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A community portal about Boxing with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Boxing, also called pugilism, prizefighting or the sweet science, is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight...
A community portal about Boxing with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Boxing, also called pugilism, prizefighting or the sweet science, is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called "rounds". In both Olympic and professional divisions, the combatants avoid their opponent's punches while trying to land punches of their own. Points are awarded for clean, solid blows to the legal area on the front of the opponent's body above the waistline, with hits to the head and torso being especially valuable. The fighter with the most points after the scheduled number of rounds is declared the winner. Victory may also be achieved if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue. For record-keeping purposes, a TKO is usually counted as a knockout when calculating the total knockouts.
Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather in his first open workout since coming out of retirement with trainer and uncle Roger Mayweather, as he prepares for his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico, at Peacock Gym on May 22, 2009 in London, England. The fight's due to take place on July 18, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Floyd Mayweather;Roger Mayweather (Getty Images)more pics »
Joel Casamayor (L) hits Juan Manuel Marquez during their bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena September 13, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Casamayor defeated Marquez with an 11th round knockout. (Getty Images)more pics »
(L-R) Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines throws a left to the head of Oscar De La Hoya during their welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena December 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Getty Images)more pics »
(L-R) Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines knocks down Ricky Hatton of England during their junior welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena May 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Manny Pacquiao;Ricky Hatton (Getty Images)more pics »
Now that negotiations for a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight have begun in earnest, it's only natural to briefly stop wondering about whether or not it will get done and start considering where it will take place.
The reflex action is to say it will be held in one of the Las Vegas casinos, and it's true that Sin City is still the fight capital of the world. But this is no ordinary boxing match, and the usual rules simply don't apply.
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After the first two bouts in Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic, things were looking grim for the American participants.
Jermain Taylor was stopped in devastating fashion in the final seconds of his bout with Germany's "King" Arthur Abraham. Later in the day Nottingham's own WBC Super Middleweight king, Carl Froch, took a close and controversial decision over American prospect Andre Dirrell.
With Oakland, CA native Andre Ward (21-0...
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By Thomas Hauser: Thanksgiving and Christmas came early for boxing this year. The November 14th mega-match between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto was the biggest and most important fight of 2009. Think of it as a holiday festival with Pacquiao in the role of Santa Claus. Or maybe Manny is better characterized as a non-stop Energizer Easter Bunny, whose fists exploded like Fourth of July fireworks and turned Cotto’s face into a gruesome...
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- Atienza: Pacquiao will back my presidential bet (abs-cbnnews.com)
As is usual with the boxing business, there is little time for reflection on the magnificent victory for Manny Pacquiao over Miguel Cotto. Already the talk is about the next big fight for Manny-Floyd Mayweather Jr. It has to happen and, this time ...
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