Dougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on this past Saturday’s HBO Boxing After Dark show, Mikey Garcia, Nonito Donaire and Demetrius Andrade, as well as the Carl Froch-George Groves showdown and the divide between boxing purists and “blood thristy ghouls” in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
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Mikey Garcia impresses, Nonito Donaire inspires
Featherweight standout Mikey Garcia made his junior lightweight debut a successful one by getting up from an early knockdown and dominating Rocky Martinez to an eighth-round KO on Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the co-featured bout of the show, Nonito Donaire scored a come-from-behind ninth-round stoppage of old rival Vic Darchinyan.
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Nelson hopes he’s harder to avoid after HBO debut
Standing nearly 6-foot-4 with a light heavyweight wingspan, junior middleweight contender Willie Nelson knows that the stars of the 154-pound division aren’t eager to face him, but he’s hopeful a good showing against Luciano Cuello on HBO will lead to bigger fights.
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Travelin’ Man returns to Canastota – Part II
In part two of Lee Groves’ return to Canastota for this year’s International Boxing Hall of Fame induction, RingTV.com’s resident Travelin Man recounts his mid-weekend pit stop in Montreal to work the CompuBox keys for the Chad Dawson-Adonis Stevenson headlined Boxing After Dark card.
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Respected Nishioka seeks world champ recognition vs. Donaire
Respected Japanese veteran Toshiaki Nishioka relishes the opportunity to win universal recognition as the junior featherweight champ, as well as the admiration of American fans, when he challenges Nonito Donaire on HBO on Oct. 13.
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