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Andrew's Boxing Blog September 2008 Archive

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

Mosley Stops Mayorga in Final Round

Sunday September 28, 2008
Entering the 12th round, Sugar Shane Mosley (45-5) was ahead of Ricardo Mayorga (28-7-1) on two of the three judges' scorecards (107-102, 105-104, 104-105). If Mayorga won the final round, ... Read More

Mosley-Mayorga on HBO Tonight!

Saturday September 27, 2008
"Sugar" Shane Mosley (44-5) takes on Ricardo Mayorga (29-6-1) tonight at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Mosley, who has never ducked anyone, hopes a win at junior middleweight ... Read More

Easy Wins for Paul Williams, Arreola

Friday September 26, 2008
WBO welterweight champ Paul Williams (35-1) made a cameo at middleweight and knocked out Andy Kolle (17-2) at 1:31 of the first round. A beautiful combination - punctuated by a ... Read More

Yankee Stadium: Not Just for Baseball

Tuesday September 23, 2008
The final baseball game has been played at Yankee Stadium, but The House that Ruth Built was far from a "baseball-only" facility. Yankee Stadium also hosted football, soccer, three Popes, ... Read More

Oscar Diaz Emerges from Coma!

Thursday September 18, 2008
Great news out of San Antonio. Welterweight Oscar Diaz, who has been in a coma since his 10-round TKO loss to Delvin Rodriguez on July 16, is now reported to ... Read More

Big Wins for Marquez, Forrest & Bradley

Sunday September 14, 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez moved up to lightweight and became the first fighter to stop Ring magazine champ Joel Casamayor. The fight was close early on but Marquez gradually began to ... Read More

HBO-PPV and Showtime Go Head-to-Head

Wednesday September 10, 2008
HBO pay-per-view and Showtime offer competing boxing cards this Saturday night. On Showtime, it's Nate Campbell vs. Joan Guzman for Campbell's WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight titles. The opener is ... Read More

Big Wins for Diaz, Juarez; Khan KO'd in One

Sunday September 7, 2008
It's not unusual for a top fighter to elect to take an easy, confidence building fight after suffering the first loss of his career. It's very unusual for two top ... Read More

2008: 12 Big Fights Still to Come

Wednesday September 3, 2008
The Olympics used to be an opportunity for fight fans to see good boxing action and observe future stars getting their first international exposure. Not anymore. Ridiculous computerized scoring, mandatory ... Read More

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