Marquez beats Manny and again is robbed of the decision!

Marquez only man to beat Pacman twice yet shows up as losing both matches.  Could he get less luck against Mr. Moneybags.

Boxing-'Pacman' answers nervous Filipino prayers - Yahoo! Eurosport:

Even Manny's countrymen and his stablemate Amir Khan were thinking "bad decision"


Filipinos prayed and nervously waited until eight division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was declared winner over Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on Sunday, retaining his WBO welterweight title.

Filipinos in cinemas, hotels, public parks and even army bases across the Philippines erupted after the majority decision but many were unconvinced of Pacquiao's latest ring victory.

Pacquiao, a congressman and widely regarded as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, won by majority decision over Marquez.


Filippino Fan: The best an ardent fan and countryman could hope for:
"I really prayed hard before the decision was announced," Gertrudes Posadas, 50, said. "I was saying the rosary and was asking for a draw."




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Tim Bradley vs. Joel Casamayor

Remembering Joe Frazier - The Week

Remembering Joe Frazier - The Week: "
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He was so much more than Ali's foil: Yes, Frazier was best known for his rivalry with Ali, and their "famous trilogy" of fights, says Dan Rafael at ESPN.com. But Frazier "was a great fighter in his own right, a former heavyweight champion of the world, a 1964 Olympic gold medalist, and a worthy member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame." While Ali was the fighter who emerged victorious in their "storied rivalry," it was Frazier who won the first match with a decisive left hook in the 15th round. And remember, Frazier lost to only two men in his entire career: Ali and George Foreman.
"Frazier was far more than just Ali foil"

Frazier was actually better than Ali: "For all the deserved accolades for Muhammad Ali," the truth is, Frazier "was the better fighter," says Dave Anderson at The New York Times. Yes, Ali won the decisivie "Thrilla in Manila," but only because Frazier, his eye swollen shut, was prevented by his trainer from going in for the 15th round. And out of the ring, Frazier was "the better man." He was always a class act, whether he was buying land for his mother or making peace with Ali. The same cannot be said for Ali, who routinely insulted Frazier over the years, calling him a "gorilla" and "stupid."


Joe Frazier is directed to the ropes by referee Arthur Marcante after knocking down Muhammad Ali in the 15th round at Madison Square Garden in 1971. Photograph: AP



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Joe Frazier

Joe in 1973

Did you see the film Facing Ali showing all Ali's old opponents. They all praised Ali and hoped they didn't do any of the damage to Ali. Frazier's speech was must different. He was happy to say he did Ali all kinds of damage and still feels he beat Ali twice. In the movie he looked small, like he was not well and had been losing weight for a long time. Remember Joe got into Boxing to lose weight because he had drifted up to 300 pounds. He worked in a slaughterhouse carrying around sides of beef. He would have been a terror to fight. Fearless and with a wicked punch. He said when he was training he couold punch and apple tree and all the apples would fall...


 

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Joe Frazier's life - in pictures | Sport | guardian.co.uk

Joe Frazier's life - in pictures | Sport | guardian.co.uk:

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Boxing Oddities do happen occasionally.

Shot of the Day Photo: Jose Perez/PR Best A rare double knockdown occurred during Saturday’s match between flyweights Israel Vázquez and Jesús Pagán in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Both were felled by simultaneous right hands in the first round of their 50 second contest. Pagán was down four times in the bout won by Vazquez, who is the son of Puerto Rican ring legend Wilfredo Vazquez and brother of former WBO super bantamweight king Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. October 30th, 2011 Source: http://www.fightnews.com/page/2

Must See: ESPN Profiles Scott Hall’s Decline From ‘Razor Ramon’ Stardom to Addiction | Cagepotato

Must See: ESPN Profiles Scott Hall’s Decline From ‘Razor Ramon’ Stardom to Addiction | Cagepotato:

As the WWF’s “Razor Ramon” in the early 1990s, Scott Hall was one of pro-wrestling‘s biggest stars — a Scarface-inspired bad guy known for his ever-present toothpick, gold chains, and hilarious promos. But in recent years, he’s become better known for his personal deterioration, which culminated in an utterly tragic headlining appearance at a Massachusetts wrestling show in April, two days after having a seizure. Though comparisons to Mickey Rourke’s character in The Wrestler are easy to make, the real-life story of Scott Hall is much darker.

