Doug Fischer

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Dougie's Monday mailbag

THE BIG WEEKEND What's up Dougie. What a weekend. Boxing fans were treated to some nice, meaningful fights. Here are my thoughts: 1. Abner M…

Wed, 15 Dec 2010

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Weekend Preivew: top jr. welterwieghts and bantamweights in action

THURSDAY TOMAZ ADAMEK vs. VINNY MADDALONE Rounds / weight class: 12 rounds / heavyweights Location: Newark, N.J. Television: Integrated Spor…

Fri, 10 Dec 2010

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Mares returned home to get ready for Darchinyan

For years Abner Mares trained far removed him from his friends and loved ones in Southern California, a sacrifice the young bantamweight up-…

Fri, 10 Dec 2010

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Ring Ratings Update: Donaire breaks into bantamweight rankings

Nonito Donaire wanted to make a strong statement against Wladimir Sidorenko on Saturday and he did by dominating the Ukrainian veteran to a …

Tue, 07 Dec 2010

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Dougie's Monday mailbag

Hey Dougie! 1) I am aware that virtually the entire boxing media snickered at Larry Merchant suggesting Pacquiao could fight "Canelo" ?lvare…

Tue, 07 Dec 2010

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Soto, Donaire give fans fights to look forward to in 2011

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The co-featured bouts of Top Rank?s ?In Harm?s Way? pay-per-view show on Saturday delivered a thrilling lightweight slugf…

Sun, 05 Dec 2010

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Soto, Donaire give fans fights to look forward to in 2011

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The co-featured bouts of Top Rank?s ?In Harm?s Way? pay-per-view show on Saturday delivered a thrilling lightweight slugf…

Sun, 05 Dec 2010

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Never, ever count Marquez out

LAS VEGAS -- Juan Manuel Marquez proved once again against Michael Katsidis on Saturday that he can never be counted out in a prize fight. W…

Mon, 29 Nov 2010

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Marquez continues to astound at age 37

How does Juan Manuel Marquez do it? The 37-year-old lightweight champion is 57 bouts into his 17?-year pro career and he still appears to be…

Fri, 26 Nov 2010

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Weekend Preview: Pacquiao-Margarito is finally here

FRIDAY OMAR FIGUEROA VS. ARTURO QUINTERO Rounds / weight class: eight rounds / lightweights Location: Hidalgo, Texas Television: Telefutura …

Sat, 13 Nov 2010

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Capetillo breaks silence, apologizes for hand-wrap scandal

Much has been written about Antonio Margarito?s hand-wrap scandal during the build up to the former welterweight titleholder?s showdown with…

Thu, 11 Nov 2010

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Head to head: Lopez vs. Marquez

JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ vs. RAFAEL MARQUEZ When: Saturday, Nov. 6 Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas TV: Showtime, 11:15 pm. ET (live) / PT (delayed) Wei…

Sun, 07 Nov 2010

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Manny Pacquiao and history's greatest weight climbers

Manny Pacquiao?s junior middleweight fight with Antonio Margarito is not his most significant bout in recent years, but it?s notable that th…

Sat, 30 Oct 2010

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How will fans and the media react to a Margarito victory?

Antonio Margarito is a 6?-to-1 underdog against Manny Pacquiao. And most boxing writers believe those odds, as lopsided as they are, give th…

Sun, 24 Oct 2010

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Dougie's Friday Mailbag

KATSIDIS FIGHTS ON Hey Dougie, Fight fans are spoiled with great fights in November. Every weekend features a 5-star match up. However, the …

Fri, 22 Oct 2010

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Can new 5th Street Gym rekindle excitement of years past?

To get an idea of what the 5th Street Gym was like during its heyday all one need do is visit the Wild Card Boxing Club. The 5th Street Gym,…

Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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Ring Ratings Update: Burns crashes jr. lightweight division

Ricky Burns did more than win a major junior lightweight belt by out-pointing Ramon ?Rocky? Martinez in front of his countrymen in Glasgow, …

Fri, 10 Sep 2010

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Dougie's mini-Margarito mailbag

Doug, In a week where the biggest boxing news is the licensing in Texas of disgraced cheater Antonio Margarito, the only mention in your mai…

Thu, 02 Sep 2010

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Dougie's Friday mailbag

175 POUNDS I think Tavoris Cloud-Glen Johnson will be a great fight. Actually, I'm really looking forward to both Cloud-Johnson and Jean Pas…

Sat, 07 Aug 2010

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Dougie's MASSIVE Monday Mailbag

MARQUEZ-DIAZ II PPV CARD Dear Doug, Props to GBP for having tried to give us a quality undercard. My thoughts: Jorge Linares/Rocky Juarez: A…

Tue, 03 Aug 2010