HEADLINES - Dec. 13-15, 2002

December 15, 2002
* AP: Byrd beats Holyfield to win IBF title
* NY Times: Byrd wins unanimous decision and IBF title
* Bergen Record: Holyfield beaten to punch by Byrd
* NY Daily News: Byrd wings it, wins unanimous decision
* Boston Herald: Byrd uses speed, jab to top Holyfield
* Newark Star-Ledger: Holyfield loses decision to Byrd
* Max Boxing: Byrd pecks his way past Holyfield
* Boxing Talk: Hard road to glory
* NY Daily News: Lewis KO's Vitali bout
* AP: Lewis looking at his options
* SecondsOut: The Buzz - Lewis to decide on Vitali next week
* George Kimball: King's men should be committed
* LA Times: Foreman reinvented himself in the ring
* Bill Gallo: Even little guys can play the heavy
* Newark Star-Ledger: Taking brainpower to a new degree
* Fresno Bee: Martinez planning to fight Tubbs
* Standard-Times (Mass.): Oliveira fight will be for title.....sort of
* San Antonio Express-News: Elizondo's career stuck in neutral
* Max Boxing: Papa Trinidad closes out career with Oquendo - for now
* Newark Star-Ledger: Boxing et cetera
* Edmonton Sun: Olson's return KO'd before getting into ring
* Fairbanks News-Miner: In the ring, amateurs test mettle, chins
* UK: Easy win for Calzaghe
* London Daily Telegraph: Calzaghe cuts down no-hoper
* Sporting Life: Calzaghe throws down the gauntlet
* The Observer (UK): Hatton's class act
* SecondsOut: Predictable ending to Hatton's latest win
* Steve Bunce: Work still to be done
* The Scotsman: Arthur's on his way
* Sporting Life: Arthur aims to be king of the ring
* Japan: Tastuyoshi scores TKO in non-title bout
* South Africa: Ledwaba is itching for action
* Australia: Cubillo steps up for Japanese bout



December 14, 2002
* NY Times: Age isn't stopping Holyfield, but Byrd may
* SecondsOut: Picking the Byrd-Holyfield winner?
* Washington Times: Holyfield hanging on for the wrong reasons
* AP: Holyfield ventures into dangerous territory
* Paul Upham: Chris Byrd - Making them miss
* NY Daily News: Holyfield's Byrd-watching
* Detroit Free Press: Holyfield bulked up for fight
* Washington Post: Holyfield and Byrd set to battle for the bought belt
* Doug Fischer: Holyfield and Byrd - Common foes
* Stephen Brunt: Beware the pride of an old boxer
* AP: Holyfield - Brains key to winning
* Bergen Record: Promoter hopes holiday won't hurt ticket sales
* McGuigan - Byrd of prey may feast on Holy carcass
* AP: Rahman sues Lewis for return of three championship belts
* People: Stallone ready to roll with "Rocky VI"
* El Paso Times: El Pasoan to headline fight card
* CP: Berbick deported to Jamaica
* Max Boxing: Candelo regains NABF title
* AP: Duran Jr. scores fourth-round TKO
* Press Release: Shufford will face Clay-Bey in January
* NY Daily News: Warmup for Gloves
* SF Chronicle: Boxing club helps kids avoid being left on the ropes
* Kentucky Post: Just call them boxers
* Iowa: Bias charge against amateur assn.
* The Mirror (UK): Pud not enough for hungry Joe
* London Daily Telegraph: Familiar routine for Calzaghe
* The Independent (UK): Motivation is the challenge for Calzaghe and Hatton
* Glasgow Daily Record: Arthur bang in tune for Christmas Carl
* Martin Roberts: The muddled art of scoring
* UK: Guillermo Jones fails drug test
* Irish Examiner: Boxers to do battle for Fight Club crown
* Philippines: Penalosa leaves for Osaka rematch
* Bangkok Post: Prawes retains lightweight championship
* SeondsOut: Australian news from Paul Upham
* Paul Upham: Delisle-Menesis stage clasic battle in Sydney
* Nassau Guardian: Local boxer to make impression with Junkanoo and boxing combo
* Fiji Daily Post: Clash of former champs
* Ghana: Boxing arena to be inaugurated
* Zimbabwe: Boxing team returns home from Namibia
* Kenya: Regional boxing aims for the sky
* Iran stands second at youth boxing event



December 13, 2002
* Tim Dahlberg: Holyfield faces danger as 40-year-old
* Dallas Morning News: Holyfield's prime time is up
* NY Daily News: No stopping Holyfield
* AP: Holyfield - brains key to beating Byrd
* Derek Bilton: A bridge too far for Evander
* Atlantic City Press: Sizing up the Byrd-Holyfield fight
* Dean Juipe: Holyfield, Byrd vie for open title
* Detroit Free Press: Byrd seeks respect vs. aging Holyfield
* Detroit News: Holyfield was model for Byrd's fight style
* Sporting Life: Byrd looking for Lewis shot
* SecondsOut: Anthony Evans previews the Byrd-Holyfield fight
* USA Today: Canvassing the year's top performers
* Pedro Fernandez: Vitali Klitschko speaketh - and notes
* CP: Lucas' thyroid problem cured
* NY Daily News: Ex-Gloves champ DelValle faces assault rap
* SecondsOut: Judah wins vacant NY state cruiser title
* Press release: Kirk Johnson eyes Klitschko
* Steve Kim: Byrd watchers - Merchant and Kellerman
* Flip Homansky: Judging.....tougher than you think
* AP: Roberto Duran Jr. returns to action
* Detroit News: Chuck Davey is gone, but boxing won't soon forget him
* Berkshire Eagle (Mass.): Zabian can't get boxing out of his blood
* Alex Castro: Lopez remembered
* NY Daily News: Gleason's gears up
* Cleveland Plain Dealer: When Irish black eyes are smiling
* Las Vegas Sun: UNLV to host collegiate national ch'ships
* San Bernadino Sun: SB gym to put on first boxing event
* Del Rio News-Herald (Tex.): The softer side of boxing
* Cleveland Plain-Dealer: In your face!
* SF Chronicle: Saved by the bell
* Sporting Life: Calzaghe ready to make step up
* UK: Pud will be up for Joe tester
* UK: Starie faces Echols clash
* Plymouth Evening Herald (UK): Dann the man for title shot
* UK: Barnes living his dream
* The Scotsman: Carl talking language of defeat, says Arthur
* UK: York Hall's uncertain future
* UK: Ex-boxer's looks bag him a top film role
* Rutland Times (UK): Perfect record for Paul
* UK: Walker ready for Britain's best
* Sydney Morning Herald: Hurricane finds his second wind
* South Africa: Matumla wants shot at champ
* Barbados Nation: Local boxers "holding their own"
* Uganda: Mindra elected Commonwealth boss
* Pakistan: Army, Wapda boxers return after natl. ch'ships






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