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Andrew's Boxing Blog July 2008 Archive

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

Rahman-Toney II Result Changed

Wednesday July 30, 2008
A fight that initially appeared to be a no decision but then was ruled a TKO is now officially a no decision. The confusion began when Hasim Rahman told the ... Read More

Margarito Stops Cotto in 11!

Sunday July 27, 2008
Wow! Miguel Cotto boxed beautifully and landed the cleaner, harder shots throughout his welterweight title bout with Antonio Margarito. Nevertheless, as the fight wore on, the relentless pressure applied by ... Read More

Poll: Cotto vs. Margarito. Who Will Win?

Wednesday July 23, 2008

Calzaghe-Jones Postponed!

Wednesday July 23, 2008
A sprained right wrist has forced Joe Calzaghe to postpone his proposed fight against Roy Jones Jr. The bout, originally slated for September 20, may be rescheduled for November 8. ... Read More

Boxing Roundup: Valuev-Ruiz, Pavlik-Hopkins & De La Hoya-Pacquiao?

Monday July 21, 2008
Former heavyweight (alpha)beltholders Nikolay Valuev and John Ruiz are slated to meet for the vacant WBA title on August 30 in Berlin in a bout that will undoubtedly be painful ... Read More

Update: Oscar Diaz Likely to Survive

Sunday July 20, 2008
The latest available information on welterweight Oscar Diaz, who underwent brain surgery after being injured in his fight with Delvin Rodriguez on Wednesday night, is that he remains in a ... Read More

Toney Scores Controversial TKO over Rahman

Friday July 18, 2008
Heavyweight James Toney was awarded a controversial third round TKO over Hasim Rahman in the not-highly-anticipated rematch of their 2006 draw. Rahman won the first round and the second was ... Read More

Toney-Rahman Tonight! Last Chance?

Wednesday July 16, 2008
James "Lights Out" Toney and Hasim "The Rock" Rahman meet tonight in a 12-round fight being billed as "Last Chance". The bout takes place in Temecula, California and will be ... Read More

Klitschko Stops Thompson in 11

Sunday July 13, 2008
Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko retained his IBF and WBO titles with an eleventh round KO of Tony "The Tiger" Thompson in Hamburg, Germany. Thompson was competitive for the first six ... Read More

Boxing Roundup: Klitschkos, Calzaghe-Jones, More ...

Wednesday July 9, 2008
Current WBC heavyweight champ Sam Peter and WBC champion 'emeritus' Vitali Klitschko may finally meet on October 4 in Berlin. It's equally likely that Klitschko will get hurt between now ... Read More

Holt, Torres Produce Round of the Year

Sunday July 6, 2008
The WBO super welterweight title fight between champion Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt lasted only 61 seconds but what an amazing 61 seconds it was. Holt was knocked down 13 ... Read More

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