Entries tagged with "Kevin+Kelley":
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Kevin Kelley vs. Troy Dorsey – February 17th, 2019
On February 18, 1992 at the Paramount Theatre in New York, New York City, WBC Continental Americas featherweight champion Kevin Kelley, aka Flushing Flash, from Flushing, Queens, New York, defended his title against Troy Dorsey, from Mansfield, Texas. Kelley was undefeated with a 26-0 record coming.…
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Is Garcia-Lomachenko the Next Barrera-Hamed? – January 5th, 2018
WBC lightweight champ Mikey Garcia may be the only soul in Lomachenko’s weight range capable of not only handling, but flat-out beating him…
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Who’s Next? – August 28th, 2017
One needs more than a willing and dangerous dance partner of stature. You need good ‘ole fashion promotion…
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Lemieux vs. Stevens Preview – March 11th, 2017
Comparing Lemieux vs. Stevens to Gatti-Ward, or even to Hamed-Kelley, before a single punch is thrown, is risky business…
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Tepito (Part Three) – September 26th, 2015
These men embodied the nature of Tepito from the ‘50s through the ‘80s. After all, boxing and “El Barrio de Tepito” were synonymous back in the day…
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In Attack Mode: Mayweather and Pacquiao in their Prime—Part One – March 26th, 2015
The punch represented a microcosm of the fight — Barrera, much slower, trying to cope with the speed and getting nailed in the process…
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That Other Pacquiao – March 26th, 2014
Bobby Pacquiao, the free-swinging southpaw younger brother of Manny Pacquiao, went 31-15-3 between 1997 and 2008…
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Velazquez Robbed in Manila – March 23rd, 2014
Grizzled veteran Hector Velazquez (56-21-3) remains competitive in a 21-year career that began in 1993...
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Exceptional Endurance: A Life of Troy Dorsey – July 11th, 2013
“Gabriel Ruelas is involved in the ministry. I believe Kevin Kelley is, too. Jesse James Leija is not, he’s Buddhist. But we are working on him…”
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Carving Statues – November 9th, 2012
The truly great trainers are a kind of practical philosopher, they harmonize with the chaotic flux of fighting, tempering their pupil with sensible instruction…
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Requiem for a Featherweight – March 22nd, 2012
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Manny’s Legacy Minus Mayweather – November 10th, 2011
Regardless of how Pacquiao-Mayweather ends (should the fight ever be made), the outcome would have little impact on Pacquiao’s overall legacy…
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Morales and Matthysse Meet the Press – August 18th, 2011
“The reason the Matthysse fight was decided was because he’s very strong, very formidable, in many eyes an undefeated fighter…”
