Entries tagged with "Martin+Murray":
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The obvious number one is Anthony Joshua. Not only is he one of the biggest stars in world boxing but a unified world heavyweight champion…
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Sergio Martinez was box office. Why on Earth, for reasons other than money, would he want to come back now...
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Gilley admits that after 12 months in the paid ranks, his team are very pleased with the direction they are heading in…
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Join me as I break down which of the week's televised fights are most interesting and why. Here's this week's rundown…
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The surly powder keg image of the Charlos is somewhere between prime Mike Tyson and a jacked up World Star version of a grim Sonny Liston…
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“You have your ups in boxing but for me, the last three months have been downs. Sorry to Martin and the fans. I’ll be back soon…”
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It does feel slightly like British boxing, although still in a wonderful place, is not quite as high as it was…
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A hearing is set for April 10 to determine whether Canelo is an intentional cheat or the product of doped up Mexican beef…
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“Golovkin went through a period where nobody wanted to fight him,” said Andrade. “I am that guy now…”
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Frank Warren has failed to capitalize on the momentum of Billy Joe Saunders beating David Lemieux…
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On November 20, 2010, Martinez met up with Paul Williams for a highly anticipated as well as warranted rematch for the WBC world middleweight crown…
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“I’m getting to work with some terrific fighters—Martin Murray, Tommy Coyle, Rocky Fielding, Carl Frampton…these are real top-class fighters…”
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The Jackal left Cyclone Promotions and announced an underwhelming homecoming fight with Frank Warren…
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Prizefighter may well be dead and many will think that is a good thing. However, I would not be against seeing it once a year…
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Move a little, get in his head, keep him from comfortably plowing forward—and the beast is less beast-like…
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Brook may have a good chin but can the body stand up to a vicious attack? That is the wildcard and I think it is a definite possibility here…
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Martin Murray probably showed enough class to edge it but 119-109 was a criminal scorecard. A bit worrying for Murray to only edge it against Rosado…
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I did the first edition of this in six months and though the number of world champions has gone down, for me the quality has only gone up…
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At what cost is the Kazakh willing to wait for his shot at a man who has already relinquished his belt and clearly gets his rocks off at being in control?
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Britain has twelve world champions and many potential champions honing their skills. But which boxer would currently sit atop a British pound-for-pound list?
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He fought WBA and IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch in 2013 and 2014. Groves lost both times by TKO…
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Nick Blackwell is a gladiator, a tightrope walker, the kamikaze’s kamikaze. He’s the grandmaster flash of no quit…
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Murray’s supporters shouted “Cheats, cheats, cheats,” proving, yet again, that words speak louder than actions…
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“It would be great for British boxing to have another world champion, but I just don’t think he has got the tools to pull this one off…”
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On October 17, Gennady Golovkin steps into the ring to face IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux in a unification shootout …
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Colombian Jose Miguel Torres hit the deck 15 times as he lost a bid for the WBA Intercontinental super middleweight title…
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On Feb. 21, 2015, at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco, WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, defended his titles against former British middleweight champion Martin Murray, from St. Helens, Merseyside, UK. Golovkin was undefeated at 31-0 (28 KOs) coming…
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Gennady Golovkin kept his KO streak alive by stopping former British middleweight champion Martin Murray at 2:10 of round 11...
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“We've had a lot of time preparing for a great performance Saturday. Thank you very much everybody. Welcome to my fight…”
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As talented a Sturm and Martinez are or were, neither comes close to being as formidable an opponent as Triple G…
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Is there a fighter more feared than Golovkin? More touted than Golovkin? More of a jukebox of catchy yet confused idioms as Golovkin?
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2015 could be the year where wholesale changes are made to the sports hierarchy (provided everyone gets the memo, of course)...
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Martin Murray’s no slouch. If he says he gonna go in there and stand up to Golovkin, that’s exactly what he’ll do…
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"The hands are good," said Beau, holding a fist high, as he was taken to the hospital. "But the knee's bad..."
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In the medical journal Neurosurgery, there was a published in 2005 that addressed the biomechanics from a variety of punches in boxing…
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Marco Antonio Rubio’s last two losses were to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in 2012 and Kelly Pavlik in 2009. In between and since, he has won 16 bouts...
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In part 1 we took a look back at 2013, a fantastic and undeniably eventful year for boxing. But now we turn our attention to the next twelve months and dare to dream that perhaps the sport we love is going to deliver even more jaw-dropping moments in 2014. On both sides of the Pond there is a lot of…
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2013 has come and gone and with it has passed an overall triumphant year for the sport of boxing. Fight fans around the globe were treated to some of the best bouts in recent memory as well as highlight reel knockouts, miraculous upsets, technical master classes and controversies that will be talked…
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Gennady Golovkin, aka God's gift to the middleweight division, will defend his WBA and IBO titles on February 1 in Monte Carlo…
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The enticing thing about Martinez is that, as much as you could guarantee defeat, you could bet your bottom dollar on some absorbing plot twists...
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Judah put on one of the gutsiest performances of his 17-year career in front of his hometown Brooklyn fans, but came up short at the end…
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For Argentines not interested in boxing, the former soccer player's exploits in the squared circle were of as little of interest as they were of consequence...
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As Robert Guerrero prepares for his May 4 bout against undefeated Floyd Mayweather, fight fans will be treated to another dream weekend of boxing...
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There is so much more to be said about what has been lost. That is why I spent five years researching and writing an entire book devoted to the subject…
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