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			<title><![CDATA[Forrest's impact felt beyond the ring]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Driven and skilled inside the ring, Vernon Forrest may have been even more dedicated to others outside the ropes. Boxing never gave him quite the recognition he deserved, but those who knew Forrest best won't soon forget his compassion and character.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 28, 2009 06:31:30 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thanks for the memories, Oscar]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...Sturm. And I thought that the judges got it right in his fights with Pernell Whitaker and Ike Quartey. I think the best De La Hoya ever looked was in his 1996 first fight with...]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 17, 2009 04:06:53 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ramblings before the rumble in Houston]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON -- Your weekly random thoughts &#133;

&#8226;&nbsp;Just when you thought a sanctioning body could get no more repulsive, the WBA has exceeded...]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 27, 2009 04:03:59 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pay-per-view stinker? Actually, I'm intrigued]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Your weekly random thoughts &#133;

&#8226;&nbsp;Last summer, Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik were undefeated stars and world champions quickly climbing...]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 17, 2009 06:22:45 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Not just a light heavy fight]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS -- Your weekly random thoughts &#133;

&#8226;&nbsp;In the past, I've gotten on Showtime's case for its virtual worship of the alphabet sanc...]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 16, 2008 07:52:43 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scorecard: Mayweather topples Big Show at WrestleMania XXIV]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There was money, there was hype and a foreign object was put to good use, so you know that Floyd Mayweather's knockout win over The Big Show at WrestleMania XVI lived up to the billing.]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 30, 2008 11:21:55 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lacy looking better than ever heading into Manfredo fight]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fully recovered from a shoulder injury and ready to rumble again, Jeff Lacy can't wait to tear into Peter Manfredo.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 04, 2007 16:27:29 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rafael: Calzaghe holding up well before big fight]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the injury bug still biting the boxing world, Dan Rafael ponders whether Joe Calzaghe should train inside a bubble to prevent an injury before his showdown with super middleweight warhorse Mikkel Kessler.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 19, 2007 03:27:55 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rafael's random thoughts]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...studded lineup. Add those two huge fights to Vitali Klitschko's intriguing return against Jameel McCline, Jermain Taylor-Kelly Pavlik, Chad Dawson-Antonio Tarver (hopefully), Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera II, Oleg Maskaev-Samuel Peter...]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 31, 2007 07:53:47 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scorecard: Forrest dominates Baldomir in dubious title bout]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In a meeting of two former welterweight titlists, Vernon Forrest dominated Carlos Baldomir in a junior middleweight title bout. Elsewhere, Andre Berto rallied from a knockdown to defeat former world title challenger Cosme Rivera, writes Dan Rafael.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 30, 2007 04:22:30 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top Rank, Golden Boy truce creates an exciting lineup]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The truce between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions has led to a lineup of exciting slugfests fans want to see including a Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera rematch, and more important, the long awaited fight between Miguel Cotto and Sugar Shane Mosley, writes Dan Rafael.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 26, 2007 09:14:25 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rafael: No Mayweather-De La Hoya rematch]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr., at age 34, Oscar De La Hoya will fight on. His camp does not know who he will take on next but, he has no plans to offer Mayweather a rematch.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 15, 2007 04:39:04 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rafael: No coincidence Dawson, Tarver on same card]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's not a mere coincidence that Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver are on the same card this weekend.  A showdown between the two could be on the horizon, says Dan Rafael.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 01, 2007 04:34:38 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rafael: Taylor defending middleweight title the hard way]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jermain Taylor earned the middleweight title and defended it the hard way. That is no different when he takes on Kassim Ouma on Saturday, Dan Rafael writes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 08, 2006 04:49:05 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rafael's scorecard: Cotto impressive in welterweight debut]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Miguel Cotto put forth a dominant performance to claim a vacant welterweight belt, and is in position for future lucrative big fights, according to Dan Rafael's weekend wrap.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 04, 2006 04:31:44 PST EST</pubDate>
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