Last night, ESPN’s E:60 profiled Scott Hall’s path from wrestling mega-success to his subsequent battles with addiction and his questionable decision to mentor his son Cody to follow in his footsteps. We don’t go near pro-wrestling very often on this site, but I thought this was heart-wrenching stuff, and worth sharing.

Let’s remember Scott in happier times. After the jump: Razor Ramon’s five greatest WWF video vignettes…

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52-year-old Bozella wins pro boxing debut - CBS News

52-year-old Bozella wins pro boxing debut - CBS News:

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Another Disappointing end to a Title Fight

Photos: Big Joe Miranda

WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KOs) lost his title against Chad Dawson (31-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. The bout ended in round two when the 29-year-old Dawson hurled the 46-year-old boxing legend Hopkins to the deck and Hopkins injured a shoulder. Referee Pat Russell ruled there was no foul, therefore the California Commission ruled it a TKO win for Dawson. 

It is beyond me that this fight is a TKO, if the thing that ended the fight happened from being thrown to the ground...dislocated shoulder!  The last fight featured a sucker punch by Floyd Mayweather and now this travesty!


Boxing takes another body blow.






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http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/dawson-stops-hopkins-in-2-98831#more-98831




I missed this change:

Staff and wire reports

October 20, 2011, 11:29 p.m.

The World Boxing Council on Thursday ruled that Chad Dawson did not defeat light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins by technical knockout, as officials working the Saturday fight at Staples Center ruled.

Instead, the WBC ruled the outcome was a technical draw, allowing Hopkins, 46, to keep his belt.

"I'm obviously thrilled by that decision," Hopkins' promoter,Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, said. "It's the right decision. Bernard Hopkins did not lose that fight."

Dawson was deemed the winner after Hopkins fell to the canvas and separated his left shoulder in the second round of their title fight. With Hopkins unable to continue, referee Pat Russell ruled Dawson the winner.

Schaefer has already appealed the outcome to the California State Athletic Commission, and commission executive officer George Dodd said a hearing on the matter is scheduled Dec. 13 in Los Angeles. Changing the Dawson victory to a no-contest is possible.

—Lance Pugmire
L.A. Times

 

Patience is the beginning of Mindfulness

Patience is the companion of wisdom.
St. Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 20 August 430)

(As quoted in Distilled Wisdom: An Encyclopedia of Wisdom in Condensed Form‎ (1964) by Alfred Armand Montapert, p. 270)

Boxer Dewey Bozella Arthur Ashe Award winner 2011 ESPYs - ESPN

Boxer Dewey Bozella Arthur Ashe Award winner 2011 ESPYs - ESPN:

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It was "The Death House" that saved Dewey. "The Death House" is the nickname for that building at Sing Sing where electrocutions once took place. The electric chair had been removed and a boxing ring was set up over the same space.

Dewey stepped between the ropes. He proved to be a good fighter and eventually became the light heavyweight champ of Sing Sing. A Golden Gloves champ named Lou Del Valle was brought in to fight him. Del Valle would later knock down Roy Jones Jr. when Jones was the best fighter on the planet. Dewey gave Del Valle all he could handle until the fight was stopped on cuts. But that wasn't the point.

Boxing gave Dewey balance. It gave him a sense of release, of discipline and focus. It structured his time. The heavy bag, speed bag and sit-ups led to educational classes that filled Dewey's days as he awaited his appeal. Seven years after his conviction, Dewey got a retrial.

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