comments on: Boxing - Gatti vs. Gomez

East Side Boxing - I look for Gatti to win this. All of the fighters on the contender were nothing more than journeyman. Look at the possible mismatch of Jermain Taylor fighting Sergio Mora that was being talked about. I think that this fight will be more competitive
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Chicago awarded '07 boxing worlds
Sports Illustrated - CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago isn't wasting any time trying to show it would be a good host for the Olympics. The city, chosen last month as the U.S. candidate for the 2016 Summer Games, was awarded the 2007 world boxing championships on Thursday, two
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Opinion: Mixed martial arts may soon KO boxing
Colorado Springs Gazette - Boxing is not dead. It never will be. Too many of us like good fisticuffs for it to die. But even after Saturday’s fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya, boxing remains on life support. Unless boxing reverts to its roots it will
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Does Amateur Boxing Cause Brain Damage?
eMaxHealth.com - Blows to the head in amateur boxing appear to cause brain damage. "Despite the high prevalence of brain damage as a result of professional boxing, until now there has been little information on the possible risks for brain injury in amateur boxing
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The greatness of HBO's boxing documentary De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7
Slate - The exceptional When We Were Kings was the first mainstream documentary to chronicle the buildup to a big boxing match. Unfortunately, it wasn't exactly timelyâ€"fans had to wait until 23 years after the Rumble in the Jungle to glimpse the pre-fight
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Fight to save boxing on
The Daily Tribune - LAS VEGAS, Nevada â€" Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather weighed in at the heaviest mark of his career here Friday on the eve of a showdown with Oscar de la Hoya, who tipped the scales right on the super-welterweight limit. The US fighters engaged in one
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Holding pattern
The Australian - The fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas on the weekend drew boxing fans from across America: including award-winning actors Helen Mirren , Jack Nicholson , Jim Carrey and John Cusack , singer Jennifer Lopez and her husband
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