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Andrew's Boxing Blog August 2005 Archive

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

WBC Wants Roy Jones Tested

Wednesday August 31, 2005
WBC President Jose Sulaiman says the WBC is "deeply concerned" about the Oct. 1 fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Antonio Tarver "if Roy refuses to undergo a thorough neurological ... Read More

Briggs Stops Mercer in 7

Sunday August 28, 2005
Shannon Briggs has won his seventh straight with a seventh round TKO of Ray Mercer. If Briggs stays busy and fights a top ten fighter he could get another title ... Read More

Mercer-Briggs Tonight!

Friday August 26, 2005
How weak is the heavyweight division? So weak that tonight's bout between Ray Mercer, 44, and Shannon Briggs, 33, may actually have some impact on the heavyweight landscape ... despite ... Read More

Contender Card Set for Oct. 15

Friday August 19, 2005
Competitors from the first season of The Contender will face-off in a fight card slated for Oct. 15 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Contender champ Sergio Mora will ... Read More

Good News, Bad News for Holyfield

Wednesday August 17, 2005
Evander Holyfield has received a somewhat mixed message from the New York State Athletic Association. On the one hand, the former champ passed a battery of physical tests so the ... Read More

More Trouble for Tyson

Wednesday August 17, 2005
It's always hard to separate fact from fiction with Mike Tyson. While vacationing in Italy, Tyson has been fined for riding a jet ski too close to shore and without ... Read More

Second Life for "The Contender"

Monday August 15, 2005
"The Contender" hasn't been knocked out after all. Weak ratings caused NBC to opt out of a second season of the boxing reality show but ESPN has announced that it ... Read More

Rahman Outpoints Barrett

Sunday August 14, 2005
Former champ Hasim Rahman was awarded a unanimous decision over Monte Barrett after 12 lackluster rounds. Neither fighter did much to press the action but at least Rahman was moving ... Read More

Rahman vs. Barrett: Why is This on Pay-Per-View?

Wednesday August 10, 2005
The good news is that Don King has put together an interesting fight card for this Saturday night. The bad news is that it's on pay-per-view and it doesn't belong ... Read More

Lacy Wins ... Calzaghe Next?

Monday August 8, 2005
IBF super middleweight champ Jeff Lacy became the first man to knock down Robin Reid - and he did it four times! - on his way to scoring a seventh ... Read More

Lacy Defends Title Against Reid

Friday August 5, 2005
Jeff Lacy, 28, is one of the best your fighters in the world today. Plus, he's the IBF super middleweight champ. And he's undefeated! So why isn't he better known? ... Read More

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