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Have No Fear!

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Dec 30, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

By: George Hanson Jr., Esq. In an era of carefully guided careers—boxers fighting infrequently, skillfully crafted public personas, television producers masquerading as boxing promoters peddling their chosen lot as “the real McCoy”—Dhafir “No Fear” Smith is an anomaly. Just 28-years- old the...

Bitter Sweet Revenge for Bernard Hopkins

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Dec 16, 2010 in Featured Articles, Fight Reports, Other News | Comments Off

Compiled By Michael Amakor ï April 4, 2010 ï Live Telecast ï Fight Highlights The 17 year feud between ring legends Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr was finally settled in the ring in a rematch titled the Rivalry at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas Nevada with Hopkins winning a unanimous points...

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Ted the Bull’s Boxing Awards for 2010

Posted by Ted on Dec 16, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

1) Fighter of the Year: Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez While Manny Pacquiao continued his winning ways, Sergio Martinez gets the nod this year for his scintillating high stakes UD over Kelly Pavlik and his blow out KO win over Paul Williams. The classy middleweight from Argentina (46-2-2) now holds...

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Sigmon Decisions Kennedy & Byarm Stops Thorpe

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Dec 16, 2010 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

The Mouthpiece Southern Comfort Sigmon Decisions Kennedy & Byarm Stops Thorpe By: George H. Hanson, Jr., Esq. Date: Saturday, December 11, 2010 Venue: Pikesville Armory – Pikesville, Maryland Promoter: Murray “Jake” Smith – Baltimore Pro Boxing Matchmakers: Josh Hall & Murray “Jake”...

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He’s Back! Angel “Nito” Vazquez

Posted by PATTEE MAK on Dec 12, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

By Pattee Mak I had the pleasure to speak with Angel Vazquez of Hartford, Connecticut concerning his past, his present and his future endeavors concerning the world of boxing. Vazquez started his professional debut at the age of 25 at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Vazquez continued to...

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Listen to Why Fighters Avoid Competition on fightkings radio

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Dec 11, 2010 in Featured Articles, Radio | Comments Off

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Photos From Atlantic City

Posted by PATTEE MAK on Dec 10, 2010 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

Pictures taken by FightKings Correspondent Pattee Mak at the IBA Welterweight Championship held at Bally’s Hotel in Atlantic City. Listen to Episode 2 of FightKings Radio for the pre-fight...

The Dream of Tyson Lives On

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Dec 10, 2010 in Featured Articles | 2 comments

By Michael Amakor On Saturday June 11, 2005, former undisputed heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson suffered another humiliating and shocking defeat after a well publicized comeback, in a fight no one thought he could possibly lose. Before the fight we caught characteristic flashes of the old invincible Mike...

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Miranda Upsets Simon!

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Dec 8, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

The Mouthpiece Barranquilla, Barranquilla! – Miranda Upsets Simon! By: George Hanson Jr., Esq. Date: Friday, December 3, 2010 Venue: The Rollins Center at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, DE Promoter: Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Ring Announcer: Larry...

Postscript to a Bad Night in Vegas: Javier Ayala’s Final Fight

Posted by Ted on Dec 5, 2010 in Featured Articles | 2 comments

In no other sport is the connection between performer and observer so intimate, so frequently painful, so unresolved. – Joyce Carol Oates Every man’s memory is his private literature. – Aldous Huxley His name was Javier Ayala and he lived in Los Angeles by way of Tijuana. He had gone ten...

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What if Joe Frazier Had Fought Ron Lyle?

Posted by JIM AMATO on Dec 5, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

By Jim Amato What happens when the unstoppable force meets the unmovable object? Let me rephrase that. What would have happened if Joe Frazier and Ron Lyle would have hooked up in the mid-1970s? It is too bad this fight was never made. It was discussed on occasion, but to the best of my knowledge no serious...

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Mormeck Challenges Adamek

Posted by Jacboxer on Dec 2, 2010 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

Hurricane Ike caught up with heavyweight contender Jean Marc Mormeck at the Tua vs Barrett...

Blood Bath at the FairFax Center

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Dec 2, 2010 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

Displaying his trademark heart, guts and determination, Jimmy Lange scored a dramatic 10th round knockout of Joe Wyatt with 22 seconds remaining in the final round to capture the North American Boxing Association’s U.S. 154-pound title Saturday night at the Patriot...

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Boxing betting, giving the bookmakers a black eye – Round 3

Posted by admin on Nov 27, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

By Stuart Young After a weekend of freak boxing results, where the bookies definitely won the second round of our personal head-to-head battle, http://www.fightkings.com/boxing/featured-article/boxing-betting-giving-the-bookmakers-a-black-eye-round-2/) we witnessed 12/1 rank outsider Gary Buckland claim...

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Ennis Crushes Lares

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Nov 27, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

The Mouthpiece Father Knows Best! – Ennis Crushes Lares By: George Hanson Jr., Esq. Date: Friday, November 19, 2010 Venue: Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City, NJ Promoter: ...

Martinez Euthanizes Williams

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Nov 24, 2010 in Featured Articles, Fight Reports | 4 comments

Share The Mouthpiece The Inevitable Montecore – Martinez Euthanizes Williams By: George Hanson Jr., Esq. Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010 Venue: Boardwalk Hall—Atlantic City, New Jersey Promoters: Goosen Tutor & DiBella Entertainment Coverage: HBO’s World Championship Boxing Commentators: Bob...

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Ennis Captures NABF Super Middleweight Title

Posted by admin on Nov 22, 2010 in Featured Articles, Fight Reports | Comments Off

ENNIS CAPTURES NABF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE WITH SEVENTH ROUND STOPPAGE OVER LARES TO HIGHLIGHT SPARTAN FIGHT PROMOTIONS BATTLE II *Witherspoon plus five undefeated prospects score wins on the undercard* ATLANTIC CITY (NOVEMBER 21, 2010)—*Farah “The Quiet Storm” Ennis started off Boxing’s biggest...

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Boxing betting, giving the bookmakers a black eye – Round 2

Posted by Stuart on Nov 17, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

By Stuart Young Hatton’s syndrome is officially cured! Legions of weary fans should now be returning to full health after the recent epidemic that hit our shores last weekend for the Haye Vs Harrison bout. Harrison’s shameful performance stank out the MEN Arena in Manchester worse than a...

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Haye Destroys Harrison in 3

Posted by MICHAEL AMAKOR on Nov 13, 2010 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

By Michael Amakor In one of the biggest fights in Britain in recent memory David Haye (24-1, 23KO’S) needed just three rounds to settle all the trash talking in the pre-fight buildup of a fight card tagged “Best of Enemies” to comprehensively outbox, stun, knockdown and eventually...

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Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag! — Judah Decisions Matthysse

Posted by George Hanson., Jr Esq. on Nov 11, 2010 in Featured Articles | Comments Off

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010 Venue: The Prudential Center, Newark, NJ Promoters: Main Events, Golden Boy & Super Judah Promotions Coverage: HBO’s Boxing After Dark Commentators: Jim Lampley, Roy Jones Jr., Harold Lederman...

As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.

In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.