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Bernard Fernandez





  
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   Bernard Fernandez
Bernard Fernandez writes about boxing for the Philadelphia Daily News.

Contact Bernard by e-mail at fernanb@phillynews.com.


LATEST COLUMN  

   Bernard Fernandez | Fighting the good fight
The King of the Blue Horizon'' is coming out of retirement. Well, sort of. "Rockin'" Rodney Moore, the former junior welterweight and welterweight contender from North Philadelphia who fought three times for world championships, will be back in the ring at his old stomping grounds for a Nov. 22 exhibition.


RECENT COLUMNS  

Bernard Fernandez | Even at 44, Witherspoon's stock on rise
LIKE SOMEONE'S stock portfolio in a fluctuating market, two-time former heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon's fortunes have dramatically fallen and risen in recent years.

Bernard Fernandez | Clancy continues to fight off cheap shots
Hall of Fame trainer Gil Clancy took the fall when Oscar De La Hoya lost his welterweight unification bout with Felix Trinidad on Sept. 18, 1999. De La Hoya, who dismissed Clancy after the bout (through an intermediary, of course), is said to have jumped on his

Bernard Fernandez | Cease fire, but watch your back
THE WAR between ESPN and the fledgling Boxing Organizing Committee over temporary advertising tattoos on fighters' backs appears to have reached a cease-fire: Promoter J Russell Peltz informs me junior middleweight Kassim Ouma will appear in the main event of his Oct. 4 card at Dover Downs Slots that will be televised on ESPN2.

Bernard Fernandez | 'The Messenger' makes special delivery to fans
AS A Philadelphia fighter, rising welterweight prospect Anthony "The Messenger" Thompson knows how to work the body. But beyond his obvious talent in the ring, the quality that might help make

Bernard Fernandez | Taking out the trash
TWO-TIME former heavyweight champion Michael Moorer and knockout artist David Tua have a couple of things in common: They try to keep their trash-talking and junk-food intake to a minimum.





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