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Entries tagged with "Lamont+Peterson":

• All Eyes on Amir Khan – July 27th, 2011

  
  
  

• Lamont Peterson vs. Victor Cayo – July 30th, 2011

  On ESPN's Friday Night Fights, Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs) and Victor Cayo (26-2, 18 KOs) went at it in a savage 12-round IBF junior welterweight title eliminator. The fight looked like it was going the distance and to the judges' scorecards. But Peterson rallied late. A right hook did it—and that's all she wrote...
  
  

• Ortiz Is in for a Special Night – August 29th, 2011

  Victor Ortiz is not buying into Mayweather’s hype or psych machine, the "it's different at this level" or the "from the hood, rap aura" thing…
  
  

• Mayweather-Ortiz: The Caveats – September 12th, 2011

  Floyd will employ old school shoulder rolls, angles, left elbow push offs, and he will selectively target his shots early on…
  
  

• Mayweather-Ortiz: UNSTABLE – September 13th, 2011

  When is the right time to stray from tangibles and take a shot on intangibles? Mayweather is unstable; unpredictable…
  
  

• Victor Ortiz vs. Lamont Peterson – September 14th, 2011

  After Victor Ortiz lost to Marcos Maidana in 2009 many people wrote him off. But Ortiz wasn't finished, despite what was said and written. His long march from the dead, which led to his winning the WBC welterweight title over Andre Berto last April, included a tough fight against Lamont Peterson, who was 28-1 at the time, at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Dec. 11, 2010. All the Ortiz hallmarks were on display in this bout: toughness, power, resilience, and a will to win...
  
  

• Mayweather vs. Ortiz: Head vs. Heart – September 16th, 2011

  To deny these feelings, gut and heart feelings, to operate solely and soullessly on the cerebral plane, is to negate boxing’s primal attraction…
  
  

• The Wrath of Khan – October 4th, 2011

  
  
  

• Amir Invites Obama to Fight – October 5th, 2011

  
  
  

• Khan/Peterson Square Off at DC Presser – October 6th, 2011

  In a press conference that featured as many political luminaries as it did boxing figures, it was standing room only at The W Washington DC Hotel...
  
  

• Hopkins-Dawson: Reflections on a TKO for Boxing – October 18th, 2011

  Most boxing fans are not Hollywood A-listers, but rather, are working-class people who look to boxing as an escape from their daily toil...
  
  

• Timothy Bradley Meets the Press – October 30th, 2011

  While it will be great to see Bradley do his thing in the ring again, his opponent, Joel Casamayor, isn’t exactly the toughest hombre in the OK Corral…
  
  

• Method of Mayhem—The Emergence of Seth Mitchell – November 3rd, 2011

  Mitchell is poised, well-disciplined, but when it comes down to heated moments in the ring—a manufacturer of sheer mayhem...
  
  

• Khan vs. Peterson Heats Up – November 17th, 2011

  
  
  

• Lamont Peterson Meets the Press – December 5th, 2011

  Peterson is eager to show his hometown fans how far he has come from the days when he was a nine-year-old selling crack…
  
  

• Capital Showdown Media Workout – December 6th, 2011

  While Khan was posing for photos around DC's landmarks—Peterson was taking care of business in the grittier corridors of Chocolate City...
  
  

• Freddie Roach on King Khan – December 7th, 2011

  “That fight will never happen,” Khan insisted. “I've always said to Freddie and Manny, Manny knows himself, we won't fight each other…”
  
  

• Barry Hunter on Lamont Peterson – December 8th, 2011

  “You got a lot of people that watch boxing, speak about boxing, but don't understand boxing or the business behind boxing…”
  
  

• Capital Showdown Final Presser – December 8th, 2011

  “If he wants to fight on the inside I will hurt him.,” said Peterson. “People are crazy for thinking I can’t hurt this kid…”
  
  

• What Will Become of Khan? – December 9th, 2011

  Even in moments that are supposed to define his newly found toughness, like his fight against Marcos Maidana, we learn how vulnerable he is…
  
  

• Capital Showdown DC Weights – December 9th, 2011

  
  
  

• Khan vs. Peterson Preview – December 9th, 2011

  Young, charismatic, telegenic and the champ, 25-year-old Amir Khan is one of the bright lights of boxing’s future…
  
  

• Round-by-Round in DC – December 10th, 2011

  Boxing.com is providing live round-by-round ringside coverage from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in DC...
  
