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Travelin’ Man returns to Canastota – Part II

In part two of Lee Groves' return to Canastota for this year’s International Boxing Hall of Fame induction, RingTV.com’s resident Travelin Man recounts his mid-weekend pit stop in Montreal to work the CompuBox keys for the Chad Dawson-Adonis Stevenson headlined Boxing After Dark card.

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Travelin' Man returns to Canastota - Part I

RingTV.com's resident Travelin' Man, historain and punch-counter Lee Groves returned to the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for the 21st time last weekend and still found time to work CompuBox for the Gamboa-Perez/Dawson-Stevenson doubleheader for HBO.

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Travelin’ Man goes to London – Part I

RingTV.com’s resident historian and CompuBox road warrior dusted off his passport once more this year to travel to London, where he counted punches for HBO’s broadcast of Carl Froch’s spirited rematch victory over Mikkell Kessler on Saturday.

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Will Froch get revenge versus Kessler? The experts weigh-in

IBF super middleweight beltholder and THE RING's No. 1-rated 168 pounder Carl Froch has the home advantage on Saturday against THE RING's No. 2-rated super middleweight Mikkel Kessler, who win their first clash by unanimous decision.

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Travelin’ Man goes to Miami, Okla. – Part II

RingTV.com’s resident historian and punch counter Lee Groves provides a CompuBox recount of fight night, May 10, from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla., where Dierry Jean’s fourth-round KO of Cleotis Pendarvis topped a ShoBox: The New Generation card.

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Travelin’ Man goes to Miami, Okla. – Part I

Eleven days after coming home from Buenos Aires, the Travelin’ Man returned to the friendly skies, this time to land in Miami, Okla., to work the CompuBox keys for a ShoBox: The New Generation card headlined by Dierry Jean-Cleotis Pendarvis IBF 140-pound title elimination bout.

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Travelin’ Man goes to Buenos Aires - Part II

RingTV.com's resident historian and "Travelin' Man," Lee Groves, recounts the “fight day” of his recent trip to Buenos Aires to work the CompuBox keys for RING middleweight champ Sergio Martinez's title defense against Martin Murray. 

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Travelin' Man goes to Buenos Aires - Part I

RingTV.com's resident historian and "Travelin' Man," Lee Groves, recounts the first half of his recent trip to Buenos Aires to work the CompuBox keys for RING middleweight champ Sergio Martinez's title defense against Martin Murray.

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10: Notable Valentine's Day fights

Valentine's Day is for lovers but legendary fighters, including Jack Dempsey, Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, did battle on Feb. 14. Lee Groves ranked 10 Valentine's Day bouts that boasted historic importance, vengeance, athletic excellence, unimaginable bravery, ambition and vindication.

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10: Best years by boxers since 1992

In honor of the New Year and the Fighter of the Year candidates for 2012, RingTV.com's resident historian and fight collector Lee Groves compiled a list of the 10 best individual years by elite boxers since 1992. 

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Travelin' Man returns to Los Angeles - part II

In part II of Travelin' Man returns to Los Angeles, Lee Groves explains the significance of boxing's return to network TV before recounting his CompuBox analysis for the CBS-, Showtime Extreme- and Showtime-televised fights from the L.A. Sports Arena on Dec. 15. 

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Travelin' Man returns to Los Angeles - part I

RingTV.com's resident Travelin' Man, Lee Groves, returned to Los Angeles last weekend to work the CompuBox keys for the CBS-televised Leo Santa Cruz-Alberto Guevara fight and the Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader on Dec. 15.

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Travelin’ Man goes to Philadelphia - part II

In part II of Lee Groves' Travelin' Man trip to Philadelphia the CompuBox wizard gets an education on the city's boxing culture from veteran fight scribe Bernard Fernandez before counting punches for the entire NBC Sports Net Fight Night card.

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Travelin' Man goes to Philadelphia - part I

RingTV.com's Travelin' Man Lee Groves recounts his recent trip to Philadelphia where he manned the CompuBox keys for the NBC Sports Net-televised card headlined by heavyweight prospect Bryant Jenning's stoppage of Bowie Tupou.

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A tribute to Carmen Basilio

Boxing historian Lee Groves pays tribute to the hall-of-fame career and inspirational life of former welterweight and middleweight champion Carmen Basilio, who was as disciplined and principled outside of the ring as he was tough and tenacious inside of it.

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Travelin’ Man goes to Verona, N.Y. – Part I

Lee Groves recounts his last trip, to Verona, N.Y., for HBO's Boxing After Dark tripleheader, which was Thursday, Oct. 25, the day Emaneul Steward passed away. Groves details the challenging process of writing a fitting tribute to a beloved boxing icon. 

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Arturo Gatti: Is he a Hall of Famer?

The late Arturo Gatti is a new entrant on this year's International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot. RingTV.com's historian Lee Groves asks whether the beloved warrior is a first ballot-worthy Hall of Famer or if he should be bypassed. Groves makes compelling arguments for either proposition.

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The Travelin' Man in Las Vegas - Part II

RingTV.com's resident Travelin' Man gives his unique and astute CompuBox stats-backed analysis of Showtime's stacked Sept. 15 card in part two of his column covering the big Saul Alvarez-Josesito Lopez fight in Las Vegas.  

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Travelin’ Man goes to Cincinnati - Part I

For the fourth consecutive week RingTV.com’s resident Travelin’ Man Lee Groves worked the CompuBox keys at ringside, this time for Adrien Broner’s bittersweet KO victory over Vicente Escobedo in his Cincinnati, Ohio. 

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Tapia's 'vida loca' comes to a close, a warrior finally finds peace

For most of his life Johnny Tapia waged a war within himself. One side radiated uncommon charisma and fighting spirit. The other side was turbulent and self-destructive. On Sunday night, Tapia's long struggle with himself came to an end and the boxing world is left to mourn his passing.

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10: Erik Morales' greatest fights

Erik Morales' WBC 140-pound title defense against undefeated young contender Danny Garcia on Saturday prompted RingTV.com's resident historian Lee Groves to compile the 10 greatest fights of El Terrible's legendary 19-year career.    

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Travelin' Man: Las Vegas - part two

Noted boxing collector/historian and RingTV.com writer Lee Groves recounts his traveling experiences as a full-time CompuBox staffer in this unique semi-regular column. This time the location is the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

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10: Best Mexico vs. Puerto Rico fights

In honor of the anticipated Showtime-televised Orlando Salido-JuanMa Lopez rematch on Saturday, RingTV.com's resident historian Lee Groves has compiled a list of the 10 best fights between Mexican and Puerto Rican fighters.

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The 12 best fights never made from flyweight to heavyweight

As fans begin to doubt if the once-eagerly anticipated showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will ever happen, Lee Groves asks (and answers) "What were the best fights never made in 12 weight classes, from flyweight to heavyweight?"

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10: Notable Philadelphia title fights

The new series Fight Night, which premieres on NBC Sports Network on Saturday, could not take place in a more boxing-rich location -- Philadelphia. RingTV.com lists the 10 most notable title bouts ever hosted in the "City of Brotherly Love."

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