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By Al Bernstein July 3rd, 2009 All Boxing Articles
 When an athlete or any celebrity writes a book, an all important element is the title. And over the years, many projects have had titles that did not make the final cut.
I had a book project that had an original title that I thought was inspired--“My Life As Boxing’s Sex Symbol.” For some unfathomable reason, an editor ruled it out. Go figure.
Here are some other book titles that you will never see on the front of a book jacket.
Creative Baby Names
By George Foreman
Father Knows Best
By Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Weight Loss Guaranteed
By James Toney
Defend Yourself At All Times
By Arturo Gatti-- with a foreword by Mickey Ward More...
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By Jim Everett June 15th, 2009 All Ringside Boxing
Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade Miguel Cotto proved that he has the heart of a champion retaining his WBO Welterweight title with a hard fought split decision victory over Joshua Clottey in front of nearly 18,000 fans.
In a fight that could have gone to either fighter the judges scored in favor of Cotto by scores of 116-111 and 115-112 while the score for Clottey was 114-113. Although many rounds could have been awarded to either fighter I felt Cotto had won a close decision by a score of 115-112.
The first round was one of the previously mentioned that could have gone to either fighter until Cotto 34-1 (27) delivered a jab near the end of the round that dropped Clottey 35-3 (21). It appeared to be a flash knock-down from a well-timed jab that caught Clottey as he was unbalanced.
After some back and forth action Cotto suffered a severe cut over his left eye from an accidental head-butt at the end of round three, which would bother him for the rest of the fight. In the post fight interview Cotto would later say that he could not see Clottey’s right coming for the last five rounds of the fight.
The fifth round was all Clottey as he took advantage of Cotto who was obviously bothered by the cut landing several accurate punches as Cotto pawed at the blood streaming from his eye. Clottey’s momentum in the round was interrupted when he came in on Cotto getting hung up on his shoulder and fell face first into the canvas as Cotto shrugged him off. More...
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By Richard Eberline June 14th, 2009 All Boxing Results
MIguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey went to war last night over 12 hard rounds at New York's fabled Madison Square Garden with Cotto emerging still in possession of his WBO Welterweight title by a narrow split decision.
Clottey showed a massive heart by taking everything the Puerto Rican star could dish out while coming back time and time again with rattling combinations of his own.
The bout proved difficult to score as the pair went at it in close quarters and a Cotto knockdown of Clottey in the very first frame proved to be the deciding factor in the clash.
Cotto, who was cut in the third from a clash of heads, had much of his successes early and enjoyed a good round in the sixth when he went all out to stop Clottey but the challenger survived the shelling. More...
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By Jim Everett June 12th, 2009 All Boxing Previews
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At the lobby of the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Top Rank held a final press conference to promote the Welterweight Championship fight between undefeated WBO titlist Miguel Cotto, 33-1 (27), and Joshua Clottey, 35-2 (21).
The bout will be televised live on HBO this Saturday, June 13 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
Promoter Bob Arum not only spoke about the upcoming title fight, but also took time to speak about Cotto’s involvement in the Wounded Warriors Project. “It’s great when one of our champions takes on a cause from the bottom of his heart. Miguel Cotto has taken on the cause of the United States Wounded Warriors.” More...
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By Goran Dragosavac January 25th, 2009 All Boxing Results
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Last night's fight between "Sugar" Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito will not be easily forgotten.
Mosley entered ring as the 4-1 underdog and almost no one believed he could pull off the upset. His only real chance of winning was to use his speed and boxing skills to outbox his opponent and neutralize WBA Welterweight Champion Margarito's constant punching output.
Perhaps the biggest reason as to why Mosley was the underdog was because he had lost against Miguel Cotto, whom Margarito made quit last year.
But this logic didn’t apply because Mosley came in a ring with a wining strategy while Cotto didn’t. More...
