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  1. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/f5/f5f18bae463e8aafd7cd83c09de0f566/jermain_taylor_should_be_watching_not_fighting_on_great_yearend_card.jpg Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime will close out what has been one of the best years for boxing in a very long time with an outstanding card, one filled with entertaining, competitive matches. Buried amid that deep card, however, is a familiar name. Jermain Taylor, the former undisputed middleweight champion, will fight Juan Carlos Candelo in a 10-round bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio. His appearance on the card revives an age-old question in boxing, one that has dogged the greats, like Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Roy Jones Jr., as well as the not-so-great: Why? Taylor is 35 years old, and has already suffered a subdural hematoma. To his credit, he took more than two years off after he had the bleed on his brain against Arthur Abraham, and he passed all of the tests to allow him to compete. But as we've learned from Frontline's groundbreaking series on brain injuries in the NFL, "League of Denial," as well as the outstanding book of the same name by ESPN writers Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, dealing with brain injuries is a complex and not-so-exact science. The one thing we know is this: Repeated trauma to the head is going to lead to brain damage, now or down the road, in almost every case. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/89/89d4c98745fd37f3cce91df5800f80e1/jermain_taylor_should_be_watching_not_fighting_on_great_yearend_card.jpgTaylor is no longer the athlete he once was, and he has no prayer of beating any legitimate top-level fighters. No matter which weight class he wants to fight, whether it's middleweight, super middleweight or light heavyweight, there are far too many gifted boxers in those divisions for Taylor to win a major bout and earn the big money that would come with it. Do you think he could beat Gennady Golovkin or Sergio Martinez? Zero chance. Andre Ward at super middleweight? Adonis Stevenson or Sergey Kovalev at light heavyweight? No, no an no. Taylor, unfortunately, is finished as a high-level fighter. He insists, though, upon fighting. Since returning in 2011 after that two-year absence, he's gone 3-0 against low-level opposition. Every boxer who walks through the ropes accepts a certain amount of risk. But when you're 35, your reflexes are slowed, you've taken a series of major blows and you have had a bleed on the brain, you are at an incredibly increased risk. That is a risk that makes no sense to take, no matter how desperate one is for money. Fighters like Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Lennox Lewis got it right. Their skills began to decline and they walked away, at or near the top, for good. They took what they could get out of boxing and left before it could take from them. Be certain, that boxing takes from everyone sooner or later. Stay in too long, be unable to avoid those blows to the head, and boxing will take from you. It's what happened to Ali, and it's what happened to Freddie Roach, and it's what will happen to every single fighter who refuses to know when to say when. It's time for Jermain Taylor to say when, no matter how many tests he's passed. Boxing is about to get him. This is a fight that he can not win. For his sake, here's hoping he realizes it before it it's too late. More...
  2. Mark Kriegel's 2012 book on boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini was outstanding, a compelling peek behind the curtain into the life of a fighter and the relationship that defined him. The book, which has earned rave reviews, has been turned into a documentary movie, "The Good Son: The Ray Mancini Story," which will air Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Network. The documentary tells the story of Mancini's meeting with the son of boxer Duk Koo Kim, who died of brain injuries he suffered during a 1982 bout on national television in Las Vegas with Mancini. It's a captivating, emotional film that handles a difficult subject with ease. It's an excellent story and well worth your time. Check it out More...
  3. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/14/14628a768c390e62b5e9e0b56e4d0d84/brandon_rios_tests_positive_for_banned_substance_following_loss_to_manny_pacquiao.jpgBrandon Rios tested positive for a banned substance following his Nov. 23 loss to Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China, but it is unclear what, if any, penalty the former lightweight champion may face. In a story first reported by RingTV.com, Rios tested positive for dimenthylamylamine in his post-fight urinalysis. Rios lost a wide unanimous decision to Pacquiao in the welterweight bout at the Venetian Macao. Pacquiao and Rios were randomly tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). Pacquiao passed all tests given by VADA. Rios passed the first four but failed the final test. Dimenthylamylamine, commonly known as DMAA, is a stimulant banned by both VADA and the World Anti-Doping Agency. It is found in the fitness product Jack3d. In April, the Food & Drug Administration warned consumers about taking DMAA. It said that as of April 11, it had received 86 reports of illness or death associated with supplements containing DMAA. According to the warning on the FDA's website, DMAA is "most commonly used in supplements promising weight loss, muscle building and performance enhancement; it can elevate blood pressure and could lead to cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, shortness of breath and tightening of the chest." Rios could not immediately be reached for comment. However, his conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, told RingTV that he didn't understand how Rios could have passed the first four tests and had a problem on the final one. Ariza told the site he didn't know much about it. It's not a performance enhancing drug. It's not any of those illegal things. It's something that you can buy over the counter. In China, maybe he ate something. It could have been any of those things. It's a dietary supplement. ... I don't really know. Top Rank president Todd duBoef said he was aware of the positive test, but had little to say. "There is not much I can say because I don't know a lot about it, but it is very disappointing to hear of this," duBoef said. The sanctioning body, the WBO, served as the commission for the bout in China, so it is unclear if it can penalize Rios for failing the post-fight test. Tim Lueckenhoff, the president of the Association of Boxing Commissions, did not immediately returning a message seeking comment. More...
