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Martinez Gets His Opportunity With Pavlik

NEW YORK – Kelly Pavlik (36-1. 32KO’s) the WBC/WBO middleweight champion does have his reason to defend the title and get redemption Saturday evening at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City against Sergio Martinez. Sidelined the past year with a staph infection in his right hand, the champion also knows the challenge [...]

Phil “The Drill” Williams Loses to Tough Veteran Matt Vanda

Hinckley, MN – Queens-born, Minneapolis-based slugger Phil Williams lost a close fight to tough and wily veteran Matt Vanda tonight at Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.
Williams (11-2 with 10 knockouts) boxed well, landing effective counters and hard single shots that occasionally thrilled the crowd, but Vanda prevailed by virtue of his unbreakable chin, [...]

September Sprints

It’s September. The pennant races are officially pennant races. The whole, “It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon” thing can be thrown out like Prince Fielder trying to steal second base because, yes, it’s a sprint.
This isn’t just a sprint of teams trying to make the final eight. It’s also a sprint of September call-ups, [...]

Return of the Mick: The Old Lefty is Back

In Phil Mickelson’s illustrious career, he had never won a World Golf Championship event. That fact was among the many knocks on Mickelson, particularly compared to Tiger Woods – whose shadow Mickelson has been in for over a decade.
Mickelson had never won at Doral, either, though he had stared down the aforementioned world number one [...]

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News tagged with "contender"

Martinez Gets His Opportunity With Pavlik

Phil “The Drill” Williams Loses to Tough Veteran Matt Vanda

September Sprints

Return of the Mick: The Old Lefty is Back

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