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FIGHT FEED REBOOTED:  

Choice sound bites from the pugilistic press and public, served weekly with a side of snark.

“Boxing is a negative business. It will suck the soul out of you… But that’s the one thing I’ve been able to take from boxing, the ability to laugh about situations.  If you don’t, you lose your mind.”  -promoter Lou DiBella (PHOTO: 20th Century Fox International)

It’s not always sunshine in the ring.  Our sport has weathered many a storm in recent months; among others, the loss of several beloved boxing personalities, the sudden (and radical) restructuring of Ring Magazine, cries of corruption among sanctioning body brass, superfights negotiated only to be extinguished (along with the hopes of dedicated fans).

Yet, it is with hope that we accept the bitter side of the sweet science—hope that talent and integrity will prevail, bringing both fighters and fans the competition and entertainment that they, respectively, seek.  While all the kinks are being ironed out, however, laughter proves a powerful medicine.

With that said, welcome back to Fight Feed.

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Former junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton on fellow Brit boxer Amir Khan’s recent engagement to longtime girlfriend Faryal Makhdoon of New York.

Should Yuriorkis Gamboa still need a proxy in his bout against Brandon Rios come April 14, I bet Hatton would have no trouble making 135.

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Adrien Broner setting trends both in and out of the ring.

Rapping his own ring entrance, silencing doubters with stunning early kayoes, adjusting his coif prior to post-fight interviews—just add abusing Internet privileges to the long list of attention-grabbing antics employed by the WBO junior lightweight champion.

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"One of my first thoughts was: This is like Bob Woodward taking a job in the Nixon administration." -The Sweet Science’s Michael Woods on veteran boxing writer Thomas Hauser’s surprising new gig as an HBO consultant (PHOTO: Howard Schatz)

Thomas Hauser [renowned boxing author and contributor to Seconds Out and The Sweet Science], who has proven just as scathing in his past exposés of HBO’s boxing machine as he is protective of his sources, galvanized the fight community when news broke announcing his official new title as consultant to the premium cable network.

While some feel that Hauser’s current post will compromise the integrity of his future writing, and others claim [HBO co-president] Richard Pleplar’s hire as mercenary, i.e., muzzling his most prominent critic with the almighty dollar. On the other hand, subscribers to the more optimistic school of thought posit that Hauser’s insider position could effect the changes he has lobbied for so stringently.

Guess we’ll all have to tune in to find out.

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Alex Ariza, strength coach to boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., responds to a Twitter follower inquiring on how to eliminate his “moobs,” or “man boobs” to the uninitiated.

Although Ariza went on to cite diet and reduction of body fat as effective remedies to prominent male mammaries, it's worth noting that at least one of his high-profile clients has allegedly resorted to over-the-counter diuretics to reduce gratuitous fat.  From everywhere but his head, anyway.

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Boxing legend and Golden Boy Promotions figurehead Oscar De La Hoya piques widespread curiosity among the online fight community with this cryptic tweaser.

It is safe to infer that said announcement has yet to be made, as De La Hoya, via Twitter, has revealed only that he “will never ever fight again,” news whose shock value compares only to “the photos were real” or that he just saved a bunch of money on his car insurance by switching to Geico.

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