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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 David Shipman May 14th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
Number 6: Marco Antonio Barerra puts on a clinic against undefeated Naseem Hamed in 2001. Result: 115-112, 116-111 and 115-112, all for Barerra.
Barerra came in to this fight as a "washed-up" 27-year-old who was recently beated badly by Junior Jones twice via a fifth round retirement and decisive UD 12 loss. He shot back up on the boxing scene after giving the undefeated Erik Morales all he could handle in 2000, even knocking the champion down in the 12th and final round in which Barerra would lose a close split-decision.
Hamed was an exciting brawler and laughably was seen as the most powerful puncher in boxing, despite weighing only 126 pounds. Hamed was a showman, never lost a fight and put on a long ring entrance that angered Barerra, as well as the fans.
What ensued when Hamed stepped in to the ring was utter choas to this writer. Marco didn't have a chance, did he?
Barerra proceeded to defy the critics, and stuck to boxing circles around Hamed. Hamed did virtually nothing the first seven rounds, and was down big before he landed a couple straight right hands to Barerra's nose.
Barerra landed many shots that whipped Hamed's head back, bent him at the waist and nearly floored Hamed a few times.
To solidify and puncuate his upset of Hamed, Barrera even slammed the Englishman's head in to the turnbuckle in the 12th round. What a fight! No controversy, just an utter upset! More...
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By Gianluca Rio Di Caro February 17th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
The cruiserweight division is 30 years old this year. Historically, the class has failed to receive the attention it deserves, seemingly looked upon by many, fighters and fans alike, as a stepping stone for boxers from lighter divisions in their quest for fame, glory and huge pay days in the heavyweight class or a home for those that just can’t cut it up with the ‘big boys’.
This perception may have been true a few years ago, but these days the cruiserweight contenders are just that, they are not wannabe heavyweights or chubby light heavyweights, they are cruiserweights by choice.
Over the years, the cruiserweight division has also suffered with the confusion caused by its positioning between heavyweight and light heavyweight.
One suggestion floated to rectify this is to revert to it’s original title, junior heavyweight. Another being to rebrand it as heavyweight with the current class carrying that moniker redefined as, more appropriately these days, super heavyweight.
That aside, cruiserweight contests have been gaining in popularity recently with the media and boxing fans alike, many claiming their preference for exciting cruiserweight action over the grossly hyped and oh so boring heavyweight division.
This newly found popularity has been attributed by many in the know to the magnificent Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham vs Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek IBF championship bout which took place in December 2008 and shown live on network television by Versus.
Whilst this may be true, if the television networks had shown more of the magnificent cruiserweight battles of the past, fans would have been hooked far sooner. More...
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By Daxx Kahn January 1st, 2009 All Boxing Articles
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On December 20, 2008, Evander Holyfield made an attempt at becoming the only man to ever hold a portion of boxing’s most coveted prize for the fifth time, the heavyweight championship of the world.
So after all the critics blasted any chance he might have at success, Holyfield stepped into the ring against the 7 foot reigning WBA champion Nicolai Valuev and proceeded to prove his skeptics wrong by outboxing the champion.
But when the scores were read after the bout, only one reaction poured out from those in attendance; boos. Anyone and everyone that night in Hallenstadion, Zurich , Switzerland witnessing the bout all felt the same way: disgusted, everyone not in the camp of Valuev, that is.
This sport is used to controversial decisions, they take place all the time, but if not for these decisions, so many rematches may not take place. But there are limits to these things. More...
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By Hermann Helmut December 21st, 2008 All Boxing Results, Round by Round
WBA Heavyweight Champion Nicolai Valuev retained his belt last night at Zurich, Switzerland's Hallenstadion Arena by posting a close majority decision over former champion Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield started off on his toes, staying away from the massive Russian's long jab with circular motion. When the American veteran did come in, he managed a few right hands but was also caught with a few hard shots from the champion. During a brief exchange near the end of the first, Holyfield got in a good left hook to the head of Valuev.
Holyfield managed another whipping left hook at the start of the second after slipping a big Valuev right and then resumed his circular dance on the outside. Valuev continued to try and engage with the jab but the challenger remained cautious until the midway point of the frame when Holyfield leaped in and banged Valuev with a nice left, right combination and continued with hard punches from either hand during a clinch.
It was Valuev who then was a bit more reserved, wary of the still quick hands of Holyfield, coming forward slowly behind a double jab that failed to hit the target. Holyfield then came in fast with thirty seconds left in the frame, digging in a right to the body before crashing a big left hook to the head of Valuev.
Holyfield repeated the combination, driving Valuev into the ropes and roughing up the champion in a clinch.
The challenger stepped it up in the third session, pressuring Valuev with more feints and movement but was nailed with a good left hook from the champion on the next trip inside and that bought the Russian giant a bit of breathing room. But on Holyfield's next attack, it was a big right hand that found the target after he slipped a Valuev jab.
