Never Say Die: The Rehabilitation of John Ruiz
By Shawn Krest - Don’t look now, but by the end of the weekend, John Ruiz just might be heavyweight champion of the world.
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Heavyweight Mission - Can David Haye Succeed?
By Shawn Krest - Like so many cruiserweights before him, David Haye will soon be throwing his Hayemakers with the big boys. In its 25-year lifespan, the division has been the equivalent of a fancy Las Vegas hotel. It’s had more than it’s share of talent drop by, but none of them stick around for very long.
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De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao: Legit Fight or is it All Talk?
By Shawn Krest - Pardon me for not hanging breathlessly on the progress of whether or not the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya happens on December 6 in Las Vegas.
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Fighting for History: The Legacy of Bernard Hopkins
By Shawn Krest - This shouldn’t be happening. At an age where most athletes are ruining their legacies, Bernard Hopkins began building his. At an age when he promised he’d retire, he did just the opposite, embarking on a series of fights whose strength of schedule has rarely been seen in the hundred-plus year history of the sport. At the tail end of Hopkins’ record-setting reign as middleweight champion—a twenty-fight string that was mocked for being heavy on Robert Allens (three times) and Morrade Hakkars and light on Felix Trinidads—Hopkins began to look to the history books. Sure, twenty defenses may have stamped his ticket to Canastota, but the eight-fight string beginning with defense number nineteen and leading into October could get him a higher level of respect when compared to other middleweight greats. Some time in 2004, Hopkins seems to have picked up a boxing magazine, flipped to the pound-for-pound rankings, and began scheduling bouts. In order, he’s knocked out Oscar de la Hoya, dominated Howard Eastman, considered at the time the top middleweight contender, and stubbornly refused to pass the torch in two razor-thin losses Jermain Taylor, an undefeated Olympian thirteen years his junior.
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