Byrd, Ruiz Keep Titles in Different Ways
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Chris Byrd and John Ruiz still are champions. Not surprisingly, they retained their heavyweight titles in contrasting ways. Byrd smoothly rallied with precise if underpowered flurries to beat Jameel McCline on a split decision Saturday night to keep his IBF title. McCline scored the only knockdown of the bout and was sharp for the first four rounds before faltering.
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They call Bernard Hopkins paranoid, but you can&#39;t be paranoid when you&#39;re right. Bernard Hopkins has always been right about what&#39;s wrong with boxing, and his career has suffered for it.
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After a course record on Thursday, the six-time tour winner manages just two birdies. Jonathan Byrd&#39;s second-straight round of 66 is good for a share of the lead.
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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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Uh, about that &quot;Once and For All&quot; that Erik Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera III was titled. Forget it. Finality is set aside in boxing when to do so means good business, and these
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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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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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Andrew Golota was on his absolute best behavior when he challenged Chris Byrd seven months ago at Madison Square Garden. His &quot;Foul Pole&quot; persona was a no-show.
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AMERICAN Chris Byrd retained his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title in New York today with a 12-round split decision over compatriot Jameel McCline.
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There was a time when knocking out Mike Tyson was boxing&#39;s equivalent to beating Ken Jennings at Final Jeopardy. It was the most Heruculean of labors and when it finally happened, it was an international event
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Sen. Robert C. Byrd has addressed hundreds of issues in his 49-year Senate career, but his speech Thursday was unusually personal.
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ATLANTA -- One guy hasn&#39;t won in 12 months and the other hasn&#39;t won in nearly 12 years. It&#39;s tough to decide which stat is the more improbable.
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LAS VEGAS - Though Lennox Lewis will concede Vitali Klitschko might be the front-runner to succeed him as the recognized heavyweight champion of the world, he isn&#39;t
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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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Jail never made anybody tougher. Youâre either tough before you go in or youâre not. If anything, jail makes you paranoid. Hopkins, 39, is probably boxingâs most paranoid representative.
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TRADING victories like heavyweight boxers swapping mighty punches, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are locked in a championship race in which every lost point will be seized upon as a sign of frailty.
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University of Massachusetts football coach Don Brown has eschewed comparisons between the school's 1998 national championship team and the current edition, which will play Appalachian State tonight for the Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (formerly 1-AA) national title.