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Winky Wright Eyes Sergio Martinez, Fights Matthew Macklin

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Golden Boy Promotions' southpaw former world champion Winky Wright will end a nearly two-year ring absence on April 9 when the 39-year-old meets middleweight (160 pounds) Matthew Macklin on...

Shane Mosley on Manny Pacquiao: 'I Could End It Quick'

Over the course of a profession that began 18 years ago on Friday, three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, has lost twice each and battled to one draw against taller fighters with piston-like jabs and solid defensive skills. But the 5-foot-9, Mosley (46-6-1, 39 knockouts) won't be facing such a rival on May 7...

Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson Fight Set For May 21

WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) king Jean Pascal, of Canada, and former undisputed middleweight (160 pounds) titlist Bernard Hopkins, of Philadelphia, will meet in an HBO televised, May 21, rematch of December's Showtime televised majority draw, according to a report by BoxingScene.com. Pascal's promoter, Yvon...

Bernard Hopkins to be Profiled For Black History Month

The life of two-division king and former undisputed middleweight (160 pounds) champion, Bernard Hopkins (pictured above, at center), will be featured on Monday on Comcast SportsNet as part of his native Philadelphia's monthly magazine program, Net Impact Philly, as the sports network celebrates Black History Month by...

Shane Mosley: Manny Pacquiao's Like a Tasmanian Devil

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Tickets are going fast for the May 7, Top Rank Promotions, Showtime pay per view televised clash featuring southpaw eight-division king Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 knockouts) and Shane Mosley...

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05/06/12 It's not just like ol' times Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA O n back-to-back weekends, longtime Philadelphia trainer Nazeem Richardson stood in the corner of proud but aging fighters, trying to convince them they were no longer what they used to be, but that if they were smart it wouldn't matter.
05/05/12 Inside Boxing: Hopkins nearing end of the line Source: The Standard-Times - New Bedford MA The sun appears to finally be setting on the remarkable career of Bernard Hopkins, but it's still rising for another late-blooming fighter who was on the undercard of the Hopkins-Chad Dawson card last Saturday in Atlantic City. The Dawson-Hopkins fight wasn't that exciting, but "Bad" Chad (31-1, 17 KOs) clearly out-boxed and out-worked the 47-year-old Hopkins in reclaiming the Ring magazine and WBC light heavyweight titles he lost to Jean Pascal in August of 2010.
05/01/12 Bernard Hopkins Did Not Fall Yet, He Should Keep 'Em... Source: Bleacher Report He should do what he does best, and that happens to be boxing.
05/01/12 B-Hop feeling Clever: Veteran eyes up next opponent Source: The Daily Mirror - London - UK NATHAN Cleverly is being lined up to be Bernard Hopkins' next opponent.
04/29/12 Hopkins vs. Dawson: The Executioner Should Retire... Source: Bleacher Report The action was slow and sloppy, with as much clutching and hugging as punches landed.

Background on bernard hopkins

Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner (born January 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American boxer and former Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion.

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