Boxing 2011 - Page 4

denphone · 12-10-2011, 09:33

Returning DeGale vows to silence critics and become new European champion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...e-critics.html

adzii_nufc · 12-10-2011, 12:06

It's all action from the Klitschko brothers now, Haye seems to have no interest at all.

One of the Key factors of the loss to the Wlad I think was the fact of his build up fights were pathetic.. Someone like Harrison before Wlad was stupidity. A squash match that gave him no real challenge at all which led into a fight with the best Heavyweight in the world. Kudos to Haye & Booth for being unbelievable idiots.

There were easily better and harder options than Harrison and it goes to show almost solid proof that Harrison was simply a money fight for both of them. Absolute joke imo.

denphone · 12-10-2011, 21:34

Unbeaten Fury to fight champion Pajkic for Commonwealth title in Manchester

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...anchester.html

Kingofthedead4 · 13-10-2011, 16:20

I like Fury, but he needs to sort his stamina out.

denphone · 14-10-2011, 21:40

Tony Bellew is happy to acknowledge Nathan Cleverly's academic prowess, but feels confident he has a better boxing brain than the Welshman.The pair go toe-to-toe on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Bellew's home city of Liverpool, with Cleverly's WBO light-heavyweight belt on the line.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...-Cleverly.html

Chad · 14-10-2011, 23:04

I've been hearing rumblings from Bellew's training camp that he is in top form. Boxing forums are buzzing that Bellew might actually pull of the shock and stop Cleverly.

I think Bellew has a great chance. I've always thought Cleverly has had an easy ride to the top. Yes he's held the British, Commonwealth, European and WBO light heavyweight titles but he has never beat the reigning champion to get the belt. He's always faced a top 10 contender for each belt after the champion vacated. He's also only stopped 11 of his 22 opponents.

Cleverly has never been down, Bellew has been down 4 times and comeback and won. Bellew has the experience of going down and coming back to fight on. I think Cleverly might have a tough night ahead of him if his chin isn't made of granite.

My head says Cleverly on points, my heart says Bellew by K.O. Eitherway it'll be a good fight, one I won't be placing a bet on.

denphone · 15-10-2011, 06:06

l still think that Cleverly will win although it will be a tough fight.

denphone · 16-10-2011, 06:21

James DeGale became European super-middleweight champion as he secured a majority decision against Piotr Wilczewski in Liverpool. DeGale bounced back from his points defeat by George Groves in May, the first loss of his professional career

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/15324766.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...ean-title.html

Nathan Cleverly ensured this was not a day Wales will have to forget completely by retaining his WBO light-heavyweight crown against Tony Bellew in a steamer of a contest fuelled by the two men's enmity.

The count was 114-114, 116-113, 117-112 in the champion's favour, and at the end both men could grin and accept that the bad blood should be discarded after each had banged each other around the canvas enough to prove their points but l wa a bit surprised in the points discrepancy at the end of the fight with one judge in particular.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011...?newsfeed=true

TheDon · 16-10-2011, 13:43

At least the judging in the Cleverly fight wasn't the only suspect thing going on in boxing last night!

MMA style takedown ruled as a TKO when it should have been a no contest.

denphone · 21-10-2011, 14:13

Hopkins restored as WBC champion following bizarre fight with Dawson

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Hopkins, 46, appeared to have lost his belt in controversial style in Los Angeles last weekend when referee Pat Russell awarded Dawson the fight after he lifted Hopkins off his feet in the second round, forcing the veteran to claim he could no longer continue owing to a shoulder injury.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oth...-champion.html

Move over Pacquiao... the Philippines has a new boxing star in Donaire

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Donaire said: 'No matter what it is I'm a warrior and I'll fight with whatever I've got. You put your life on the line when you fight in the ring. I'm willing to give everything in there and I will never give up.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...o-Donaire.html

London calling! Burns eyes 'biggest test' of career against Katsidis at Wembley

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'I think the first half of the fight is going to the toughest, trying to keep him away, because he is a good pressure fighter. But I do see me pulling this one off.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...-Katsidis.html

denphone · 22-10-2011, 05:45

British super-heavyweight Anthony Joshua can have a career to rival that of Lennox Lewis, according to his coach Sean Murphy.

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I see him going as far as Lennox Lewis."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/15352007.stm

denphone · 23-10-2011, 10:23

Nonito Donaire retained his WBC and WBO bantamweight titles with a unanimous points win over outclassed Argentine Omar Narvaez.

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Such was the one-sided nature of the bout, Donaire was heard telling his corner that he was bored after the 11th round.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...ht-titles.html

denphone · 25-10-2011, 20:24

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Michael Katsidis has labelled Ricky Burns the most dangerous British opponent he could face as he looks for his third success in London. The Australian fights Burns on November 5 for the WBO interim lightweight title as the Scot moves up a weight following three successful defences of his world super-featherweight title.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...cky-Burns.html

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Wladimir Klitschko expects a Mike Tyson-like challenge from Jean-Marc Mormeck but says no amount of planning will help the Frenchman when the two get into the ring.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...ike-Tyson.html

denphone · 29-10-2011, 11:47

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...orta-bout.html

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Frank Warren was left seething after Frankie Gavin went AWOL during his training camp and pulled out of his WBO Inter-Continental welterweight clash with Frank Haroche Horta.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...litschkos.html

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David Haye admits 'only time will tell' whether the Klitschko brothers try to lure him out of retirement with a shot at redemption.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...ndre-Ward.html

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Much fanfare will herald the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City next month when Carl Froch and Andre Ward square off for the supposed status of the world's No 1 super-middleweight.

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He is 6ft 1in and comes from Canada, and his name is Lucian Bute. While the other top 12-stone fighters have been embroiled in their increasingly contrived competition, Bute has stolen their thunder

denphone · 06-11-2011, 06:21

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...ond-round.html

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Unbeaten prospect George Groves retained his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles with a brutal second-round knockout win over Paul Smith at Wembley Arena on Saturday night.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...-WBO-belt.html

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Ricky Burns's sparkling run of form continued at Wembley Arena as he stepped up a division to produce a career-best win over Australian brawler Michael Katsidis.

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Burns was boxing beautifully and regularly landing sharp counter-attacks, though he still allowed himself to be backed up to the ropes occasionally by Katsidis's crude onslaughts.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...er-cancer.html

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Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier is seriously ill with liver cancer. His personal and business manager said that the 67-year-old boxer was diagnosed four or five weeks ago and is under hospice care.

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Leslie Wolff said that those close to Frazier are hoping for the best, but calls it a 'serious situation'.

Very sad to hear this about Joe Frazier.