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Boxing News: Adrien Broner: A fight between me and Pacquiao can happen

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Adrien Broner: A fight between me and Pacquiao can happen
Nov 25th 2012, 07:39

By Dan Ambrose: WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) was interviewed on Saturday night before the Robert Guerrero vs. Andre Berto and when asked who he saw himself facing next or in the near future, Broner said “There’s a fight that can happen – me and [Manny] Pacquiao.” This is an interesting fight [...]

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ESPN.com - Boxing Blog: Guerrero survives war; is Mayweather next?

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Guerrero survives war; is Mayweather next?
Nov 25th 2012, 05:32

If Saturday’s welterweight bout between interim titlist Robert Guerrero and former belt holder Andre Berto served as a de facto audition for a shot at pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., consider Guerrero an intriguing candidate. The former lightweight and featherweight titlist, who spent nearly his entire career at or below 135 pounds, transformed Saturday in just his second bout at 147 pounds from a slick southpaw boxer to a mauling and aggressive welterweight.

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Boxing News: Robert Guerrero wants Mayweather after defeaing Berto

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Robert Guerrero wants Mayweather after defeaing Berto
Nov 25th 2012, 07:13

By Dan Ambrose: WBC interim welterweight champion Robert Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) may have punched his ticket for a big money fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. with his 12 round unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California, USA. Guerrero dominated a [...]

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Bleacher Report - Boxing: Guerrero vs. Berto: The Ghost Wins Interim WBC Welterweight Championship

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Guerrero vs. Berto: The Ghost Wins Interim WBC Welterweight Championship
Nov 25th 2012, 06:29

Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs) beat Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KOs) Saturday night at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif., to capture the interim WBC welterweight title.

Guerrero won via a unanimous decision after a thrilling 12-round battle. 

After the controversy that surrounded Berto, his failed drug test and the reinstatement of his boxing license, it appears the damage done by the incident has affected him in the ring as much as out of it.

Guerrero looked like a fighter on a mission during this bout, and the strong punching and quick movement of Berto couldn’t stop The Ghost from leaving his mark on his opponent.

This is now Guerrero’s eighth win in a row.

 

What It Means

After a wild battle Saturday night, this victory for Guerrero is exactly what he needed to take the next step up in the boxing scene. With welterweight being one of the hottest divisions in the sport, The Ghost just staked his claim as one of the best.

As for Berto, his second loss in three fights has ruined the public perception of a fighter that many dubbed as the next big thing. The star was 27-0 before losing to Victor Ortiz, but it may have been the ruined rematch due to the drug test issues that stunted his momentum.

Whatever the cause of Berto’s downfall has been, these two fighters are on two very different trajectories in the business.

 

What’s Next?

While it is once again back to the drawing board for Berto, Guerrero already has another welterweight star looking to fight him—Marcos Maidana.

Maidana told Boxing Scene that since he was scheduled to fight Guerrero last year—The Ghost was forced to pull out because of a shoulder injury—he should be the one to face the winner of Saturday's battle.

There are many options moving forward for both Berto and Guerrero, but each needs to book a smart fight next to ensure they are moving in the right direction going into 2013; Berto needs a win and The Ghost needs to make a serious statement.

 

Check back for more on boxing as it comes, and don’t miss Bleacher Report’s boxing page or listen to Ring Rust Radio for all of the hot topics.

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ESPN.com - Boxing: Guerrero gets unanimous win against Berto

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Guerrero gets unanimous win against Berto
Nov 25th 2012, 06:38

Robert Guerrero knocked down Andre Berto twice on the way to a unanimous-decision victory in a welterweight bout on Saturday night.

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Bleacher Report - Boxing: KNOCKOUT! The Ricky Hatton Comeback Is Done! Now Comes the Real Comeback!

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KNOCKOUT! The Ricky Hatton Comeback Is Done! Now Comes the Real Comeback!
Nov 25th 2012, 04:05

There are some stories that we desperately want to happen no matter how impossible or improbable the happy ending is. From hoping Peyton Manning comes back to win the Super Bowl, the Cubs winning the World Series or Ricky Hatton making a grand comeback and shocking the world once again, we just want to have the storybook ending or see the miracle happen.

And that is when reality slaps us in the face hard and wakes us up to the facts.

On Saturday night in a sold-out Manchester Arena in Lancashire, United Kingdom, the comeback of Ricky Hatton ended before it could get going as the pride of Manchester was knocked out in the ninth round by a body shot from Vyacheslav Senchenko. After the fight, “The Hitman” announced his retirement from the sport of boxing as he battled back the tears.

