Roland McCall
12 articles · Boxing Buzz
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Jacobs, Quillin, and The Perfect Stoppage by Harvey Dock
Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin visited ?Queer Street? in the first round tonight in the Battle for Brooklyn against a rampaging Daniel ?Miracle Man ?Jacobs. Once Jacobs buzzed Quillin, the ?Miracle Man? was…
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Maybe the Worst Stoppage in Boxing History
Alex Garcia vs. Bernard Benton (1990) Mexican-American Alex ?The San Fernando Hammer? Garc?a was a former gang member and served five years in San Quentin for stabbing a rival gang member. Upon…
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The New Top Ten Heavyweights
1. Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KO, WBA/WBO/IBF/RING) You can?t argue with success and Fury?s rise to the top has been nothing but successful. His next fight will likely be a rematch with…
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?Bigger is Better? Fast Becoming Norm in Heavyweight Division
?I think they are extremely talented six-foot-six, six-foot-seven guys, but this is the new generation. I myself never thought that much of a boxer over six-five because I know that was like…
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Tyson Fury Wants a Level Playing Field for Klitschko Bout
?Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control…
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Rigondeaux Lacks the Spark
?Rigondeaux?s plight will enrage many, but it?s the reality of boxing in the 21st century.??Kevin Iole (Yahoo Sports, July 17, 2013) ?Every time I mention him (Rigondeaux), they (HBO) throw up.??Bob Arum…
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Kellerman Needs a Reverse ala the Pats
?If you walk down a street and see a man putting a golf ball on one corner, two guys shooting hoops on another corner, a couple of guys playing stickball on a…
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Bob Foster Passes Away
Boxing lost one of its greats yesterday, as former light heavyweight champion Bob Foster passed away in New Mexico. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Bob Foster, the former light heavyweight champion who fought Joe…
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The Hook from Hell
?When I hit Mike Quarry, I thought I killed him. He was laying down and his feet were shaking, he was trembling. I was looking in his face and you couldn?t even…
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Holly Holm’s KO and the Ironic Blueprint for Ronda Rousey?s Comeback
?What part of white towel didn?t they get???Anonymous Back in December 2011 something occurred in Albuquerque, New Mexico that demanded the serious attention of all boxing fans and officials. It was Holly…
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Ronda Rousey?s Fair Weather Friends
Ronda Rousey changed?indeed transcended MMA by becoming what the fans made he becomes: to wit: one of the most fascinating, most dominant athletes we have ever seen. And then she met skilled…
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Rodriguez vs. Seals: Fight of Year Candidate
The heavy-handed Edwin Rodriguez (28-1) dropped Michael Seals (19-0) early in the fight with an overhand right-left hook combo, but the undefeated Seals stormed right back and decked Rodriguez twice in the…