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Boxing News: Della Rosa-Lara winner to be Canelo’s mandatory challenger

Boxing News
Della Rosa-Lara winner to be Canelo's mandatory challenger
Feb 10th 2013, 07:47

By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council has replaced Vanes Martirorsyan with #3 WBC Emanuele Della Rosa (31-1, 8 KO's) to face #1 WBC Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11 KO's) in WBC 154 pound eliminator bout with the winner becoming the mandatory challenger for WBC junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Martirosyan already fought Lara last [...]

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Boxing News: USA Knockouts defeat German Eagles

Boxing News
USA Knockouts defeat German Eagles
Feb 10th 2013, 05:39

Lausanne, Switzerland, 10 February 2013 – It was a night to remember for USA Knockouts at the Eldorado Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada, as they recorded their first win of the season with a hard-fought victory over the visiting German Eagles. This highly entertaining World Series of Boxing (WSB) Group B encounter saw Shawn [...]

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Boxing News: Kessler: I want Froch to admit I beat him last time

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Kessler: I want Froch to admit I beat him last time
Feb 10th 2013, 03:57

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO's) doesn't like the fact that IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO's) made excuses after he got whipped by him three years ago in Herning, Denmark. Froch lost the fight to Kessler by a clear cut 12 round unanimous decision, but [...]

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Boxing News: Marquez is doing Pacquiao a favor by not fighting him again

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Marquez is doing Pacquiao a favor by not fighting him again
Feb 10th 2013, 02:45

By Chris Williams: Ever since Juan Manuel Marquez said he had no interest in fighting Manny Pacquiao for a fifth fight, Pacquiao's fans have been deeply upset by this with many of them thinking Marquez is ducking Pacquiao for fear of being caught by the random blood tests that his team might choose to implement [...]

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Boxing News: Is Joe Calzghe an all time great?

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Is Joe Calzghe an all time great?
Feb 9th 2013, 23:07

By John Kelvin: Joe Calzaghe is regarded by most fans and media as the greatest super middleweight of all time and an all time great fighter in general due to his 46-0 record. However on closer inspection of Calzaghe’s record he does not appear to be that great a fighter. Calzaghe won his first title [...]

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ESPN.com - Boxing Blog: Frampton arrives with TKO of Martinez

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Frampton arrives with TKO of Martinez
Feb 9th 2013, 23:38

Carl Frampton, the busy Belfast boy with an entire nation in his corner, announced his arrival in the most exciting weight division in boxing on Saturday, courtesy of a stunning one-punch ninth-round knockout of Kiko Martinez. In front of a vociferous home crowd in Northern Ireland's Odyssey Arena, Frampton inflicted the first loss in more than three years -- and the first stoppage of a 30-fight career -- to the Spaniard Martinez, relieving the long-standing champion of his European junior featherweight belt in the process.

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Bleacher Report - Boxing: 10 Fighters with Impressive Records Who Have Yet to Be Tested

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10 Fighters with Impressive Records Who Have Yet to Be Tested
Feb 9th 2013, 23:00

Aside from blue-chip pitching prospects like Stephen Strasburg, nothing in sports gets protected more carefully than an undefeated boxing record. Unlike team sports with leagues or the UFC, which sets the fights for the vast majority of high-level MMA fighters, in boxing each match is a separately negotiated business deal. 

Boxers, or, more often, their handlers and promoters, pick their opponents. A talented prospect with smart boxing people behind him can spend years racking up almost-sure-thing wins. Meanwhile the zero in the L column accrues value like a savings bond, with the interest rates largely determined by how impressively those victories get collected. 

Eventually, of course, the magical zero has to be risked in a legitimate way. But a fighter's handlers usually aren't going to cash the chip in short of some kind of title fight or eliminator. 

It creates a strange dynamic in the sport, where fans often have to wait far too long to see a promising talent in a truly competitive matchup.

For example, probably the top up-and-comer in my area of central New York is Ryan McKenzie of Verona, N.Y., a 12-0 light heavyweight with 11 stoppages. I've seen him fight four times in the past year or so, and only once against anybody who could remotely be considered a fellow prospect, 7-2 Eric Watkins. His other three opponents had a combined record of 16-32-3.

This kind of handling is standard, and given the brutal realities of the sport, it is largely justifiable. If a guy is going to make a living entertaining us by getting punched in the face, we shouldn't begrudge him shrewd handlers. 

I want to address ahead of time a few undefeated fighters who I suspect might show up in the comments section: Javier Fortuna, Leon Santa Cruz, George Groves and Thomas Oosthuizen will all surely be tested more seriously in the future, but for the level they are at in their careers right now, they have all faced legitimate talent. 

Canelo Alvaez, as well, is not on this list. I would agree with anybody that his resume does not support the kind of hype he receives from his massive fanbase. But, for a 22-year-old fighter, he has compiled a very impressive resume.

You could argue that WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has not been tested, but I consider that more of a testament to what a rare talent he is and the fact that not a lot of people are lining up to fight him. He has fought top-10-rated opponents and former world title contenders.  

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Boxing News: Boxing’s Undercards make strong Pay Per Views

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Boxing's Undercards make strong Pay Per Views
Feb 9th 2013, 03:56

By Robert Elmore: An undercard is just as important as the main event in boxing. Now usually fans will not begin to fill the arena until its gets close to the main event. If a promoter has a history of putting together bad undercards, then it makes your audience less likely to tune in. The [...]

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