In retrospect, the comeback was a miracle in itself as Hatton had gone down a path of self-destruction that left fans and family members terrified. From late-night drinking binges, cocaine-fueled parties, bouts of suicidal thoughts and even sleeping with a knife under his bed, we were all scared that the man whom we grew up to love was going to die a tragic death. However thanks to his daughter, his girlfriend and the rest of his family, Hatton was able to lose the excess weight as he cleared his head and his body.

It was then when we learned that he was planning a comeback and that he wanted to give it one more go of it. So we waited with baited breath and began to hope and pray that “The Hitman” would come back and continue to wow us all in the ring.

I was one of those men who loved Hatton’s fighting tenacity, his charming demeanor and his passionate relationship with the fans of England. I wanted this relationship to work and for Hatton to make one more spectacular run.

But the problem is that despite all the optimism and hope, the fact was that Hatton’s comeback was flawed to begin with. In his prime Hatton lacked a good jab, was never a technical fighter and at 147 pounds, he wasn't the power puncher that he was when he fought one weight class lower.

And after nearly four years away, you could see that he didn't have the hand or foot speed that is necessary to take on a very durable and talented fight in the form of Vyacheslav Senchenko.

"I haven't got it any more. I had a good cry. But I'm a happy man. I don't feel like killing myself, I don't feel like slitting my wrists. I'm not going to put my loved ones through that again. I've put my demons to bed." Hatton cried during the post-fight press conference.

This is where the real story begins; where Ricky Hatton goes from here as his boxing career is finally done. In many ways he has the ideal post boxing life as he has two beautiful children, money in the bank, a girlfriend whom loves and supports him and a passionate fanbase that would follow him all over the earth. It seems that to anyone looking from the outside, “The Hitman” has the golden ticket and should be cashing it in whenever he pleases.

But that is the part that non-athletes don’t understand. For someone who was at the pinnacle of his sport, there are still demons lurking about as well as the wear and tear of fighting 48 times in a manner that was thrilling and grueling. We saw earlier this past year retired NFL legend Junior Seau kill himself as he was unable to handle life without football. Can Ricky Hatton beat back those demons and live a prosperous life? Or will we see another tragic ending?

Count me for hoping that Hatton’s story reads “And he lived happily, ever after.”

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ESPN.com - Boxing Blog: 'Macho Time' lives on in Spanish Harlem

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'Macho Time' lives on in Spanish Harlem
Nov 25th 2012, 01:33

As the wind swirled around Lexington Avenue in Spanish Harlem, blowing away the fall leaves around Hector "Macho" Camacho's old neighborhood in El Barrio on Saturday afternoon, friends and family recalled the gracefulness and impact that the late former champion had on the community before his tragic death. Camacho, 50, was removed from life support and pronounced dead early Saturday morning in San Juan, Puerto Rico, just four days after he was shot while sitting inside a parked car in Bayamon, the town where the colorful champion was born.

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Boxing News: Berto-Guerrero early results

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Berto-Guerrero early results
Nov 25th 2012, 02:53

Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, USA Randy Caballero RTD 3 Rigoberto Casillas Dominic Breazeale TKO 2 Mike Bissett Manuel Robles Jr. TKO 1 Misael Martinez

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ESPN.com - NYFightBlog: Salita wants to fill in for Hatton vs. Paulie

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Salita wants to fill in for Hatton vs. Paulie
Nov 25th 2012, 00:50

That boxing is a zero-sum endeavor was plainly apparent when Ricky Hatton, in front of 19,999 fans at Manchester Arena in England -- I have to figure his foe's missus was there to root him on -- went down from a left hook to the liver, and couldn't rise before the count of 10. Or was it? His foe on Saturday night, Vyacheslav Senchenko, featured almost a rueful look on his face after it sunk in what he'd done, which was take a little piece of Hatton's heart out, chew it up and spit it in the face of The Hitman's adoring masses.

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Boxing News: Hatton: It’s not there anymore

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Hatton: It's not there anymore
Nov 25th 2012, 02:12

By William Mackay: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton (45-3, 32 KO’s) summed up perfectly what his problem was in losing tonight to Vyacheslav Senchenko (33-1, 22 KO’s) by saying “It’s not there anymore.” Hatton is talking his deteriorated skills after his 9th round knockout loss. Hatton was hit with a left to the [...]

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ESPN.com - Boxing Blog: The dreaded comeback claims Hatton by KO

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The dreaded comeback claims Hatton by KO
Nov 24th 2012, 23:43

MANCHESTER, England -- The dreaded comeback. Is there a more painful word in sports? How often has a former champion returned for one last hoorah, one last night of glory, only to discover Father Time in the opposite corner? Ricky Hatton came back tonight. But it lasted just under nine rounds. In front of 16,000 possessed Brits in his hometown of Manchester, England, Hatton's fantasy revival was obliterated by the more-than-capable Vyacheslav Senchenko by knockout at the Manchester Arena.

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