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HATTON FIGHTS ON, AVOIDS JR. WITTER!

May 09, 2008, 09:12:12 AM by Brian Gorman

HATTON SUPER HERO OR DUCKER?

Pittsburgh, PA- British fight fans will undoubtedly extol the many virtues of junior welterweight (140 lbs.) Ring Magazine champ Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs), but he has one talent of which they are unaware. It seems that the “Hit Man” has super powers, or at least one that he may share with the Man of Steel: the ability to see through people. How else could he explain how he sits on his throne, prepared to anoint the next man worthy enough to be declared his challenger, but he does not seem to see his countryman and WBC champ Junior “The Hitter” Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs), who has been at the front of the line for years, practically begging to be chosen? It couldn’t be that he has just chosen to ignore the biggest threat to his supremacy in the 140 lb. division, could it?

RICKY’S PROBLEM: RISK GREATER THAN REWARD

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DOCTORS SAY MMA SAFER THAN BOXING!

May 08, 2008, 05:21:14 AM by Pedro Fernandez

San Francisco, CA- In what will surely come as a surprise to boxing purists, a study of five years of Nevada Athletic Commission medical records has brought the medical world to say that “MMA is safer than boxing!” And before the so-called “purists” scoff at this conclusion, let me present the evidence that backs this up. The British Board of Sports Medicine studied 635 MMA fights that occurred in Nevada from 2002 to 2007. The following is taken from their recent released report.

PEOPLE GET HURT FIGHTING...PERIOD!

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IS DE LA HOYA GOOD FOR BOXING?

May 06, 2008, 12:28:38 AM by Pedro Fernandez

OSCAR NEARS PERMANENT RETIREMENT

San Francisco, CA- Many people are confused with the direction this once noble sport has taken. No longer is it the norm that the best fight the best, those days were in the late 70s and 1980s. In 2008, although we’ve seen a few decent fights matching the the top two in weight classes, the so-called best fighter out there, Floyd Mayweather, his sack half full, seeing he is avoiding both Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto as if they were the AIDs virus, has been seen by more TV fans on “Dancing With The Stars” than in the squared circle. Which brings us to the most popular boxer bar none: Oscar De La Hoya, who in popular voting is head and shoulders above the rest.

POPULARITY DOESN’T WIN FIGHTS...DOES IT?

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LISTEN NOW TO "RING TALK RADIO" WITH LARRY MERCHANT & THE ALI'S!

May 04, 2008, 03:42:45 AM by Pedro Fernandez

LARRY MERCHANT & BOTH ALI'S!

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RINGSIDE REPORT: OSCAR TOPS FORBES!

May 04, 2008, 03:07:34 AM by Kevin Perry

GAMER THAN GAME: FORBES CAME TO WIN

Carson, CA- Saturday night was a “Sweet Dream” for contender star Steve “2 Pounds” Forbes (33-6, 9 KOs) as he put on a gutsy performance in front of a packed house at the Home Depot Center against 35-year old Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) in a fight contracted for 150 lbs. While the clash was a wipeout on the official cards, many rounds were competitive, as Forbes was willing to trade punches with the far bigger “Golden Boy.” And to be honest, at times he earned De La Hoya’s respect with crisp counter punches.

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WEEKEND TV FIGHTS RESULTS & POINTED COMMENTARY

May 04, 2008, 02:25:32 AM by Pedro Fernandez

OSCAR'S "W" PREDICTABLE AS SUNLIGHT!

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JOHHNY TAPIA “PUNKS OUT” TEXAS CROWD!

May 04, 2008, 01:59:04 AM by Pedro Fernandez

TAPIA COMMITS PROMOTIONAL SUICIDE!

El Paso, TX- Headcase Johnny Tapia (56-5-2, 28 KOs) pulled out of a ”setup” fight with Pedro Miranda set for Saturday night at the last minute. First, Tapia, a blight to both the sport and the business of boxing in my mind, claimed an acupuncturist injured him by jabbing a nerve (with a needle) in his back Saturday morning. Then the 41-year old ex-drug addict who has attempted suicide so often I just stopped counting, claimed he didn’t have a contract.

