Dave Wilcox
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The Standing Eight Count: Ringside at Pechanga
Teddy Atlas and Joe Tessitore were on hand at The Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California for the latest addition of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights. The Goossen-Tutor/Ringside Ticket promoted card took a hit when Vassily Jirov and Sam Soliman...
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The Standing Eight Count: Is Oscar De La Hoya More Than a “Pretty Boy”?
Just as one might do when going to Alcoholics Anonymous, I’m ready to face my problem head on and come clean about my addiction. Go ahead and call me a homer, or if you prefer, you can refer to me as my least favorite internet catch phrase “nuthugger...
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The Standing Eight Count: Ringside at Pechanga
Fox Sports and Goossen Tutor Promotions played host to a night of Boxing at The Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Ca. on Thursday night. The Best Damn Boxing announcers period where on hand as the distinguished pair of Barry Tompkins and Rich M...
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The Standing Eight Count: The “Weight” for a Heavyweight Champ Continues.
Last Saturday morning, I woke up with a smile on my face. It was one of those days that was filled with anticipation for me. I knew that on this day, history would be made because that evening the true Heavyweight champ would be crowned. Hasim Rahman...
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The Standing Eight Count: “ShoBox Pechanga Analysis”
The Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Ca. played host to “Shobox: The Next Generation” and Gary Shaw Productions, LLC for a night of Boxing on Friday Night. In the main event, The NABF Super Flyweight Championship was up for grabs. Kahren Harut...
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The Standing Eight Count: What The Heck are Jones and Hopkins Thinking?
As if it wasn’t bad enough that I have had to suffer through watching Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins make losing the norm in their later years, it has now come to my attention that the two former greats plan on fighting each other on March 11. I gues...
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The Standing Eight Count: “Rocky, Mason Dixon and Me”
If someone asked me the question, “who is your favorite Heavyweight All-Time?”, my honest response would most likely be Rocky Balboa. You see, Rocky Balboa is the reason I am obsessed with Boxing. I’m not sure that I would be that obsessed guy if n...
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The Standing Eight Count- Holyfield, Holmes, The Heavyweights and More.
On November 13th, 2004, I witnessed what could only be described as a sad day for Boxing. Evander Holyfield who was coming off a humiliating defeat at the hands of James Toney one-year earlier, was given a one-sided beating at the hands of Larry Don...
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Lennox Lewis: All-Time Great or Average Fighter?
Since the current crop of heavyweights are significantly below average, let’s play my favorite game, “talk about the old guys”. In particular, let’s talk about former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. The heavyweight journey of Lewis is an interes...