Hi. It’s me again.
Yeah; I figured that would make you happy.
Anyway; HBO seems to be struggling with its boxing programming. Your ratings for boxing last year looked like polls tracking the national approval rating for George Bush’s handling of the economy. So I thought I’d pass along a few thoughts.
Prior to 2008, the lowest prime-time HBO World Championship Boxing rating ever for a live telecast was...
Memorandum for Ross Greenburg: HBO 2009
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The Fight Plan
The best ideas are often the simplest ones...- L.Groves |
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Rocky Juarez v Chris John
This is an important moment in my life and my career... |
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Quiroz vs. Madera
For better or worse, a fighter is defined by his record.- Groves |
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Marquez vs Diaz Tickets
The battle lines have been drawn and now the stage is set... |
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| Montoya’s Monday Mailbag Read on for questions about the state of the heavies & more.... |
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 Random Acts of Ring Rambling If my dad ever met his boxing hero, Duran...- Gerbasi |
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'09 Off to a Strong Start
It's a great sign that there is no need to really do an...- S.Kim |
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Farewell for Oscar?
There have been reports that Oscar De La Hoya...- S.Kim |
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Next for Klitschko Bros.?
As of now, the two-headed monster that is Vitali...- S.Kim |
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Boxing and Performance Enhancing Drugs - Part II with Victor Conte
By Steve Kim
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In recent years there have been a number of high profile prizefighters who have tested positive for banned substances. James Toney, Fernando Vargas, and Ricardo Mayorga, as well as lesser sorts like Orlando Salido and Omar Nino, are just some of the individuals that have been caught with various illegal substances in their system.
But the bigger crime that they may have committed (for themselves, anyway) is getting caught by a system that is so easy to defeat and manipulate. And this doesn't just apply to the sport of professional boxing.
Boxing & Performance Enhancing Drugs - Part II |
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Early Peek at Greatness
Trinidad vs Cortes. Every athlete who strives...- L.Groves |
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Forgotten Champions
The phrase “Pound for Pound” was created...- M.Mulcahey |
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| A Moment with Joe Frazier One of the joys in covering a big fight is that...- T.Hauser |
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Dave Wolf: Remembrance
On December 23rd, Dave Wolf died in his...- T.Hauser |
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| De La Hoya-Pacquiao and the Business of Boxing It’s hard to know how future...- T.Hauser |
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On January 24th, Shane Mosley faces WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California.
For Mosley, it's another in a long line of arduous battles he has taken on throughout his Hall-of-Fame career. But right now, it's not the only fight he faces going into the future.
In recent months, his legal team has done some highly publicized legal sparring with Victor Conte, the founder and owner of BALCO, as they have attempted to clear Mosley's name...
Shane Mosley vs. Victor Conte |
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Closet Classics
Common gripe among fans is the preponderance...- L.Groves |
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| Random Acts of Ring Rambling I was all ready to write the obituary...- Gerbasi |
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Soto Gets Even
Francisco Lorenzo tried his best to even the score...- T.Gerbasi |
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IBHOF Class of 2009
As I waited for the IBHOF to announce Class '09...- L.Groves |
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RECENT FREE ARTICLES
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| Weekend Flurries By Steve Kim |
| Looking into the Crystal Ball – January By L.Groves |
| If A Strawweight Retires In Japan By M.Mulcahey |
| Observation By M.Mulcahey |
| Powell reloads for 2009 By T.Gerbasi |
| De La Hoya still has a Future in Ring By B.Conway |
| Holt & Hopkins - Adjusting, Adapting By T.Gerbasi |
| Key to IBHOF American TV? By M.Mulcahey |
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MEMBER ONLY ARTICLES
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| Random Acts of Ring Rambling T. Gerbasi |
| The 2009 Preview – Part II By M.Mulcahey |
| The 2009 Preview – Part I By M.Mulcahey |
| Random Acts Gerbasi |
| Observations By M.Mulcahey |
| Random Acts Gerbasi |
| Predictions: De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao |
| H2H- De La Hoya - Pacquiao Gerbasi/Rodriguez |
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