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WEEKEND FIGHTS: ODDS/PREDICTIONS

May 02, 2008, 01:31:35 PM by Pedro Fernandez

Friday, May 2, 2008

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THE HISTORY OF BOXING IN MAY!

May 01, 2008, 12:34:57 AM by Sin City Richey

BOXING HISTORY IN MONTH OF MAY

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SHOULD WE QUESTION DE LA HOYA'S LEGACY?

May 01, 2008, 12:14:12 AM by Jarrad Woods

FORBES NOT EXACTLY MARVIN HAGLER!

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CONTENDER FIGHTERS: DO THEY DESERVE WHAT THEY'RE GETTING?

May 01, 2008, 12:07:39 AM by Kevin Perry

CONTENDER CAST GETTING TITLE SHOTS

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STIRRING UP THE ALPHABET SOUPS

April 30, 2008, 11:17:46 AM by Brian Gorman

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

Pittsburgh, PA- The four major boxing sanctioning organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO), which recognize our “champions,” are comprised of members “of absolute integrity and neutrality.” Don’t believe that?

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HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS: OSCAR REAPPEARS!

April 29, 2008, 12:05:29 PM by Frances Martel

"FIGHT CHICK" TAKES ON OSCAR-D!

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JAILED CARBAJAL LIKELY DOUBLE MURDERER

April 28, 2008, 02:55:37 AM by Pedro Fernandez

EX-CHAMP’S BROTHER STOLE MILLIONS!

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WEEKEND'S BIG FIGHT RESULTS!

April 28, 2008, 02:40:02 AM by Ring Talk News Service

Saturday, April 26, 2008

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LISTEN RIGHT NOW TO "RING TALK RADIO" & FOREMAN-LYLE FIGHT!

April 27, 2008, 11:20:48 PM by Pedro Fernandez

HOWARD COSELL'S BEST HEAVYWEIGHT CALL EVER?

San Francisco, CA- In this episode of Ring Talk Radio," we take you back to January 1976 and Howard Cosell's call of the great heavyweight fight between George Foreman and Ron Lyle, AKA "knockdown city!" LISTEN to the program by clicking on the "April 27" show located to the right in the Sound Bites" section.

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WBC & NABF HAVE HEALTH PLAN FOR BOXERS!

April 27, 2008, 03:11:56 PM by Ring Talk News Service

DIAMOND’S PLAN BECOMES REALITY

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JULIO JR. IS NO JULIA: CHAVEZ’ OFFSPRING EXHIBITS TALENT

April 26, 2008, 02:58:39 AM by Pedro Fernandez

HEADLINES PPV TONIGHT FROM MEXICO

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MIKE TYSON WAS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

April 25, 2008, 04:43:21 AM by Pedro Fernandez

San Francisco, CA- There is little doubt that no heavyweight made a bigger impact on boxing since the days of Muhammad Ali than Mike Tyson. His exciting blowouts as a budding contender, and then champion, clearly separated him from the rest of the pack by leaps and bounds. And while the great Evander Holyfield had his number, Evander had a lesser impact on the game than the man he defeated not once, but twice.

THE TEENAGE WRECKING BALL

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PACQUIAO ADMITS MARQUEZ THE BETTER MAN!

April 25, 2008, 04:34:05 AM by Pedro Fernandez

NEVER THOUGHT PAC LACKED STONES

San Francisco, CA- With Manny Pacquiao admitting that Juan Manuel Marquez is a better fighter than he, boxing fans we are at a fork in the road that I could never have envisioned with the once braver than brave Pacman. Three, four years ago, there wasn’t anyone on the planet that questioned either the size of Manny’s stones or his intestinal fortitude.

DON’T BLAME PROMOTER, BLAME PAC!

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NEAR DEAD END FOR JOE CALZAGHE

April 23, 2008, 11:47:56 PM by Frances Martel

CAN ANYTHING MAKE JOE GREATER?

