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Robbery or Close Fight? - The Failings of the 10 Point Must System in Boxing
Ryan Bivins returns to Bad Left Hook this afternoon with a look at the current, often controversial scoring system in boxing. * * * * * Background Information: Once upon a time in a galaxy not so far away boxing wasn't scored on points, but rather rounds. In the last ~100 years has scoring really...
Erislandy Lara Calls Out Winner Of Ortiz-Berto
Erislandy Lara is coming off a career-best performance against Paul Williams, but it looks like he also inherited Tall Paul's problems. The punisher used to be one of the most avoided men in boxing until Sergio Martinez shattered the myth of Paul Williams. Lara technically lost to Paul Williams but...
Baby, Even the Losers: Saluting Some of Boxing's Best Who Fell Short in 2011
James Foley is back at Bad Left Hook this morning to take another look back at 2011, this time discussing some of the "losers" whose reputations went up after courageous performances, robberies on the scorecards, or just a great fight. There's one thing that disqualifies anyone from the...
Ortiz vs Berto 2 Undercard: Lara vs Hearns Moved to Feb. 11, Gary Russell Jr Part of Triple-Header
Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reported late last night that plans have changed for the Erislandy Lara vs Ronald Hearns fight, as it will no longer be taking place on the Paul Williams card on January 21, but instead as the main co-feature to the Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto rematch on February 11. This...
Williams vs Ishida: Erislandy Lara Likely to Face Ronald Hearns
BoxingScene.com is reporting that in addition to a fairly weak Paul Williams vs Nobuhiro Ishida main event on January 21, Erislandy Lara is likely to face Ronald Hearns in the co-feature, making for frankly an awful double-header on Showtime. Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO) hasn't fought since he was robbed...
Williams vs Ishida: George Peterson Says Williams Wants Martinez or Lara Again
In an interview with David P. Greisman of BoxingScene.com, trainer George Peterson says that his fighter, Paul Williams, is open to facing anybody from 147 to 160 in his January 21 return to the ring on Showtime, but that ultimately, they want another shot at Sergio Martinez or Erislandy Lara. "I...
Paul Williams Gets Nobuhiro Ishida After All: January 21 on Showtime
Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reports tonight via Twitter that Paul Williams has found his opponent for January 21, and it's the same guy he almost fought on July 9. Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 KO) will be across the ring from Williams (40-2, 27 KO) that night, live on Showtime. You will probably recall...
Kirkland vs Molina, Trout vs Rodriguez, Williams and Lara: Junior Middleweight Talks All Around
Steve Kim of MaxBoxing.com says tonight that there are ongoing talks that involve junior middleweight contenders James Kirkland and Delvin Rodriguez, but not for a fight with one another. There have been rumblings that those two could be matched on February 18, but other opponents are indeed...
Paul Williams, Erislandy Lara in Talks for Showtime Double-Header on January 21
Dan Rafael of ESPN.com tweeted this evening that junior middleweights Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara appear headed for a January 21 double-header on Showtime, six months after their incredibly controversial fight against one another in Atlantic City. [ Related: All Three Judges Suspended After...
James Kirkland's Next Fight: Dunkin Wants Carlos Molina, But Sergio and Lara Also Mentioned
Coming off of a head-turning win over Alfredo Angulo on November 5 in Cancun, James Kirkland's team is hoping to line up a tough fight with another contender: Carlos Molina. From Cameron Dunkin, Kirkland's manager, via Ryan Maquiñana: "The fight makes sense. Molina’s a good fighter. ...
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