http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:58:49 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:22:11 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Ward-stronger-and-quicker-than-Kessler-earns-WBA-title-and-respect?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner NOW do you believe Andre Ward isn’t a willowy finesse fighter? After he battered Mikkel Kessler with his fists, and a few times, his noggin, Ward surely convinced the naysayers (a word Ward used afterward) that he’s tough enough to win... Boxing Andre Ward Mikkel Kessler Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:22:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Ward-stronger-and-quicker-than-Kessler-earns-WBA-title-and-respect?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Donaires-Feb-13-bout-is-vs-Gerson-Guerrero-so-its-a-tuneup?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Fernando Montiel? Vic Darchinyan? Nobuo Nashiro? Yonnhy Perez? Nonito Donaire is fighting none of the above Feb. 13 in Las Vegas when he headlines the Pinoy Power 3 promotion for Top Rank by fighting Mexican journeyman Gerson “El Nene&r... Boxing Nonito Donaire Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Donaires-Feb-13-bout-is-vs-Gerson-Guerrero-so-its-a-tuneup?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Ward-grossly-underestimated-will-beat-Kessler-with-California-toughness?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner I don’t think Mikkel Kessler boxes any better or punches any harder than Andre Ward. So I’m flabbergasted that everyone outside of California thinks Kessler is stronger than Ward, is a harder puncher, and probably is Ward’s equal... Boxing Andre Ward Mikkel Kessler Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Ward-grossly-underestimated-will-beat-Kessler-with-California-toughness?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Announcer-Gus-Johnson-adds-to-bigtime-aura-of-WardKessler-on-Showtime?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner For the biggest Bay Area boxing match in memory Saturday, Gus Johnson brings a major league presence as Showtime’s announcer for the Andre Ward-Mikkel Kessler bout at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Ward is bidding for Kessler’s WBA supe... Boxing Andre Ward Mikkel Kessler Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:46:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Announcer-Gus-Johnson-adds-to-bigtime-aura-of-WardKessler-on-Showtime?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d20-WardKessler-officiating-dispute-resolved?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Andre Ward's opportunity to win the WBA super-middleweight title from Mikkel Kessler on Saturday has been preserved with the importation of Swedish judge Mikael Hook for the bout. Kessler’s promoter, Wilfried Sauerland, threatened W... Boxing Andre Ward Mikkel Kessler Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:28:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d20-WardKessler-officiating-dispute-resolved?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Is-Donaires-Feb-13-opponent-Yonnhy-Perez-Montiel-Darchinyan-Well-know-Saturday?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Nonito Donaire is staging a sort of open house noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ling Nam Noodle House in Daly City, capping a week that has included a rather quiet 27th birthday with family two days after Manny Pacquiao’s big victory. Meanwhi... Boxing Nonito Donaire Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Is-Donaires-Feb-13-opponent-Yonnhy-Perez-Montiel-Darchinyan-Well-know-Saturday?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Geography-dispute-over-WardKessler-officials-threatens-WBA-sanction-of-bout?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Here’s something you won’t see on Showtime’s “360” buildup to Saturday’s Andre Ward-Mikkel Kessler bout in the Super Six Tournament: There’s a beef about the preponderance of California judges designated t... Boxing Andre Ward Mikkel Kessler Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:26:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Geography-dispute-over-WardKessler-officials-threatens-WBA-sanction-of-bout?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Pacquiao-scores-TKO-in-12th-asserting-his-greatness-as-Cotto-puts-up-a-good-fight?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner There can be no denying Manny Pacquiao’s greatness in the wake of his 12th-round TKO victory Saturday over Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao asserted his superior speed and punching power in the middle of the second round, knocked Cotto down in th... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Miguel Cotto Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:25:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Pacquiao-scores-TKO-in-12th-asserting-his-greatness-as-Cotto-puts-up-a-good-fight?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Pacquiaos-esprit-de-corps-will-get-him-through-this-difficult-fight?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Manny Pacquiao, left, and Miguel Cotto clash Saturday in Las Vegas on HBO pay-per-view.CHRIS FARINA -- TOP RANKMiguel Cotto is perfectly capable of outpointing Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, maybe even stopping him. But it’s not going to happen.Pa... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Miguel Cotto Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:04:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Pacquiaos-esprit-de-corps-will-get-him-through-this-difficult-fight?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d10-TIME-nagazine-story-on-Pacquiao-misses-the-mark?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner TIME magazine’s lengthy feature on Manny Pacquiao in this week’s issue begins by describing how Manny throws a baseball with “a balletic grace at odds with the savage power that the best pound-for-pound professional boxer on eart... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:18:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d10-TIME-nagazine-story-on-Pacquiao-misses-the-mark?