Holyfield stayed on the outside for the next minute before trying to repeat his last success but Valuev was waiting for it, slipping the right and ripping Holyfield to the body with a right uppercut. After three rounds, it's a close contest with Holyfield likely ahead two rounds to one. More...
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By Danny Wilson December 20th, 2008 All Boxing Previews
Tonight at Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, 46 year old Evander Holyfield will add another chapter to a career that began over 24 years ago in Madison Square Garden.
The fact that "The Real Deal" is still getting opportunities to deliver upon his goal of regaining a world title is pretty amazing but the man who delivered so many miracles in the past cannot be counted out in his challenge of WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolay Valuev, 49-1 (34), but from the outset, it's unlikely Holyfield can pull this one off.
Despite his gigantic, 7 foot, 310 pound frame, Valuev can box and is fairly light on his feet but as Ruslan Chagaev displayed last year in Germany, the big Russian isn't that hard to hit and he can be beaten.
Chagaev disrupted the big man's offense by parrying the jab that Valuev works behind and staying out of range. The much quicker Chagaev countered well by leaping in with southpaw power left hands to head and body and then getting out of range again before taking return fire.
But Holyfield, 42-9-2 (27), isn't a southpaw and isn't nearly as mobile as Chagaevs so he'll likely have to take on Valuev in a much more straight forward fashion and that means standing right in front of the big fella.
While that will definitely allow Valuev more opportunities to hit his opponent than it did against Chagaev, it will also give Holyfield probably his only chance to win the fight. More...
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By Boxing Press December 16th, 2008 All Press Releases
Wilfried Sauerland’s Sauerland Event and its Managing Director, Christian Meyer, in association with Don King Productions, present a PPV broadcast , distributed by Integrated Sports, from Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday, December 20, 2008.
The main event features Nikolay “The Russian Giant” Valuev, 49-1 (34), the two-time and reigning WBA Heavyweight Champion from St. Petersburg, Russia vs. Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, 47-9-2 (27), the four-time former World Heavyweight Champion from Atlanta, Georgia. More...
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By Ginamarie Russo August 28th, 2008 All Boxing Articles
A fighter can have the strongest hands in the world, but if he doesn't have the technique on how to effectively land punches, it is as good as using a tennis racquet to deliver a jab.
Hands are the ultimate source of focus in this sport, thus a large amount of attention and care is needed to keeps those hands flexible and able.
My hand doctor is the very phenomenal Dr. Charles Melone. His other patients besides yours truly, and no, I am not a boxer, include such notable professional fighters as Evander Holyfield, Michael Moore and Arturo Gatti.
Dr. Melone describes the hands of boxers as "tools of the trade," and says that the fighters are "allotted only so many punches in life before the knuckles start to break." When this particular injury occurs, surgery is usually necessary to repair the ruptured tendon(s) and the fighter must wait and finish physical therapy before revisiting the ring and hitting a punching bag.
It is essential to practice prevention of this common injury before it befalls upon the fighter.
Dr. Melone advises the boxers to apply safety measures as described in Ringside and Training Principles. Some safety measures include "maintain a thumb-in-fist position" when punching, avoiding overuse of hitting, properly wrapping hands, be attentive to pain or inflammation of the hands, and use shock absorbing gloves for sparring/training.
Since boxers are so frequently injured, Dr. Melone has also designed the Everlast Evergel Glove Wraps to wear during workouts. He contrived this to protect the vulnerable parts of the hand, such as the metacarpal joints.
This glove aids in absorbing the jolt of the impact when it comes in contact with a fighter or a heavy bag, thus less force on the knuckles. More...
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By Daxx Kahn April 17th, 2008 All Boxing Articles
Someone once said “What’s in a name?” Exactly who it was that coined the phrase is beyond me, although I probably should know since I quoted them, but hey! I’ll be the first to admit that I am a boxing writer, not a journalist major, and the only person I can quote accurately is Shakespeare. That is only because my wife forced me to watch "Shakespeare In Love" some years back...anyhow, enough of that and on to the topic at hand.
In sports, to become remembered throughout history, one must accomplish something big. In basketball, Michael Jordan became famous for his tremendous skill and scoring ability. In football, Joe Montana became famous for being great in the clutch and being able to win the big game under pressure.
Baseball had home run hitters Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, Hockey had Wayne Gretzky...etc. Each man became legendary for their skills. Boxing is no different of course; the most famous men have been those who have won world titles.
Just winning a world title in boxing just isn’t enough though, especially with so many variations of the belt floating around today. One must be not only a world champion, a feat in and of itself, but they must be a dominant champion to leave an impression. If a champion is not dominant, their name, more often than not, ends up lost in the shuffle of the dozens of other current or former title holders, only to be remembered when the title lineage is examined.
It seems almost unfair, doesn’t it?
Well, boxing has always had one other way for a fighter to be remembered, even a fighter who barely made it past journeyman status. The “Nickname”! More...
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