Ruiz, Golota Has Potential to Be Ugly
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In this photo released by DKP, boxing promoter Don King, center, poses in New York, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 with the eight heavyweight boxers that will do battle in New York City&#39;s Madison Square Graden on Staurday, Nov. 13.
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Whether itâs money, the roar of the crowd or just to improve oneâs place in history, there are more boxers who later regret the decision to return to the ring rather than those who stay home.
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John Ruiz says he expects Andrew Golota to quit when they fight for the WBA heavyweight title.
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The last time we saw Roy Jones Jr., he was getting drilled in shocking fashion by Antonio Tarver on May 15. Afterwards, he would tell anyone in sight that he simply couldn&#39;t find the motivation
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NEW YORK -- This was everything Andrew Golota could have hoped for. It was the last, best hope for the Chicagoan to become heavyweight champion of the world.
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EXTREME bloody-mindedness can be seen as an asset in sport, but in boxing, after time, it can become dangerous. It has been four years since Evander Holyfield has been a serious contender, but
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For heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, the preparations for Saturday&#39;s title fight have been overshadowed by political upheaval half a world away.
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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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The late start wasn&#39;t all that bad. For those unfortunate enough to buy Don. in bed and didn&#39;t have to see it. Want to know what&#39;s wrong with the heavyweight division these days?
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By Anthony Evans in Las Vegas pic by Mr Will : WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has welcomed the news that bitter rival Lennox Lewis is considering a comeback with derision.
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ATHENS -- Some guys learn from their mistakes. Andre Dirrell didn't. America's middleweight medal hopeful followed the same pattern against Gennady Golovkin yesterday that he fell into during his quarterfinal victory over Cuba's Yordani Despaigne two days ago but this time he paid a more costly price than he had two days earlier, when he escaped with a 12-11 victory ...
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The old order is passing in boxing and a potential new powerhouse has emerged. Timing always has been the ally of Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins. It is what made the former a six-time world champion and the latter the undisputed middleweight champion through more successful title defenses than any fighter in history.
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Mention Bernard Hopkins, and Felix Trinidad winces. Bring up Oscar De La Hoya or Roy Jones, and Trinidad shakes his head. Back among boxing&#39;s biggest names, Trinidad is ending more than two years of retirement
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Bernard Hopkins hungers for the notoriety that comes from winning a $40 million fight while a stoic Oscar De La Hoya seeks to nail down a place among prizefightingâs immortals.
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Andrew Golota claims he will retire if he fails to clinch a version of the world heavyweight title in New York tomorrow night. The controversial Pole gets another chance when he meets John Ruiz for the WBA belt at Madison Square Garden.
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Sport: Boxing: Bernard Hopkins tells Donald McRae that he has seen the fear in Joe Calzaghe's eyes
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There are two letters Oscar De La Hoya has never been able to decipher, and he cannot use dyslexia as an excuse. X&#39;s and O&#39;s look the same whether they&#39;re on their sides, upside down or backwards.