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Chad Dawson: Manny Steward Replaces Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Former WBC interim light heavyweight (175 pounds) titlist "Bad" Chad Dawson, who is coming off of August's HBO televised, 11th-round, technical decision loss to Canada's WBC champ Jean Pascal, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, has replaced trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad with Manny Steward, the fighter's promoter, Gary...

Vinnie Curto on Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Muhammad Ali

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Former professional boxer-turned-trainer, Vinnie Curto, is listed as having won 62 fights against 10 losses and three draws, with 26 knockouts. A former middleweight (160 pounds) and super...

Chad Dawson: Jean Pascal Will 'Bring the Best Out of Me'

LAS VEGAS -- High atop the 61st floor of Mandalay Bay's prestigious TheHotel, WBC interim light heavyweight (175 pounds) titlist "Bad" Chad Dawson sat in a luxurious suite at one end of a long table as he fielded questions from a small group of reporters concerning Saturday night's clash with WBC champ Jean Pascal. At the...

Philadelphia Trainer Rob Murray: 'We in Boxing Hurt Ourselves'

FanHouse spoke to Philadelphia-based trainer Rob Murray on Nov. 24 -- his 65th birthday -- two days after 25-year-old Franciso Rodriguez (pictured, right) died as a result of injuries suffered in his Nov. 20 loss to Teon Kennedy at Philadelphia's Legendary Blue Horizon venue.Although Murray was not in attendance for the...

Fighter Copes With Opponent's Death

Teon Kennedy first met Francisco Rodriguez (pictured right) in the Poconos of Pennsylvania as a teenager when the two talented boxers faced off in a spirited bout as amateurs. "It was in 2003 at the Eastern Trials when we fought each other in a tough match. He ended up winning a decision," said Kennedy, who left the ring...