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• Bernard “The Truth” Hopkins – August 4th, 2011

  After listening to James Toney and others boast about their superiority to MMA’s best, hearing Bernard Hopkins on the matter is a breath of fresh air. It wasn’t always that way. The WBC light heavyweight champion has spoken ill of MMA in the past: “I don’t want to watch…
  
  

• John Duddy Hits the Stage – August 4th, 2011

  John Duddy, the 32-year-old former middleweight contender from Derry, Ireland, is making the most of his post-boxing life. He’s working behind the bar at Kennedy’s on 57th Street in midtown Manhattan at night, and by day he’s pursuing an acting career. The Derry Destroyer shocked the…
  
  

• One-Fingered Salute – August 3rd, 2011

  There was a fight recently in Butte, Montana, between Brock Aleksich and Bobby Moreno. Aleksich wasn’t performing to his usual high standard, or maybe he wasn’t performing at all, and the fans had grown unruly. Boos and catcalls rained down on the fighter. Brock was none too pleased…
  
  

• Should Pros Be in the Olympics? – August 3rd, 2011

  The International Boxing Association wants to mess with a not-so-good thing and hopes to change the eligibility rules and standards to allow professional boxers to compete in the 2016 Rio Games. According to the AP, AIBA President Wu Ching-Kuo says the organization plans to “launch and market…