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It Would Be Alluring to Watch Margarito Get Bludgeoned By Pacquiao posted on 03/17/2010

As expected, WBO world welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao severely outclassed former IBF welterweight titlist Joshua “The Hitter” Clottey to earn a lopsided unanimous decision victory Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. 

Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs), the first boxer in history to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions, acted as a puncher and Clottey (35-4, 20 KOs) played the role of a willing punching bag. 

The final punch statistics showed that Pacquiao landed 246 of 1,231 punches in comparison to Clottey’s paltry total of 108 of 399. 

“He (Clottey) had a good defense,” said Pacquio’s trainer, Freddie Roach. “But defense isn’t good enough to win a fight.” Clottey, a native of Ghana who currently resides in the Bronx borough of New York City, managed to become the first fighter since Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KOs) in March 2008 to go the distance with Pacquiao. 

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Wladimir Klitschko will beat-up a pathetic physical specimen Saturday posted on 03/17/2010
IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine titlist Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko will defend his crowns versus Philadelphian Eddie Chambers Saturday at the Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Klitschko (53-2, 47 KOs), who won a gold medal for Ukraine as a super heavyweight at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, lauded Chambers (35-1, 18 KOs) abilities in the ring and stated that the 27-year-old is currently the best U.S. heavyweight contender.

“Chambers is not number one in the world rankings for nothing,” said Klitschko, 33.

Chambers was provided the opportunity to fight Klitschko after he defeated Alexander Dimitrenko (29-1, 19KOs) by unanimous decision on July 4 in a WBO title eliminator bout.

Mike Cappiello, a native of Brockton who once fought for the IBO super featherweight championship and retired with an impressive mark of 33-6, contends that both Klitschko brothers are beatable.

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Mike Tyson “Never Hurt Anybody Until Somebody Hurt One of (his) Birds” posted on 03/17/2010

It was announced this past weekend that former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world “Iron” Mike Tyson has agreed to star in a reality show on Animal Planet about the fierce and competitive world of pigeon racing. 

The show will be called Taking on Tyson and it is scheduled to premier in early-2011. 

“I may have stopped fighting,” said Tyson, 43, still the youngest man to ever capture the heavyweight crown at 20. “But I never stopped flying birds. It’s my first love.” 

Tyson (50-6-0-2, 44 KOs), who lost three of his final four bouts as a prizefighter, retired after he suffered an embarrassing sixth round TKO loss to Kevin McBride (34-6-1, 29 KOs) in June 2005. 

“Iron” Mike was an extraordinarily skilled and powerful boxer who could have trumped any fighter on a given evening during the prime of his career. 

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Stephen Strasburg Will Be a Top-Ten Pitcher This Season posted on 03/10/2010

Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg made his spring training debut Tuesday in a 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Viera, Fla. 

Strasburg, who was selected by the Nationals with the number one overall pick out of San Diego State University in the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, fanned two batters in two scoreless innings before the was relieved. 

Despite his solid statistics, the former Aztecs standout struggled a tad with his command. 

In total, Strasburg managed to throw only 15 of his 27 pitches for strikes. 

“Command really wasn’t there, but I think a lot of that had to do with the adrenaline going on,” said Strasburg, 21, who signed a record four-year contract worth $15.1 million with Washington this past August. “It’s something that happens to me every time – even in college, even in high school. That first outing, there’s all this excitement and it’s really difficult to control the adrenaline and make sure you’re staying nice and relaxed.” 

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Goose Gossage Wasn't Half The Pitcher That Mariano Rivera Is posted on 03/08/2010

Baseball Hall of Famer Goose Gossage claimed this past weekend that New York Yankees icon Mariano Rivera is not the best relief pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB).

“I think he (Rivera) is a tremendous relief pitcher,” said Gossage, a nine-time All-Star who played his last game for the Seattle Mariners in 1994. “He’s the best, current-day, modern reliever. When I was inducted into the Hall of Fame, I was told that I had 53 saves with seven-plus outs. I was told that Mariano had one and Trevor Hoffman had two. So, I think that says it in a nutshell.”

Gossage, who retired with a record of 124-107 and a 3.01 ERA, is an utter “nut” to even insinuate that he is a better pitcher than Mariano Rivera is.

Rivera, a 10-time All-Star selection and instrumental piece of five championship teams, has recorded 526 saves with a miniscule 2.25 ERA since he made his professional debut for the Yankees in May 1995.

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