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Amir Khan and His Camp Need to Stop Talking and Just Win Some Fights
In each of his last two fights, British welterweight Amir Khan entered the ring as the heavy favorite. He was supposed to walk through both Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia, paving the way for potential superfights with Floyd Mayweather Jr...
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Floyd Mayweather: Sergio Martinez Fight Much More Dangerous Than Pacquiao
Has anyone heard from Floyd Mayweather Jr.? The last the boxing world saw of him was his May 5 defeat of Miguel Cotto and his subsequent trip to a Las Vegas jail to serve his sentence for battery...
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Danny Garcia Has Plenty of Options After Ending Erik Morales' Career
It's amazing how far Danny "Swift" Garcia has come in 2012. Just three months ago, he was an opponent for Amir Khan, expected to surrender his belt and then go away. But he didn't surrender his belt...
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Boxing Is Back: 10 Things We Learned from Brooklyn's Triumphant Return
Barclays Center was electric Saturday night, as the sport of championship boxing returned to the borough for the first time in 81 years...
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Boxing Needs Stronger Drug Testing Before a Fight Ends in Tragedy
You can love or hate Floyd Mayweather Jr. But, he was on to something long before the rest of us. And that was the need to enforce a strict drug-testing regimen to get performance enhancing drugs out of boxing...
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Lennox Lewis Loses Mind, Says David Haye Deserves Title Shot
Really Lennox? Really? You were one of the, possibly the, greatest heavyweight of your era. You beat Holyfield, Tyson, Mercer, Tua, and even one of the seemingly untouchable Klitschko's...
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5 UFC-Style Changes Boxing Must Take to Save the Sport
For decades, the American combat-sport market was dominated by boxing. Boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson and even Oscar De La Hoya weren't just big names within the sport, they were big names in all of sports...
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Canelo Alvarez Tells Golden Boy, Get Me Sergio Martinez in May
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has settled on a date for his next fight and he's zeroing in on a big one, targeting middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. "We had a meeting with people of Golden Boy Promotions and we agreed that our next fight is on May 4...
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Notre Dame: NCAA Says Correct Call Made Ending Irish-Stanford Game
Lost in the drama of Notre Dame's victory-preserving goal-line stand against Stanford last Saturday, was the very legitimate question of whether or not the referees got the final call right...
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Boxing Legend Evander Holyfield to Finally Call It a Career on Friday
Legendary former heavyweight champion Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield is finally set to call it a career, planning his announcement to coincide with his 50th birthday on Friday...
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College Football: Relax Oregon, First BCS Standings Are Meaningless
The first edition of the BCS standings came out this past Sunday, and you'd think given all the debate, discussion and argument that they were set in stone. The most vocal opponents of the rankings were based in Eugene, Oregon, where the No...
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Andre Ward: Lack of Appealing Fights Show He's Become Victim of Own Success
Reports surfaced earlier this week that negotiations had begun between super-middleweight champion Andre Ward and former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik for a fight early next year...
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BCS: Breaking Down the Top 5, Should Notre Dame Be Higher?
Fresh off a dramatic goal-line stand that preserved a victory against rival Stanford, Notre Dame has something new to smile about tonight. The Irish, 6-0 for the first time since 2002, debuted at No...
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Nonito Donaire: Jorge Arce Up Next After Dominant Performance
Nonito Donaire , fresh off his impressive victory Saturday night, is looking at a December return to the ring against WBO bantamweight champion Jorge Arce ...
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Brandon Rios Goes to War, Comes Back to Stop Mike Alvarado in the Seventh
Brandon Rios dug deep, overcame an early assault and stopped Mike Alvarado in the seventh round Saturday night in Carson, Calif. In doing so, he emerged as a new brightly shining star in the boxing world...
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Notre Dame Stuffs Stanford at the Goal Line, Remains Undefeated
In a game of high hopes and high drama, it was the Notre Dame defense that once again stood strong in the end, as it has done all season for the Irish...
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Sitting Stephen Strasburg Blows Up in Nationals Face
How do you think it felt to be Stephen Strasburg , sitting in Nationals Park last night, knowing he could do nothing to help? To see a team one strike away (twice) from advancing to the NLCS denied by a St...
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Evander Holyfield Finally Comes to His Senses, Sort Of, Admits End Is Near
For many fight fans, Evander Holyfield defined an era of heavyweight boxing. There was a time when you could even argue that the "Real Deal" was the best heavyweight of an era that ...
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Manny Pacquiao's Extension with Bob Arum Won't Prevent Mayweather Fight
Various media outlets are reporting today that boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has, as expected, extended his contract with Bob Arum's Top Rank for another year...
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Andre Ward: Leaning Towards February Return, Fight with Kelly Pavlik
WBC and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward , fresh off his dominating victory over Chad Dawson in September, is looking towards a February return to the ring. The targeted return date is Feb...
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Timothy Bradley: Foot Is Fine, Would Rather Not Fight Than Face Peterson
WBO Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley responded to comments from inside his camp, saying his foot is fine and the reason he may not fight in December is the opponent, not an injury...
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5 Fearless Predictions for Rios-Alvarado and Donaire-Nishioka
If you're a boxing fan, you absolutely must tune in this Saturday night, as HBO's Boxing After Dark will present two fights that have the makings of fight of the year written all over them...
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Notre Dame Football: A Complete Breakdown of the Biggest Stanford Game in Years
Notre Dame and Stanford have played 25 times during their historic rivalry, with the Irish winning 17 of those games. The recent history has been dominated by the Cardinal, who have won the last three meetings, led by this year's NFL No...
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Will Rift Between Timothy Bradley and Bob Arum Put December Fight in Jeopardy?
WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley's December date at Marlins Park in Miami appears to be in serious jeopardy, according to his promoter Bob Arum. And Arum, for one, doesn't seem too happy about it...
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Boxing: Which of These 7 Fighters Could Be Mexico's Next Great Champion?
Mexico has a proud fighting tradition. When you think of Mexican fighting, you think names like Julio Cesar Chavez and Salvador Sanchez...