  

• Khan and Peterson Wage a Classic War – December 11th, 2011

  Always an honest and honorable warrior, Lamont Peterson once again proved to the world that he is as tough as they come…
  
  

• Does the Referee Pool Need New Blood? – December 11th, 2011

  Perhaps referees like Italian Massimo Barrovecchio and Panamanian Hector Afu can be part of a seminar for new and/or aspiring amateur referees...
  
  

• Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson Post-Fight – December 13th, 2011

  Robert Ecksel, Editor-in-Chief of Boxing.com, speaks with TYT Sports' Rick Strom about the recent defeat of Amir Khan at the hands of local hero Lamont Peterson in DC's "Capital Showdown." They examine the relative fairness of the final verdict, the point deductions, whether or not home cooking was a factor, and what Khan might have done differently to retain his status as one of the bright lights of boxing future...
  
  

• Aaron Davis in the Driver’s Seat – December 14th, 2011

  "I didn’t suspend those judges just to say I’m a big bad guy," said Davis. "It’s really for the betterment of the sport...”
  
  

• Ward/Froch Vie for Super Middleweight Stardom – December 16th, 2011

  The Super Six World Boxing Classic has revealed hard truths, pro and con, about each and every competitor…
  
  

• Yes We Khan...Can't We? – December 21st, 2011

  
  
  

• Steve Smoger: Master of an Art Form – December 25th, 2011

  Smoger, the real article, speaks for itself, and by action, for himself. There is no need to draw attention...
  
  

• Amir Khan on Floyd’s Predicament – December 27th, 2011

  
  
  

• Manny vs. Floyd: Public Perception and Shifting Leverage – January 3rd, 2012

  Public perception shifted once again in Pacquiao’s favor thanks to Floyd’s domestic violence case for which he was sentenced to 90 days...
  
  

• Amir Trifle – January 5th, 2012

  
  
  

• Show Me the Manny – January 6th, 2012

  
  
  

• The Cat in the Hat – January 10th, 2012

  
  
  

• Lamont Peterson's Camp Responds – January 11th, 2012

  
  
  

• WBA: We Believe Amir – January 13th, 2012

  "Everybody has to do what they feel is best for them,” said Schaefer, who in this instance practices what he preaches...
  
  

• King Khan: Beauty Killed the Beast – January 13th, 2012

  
  
  

• The Rollercoaster Ride of Zab Judah – January 15th, 2012

  Judah has lost seven times in his career, usually to top tier fighters, but a lack of preparation and focus has cost him bouts against lesser men…
  
  

• Golden Boy Withdraws IBF Appeal – January 17th, 2012

  
  
  

• Team Peterson on GBP Retreat – January 18th, 2012

  
  
  

• Pac-Cotto II: Hold Your Horses – January 24th, 2012

  
  
  

• Open Letter to Mayweather and Pacquiao – January 24th, 2012

  Do Floyd and Manny really want to be the undisputed king of boxing, or do they just want to look good as elite fighters…
  
  

• Money May on Amir Khan – February 3rd, 2012

  
  
  

• No Surprise: Pacquiao vs. Bradley – February 6th, 2012

  
  
  

• Judah-Paris in the Wings – February 9th, 2012

  
  
  

• Peterson vs. Khan: Sloppy Seconds – February 9th, 2012

  For a guy that washed windows at stoplights and picked strangers’ pockets to survive, that’s a helluva nice payday…
  
  

• Maybe the Best Do Fight the Best – February 26th, 2012

  The "sweet science of bruising" has often been criticized because the best don’t always fight the best…
  
  

• Okay Cool: The Resiliency of Lamont Peterson – February 29th, 2012

  “I think he’s an energy fighter. He’s athletic and comes to fight. He’s in shape and he’s fast. And he loves boxing. He loves to fight…”
  
  

• Peterson-Khan II DC Presser – March 15th, 2012

  "I like to think I’m the people’s champ,” said Peterson, “so I listened to them and they wanted this fight, so I was willing to do it…”