  4. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/f5/f5f18bae463e8aafd7cd83c09de0f566/jermain_taylor_should_be_watching_not_fighting_on_great_yearend_card.jpg Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime will close out what has been one of the best years for boxing in a very long time with an outstanding card, one filled with entertaining, competitive matches. Buried amid that deep card, however, is a familiar name. Jermain Taylor, the former undisputed middleweight champion, will fight Juan Carlos Candelo in a 10-round bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio. His appearance on the card revives an age-old question in boxing, one that has dogged the greats, like Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Roy Jones Jr., as well as the not-so-great: Why? Taylor is 35 years old, and has already suffered a subdural hematoma. To his credit, he took more than two years off after he had the bleed on his brain against Arthur Abraham, and he passed all of the tests to allow him to compete. But as we've learned from Frontline's groundbreaking series on brain injuries in the NFL, "League of Denial," as well as the outstanding book of the same name by ESPN writers Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, dealing with brain injuries is a complex and not-so-exact science. The one thing we know is this: Repeated trauma to the head is going to lead to brain damage, now or down the road, in almost every case. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/89/89d4c98745fd37f3cce91df5800f80e1/jermain_taylor_should_be_watching_not_fighting_on_great_yearend_card.jpgTaylor is no longer the athlete he once was, and he has no prayer of beating any legitimate top-level fighters. No matter which weight class he wants to fight, whether it's middleweight, super middleweight or light heavyweight, there are far too many gifted boxers in those divisions for Taylor to win a major bout and earn the big money that would come with it. Do you think he could beat Gennady Golovkin or Sergio Martinez? Zero chance. Andre Ward at super middleweight? Adonis Stevenson or Sergey Kovalev at light heavyweight? No, no an no. Taylor, unfortunately, is finished as a high-level fighter. He insists, though, upon fighting. Since returning in 2011 after that two-year absence, he's gone 3-0 against low-level opposition. Every boxer who walks through the ropes accepts a certain amount of risk. But when you're 35, your reflexes are slowed, you've taken a series of major blows and you have had a bleed on the brain, you are at an incredibly increased risk. That is a risk that makes no sense to take, no matter how desperate one is for money. Fighters like Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Lennox Lewis got it right. Their skills began to decline and they walked away, at or near the top, for good. They took what they could get out of boxing and left before it could take from them. Be certain, that boxing takes from everyone sooner or later. Stay in too long, be unable to avoid those blows to the head, and boxing will take from you. It's what happened to Ali, and it's what happened to Freddie Roach, and it's what will happen to every single fighter who refuses to know when to say when. It's time for Jermain Taylor to say when, no matter how many tests he's passed. Boxing is about to get him. This is a fight that he can not win. For his sake, here's hoping he realizes it before it it's too late. More...
  5. Mark Kriegel's 2012 book on boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini was outstanding, a compelling peek behind the curtain into the life of a fighter and the relationship that defined him. The book, which has earned rave reviews, has been turned into a documentary movie, "The Good Son: The Ray Mancini Story," which will air Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Network. The documentary tells the story of Mancini's meeting with the son of boxer Duk Koo Kim, who died of brain injuries he suffered during a 1982 bout on national television in Las Vegas with Mancini. It's a captivating, emotional film that handles a difficult subject with ease. It's an excellent story and well worth your time. Check it out More...
