By Hans Olson “Boxing is about being hit rather more than it is about hitting, just as it is about feeling pain, if not devastating psychological paralysis, more than it is about winning.” – Joyce Carol Oates Saturday evening in Nottingham, England, Lucian Bute lost the first fight of his …
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Justin Beiber stopped by Mike Tyson’s house after the Billboard Music Awards and got some boxing tips from Iron Mike. Leave a Comment
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BOB ARUM: I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday weekend. I was just at the gym with Timothy at his public workout in Palm Springs yesterday [Thursday] and he looks tremendous and we’re looking forward to a great, great fight. One thing that I have to say that …
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By Jaime C. Feal Junior Dos Santos is still the UFC Heavyweight champion after a convincing second round stoppage over Frank Mir. Dominating the fight from start to finish, Dos Santos used his excellent boxing and footwork to pick Mir apart. In the co-Main Event, Cain Velasquez took Antonio Silva …
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By Johnny Walker Carl “The Cobra” Froch annihilated previously undefeated Lucian Bute at the Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England tonight, to win the IBF Super Middleweight title. Froch (29-2, 21 KOs), who said after the fight that a loss to Bute (30-1, 24 KOs) would have meant his retirement from the …
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by Charles Jay Lucian Bute probably benefited from not fighting in Showtime’s Super Six tournament, because after all those guys beat each other up, he was still standing as an undefeated 168-pound champion, doing it his way, and had not suffered from lack of network exposure in the U.S., having …
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By: William Holmes ESPN Friday Night Fights brought a solid card to St. Charles, Missouri featuring a main event between an undefeated prospect and a former title contender known for delivering exciting fights. On paper, the main event looked to be one of the better main events for Friday Night …
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By Jaime C. Feal Tomorrow night, an explosive card headlined by a heavyweight title fight goes down from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. The main card features five heavyweight fights, as the big boys will be counted on to generate some knockouts and excitement for the fans. The …
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Part 2 Manny Pacquiao made another appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” the ABC television show on Thursday night from Hollywood,Ca. Pacquiao prepares for his upcoming World Welterweight title mega-fight against undefeated Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy “The Desert Storm” Bradley Jr. Leave a Comment
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by Charles Jay The interesting thing about people who target others for discriminating by way of jumping to conclusions is that they are often guilty of the same thing themselves. Photo: Chris Farina/ Top Rank Manny Pacquiao was victimized that way, and whether or not you on board with the …
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