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RING Ratings update: Chavez won't be dropped

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.?s positive test for marijuana after his loss to Sergio Martinez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas presented the Editorial Boar…

Wed, 26 Sep 2012

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Weekend Review: Martinez, Alvarez emerge victorious

BIGGEST WINNER Sergio Martinez: THE RING middleweight champion almost had a perfect night Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. …

Tue, 18 Sep 2012

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Martinez delivers despite near disaster

LAS VEGAS ? The kid almost pulled it out. Almost. Sergio Martinez proved to be what many expected against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday…

Mon, 17 Sep 2012

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RING Ratings Update: Ward moves up pound-for-pound list

The question was inevitable: Was Andre Ward?s sensational knockout of Chad Dawson enough for him to leap frog Sergio Martinez and Nonito Don…

Tue, 11 Sep 2012

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Judging judges: New method of determining consistency

Matt Podgorski, a boxing judge for 14 years in Florida and Illinois, is a numbers guy. He makes a living doing statistical analyses for a fo…

Fri, 07 Sep 2012

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RING Ratings Update: The rise of Golovkin

A Beast from the East has arrived. Gennady Golovkin dismantled Grzegorz Proksa on Saturday in manner that has drawn comparisons to the sport…

Wed, 05 Sep 2012

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Weekend Review: Golovkin is scary

BIGGEST WINNER Gennady Golovkin: The Kazakhstani emerged as a winner on several levels after his fifth-round knockout of Grzegorz Proksa on …

Tue, 04 Sep 2012

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RING Ratings Update: Nishioka-Donaire for the championship?

The question popped into my email box almost the minute it was announced: Should the fight between Toshiaki Nishioka and Nonito Donaire on O…

Wed, 08 Aug 2012

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RING Ratings Update: Beltran has come a long wa

Anyone who knows Ray Beltran?s story has to be happy for him. Beltran was born into extreme poverty in Los Mochis, Mexico, sometimes survivi…

Wed, 01 Aug 2012

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Guerrero proves he's all the way back with one-sided victory

SAN JOSE, Calif. ? Robert Guerrero accomplished a great deal against Selcuk Aydin on Saturday night. Guerrero hadn?t fought in more than a y…

Sun, 29 Jul 2012

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Porter outpoints Gomez

SAN JOSE, Calif. ? Shawn Porter defeated veteran Alfonso Gomez by a unanimous decision in a 10-round welterweight fight on the Robert Guerre…

Sun, 29 Jul 2012

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RING Ratings Update: Subtractions and additions

The Editorial Board and Ratings Panel had a relatively uneventful week, although there were substractions and additions in four weight divis…

Wed, 25 Jul 2012

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Weekend Review: Broner's tainted victory

BIGGEST LOSER Adrien Broner: No one should be so presumptuous as to dismiss Broner as a loser ? but he sure acted like one before and after …

Mon, 23 Jul 2012

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RING Ratings Update: Where does Khan fit in?

Danny Garcia?s spectacular fourth-round knockout of Amir Khan on Saturday night in Las Vegas gave the young Philadelphian the vacant RING Ma…

Tue, 17 Jul 2012

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Weekend Review: Garcia has arrived

BIGGEST WINNER Danny Garcia: A star is born? That might be jumping the gun but the young Philadelphian certainly had a huge night Saturday i…

Mon, 16 Jul 2012

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Garcia scores stunning knockout of Khan

Danny Garcia stopped Amir Khan at 2:28 of the fourth round to win THE RING junior welterweight championship Saturday in Las Vegas. Khan was …

Sun, 15 Jul 2012

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Weekend Review: Donaire gets it done

BIGGEST WINNER Nonito Donaire: One might be tempted to dismiss Donaire?s performance against Jeffrey Mathebula on Saturday as so-so because …

Mon, 09 Jul 2012

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Donaire fulfills tall order against Mathebula

CARSON, Calif. ? Nonito Donaire?s victory over Jeffrey Mathebula on Saturday at Home Depot Center wasn?t a thing of beauty. The South Africa…

Sun, 08 Jul 2012

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Ring Ratings Update: What to do about Tarver and welterweights

THE RING Editorial Board had to make some tough decisions this week because of some unusual circumstances. Let?s start with cruiserweight An…

Tue, 26 Jun 2012

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Weekend Review: Lopez's emergence

BIGGEST WINNER Josesito Lopez: Lopez garnered some attention when he stopped then-unbeaten prospect Mike Dallas Jr. in January of last year.…

Mon, 25 Jun 2012