Boxers on opposite paths
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LAS VEGAS Â· Bernard Hopkins&#39; future seems certain, full of big fights and bigger paydays. The future is less clear for Oscar De La Hoya.
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Let&#39;s face it, there are not a lot of attractive matchups these days in boxing&#39;s heavyweight division. There are four different champions, and, arguably, only one of them can be considered legitimate.
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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- When last they saw each other, WBC light heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek and challenger Paul Briggs were both bleary-eyed and bloody. That night Adamek prevailed, but barely, each man extracting from the other a terrible price for agreeing to an angry business meeting in which leather and blood flew.
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David vs. Goliath scenarios have always attracted an audience, particularly when the showdown is inside a boxing ring. When Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins square off Saturday
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What&#39;s up? I see the whole world has their eyes on the Oscar vs. Bernard fight. My thought is Oscar is coming off with an upset.
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ATHENS -- There's only room for one Cinderella in a boxing ring. That was the sad lesson Andre Berto learned last night as his long road to the Olympic Games came to an abrupt end at the Peristeri Boxing Hall in his first fight in the welterweight division. First fight, that is, unless you understand what it took for him ...
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Every fighter Ward faces is Dudley Do-Right, and in every bout Ward is Snidley Whiplash. American athletes are not riding a tidal wave of love at these Olympics, and the boxing fans are particularly expressive in their anti-US sentiment.
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When Byrd (37-2-1) walks across the ring at Madison Square Garden tonight to defend his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title against McCline (31-3-3), the fighters will see more than just a dangerous opponent.
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At Saturday night&#39;s buffet of heavyweight boxing at Madison Square Garden, some fighters brought more to the table than others.
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At first glance, it appears the advantages lie with undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins in his title defense against Oscar De La Hoya tonight. But looks can be deceiving, as De La Hoya has proven throughout his career.
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Andrew Golota has been in his fair share of wars in the ring, and whether he has it in him to endure another remains to be seen. Not that I expect his bout with John Ruiz to be one.
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It&#39;s moments like this when boxing fans must know that the folks at HBO and the Garden don&#39;t take you seriously. Seriously now.
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Much like Muhammad Ali before him, heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko isn&#39;t afraid to take a political stance. By Joe Cavaretta, AP.
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It's an amateur boxing practice with a difference: neither fighter can see.
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It's the time of year when boxing people say "Season's Beatings" and look forward to a new year in which more than a few good fights break out. That may not be what everyone in the world is looking for, but for fighters, their fans, and those who promote, manage, or cheat boxers whenever possible, it's the one thing everyone ...
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Phase one of promoter Don King&#39;s plan to unify the heavyweight championship kicks off at Madison Square Garden tonight with two of the four widely recognized title belts up for grabs and a host of other boxers jockeying for position.
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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.