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Virgil Hunter compares Amir Khan to LeBron James, says speed unchanged

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13
Apr

Virgil Hunter compares Amir Khan to LeBron James, says speed unchanged

Amir Khan’s speed will be a key in his matchup with Canelo Alvarez on May 7 and Khan’s trainer Virgil Hunter believes he will be just as fast at 155 pounds.

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14
Mar

Levan Ghvamichava: Of wolf and man

Junior welterweights Levan Ghvamichava and Sergey Lipinets will square off on FS1, Tuesday night, in Nice, California.

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03
Mar

Amir Khan says he has learned from his setbacks

Amir Khan said his two knockout losses — to Breidis Prescott and Danny Garcia — have taught him that a fighter can take nothing for granted.

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02
Feb

Five quick hits on #Khanelo

While many fans are deriding the surprise announcement of Amir Khan as Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent, here are five potential positives to dwell on.

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15
Jan

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

Fans have a lot to say about the heavyweight bouts on Saturday – Deontay Wilder vs. Artur Szpilka, Vyacheslav Glazkov vs. Charles Martin and the return of David Haye – plus other subjects in this week’s Friday mailbag.

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15
Sep

Virgil Hunter is wrong, all day long

Andre Berto’s trainer, Virgil Hunter, believes the boxing media should collar its criticism of the very sport it covers.

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22
Dec

Virgil Hunter on Khan vs. Pacquiao, Mayweather Jr., Brook

Trainer Virgil Hunter fully believes his charge, Amir Khan is ready to make a run at titlists Floyd Mayweather Jr., Kell Brook and Manny Pacquiao.

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05
Nov

Amir Khan, Devon Alexander focused on their fight, not Mayweather

Amir Khan and Devon Alexander may have been too focused on Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year. Khan avoided other fights, including one with Alexander, in hopes of getting Mayweather; while Alexander overlooked Shawn Porter. However, both Khan and Alexander are 100 percent focused on their Dec. 13 showdown.

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23
Oct

Writers picks on Bernard Hopkins-Sergey Kovalev

Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook kicks off with a variety of boxing’s best writers offering their predictions on who will emerge victorious between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev on Nov. 8.

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08
Oct

Abner Mares leaves Virgil Hunter, returns to Clemente Medina

As the saying goes, there’s no place like home. For former three-division titlist Abner Mares, home was former trainer Clemente Medina.

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