  6. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/14/14628a768c390e62b5e9e0b56e4d0d84/brandon_rios_tests_positive_for_banned_substance_following_loss_to_manny_pacquiao.jpgBrandon Rios tested positive for a banned substance following his Nov. 23 loss to Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China, but it is unclear what, if any, penalty the former lightweight champion may face. In a story first reported by RingTV.com, Rios tested positive for dimenthylamylamine in his post-fight urinalysis. Rios lost a wide unanimous decision to Pacquiao in the welterweight bout at the Venetian Macao. Pacquiao and Rios were randomly tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). Pacquiao passed all tests given by VADA. Rios passed the first four but failed the final test. Dimenthylamylamine, commonly known as DMAA, is a stimulant banned by both VADA and the World Anti-Doping Agency. It is found in the fitness product Jack3d. In April, the Food & Drug Administration warned consumers about taking DMAA. It said that as of April 11, it had received 86 reports of illness or death associated with supplements containing DMAA. According to the warning on the FDA's website, DMAA is "most commonly used in supplements promising weight loss, muscle building and performance enhancement; it can elevate blood pressure and could lead to cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, shortness of breath and tightening of the chest." Rios could not immediately be reached for comment. However, his conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, told RingTV that he didn't understand how Rios could have passed the first four tests and had a problem on the final one. Ariza told the site he didn't know much about it. It's not a performance enhancing drug. It's not any of those illegal things. It's something that you can buy over the counter. In China, maybe he ate something. It could have been any of those things. It's a dietary supplement. ... I don't really know. Top Rank president Todd duBoef said he was aware of the positive test, but had little to say. "There is not much I can say because I don't know a lot about it, but it is very disappointing to hear of this," duBoef said. The sanctioning body, the WBO, served as the commission for the bout in China, so it is unclear if it can penalize Rios for failing the post-fight test. Tim Lueckenhoff, the president of the Association of Boxing Commissions, did not immediately returning a message seeking comment. More...
  7. Standing just 4-foot-10 and with especially short arms - a big problem for a boxer - Jacob Matlala rose from hardship in Soweto to become a four-time world champion and one of South Africa's most popular sportsmen. No wonder he was a favorite of former President Nelson Mandela, who boxed in his youth before becoming the leader of the anti-apartheid movement. Matlala died last Saturday at 51 after a struggle with lung problems, two days after Mandela's death. He was buried on Friday in Johannesburg, two days before Mandela's state funeral. More...
  8. Adrien Broner has been eating lots of ice cream, admiring himself on television and spending some quality time with friends and family. Broner faces former WBA junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidana on Saturday at the Alamodome, headlining a nine-bout card that will air internationally on Showtime. If it seems like Broner is treating Maidana like an afterthought, he is - at least publicly. I did that at 23,'' Broner said. More...
  9. The outrageous welterweight champion has been less crass in the last several weeks but supremely focused as he prepares to face hard-hitting Marcos Maidana. More...
  10. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/ca/ca298ff7567de538767b1f0e28ec7bbf/hey_max_kellerman_guillermo_rigondeaux_is_all_yours_ill_take_james_kirkland_and_glen_tapia_any_day.jpgThe television ratings dropped massively from the co-main event to the main event. Fans streamed out of their seats by the time the second round of the main event had ended. Media lambasted the fight. Industry people called it unwatchable. And so, for a second, pretend that you're Peter Nelson, HBO Sports' estimable director of programming, and imagine that you have to figure out what to do with Guillermo Rigondeaux. That's a tougher task than was given Sisyphus, in mythology the king who was given the task of rolling a giant boulder up a hill only to watch it come rolling back down again. The two-time Olympic gold medalist is, without question, one of the sport's most technically gifted boxers. Rigondeaux, though, is all defense in a sport in which offensive prowess is revered. He takes few chances, even when he has someone in front of him like Joseph Agbeko, who literally did nothing offensively in their bout. Agbeko rarely came close to hitting Rigondeaux, but Rigondeaux's brilliant defensive skills weren't put to a strenuous test. That's because Agbeko threw very few punches, averaging just over 29 per round. He averaged four landed per round. According to CompuBox, Agbeko had averaged 77 thrown punches a round going into the match. