Mayweather-Judah: Who to Root For
The upcoming bout between “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather and Zab “Super” Judah poses an interesting dilemma for fight fans. Who should we root for?
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Richard McManus
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Is Floyd Really Number 1?
As most know, the mythical Pound for Pound ranking system is a methodology devised by the boxing public as a means of measuring fighters from various weight classes, divisions and eras against one another. The historical basis within the sport dates back to the days when “Sugar” Ray Robinson was the best fighter in the world and people needed a way to express his status as such.
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Judah vs. Sweet Pea: A Historical Analysis
Up until about two months ago it was requisite for fighters planning to headline a major Pay Per View card to win their lead-up fight. These fights are usually known as tune-up or “stay busy” fights and under some circumstance are mandatory championship defenses. The networks and the promoters generally use these matches as a means of promoting the upcoming mega-fight Pay Per View.
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Heavyweight Miscellany - A Deep Look
Making no sense whatsoever, the Heavyweight division in boxing remains the sideshow of the sport. Several top 15 Heavies are in action over the next several weeks so I thought this might be an opportunity to shed some light on the confusion and mire that is Heavyweight boxing in 2006. The only mention I will make of Mike Tyson on this page is to say right here that I will only mention him one more time.
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Augustus Keeps Plugging Away
Emanuel Augustus (32-25-6, 17 KOs) will return to the ring this Friday night. This time out he faces the rugged Mexican journeyman, Arturo Morua (22-7-1, 13 KOs). Augustus, 31, is a fan favorite known as much for his antics and ring dancing as he is for his boxing skills, which are considerable. He’s a fighter with good hand speed, quick combinations, great footwork and excellent ring movement. There are 25 losses on his record, but he’s very tough opponent and almost always loses by decision. Of his 25 losses only 3 have been by knockout and two of those were against elite fighters (Floyd Mayweather and Jesus Chavez). Augustus only won 6 fights in a row once, and those six wins were in his first six fights. Since then he’s lost four in a row on two occasions. This fight on Friday will be Augustus’ 2nd fight so far this year. In his last fight one month ago, Augustus scored a dramatic 10th round knockout of Jamie Rangel, the tough 140-pounder who is best known for getting knocked out in one round by Zab Judah. Before the Rangel tiff, in October 2005, Augustus lost a close, reportedly controversial decision to Montreal’s Hermann Ngoudjo in a NABF 140-pound title fight that took place in Ngoudjo’s hometown.
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Calzaghe Puts Boxing Experts On Notice
Joe Calzaghe out thought, out planned and out worked his younger and less experienced foe on Saturday night in their 168-pound unification bout. Calzaghe moved to 41-0, 31 KO and Lacy falls to 21-1, 17KO. Calzaghe is now the owner of the WBO, IBO and IBF 168-pound belts.
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Calzaghe vs. Lacy: A Preview
On Saturday night, the town known as “Pittsburgh without the glamour”, also known as Manchester, England, will play host to a widely anticipated Super Middleweight showdown that promises to answer several questions for the hardcore boxing public.
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Mosley-Vargas: Questions Answered
Fernando Vargas is a ring warrior. He is why we love the sport of professional prize fighting. He has taken on all comers and in defeat he always goes out on his shield. Unfortunately for him, in his biggest fights, his body has always found a way to betray his spirit.
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Day of Reckoning for Pac-Fans
Before I go on I would just like to say that I love the Pacquiao fans. I think they add a lot to our boxing debate and they bring enthusiasm and energy to the fight fan message boards where the hardcore public congregates daily the world over. They keep us all in check with their ardent defense of Manny, never allowing a critical word to be uttered without a ten-fold hyper-aggressive response. They move en masse, as a bloc to attack and pacify any critics.
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Pretty Boy Continues to Depress
Saturday Night "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather improved his record to 33-0, 22KO's with a 8th Round knockout against Henry Brusles. It was only Mayweather's second knockout win since 2001 and his second fight in 14 months. Now Floyd deserves some credit. He's managed to remain undefeated as a pro while earning some decent wins over good fighters like Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo and Jesus Chavez.
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