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Andrew's Boxing Blog November 2006 Archive

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

Pacquiao-Morales Trilogy Cracks One Million PPV Buys

Thursday November 30, 2006
Manny Pacquiao is not only the most exciting fighter in boxing today, he's also one of its biggest draws. PacMan's third bout with Erik Morales III was the highest grossing ... Read More

Kronk Gym Closes for Good

Wednesday November 29, 2006
Detroit's legendary Kronk Gym, brought to prominence by trainer Emanuel Steward, has closed for good according to the Detroit Free Press. The gym was in the basement of an already ... Read More

Calzaghe Drops IBF Belt to Fight Contender Manfredo

Tuesday November 28, 2006
WBO super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe was faced with a choice of fighting IBF mandatory challenger Robert Stieglitz (29-0) or giving up his IBF belt for a significantly bigger payday ... Read More

Axel Schulz Loses Comeback Bid ... Retires

Sunday November 26, 2006
Heavyweight Axel Schulz was out of the ring for 2,618 days but it took him less than 17 minutes to realize that coming back was a bad idea. Schulz, 38, ... Read More

Bloodied Marquez Stops Jaca

Sunday November 26, 2006
A badly cut Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3-1) scored an impressive ninth round knockout of Jimrex Jaca (27-3-1) to stay in the mix for a big money rematch with Manny Pacquiao. ... Read More

Willie Pep Dies at 84

Saturday November 25, 2006
Two-time featherweight champ Willie Pep has passed away at the age of 84. The Boxing Hall of Famer had been living in an Alzheimer’s disease unit in Rocky Hill, Conn. ... Read More

Spadafora Wins in First Fight Since Jail

Thursday November 23, 2006
Former lightweight champ Paul Spadafora stopped Jesus Francisco Zepeda in the fifth round in his first fight since being released from prison. Spadafora was paroled earlier this year after spending ... Read More

Vitali Klitschko Thinking Comeback?

Tuesday November 21, 2006
Every sport has participants who come back after retiring. Michael Jordan in basketball and Deion Sanders in football are two notable examples. No sport, however, has nearly as many comebacks ... Read More

Pacquiao Overwhelms Morales

Sunday November 19, 2006
When a great fighter in his prime faces a great fighter at the end of his career, it's usually the fighter in his prime that emerges victorious ... and that's ... Read More

Pacquiao Favored Over Morales

Thursday November 16, 2006

De La Hoya vs. Mayweather ... Finally!

Tuesday November 14, 2006

Klitschko Stops Brock in 7

Sunday November 12, 2006
Wladimir Klitschko (47-3) has retained his IBF heavyweight title by knocking out previously unbeaten Calvin Brock (29-1) in round seven at Madison Square Garden. Brock looked nervous and awkward in ... Read More

Holyfield Edges Oquendo

Saturday November 11, 2006
The comeback of Evander Holyfield (40-8-2) gained some momentum when the former heavyweight champ scored a narrow twelve round unanimous decision over Fres Oquendo (26-4) in San Antonio. While Holyfield ... Read More

Oquendo is Wrong Opponent for Holyfield

Friday November 10, 2006
Tonight in San Antonio, Evander Holyfield takes on Fres Oquendo in yet another step in his relentless (some would say delusional) quest to once again become the undisputed heavyweight champion ... Read More

Klitschko Prepares for Calvin Brock

Tuesday November 7, 2006

Briggs Stops Liakhovich in Final Round

Sunday November 5, 2006
For eleven rounds, Sergei Liakhovich and Shannon Briggs staged perhaps the worst fight in heavyweight championship history (if you consider the WBO a title belt). Neither fighter did much of ... Read More

Mayweather Cruises Past Baldomir

Saturday November 4, 2006
Round-by-Round Report Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes the first two rounds ... too fast for Carlos Baldomir. More of the same in round three ... Baldomir appears a bit frustrated. Ditto ... Read More

Nephew Charged with Berbick's Death

Friday November 3, 2006
A 20-year-old nephew of Trevor Berbick and an 18-year-old accomplice have been charged with killing the former heavyweight champion. Harold Berbick and Kenton Gordon have been detained since earlier this ... Read More

Baldomir, Liakhovich Face Tough Title Defenses

Wednesday November 1, 2006
Boxing fans, get your video recorders ready as this weekend offers a pair of televised cards on the same night at the same time. On Saturday in Las Vegas, Carlos Baldomir ... Read More

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