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Ringside Update 8/11/11

Mohammed MubarakAugust 11, 2011

Super Middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin is working himself up the ranks for potential big time fights. Bernard Hopkins will defend his light heavyweight championship against Chad Dawson on October 15. Photo by Ryan Remiorz/AP Peter “Kid chocolate” Quillin is the fighter that everyone in the boxing world is now taking most interest in. He is a Chicago native who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan (the hometown of Floyd Mayweather Jr.), but who now proudly calls New York City his home. He has garnered plenty of attention for his habit of throwing chocolate candy kisses to the crowd after

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Ringside Update

Mohammed MubarakAugust 5, 2011

Timothy Bradley will retain his WBC title even though he turned down a fight with Amir Khan, who recently defeated Zab Judah. The thought is that Bradley did not take a fight with Khan so that he could line up a fight with Manny Pacquiao. Photo by Carlos Osorio, AP Mike Tyson is going to star in an episode of a new CBS reality show called “Same Name”. The former heavyweight champion will meet a male nurse having the same name as he does, and take his job for a day. In a strange set of circumstances, World Boxing Council

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Boxing promoter Butch Lewis passes away

Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)August 5, 2011

Boxing promoter Butch Lewis (right) poses with Don King (left), Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks in 1985 in New York City to promote Holmes and Spinks’ fight later that year in Las Vegas. Photo by Paul Burnett/Associated Press Butch Lewis (second from left) poses with boxing greats Muhammad Ali (left), Joe Frazier (second from right), and Michael Spinks (right) on the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1999. Photo by Associated Press By Jason LewisSentinel Sports Editor [email protected] For over 30 years, Butch Lewis was one of the best promoters in boxing. He passed away on July 23 of

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Pendarvis steps out of the shadows

Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)July 14, 2011

Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis started his boxing career on the Eastside of LA, and now he is looking to become one of the world’s best. By Jason LewisSentinel Sports [email protected] Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis has stepped into the ring with some of the greatest fighters of this era. “Sugar” Shane Mosley, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, and Antonio Margarito, just to name a few. He has held his own with all of them, and they all respect his skills. But those were sparring sessions. Now Pendarvis is looking to make a name for himself, instead of loosely being linked to other

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Boxing exhibition at Zoe Christian Fellowship

Sentinel News ServiceJuly 14, 2011

Legendary boxer Jack Johnson will be honored this Saturday at a boxing exhibition at Zoe Christian Fellowship. The California Boxing Commissioner has recently approved six amateur boxers to become professional fighters. Devon Smith (132 lbs), Calvin Odom, Jr. (161 lbs) Angel Lopez (120 lbs), Giovani Arroyo (120 lbs), Ahmad Tavares (168 lbs), and George Alvarez (180 lbs) will showcase their abilities this Saturday, July 16, at Zoe Christian Fellowship of Los Angeles, located at 5315 West Adams Blvd. The event begins at 2 p.m. Amateur boxers such as Jonathan Sherman (147 lbs), Damon Ace (165 lbs), and Sonny Mendoza (139

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The Ringside Report

Mohammed MubarakJuly 6, 2011

We were all looking forward to Don King’s big show in St. Louis, but we came away fairly disappointed in the main event between Devon Alexander and Lucas Mattysse. The fight went the full 10 rounds with Alexander getting knocked down during the fight. And in spite of that, two judges gave the fight to Alexander. Most boxing observers believed that it should have gone the other way. At the post-fight press conference Alexander and his manager decided that it’s time to move up in weight. And now that his contract has expired with Don King Productions, he has become

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Meet Sugar Ray Leonard at the 5th Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair

Sentinel News ServiceJune 23, 2011

With a jab, cross, uppercut and hook, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard enters another stage — this time for the fifth annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair (LPVBF) promoting his book “The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring.” His appearance packs a punch to an interesting mix of authors, poets, spoken-word artists with entertainment and television personalities, merging the two worlds of literary and entertainment to offer an eclectic mix of literature, poetry, art and music. The Leimert Park Village Book Fair will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Redemption through boxing

Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)May 18, 2011

Ronald Mixon was going down the wrong path after his mother passed away when he was 16 years old, but boxing has brought him back to being the man that his mother raised him to be. Photo by Jason Lewis Mixon trains with Anthony Sands, owner of L.A. Sands Boxing Gym. Mixon is preparing for a shot at the 2012 Olympics and then a professional career. Photo by Jason Lewis By Jason LewisSentinel Sports [email protected] Twenty-two year old Ronald Mixon has lived through the ups and downs of life. He was on an upswing through the age of 16. Even

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Pacquiao needs a contender, Mosley needs to retire

Muhammad MubarakMay 11, 2011

Shane Mosley (right) never made much of an attempt to go after Manny Pacquiao, especially after being knocked down in the third round. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill) It’s time for Mayweather or somebody else to step up and give “Pac Man” a good fight.By Muhammad Mubarak Saturday nights performance by “Sugar” Shane Mosley was not the very best that he could’ve shown us. He should have and could have done better than that. It was tough to figure out what was going on in his head throughout the fight. Many ringside analysts were asking themselves the same questions. Why was Mosley

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Mosley and Pacquiao set for biggest for of the year

Muhammad MubarakFebruary 17, 2011

Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will square off on May 7 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Photo by Malcolm Ali Mosley’s last fight was a 12 round draw against Sergio Mora at Staples Center. Photo by Jason Lewis By Muhammad MubarakSpecial to the Sentinel Boxing promoter Bob Arum announced the biggest fight of 2011 at a recent press conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Arum is bringing together two of the greatest pound for pound fighters in the world today. Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley will be fighting for the WBO world welterweight title

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Floyd Mayweather gives back to the community

Tamara Latta (Sports Writer)December 22, 2010

by Tamara LattaSports Writer On Sunday boxer Floyd Mayweather hosted a charity celebrity basketball game at Westchester High School. He was there to support Fight for a Cause Now, which is a non-profit organization that addresses important social issues inside and outside of the boxing community such as family, youth development, health, and education. Before taking the court Mayweather was bombarded by media questions, about the possibility of fighting Manny Pacquiao, but he down played the questions. “I’m here to support the Watson Family and give back to the community,” Mayweather said. “I know everyone wants to know about boxing,

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Mosley and Mora fight to a draw

Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)September 24, 2010

“Sugar” Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora battled for 12 rounds, but they ended up deadlocked with a draw. Photo by Jason Lewis Fight fans at Staples Center booed the two boxers during their lackluster fight. By Jason Lewis Sentinel Sports Editor “Sugar” Shane Mosley showed up at Staples Center this past Saturday night to show that he is still an elite fighter. A one sided loss to Floyd Mayweather left a bad taste in his mouth, and a solid victory could have led to another big money fight for Mosley. Mosley’s opponent Sergio Mora showed up to re-establish

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Haney Vehemently Denies Mayweather’s Allegations

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 13, 2010

Haney Vehemently Denies Mayweather’s Allegations Gym owner says boxing trainer is lying about threats The sport of boxing has not been without its characters that enter the sport from humble beginnings. There is a long list of promoters, fighters and managers who found their home in a sport that for decades has been highly unregulated. Recently, entrepreneur Bill Haney and his longtime friend opened a new gym in Las Vegas named ‘The Hit Factory’ that has been garnering news for all of the wrong reasons. In just a short period of time The Hit Factory has attracted some of boxing’s

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Mayweather/Pacquiao super fight still a no-go

Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)July 23, 2010

Many believe that Floyd Mayweather is the pound-for-pound best fighter in boxing, but he needs to defeat Manny Pacquiao to erase all doubt. By Jason LewisSentinel Sports Editor The Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao saga does not appear to have any end in sight. Top Rank’s Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, has said that there has been ongoing negotiations for what could be the most lucrative fight in sports history, and he went as far as to set a deadline for Mayweather to take the first. That deadline passed late last week, and Arum said that Mayweather has lost exclusive rights to

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Now Money Holds Key to All Doors

Kenneth Miller (Special to the Sentinel)May 7, 2010

IN HIS HANDS: After his dominant performance against Mosley, Floyd Mayweather has more to consider than just a proposed super-fight with Manny Pacquiao. Now Money Holds Key to All Doors with his impressive victory over Mosley Floyd Mayweather Jr. controls boxing By Kenneth MillerSpecial to Sentinel With the exception of that second round hiccup that lifted the hopes of all of his haters that his demise was imminent, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather was brilliant in his plastering of Shane Mosley last Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mosley almost pulled off the amazing upset with his barrage in round two