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I was on the greatest (76’) US amateur boxing team the Olympics have ever seen. Not taking anything away from the 84’ Team, who won many Gold Medals, but they just didn’t have the tough guys like we faced”.–Davey Lee Armstrong
Throughout my many years of doing interviews with a diverse group of boxers from the new school to the old, I always derive pleasure from going back and finding fighters we just don’t hear about anymore. Interviewing Davey Lee Armstrong happened to be one of those gems you stumble across and once you do, you are moved by it and thrilled to bring a history lesson to the newer generation of boxing fans who think boxing started with Oscar De La Hoya. No slam on Oscar because he has done tons to move the sport forward, but there is a history in the sport that has been around for years before he laced up a boxing glove.
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Sergio Martinez Defeats Kelly Pavlik
Sergio Martinez, 45-2-2, 24 KO’s, actually got a fair shake and also picked up the WBC and WBO Middleweight Titles from the powerful Kelly Pavlik, 36-2, 32 KO’s, via unanimous decision by scores of 115-111, 116-111, and 115-112. From the opening round, Martinez used his speed to confuse and outwork Pavlik. In the middle rounds, Pavlik began to take control, using his jab and scored a knockdown with a right hand. In the third part of the fight, Martinez came back and cut Pavlik and took over the fight and left little doubt in the end.
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