DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—Boxing promoter Don King received a gift of $500,000 from his fighter Felix “Tito” Trindad in celebration of his 80th birthday. Trinidad, a five-time world champion who King promoted in his most thrilling world championship matches, was not able to come to South Florida to celebrate the milestone …
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Written By Tarvis Simms My Brother has fallen and everyone knows his name We don’t have the same parents, but our families are still the same He lived in the city of Philadelphia, I live in another, it doesn’t really matter because this man was my Brother My Brother I …
Read More »Philip H Anselmo Debates Johnny Walker & Scoop: Helenius/Klitschko/ & Fury
SCOOP SAYS: (On a Wlad/Vitali-Helenius future fight) “Wlad is going to have to fight Thompson again for his IBF mandatory. Could be Vitali but I thought he was targeting Valuev. Someone told me Helenius is the WBO mandatory, but not sure about that.” J. WALKER SAYS: (On Helenius getting a …
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By Hans Olson In Oliver Stone’s 1987 film Wall Street, Michael Douglas’ character Gordon Gekko famously stated “what’s worth doing is worth doing for money.” Photo: Gene Blevens/Hogan Photos Gekko epitomized what it was to be an anti-hero; in 2011 Floyd Mayweather does so just the same. One glaring difference …
Read More »Goodbye Joe – A Poem
By Doc Stanley Goodbye Joe, you were truly an all time great. Very few Joe, in your class can they ever rate. And Joe, not just only in the ring. A true champion you were Joe, Outside the ring, and in life and everything. We all will remember Joe, that …
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by Charles Jay I don’t know that it’s such a natural thing to wax poetic about Joe Frazier, because he wasn’t that kind of fighter, or that kind of figure outside of the ropes. His was a story of true grit more than anything else; of a regular guy making …
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Top Rank announced today that the November 12 Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez world welterweight championship event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, will be available live on both pay-per-view television and online. The four-bout pay-per-view card, produced and distributed live online by Top Rank for $54.95, boasting …
Read More »Jackie Kallen On Boxing: Contender Champ Sergio Mora, Whats Next?
By Jackie Kallen When “The Contender” hit the airwaves in 2005, they predicted that they would change the face of boxing. They scoured the country for the best 154-pounders they could find. Through 5-round elimination matches, they narrowed the field down each week until they crowned a winner. The finale …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Jr. talking about Fighting Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr. talking about Manny Pacquiao Floyd Mayweather tells Pacquiao to get his business in order. Leave a Comment
Read More »Smokin’ Joe Frazier’s Death – Passing of an Era
By Johnny Walker Smokin’ Joe Frazier died in an America that no longer cared in a mass way about the sport in which he once loomed so large. Heavyweight boxing used to be front page news in America, and it certainly was that in the heyday of Frazier and his …
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