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By Lee Bellfield January 24th, 2009 All Boxing Previews
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In a matchup I'm personally looking forward to, Mexico's Antonio Margarito makes the first defence of his WBA Welterweight Championship against three weight world champion Shane Mosley tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
For the 30 year old Margarito, the big fights are finally coming. A pro since 1994, the WBA Champion has long been the 'avoid at all costs' man in the 147 pound division.
Whilst the likes of Mayweather, Hatton, Cotto, Judah and Mosley were engaged in big money fights, the Tijuana resident often found himself on the outside looking in. More...
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By Boxing Press January 23rd, 2009 All Press Releases
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Antonio Margarito: Three-time welterweight champion
"I'm really prepared for this fight. We did our work in training camp and we know Mosley is a very experienced fighter.
"There are no secrets here, we know our styles and I'm very certain I will raise my hands in victory on Saturday night." More...
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By Boxing Press December 12th, 2008 All Press Releases
The Antonio Margarito vs. Sugar Shane Mosley WBA Welterweight Championship fight is just the ticket for a great holiday gift!
Priced at $300, $150, $75 and $50, tickets go on sale today, Friday, December 12, at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, at all TicketMaster outlets, by phone at 213-480-3232 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Staples Center Box Office will begin selling tickets on Saturday, December 13, at 10 a.m. PT. More...
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By Richard Eberline August 3rd, 2008 All Boxing Results
The vacant IBF Welterweight title was up for grabs last night at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada between determined combatants Zab Judah, a former owner of the belt, and Joshua Clottey.
Clottey came into the scrap the far less experienced man but had only lost to world champions Antonio Margarito and Carlos Baldomir over the course of a 13 year, 36 fight career and is still at the peak of his powers.
Judah, on the other hand, was a veteran of 15 world title bouts but at least three years on the other side of his own career peak and had recently racked up losses to such top men as Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto over the last two years.
As expected, Clottey stalked Judah from the outset but was content to simply walk forward with hands held high and absorb flashy combinations from the former unified welterweight champion, who looked to be in superb form.
By the third, Clottey began to open up with a lunging lead right hand that caught Judah more often than not for the remainder of the bout but was still getting nailed by a lot of flashy combinations from the Brooklyn based veteran.
As the bout wore on, Judah began to tire from the constant foot movement resulting from Clottey's pressure and started to trade with the Ghana native. This was much to Clottey's advantage and the Bronx based African began to nail Judah with a hurtful left hook to the body and big uppercuts. More...
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By Richard Eberline August 2nd, 2008 All Boxing Previews
Tonight at The Palms in Las Vegas, ex-two weight world champion Zab Judah will attempt to recapture one of his former title belts but must overcome one of the most avoided fighters in the welterweight division, Johsua Clottey, in order to do so.
While Judah, 36-5 (25), is coming off victories over lesser known veteran opponents Edwin Vazquez and Ryan Davis, it remains to be seen if the Brooklyn based southpaw has rebuilt his once magnificent career sufficiently following a competitive stoppage loss a year ago to the WBA Welter champ of the time, Miguel Cotto.
Facing Judah for the vacant IBF Welter title is Bronx based Ghana native Clottey, 34-2 (20), who toiled for years in Ghana and England before losing to future welterweight world champion Carlos Baldomir by 11th round disqualification in 1999, although it would be another four years before Clottey would find his way to the boxing rings of America.
Once stateside, Clottey made the best of his opportunities, going 11 bouts without a loss before dropping a controversial twelve round decision loss to then WBO Welter Champ Antonio Margarito in 2006.
The 31 year old African got right back on the horse and picked up a dominating win over the late Diego Corrales before overcoming the trio of Felix Flores, Shamone Alvarez and Jose Luis Cruz to earn the opportunity to meet Judah tonight.
Against the world class duo of Floyd Mayweather Jr and Miguel Cotto, Judah started those bouts very strong only to fade as the contests wore on. Against Clottey, "Super" Judah must pace himself, remain composed and avoid getting caught while setting up counter shots.
If he can do that, Judah can once again claim a world title but Clottey will likely bring the kind of pressure that Carlos Baldomir used to unhinge Zab in their 2006 WBC title fight.
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