Articles of 2006
Rahman-Toney Draw
Rahman and Toney fight to a draw in Atlantic City
As though boxing didn’t have enough problems, the much anticipated bout between Hasim Rahman (44-5-2) and James Toney (69-4-3) ended indecisively in a draw. Judges Nobuaki Uratani and Tom Kaczmarek each had it 114-114. John Stewart gave it to Rahman 117-111. Rock retains the WBC heavyweight belt he was awarded last year when Vitali Klitschko gave up the fight game for the politics game in the Ukraine. Stats reveal that Rahman threw 933 punches and landed 279, while Toney threw 623 and landed 263. The numbers support the draw. Unfortunately the heavyweight division Hasim Rahman (WBC), Chris Byrd (IBF), Nikolay Valuev (WBA) and Lamon Brewster (WBO) and with Calvin Brock waiting in the wings is as muddled as ever. It’s time for some of these big men to meet. The division needs a little clarity.
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Las Vegas Has Factored Large in the Rise of French Boxing Star Bakary Samake
Avila Perspective, Chap. 345: MVP Promotions Brings Women’s Boxing to Canada
Bert Sugar and Tom Gerbasi Were Not on the Same Page re Boxing’s Greatest Fighters
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The Final Word on Terence Crawford’s Encounter with a Gun-Wielding Policeman
The Boxing Hall of Fame is Poised to Welcome ‘GGG’ plus other News from Canastota
KO Artists Umar Dzambekov and Cain Sandoval Keep on Truckin’ at Santa Ynez
Literary Notes from Thomas Hauser
It was a Tempestuous September for Terence Crawford, the TSS Fighter of the Month
Bert Sugar and Tom Gerbasi Were Not on the Same Page re Boxing’s Greatest Fighters
Results from Montreal Where Kim Clavel Won a World Title in a Second Weight Class
Las Vegas Has Factored Large in the Rise of French Boxing Star Bakary Samake
Avila Perspective, Chap. 345: MVP Promotions Brings Women’s Boxing to Canada
On a Slow Weekend for Boxing, Female Fighters Ruled the Roost
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