Cambridge, MA- Newly-crowned light heavyweight (175 lbs.) champion Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) just can’t catch a break here in the States. For those who have not been keeping track of his career, it is easy to dismiss his decade of reign in the super middleweight (168) division as the unfortunate effect of fighting a series of obscure foreigners that never tested their mettle in this true Mecca of boxing, the US of A. Those who have been following explode like manic geysers with excuses to tarnish his pound-for-pound status—his opponents are too old, too slow, too inexperienced; he dances, he slaps, he’s too pretty. Whatever the excuse of the day is post-Hopkins, it’s hard to place Calzaghe in a fight after this that would embellish his career further.

IT’S HOW THEY GET UP, NOT....

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CALZAGHE PASSES FIRST TRUE TEST! WHAT’S NEXT?

April 23, 2008, 01:02:43 AM by Jarrad Woods

New York, NY- With a split decision victory over Bernard Hopkins (48-5-1 32 KOs), former supper middleweight (168 lb.) champion Joe Calzaghe turned linear light heavyweight (175) champ, Joe Calzaghe (45-0 32 KOs) has supplanted himself as the top man at 175 lbs. If there were a British version of a prime Roy Jones, it would be Joe Calzaghe. Skilled with fast hands, so far he has managed to take on all comers and rise to victory with an unblemished record. Ironically, 15 years after Jones met Hopkins, Calzaghe too found a career defining fight against the same man. Just like Jones, he too emerged victorious. But is beating an aged Hopkins enough for P4P king status?

EMPTY TALENT POOL MADE JOE GREAT?

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"LISTEN NOW" TO "RING TALK RADIO"

April 20, 2008, 09:36:51 PM by Pedro Fernandez

WALL OF FAME INDUCTEE DIAZ FEATURED

San Francisco, CA- While we are still working on the Ring Talk" Wall of Fame," this hasn't stopped our introduction of honorees. A fortnight ago it was "Spider" Bynum, last week Larry Merchant was feted. On tonight's show we take great pride in inducting Las Vegan Miguel Diaz. Cutman, trainer, and manager, the native Argentine was joined by RingTalk.com writers Jarrad Woods and Matthew R. Grizzle. LISTEN to the program by clicking on the "April 20" show located to the right in the Sound Bites" section.

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DO BLACKS GET AWAY WITH MURDER?

April 20, 2008, 09:01:08 PM by Pedro Fernandez

San Francisco, CA- No, I'm not talking about OJ Simpson. Nor am I referring to black on black crime. The subject at hand today is the "double standard" regarding blacks and the media as a whole. Earlier this week, Bernard Hopkins, then recognized as the linear and Ring Magazine 175 lb. (light heavyweight) champion of the world, spouted some comments that were "over the line" per se, at least when it comes to political correctness in 2008.

PROMOTIONAL HYPERBOLE NOT!

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QUICK UFC 83 RECAP & RESULTS

April 20, 2008, 08:50:23 PM by Matthew R. Grizzle

CANADIAN RETAKES UFC TITLE

Tulsa, OK- Saturday night from Montreal, Quebec, Canada former (now current) UFC welterweight (170 lbs.) champion Georges St. Pierre regained the title with a dominant win over Matt Serra, the man who dethroned him in a huge upset. St. Pierre was able to control Serra on the ground and pound away at the head and body, eventually getting a stoppage win in the second round with knees to the body. In the semi-main, Rich Franklin had a good showing and was able to stop a completely drained Travis Lutter in the second round. Franklin showed good submission defense in the first and got the stoppage in the next round with a multitude of strikes.

