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Andrew's Boxing Blog July 2005 Archive

By Andrew Eisele, About.com Guide to Boxing since 1999

Hearns Wins But Fails to Impress in Comeback

Sunday July 31, 2005
The good news is that Tommy Hearns emerged unscathed - and victorious - in his first fight in over five years. Unfortunately, that - in a way - is also ... Read More

Lance Armstrong Joins Rocky Marciano

Friday July 29, 2005
Lance Armstrong recently made cycling history by winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France. Armstrong also joined a very small number of professional athletes by retiring on top. That is, ... Read More

Ready for the Rematches?

Friday July 29, 2005
Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins have dominated the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions for the past decade. However, each is now in the twilight of his career and looking ... Read More

Rijker Ruptures Tendon, "Million Dollar Lady" Bout Canceled

Friday July 22, 2005
The July 30 "Million Dollar Lady" bout between Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker has been called off after Rijker sustained a ruptured left Achilles' tendon during training. Rijker, 37, has ... Read More

Hopkins Appeals Loss to Taylor

Thursday July 21, 2005
Bernard Hopkins is having difficulty dealing with his loss to Jermain Taylor. Instead of blaming himself - as he should - for basically giving away seven of the first eight ... Read More

Taylor Takes Title, Ends Hopkins' Streak at 20!

Sunday July 17, 2005
Jermain Taylor has won a split decision over Bernard Hopkins to take the undisputed middleweight title and

Bernard Hopkins: Greatest Middleweight Ever?

Friday July 15, 2005
Undisputed middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins has successfully defended his title an incredible 20 consecutive times. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, he aims to make it 21 straight when he ... Read More

Hopkins Prepared to Take Taylor to School

Thursday July 14, 2005
At 40 years of age, Bernard Hopkins, is trying to put an exclamation point on his Hall of Fame career. His string of 20 consecutive middleweight title defenses may never ... Read More

Million Dollar Baby Released on DVD

Tuesday July 12, 2005
"Million Dollar Baby", Academy Award winner for Best Picture, has been released on DVD. The boxing drama, starring Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank, is available in either a two or ... Read More

Butler to Stand Trial for Murder of Max Kellerman's Brother

Sunday July 10, 2005
Professional boxer James Butler has been ordered to stand trial for murder in the death of Sam Kellerman, the brother of boxing commentator Max Kellerman. Butler, 32, was also ordered ... Read More

Letterlough Shot and Killed

Saturday July 9, 2005
Light heavyweight contender Julian Letterlough, 35, was shot and killed on a street corner in Reading, PA on Thursday night. Details are sketchy but it has been reported that Letterlough ... Read More

Peter Clubs Sykes into Submission in Two

Monday July 4, 2005
Undefeated heavyweight Samuel Peter predicted he would knock out Taurus Sykes in four rounds. He was wrong. It took less than two rounds. After a quiet first round, Peter rocked ... Read More

Gatti-Mayweather a PPV Success

Friday July 1, 2005
Before they met last Saturday night, neither Arturo Gatti nor Floyd Mayweather had ever headlined a pay-per-view event. Nevertheless, the bout did an impressive 340,000 buys, generating $15.3 million in ... Read More

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