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Jab and Grapple - Boxing and Wrestling News and Analysis

July 27th, 2008

Margarito Outwills Cotto in Classic Welterweight Fight

Boxing promised us a welterweight fight for the ages and for 11 rounds Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito provided. Margarito charged relentlessly with defiant straightforward abandon while Cotto skillfully bobbed, weaved, counterpunched and scored with inspired boxing. Power punch after power punch from both fighters, bomb after bomb.
But in the 11th it was the Mexican, […]

By Michael Sedor -- 1 comment

July 10th, 2008

The Contender Now on the Versus Network, Will Debut in December

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The boxing reality show The Contender has found a new home, a new weight class, and its most impressive roster of fighters yet. After one season on NBC, and two on ESPN, the showcase for up-and-coming fighters will now be shown on the Versus […]

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May 4th, 2008

Oscar De La Hoya Calmly Conquers Steve Forbes

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Outside of the ring and in the business world Oscar De La Hoya is obnoxiously confident, he revels in the vicious venture capitalist role, he’s gleeful in his greed, and delighted by the power his money brings. While I’m watching HBO’s wonderful one-off documentary […]

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April 29th, 2008

Oscar de la Hoya Fighting Saturday…Yawn

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It’s really hard to get excited about Saturday’s 150 lb. bout between Oscar De La Hoya’s tired, pragmatic, money-oozing sheen and The Contender graduate Steve Forbes‘ pleading payday-grabbing genuflection. No one expects a good fight. No one expects Forbes to have much of a chance. […]

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