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SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS & POLAND

April 20, 2008, 01:27:18 AM by Pedro Fernandez

CALZAGHE GETS OFF DECK TO DETHRONE HOPKINS

Thomas & Mack Arena, Las Vegas, NV
(HBO) Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) SD 12 Bernard Hopkins (48-5-1, 32 KOs) (Ring Magazine 175 lb. belt) Scores: 116-111, 115-112 Calzaghe, & 114-113 Hopkins. Opening round knockdown, courtesy of counter straight right hand by Hopkins, proved to be Bernard's only moment. Bad night for Las Vegas judge Adailade Byrd, as her score for Hopkins was ludicrous! Bernard fought his usual "stinky" fight by throwing one punch at a time and initiated clinches to prevent Joe from throwing punches in bunches. Should be end of road for Hopkins, as he hasn't had a real good outing in years!

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ODDS/PREDICTIONS FOR SATURDAY FIGHTS

April 19, 2008, 02:33:21 AM by Pedro Fernandez

Thomas & Mack Arena, Las Vegas, NV
(HBO) Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) vs. Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) (Ring Magazine 175 lb. belt)

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UFC 83 TONIGHT: FIGHT CARD & PREDICTIONS

April 19, 2008, 02:29:59 AM by Matthew R. Grizzle

UFC 83 ON PPV FROM CANADA 9 PM ET

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COTTO-MARGARITO: WHO WINS SUPERFIGHT?

April 17, 2008, 01:39:18 PM by Brian Gorman

MATCH NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

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DOES BOXING NEED “REAL” CHAMPIONS ANYMORE? & \"TV MAN\'S NOTEBOOK

April 16, 2008, 04:44:17 AM by Lou Ciaccia

INDICTMENT OF RING MAGAZINE TITLES?

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CAN YOU SUPPORT THE TROOPS?

April 16, 2008, 02:22:38 AM by A Broken Soldier

WHO REALLY SUPPORTS AMERICAN SOLDIERS?

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CALZAGHE & HOPKINS TO PLAY RING CHESS

April 15, 2008, 02:54:40 AM by Frances Martel

GREAT BOXING MINDS MEET AT LIGHT HEAVY LEVEL

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CONTROVERSY IN BOXING & THE REAL WORLD!

April 15, 2008, 02:46:37 AM by Kevin Perry

LOOKING AT THE SPORT & LIFE!

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NASEEM HAMED: BOXING'S FRAUDULENT PRINCE!

April 14, 2008, 03:00:24 AM by Pedro Fernandez

SEVEN YEARS SINCE BARRERA UNDRESSED NAZ

San Francisco, CA- No fighter in recent years generated more hype before being exposed as a 14-karat fake than Prince Naseem Hamed. Once the hottest boxer in all of boxing, not only did Naz have a "through the roof" HBO contract, Hamed, an Arab whose parents were from Yemen, was selling his fights to countries in the Middle East for tens of millions of dollars each. This charade came to an end in April 2001 when Hamed met a "thought to be shot" Marco Antonio Barrera in what would be his only fight in Las Vegas.

NAZ MORE BULL SPIT THAN SUBSTANCE!

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LISTEN NOW: "RING TALK" RADIO STOMPS "ASS"

April 13, 2008, 07:25:31 PM by Pedro Fernandez

MERCHANT, SPADAFORA, & PAT LAWLOR!

San Francisco, CA- The longest running fight show in history, "Ring Talk Radio," (April 13 edition) with 23 years on the air, had a stellar lineup last night with HBO's Larry Merchant, undefeated former lightweight champ Paul Spadafora, and the former fighter turned poet, "Irish Pat" Lawlor. Merchant expressed his views on Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, this before discussing the April 19th HBO presentation featuring Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe. Spadafora (40-0) was put on the spot about his accidentally shooting his girlfriend in a Pennsylvania gas station a few years ago. TUNE in NOW by clicking on the April 13th show in the "Sound Bites" section on the right hand side of this page.

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FULL WEEKEND RESULTS & POINTED COMMENTARY

April 13, 2008, 03:28:31 AM by Pedro Fernandez

Saturday, April 12, 2008

HBO CARD ALL ABOUT PREDICTABLE FINISHES!

