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Pacquiao inching further as favorite in Vegas
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Manny Pacquiao has become an increasingly bigger favorite on the Vegas books for Saturday night. (Photo via www.digitaljournal.com)
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The Vegas lines for Saturday night's showdown between...
Kevin Mitchell-Breidis Prescott eliminator for Khan undercard
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Kevin Mitchell will meet Breidis Prescott on December 5 in a lightweight title eliminator. (Photo via www.boxingdaily.co.uk)
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Terence Dooley reports that a WBO lightweight title eliminator...
Miguel Cotto's History in Title Fights
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Miguel Cotto's first major title came to him with a shredding of Kelson Pinto back in 2004. (Photo via a.espncdn.com)
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In preparation for this weekend's super fight between WBO welterweight...
Kelly Pavlik will fight on December 19 in Youngstown
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Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will return to action on December 19 in Youngstown. Pavlik faces Miguel Espino. (Photo via www.vegasnews.com)
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Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, who pulled...
No loss could hurt Manny Pacquiao's legacy
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Manny Pacquiao's legacy is secure no matter what happens on Saturday against Miguel Cotto. (AP Photo)
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First things first: I am not (as of this moment, at least) predicting a loss for...
Haye, Booth talking Wembley for Klitschko fight
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David Haye says he'll be gone from boxing by age 31. He sees three more fights in his future. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
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As the boxing world goes topsy-turvy over David Haye, the big...
Lovemore N'dou, Matthew Hatton ready for Friday scrap
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This Friday, Matthew Hatton gets the chance to step out of his brother's shadow a bit. He faces Lovemore N'dou in England. (Photo via images.sportinglife.com)
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In the enormous shadow...
Glen Johnson undecided on future, praises Dawson
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Glen Johnson praised foe Chad Dawson after losing to him in Connecticut on Saturday. The 40-year-old is undecided on his future in boxing. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
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Glen Johnson has lost a...
Richard Schaefer compares Haye to Ali
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If you ask Richard Schaefer, David Haye is the next Muhammad Ali. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
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Boxing promoters are (in)famous for their extreme hyperbole and exaggerations, but Golden Boy...
Simphiwe Nongaqayi-Jorge Arce match being planned, says Arce
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Simphiwe Nongqayi easily outpointed Jorge Arce in September. The two may meet again on December 19. (Photo via www.timeslive.co.za)
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According to veteran warrior Jorge Arce, a December 19...
Mosley-Berto to be announced Saturday morning
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It's official: "Sugar" Shane Mosley will fight undefeated Andre Berto on January 30 in Las Vegas. The fight will be formally announced on Saturday. (Photo via www1.pictures.gi.zimbio.com)
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Will Chad Dawson ever be a star?
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Chad Dawson's second win over Glen Johnson was assertive and showed his skills. But it didn't thrill and it didn't draw in his home state. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
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David Haye looking to fight the Klitschkos in 2010
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David Haye again says he wants the Klitschko brothers in the ring. Haye beat Nikolai Valuev for the WBA heavyweight title on Saturday. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
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Fresh off his big victory...
Bad Left Hook Best of the Decade: Light Heavyweight
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While the old farts were busy trying to avoid anyone with a pulse, Adamek and Dawson faced off in a match between two up-and-comers, with Dawson leaving as the decisive victor.
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Now that 2009...
Cotto-Pacquiao: Six Days Away
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We've said that mega fights don't get any better than this. We've heard Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach talk big about an early knockout. We know about the issues Pacquiao has had around him during camp. We've heard Cotto's side talk about his size advantage...
Bad Left Hook Divisional Rankings Update
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Chad Dawson didn't move up, but strengthened his position in the light heavyweight division with a dominant win over Glen Johnson. (Photo by Will Hart, via HBO)
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Another Sunday, another...
CompuBox Statistics for Dawson-Johnson and Angulo-Yorgey
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Full CompuBox statistics for last night's HBO card in Connecticut are available for your viewing. The statistics are posted after the jump. As always, I note that the numbers don't always tell the story, but they do for Dawson-Johnson, and they especially do for Alfredo...
New WBA heavyweight titlist David Haye celebrates his decision win over Nikolai Valuev. Read our...
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New WBA heavyweight titlist David Haye celebrates his decision win over Nikolai Valuev. Read our full coverage of the fight. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Chad Dawson easily defeats Glen Johnson in rematch
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Chad Dawson defeated Glen Johnson decisively in their rematch tonight. (Photo via images.sportinglife.com)
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In the main event of tonight's HBO World Championship Boxing, Chad Dawson routed...
Alfredo Angulo destroys Harry Joe Yorgey in three
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Alfredo Angulo got right back on the map with a dominant knockout victory over Harry Joe Yorgey. (Photo via www.cazadorpromotion.com)
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Klitschko-Johnson to HBO, Pascal-Diaconu II to ESPN in the works
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The December 12 fight between Vitali Klitschko and Kevin Johnson could be headed to HBO. (KAP Photo/Keystone/Peter Schneider)
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Dan Rafael reports in this week's notebook at ESPN.com that...
Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Chad Dawson v. Glen Johnson II
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The rematch between top light heavyweights Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson will be live on HBO tonight, with the two-fight card starting at 9:30pm ET. Junior middleweights Alfredo Angulo (16-1, 13 KO) and Harry Joe Yorgey (22-0-1, 10 KO) do battle in the televised opener.
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David Haye squeaks by Nikolai Valuev to claim WBA title
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David Haye managed to win a close decision over Nikolai Valuev in Germany today, giving him the WBA heavyweight title. (Photo by Thomas Langer/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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David Haye managed to...
Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Nikolai Valuev v. David Haye
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We'll be here starting at 3pm ET for today's heavyweight title fight between Russian giant Nikolai Valuev and confident Brit David Haye. The show is available in the States for $24.99 on pay-per-view, distributed by Integrated Sports. John Ruiz will be "featured"...
Quick Picks: Valuev-Haye, Dawson-Johnson II and Angulo-Yorgey
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Nikolai Valuev and David Haye battle today in Germany for the WBA heavyweight title. (Photo via www.donking.com)
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Bad Left Hook will have live, round-by-round coverage, scoring and analysis...
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