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Pacquiao-meets-Cotto-40-years-after-I-won-Jeopardy-debut-and-saw-Dick-Tigers-final-Garden-victory?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner The Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight takes place on the 40th anniversary of another significant boxing event for me: the first and only time I saw the Sweet Science at its Mecca, Madison Square Garden in New York. However, that was not my mo... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:18:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Pacquiao-meets-Cotto-40-years-after-I-won-Jeopardy-debut-and-saw-Dick-Tigers-final-Garden-victory?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Pacquaios-knockout-of-Hatton-more-picturesque-than-Angulos-KO-of-Yorgey?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Manny Pacquiao’s knockout of Ricky Hatton was beautiful. Alfredo Angulo’s knockout of Harry Joe Yorgey was not. Too many boxing fans can’t tell the difference.. On the day David Haye won the WBA heavyweight title and Chad Da... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Alfredo Angulo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:52:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Pacquaios-knockout-of-Hatton-more-picturesque-than-Angulos-KO-of-Yorgey?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Lost-Conversations-with-Ali-make-Champions-Forever-DVD-rerelease-viable?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Muhammad Ali may not be dead, but the legendary heavyweight champion appears in public so seldom that he’s already sort of past tense on the time-space continuum. Thus, a fresh DVD about Ali might have some of the same value that Michael Jac... Boxing Muhammad Ali Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:09:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Lost-Conversations-with-Ali-make-Champions-Forever-DVD-rerelease-viable?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d2-PacquiaoCotto-best-of-November-schedule-that-includes-WardKessler?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 has to be considered the most attractive fight on the docket this month, and for most boxing fans, the most important. But get a load of how many good main events are scheduled Nov. 21. Yes, it&rsquo... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Andre Ward Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:33:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d2-PacquiaoCotto-best-of-November-schedule-that-includes-WardKessler?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Darchinyanconqueror-Agbeko-loses-to-Perez-a-match-Donaire-would-have-won?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Three months after beating Vic Darchinyan, Joseph Agbeko lost his IBF bantamweight title Saturday on Showtime as Yonnhy Perez won a unanimous decision after 12 rounds of mostly toe-to-toe action in Las Vegas. The scorecards – 117-110, 1... Boxing Nonito Donaire Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:03:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Darchinyanconqueror-Agbeko-loses-to-Perez-a-match-Donaire-would-have-won?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Notebook-Carina-Moreno-fights-Saturday-in-Mexico?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner For Bay Area/Central Coast boxing enthusiasts, the most important fight this weekend is taking place in Toluca, Mexico, as Carina Moreno defends her women’s WBC 105-pound title against Anabel Ortiz. For Moreno (21-1, 6 knockouts), it&rs... Boxing Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:47:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Notebook-Carina-Moreno-fights-Saturday-in-Mexico?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Pacquiao-Roach-give-HBO-more-to-work-with-than-Cotto-does?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Miguel Cotto has a low voice, like Sonny Liston’s, but HBO is hard-put to portray him in much depth, especially when Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach have been wading through floodwaters in the Philippines all month. HBO’s second ... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Miguel Cotto HBO Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:52:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Pacquiao-Roach-give-HBO-more-to-work-with-than-Cotto-does?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Pedro-Fernandez-keeps-Ring-Talk-going-25-years?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Pedro Fernandez’s first San Francisco boxing talk show in 1988 followed a Filipino civic affairs program (starring Emil Guillermo). Now most of us are following and talking about Filipino boxers. But if you’re the real deal, it is... Boxing Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:43:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Pedro-Fernandez-keeps-Ring-Talk-going-25-years?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Donaire-seeking-opponent-for-Feb-13-Las-Vegas-date?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner Nonito Donaire will fight Feb. 13 in Las Vegas against an opponent to be determined, philstar.com reported Wednesday. Reporter Joaquin Henson attributed the story to promoter Top Rank and Donaire’s manager, Cameron Dunkin. Donaire holds... Boxing Nonito Donaire Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:17:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Donaire-seeking-opponent-for-Feb-13-Las-Vegas-date?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Expect-a-focused-Pacquiao-amid-typhoon-turmoil-on-HBOs-247?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner For all the distractions that have plagued Manny Pacquiao’s training camp in the Philippines, you’re likely to find him focused on his Nov. 14 fight with Miguel Cotto as HBO’s “24/7 Pacquaio/Cotto” premieres Saturday.... Boxing Manny Pacquiao Miguel Cotto HBO Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:06:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-802-SF-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Expect-a-focused-Pacquiao-amid-typhoon-turmoil-on-HBOs-247?cid=exrss-SF-Boxing-Examiner