Byrd, Ruiz retain titles and others lose ground
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NEW YORK Â· On heavyweight night, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz are still champions. Not unusually, they kept their titles in contrasting ways.
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Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Lamon Brewster, and Vitali Klitschko all hold a fraction of the undisputed heavyweight crown, but which of these pugilists can claim legitimately that he is the one true champion?
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What amuses me is the fact that Williams beat the best America has to offer in the heavyweight division, namely Mike Tyson, I think Klitscho is gonna rule for a long time.
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PALM HARBOR, Florida  - Jonathan Byrd shot his  second successive five-under-par 66 on Friday and joined Jeff  Sluman on top of the leader board after two rounds at the  Chrysler Championship.
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LAS VEGAS - Ukraineâs Vitali Klitschko stopped Britainâs Danny Williams in the eighth round to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight crown today.
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NEW YORK - Jameel McCline landed a crushing right hand on Chris Byrd&#39;s head near the end of the second round, leaving the defending IBF heavyweight champion glassy eyed.
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Jameel McCline had made a habit of calling heavyweight titleholder Chris Byrd, his good friend, whenever he found out about his next fight in order to hear Byrd&#39;s opinion and discuss strategy.
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Promoter Don King opened the heavyweight divisionâs recycle bin at New York on Saturday night, and Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Andrew Golota, Hasim Rahman and Oliver McCall came tumbling out.
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Jonathan Byrd forgot what it was like to play in one of those PGA Tour boondoggles that have no cut and guaranteed money even for last place. But the BMW Championship is no place for him to relax, even if Cog Hill had the atmosphere of a library Thursday.
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ATHENS -- Long before the parade of black belts at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in yesterday's judo competition for men and women, the specter of politics was apparent.
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MANNHEIM, Germany -- Wladimir Klitschko successfully defended his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title last night, dropping Ray Austin with a flurry of left hooks and stopping the American challenger in the second round.
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If Vitali Klitschko made one thing clear last night about the heavyweight division, it&#39;s how finished Mike Tyson really is. Anyone who thought otherwise
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John Ruiz and Chris Byrd defend their heavyweight boxing crowns here on Saturday while former champions Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman seek triumphs that might give them a chance to reclaim the throne.
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The New York State Athletic Commission wasted no time taking action against Norman Stone, the bombastic manager of World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz, suspending him 60 days and fining him $1,000 for abusive language and actions during Saturday night's bout at Madison Square Garden. The commission is also considering an indefinite suspension for four-time heavyweight ...
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Vitali Klitschko has knocked out Danny Williams in the eighth round to retain his WBC heavyweight crown and become the premier champion in the division.
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In the PGA Tour&#39;s last full-field tournament of the year, Jeff Sluman and Jonathan Byrd are tied for first after two rounds. Byrd birdied five holes on the back nine
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Evander Holyfield may have finally run out of reasons to keep fighting. If so, it appears he'll be the last one to admit it. The former heavyweight champion's sad decline continued Saturday night when he was dominated by a journeyman fighter who wouldn't have lasted six rounds with him during his prime.