Atlantic City, NJ- (HBO) Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) TKO 5 Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 KOs) (WBA 147 lb. belt) Cotto too strong, slick, and fast for Gomez. All due respect to Alfonso, but he had no business in the ring with the Puerto Rican assassin. Knockdowns in round two (questionable), three, and round five, courtesy of a jab, clearly illustrated the different leagues that the two fighters are in.

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MAJOR WEEKEND FIGHT ODDS/PREDICTIONS

April 11, 2008, 12:45:41 PM by Pedro Fernandez

Friday, April 11, 2008

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THREE OLD MEN FIGHT FOR TWO TITLE BELTS!

April 11, 2008, 12:13:19 AM by Kevin Perry

ALPHABET CHAMPS ON SHOWTIME SATURDAY

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FLOYD WILL B.S. US FOR SAKE OF PUBLICITY

April 11, 2008, 12:07:08 AM by Matthew R. Grizzle

MAYWEATHER GOING TO MMA? NOT IN THIS LIFE!

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BALCO LABS: SHANE MOSLEY KNEW HE WAS TAKING STEROIDS!

April 10, 2008, 02:32:03 AM by Ring Talk News Service

STEROID LAB BOSS ATTEMPTS TO TKO SHANE

Los Angeles, CA- Ex-BALCO Labs client Shane Mosley reportedly admitted he took steroids when called before a San Francisco grand jury in 2004. Had he not admitted such, Shane seemingly would have been charged with perjury, as was Barry Bonds, who awaits trial for such. Recently Shane filed suit against BALCO owner Victor Conte, with the allegation being that Conte had slandered him.

FROM ONE RECORD ALBUM TO STEROID WIZ!

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MIGUEL COTTO: GREAT OR DOES HE SUCK?

April 09, 2008, 11:11:13 AM by Brian Gorman

IT’S EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER!

New York, NY-In this superlative-driven era of nonstop sports commentary, where we are driven to say something bold in order to get noticed, there exist no shades of gray. You’re either “great” or you “stink.” To make matters worse, athletes’ relative places in the sporting world rise and fall more quickly than the needle on O.J. Simpson’s lie detector tests, depending on their latest results. The Memphis Tigers basketball team is now, instead of a collection of great athletes who came this close to winning the big one, presumably a bunch of choke artists. I told you they’d blow it because they can’t make free throws, says the talking head behind the microphone. In no sport does one loss damage you more than in boxing, where one “L” can take you from contender to pretender.

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LISTEN NOW TO "RING TALK RADIO"

April 08, 2008, 02:47:35 AM by Frances Martel

LONGEST RUNNING TALK SHOW PERIOD!

San Francisco, CA- The latest edition (April 6) of "Ring Talk Radio," featuring Pedro Fernandez, is ready for your listening. You can hit the arrow to in the right hand margin "Sound Bites" section of this page and take in the longest running fight show, 23+ years, in history!

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CINTRON & MARGARITO TO RISK IT ALL!

April 08, 2008, 02:39:49 AM by Frances Martel

HBO OPENER BETTER THAN MAIN EVENT

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PART II: BEST BOXERS PER WEIGHT DIVISION!

April 06, 2008, 04:34:43 AM by Pedro Fernandez

RATING WELTERS TO THE HEAVYWEIGHTS

San Francisco, CA- Yesterday, we covered 105 to 140 lbs. In today's second part, we'll go from 147 to heavyweight. At welterweight (147), the king is Floyd Mayweather. Coming off a KO of Ricky Hatton, Floyd (39-0, 25 KOs) is next fighting a September mismatch/rematch vs. Oscar De La Hoya. Oscar lost his pride and 3 of last 5 (4 of 5 if you count Felix Sturm fight). This is one of the biggest farces in recent boxing history. Miguel Cotto is #2 at 31-0, 25 KOs. Cotto is slow afoot, but a deadly puncher, virtually the opposite of Floyd.

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MAJOR WORLDWIDE WEEKEND FIGHT RESULTS

April 06, 2008, 03:31:25 AM by Pedro Fernandez

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Fights

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