History
• By Michael David Smith 5/10/2009 11:30 AM ET
• HBO boxing announcer Jim Lampley has a real gift for brevity: He can tell you everything you need to know about a boxer in just a couple of sentences. And I think a comment he made before Saturday ... More »
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• Chad Dawson Beats Antonio Tarver
• By Michael David Smith 5/09/2009 11:06 PM ET
• Seven months ago, Chad Dawson beat Antonio Tarver by lopsided unanimous decision. On Saturday night in Las Vegas Tarver got his rematch, and Dawson whipped him again. ... More »
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• Chad Dawson Has Message for Rivals
• By Ariel Helwani 5/07/2009 9:46 AM ET
• Following Chad Dawson's 12-round destruction of Antonio Tarver last October, there wasn't much interest in seeing a rematch. However, in the wacky world of professional boxing things like fan ... More »
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