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/bf/bf6802c9672cb67e21278fd7918a24a8/hey_max_kellerman_guillermo_rigondeaux_is_all_yours_ill_take_james_kirkland_and_glen_tapia_any_day.jpgBut even against a guy who was offering little, Rigondeaux didn't go in for the kill and finish Agbeko in a move that would have pleased those who remained in their seats. It seemed that Rigondeaux had plenty of opportunities to do so, but he chose instead to stay in his defensive cocoon. HBO's Max Kellerman told viewers before the fight that they're wrong for not appreciating Rigondeaux's skills. Kellerman, though, is wrong because he failed to view it from an overall standpoint. The scoring criteria favors offense. Judges are taught to score a bout based on clean punches landed, effective aggressiveness, ring generalship and defense. There is an emphasis placed on clean punches landed, and when a fighter scores a knockdown or does extensive damage, he is awarded an additional point. That's the indicator that offense is more significant in boxing than defense, though clearly defense plays a part in the sport. The fight on HBO before the main event was James Kirkland against Glen Tapia. It was a wild match that ended when Kirkland was battering Tapia in the corner in the sixth round. That fight averaged 718,000 viewers. It was the highest-rated bout of the seven shown on HBO (three) and Showtime (four) on Saturday. That almost never happens that the co-main event out rates the main event. But here are the seven bouts from Saturday and what their average viewership was: Kirkland-Tapia, HBO, 718,000 Zab Judah-Paulie Malignaggi, Showtime, 640,000 Rigondeaux-Agbeko, HBO, 550,000 Devon Alexander-Shawn Porter, Showtime, 515,000 Sako Bika-Anthony Dirrell, Showtime, 446,000 Erislandy Lara-Austin Trout, Showtime, 429,000 Matthew Macklin-Lamar Russ, HBO, 401,000 The Rigondeaux-Agbeko fight lost 23.4 percent of its audience and was out-rated by Judah-Malignaggi, which aired at almost exactly the same time. Clearly, fans are even more less interested in Rigondeaux then they were in April, when he routed Nonito Donaire. Rigondeaux has the ability to be a much better overall fighter. His former trainer, Ronnie Shields, said Rigondeaux punched extremely hard when he held the pads for him. When Rigondeaux was knocked down by Donaire, he stepped up his own offense a bit and prevented a late Donaire rally by whacking Donaire with hard shots. Yet, he refused to do that for most of the fight, preferring to play it safe. It's not as if the guy doesn't have the ability. He chooses not to fight in a more exciting way. Before the bout, he was mocking Mexican fighters for their aggressive style in which they are hit more often. But those Mexican fighters also rank among the sport's most popular. Rigondeaux wants a big fight. But he can't sell tickets. Fans who did show up at Boardwalk Hall were so disgusted by his fight or so disinterested that they streamed out, and the arena was largely empty after the second round. He is not a TV draw. He won't move weight classes to facilitate a big fight with someone in a division above him. And he doesn't speak English, so he is incommunicative with the American media. Yet, he wants to be paid and treated like a star. Max Kellerman can have him. Give me lesser skilled, but more highly talented fighters like Kirkland and Tapia any day of the week. http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/editorial_image/41/414995877c67ebd897447052f0c6adce/hey_max_kellerman_guillermo_rigondeaux_is_all_yours_ill_take_james_kirkland_and_glen_tapia_any_day.jpg More...
  11. He's the least popular of the UFC champions, but don't expect Johnson to go begging for attention. More...
  12. Benavidez has been largely ignored to this point in his career, but that could all change with a win Saturday. More...
  13. LONDON (AP) -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has scrapped promotional appearances in London because previous convictions bar him from entering Britain. More...
  14. Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been banned from entering Britain to promote his book due to changes in the country's immigration laws, British media reported on Tuesday. The American boxer and convicted rapist is currently in Paris having been due to arrive in Britain this week to plug his new autobiography "Undisputed Truth". Tyson, 47, was sentenced to six years in the 1992 for raping an ex-beauty queen. "For this reason Mike had to change location to Paris to salvage his press obligations for the UK." Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion of the world in 1986, at age 20, and was the first heavyweight to own all three major boxing world title belts a year later. More...
  15. http://l.yimg.com/iu/api/res/1.2/WLRG6pYctKOawRDEtYRzUg--/YXBwaWQ9eXZpZGVvO2NoPTM1NDtjcj0xO2N3PTM1NDtkeD00OTtkeT0xO2ZpPXVsY3JvcDtoPTEzMDtxPTEwMDt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-10T174731Z_1_CBRE9B91DFJ00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-BOXING-TYSON.JPG Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been banned from entering Britain to promote his book due to changes in the country's immigration laws, British media reported on Tuesday. The American boxer and convicted rapist is currently in Paris having been due to arrive in Britain this week to plug his new autobiography "Undisputed Truth". "For this reason Mike had to change location to Paris to salvage his press obligations for the UK." Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion of the world in 1986, at age 20, and was the first heavyweight to own all three major boxing world title belts a year later. "We reserve the right to refuse entry to the UK to anyone who is convicted of serious criminal offences. More...
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