By: Ken Hissner Rarely do you see at least in Pennsylvania a good choice by the Politician’s to appoint a boxing man. For years we were stuck with Jimmy Binns, Sr. an attorney who once said “I trained Michael Moorer” on the Sonny Hill radio show. Hill also one who …
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By: Sean Crose “We can change.” So says famed former HBO commentator Larry Merchant at the end of Foreman, an intriguing documentary on the life of legendary boxer turned pop culture icon George Foreman, which airs Wednesday night at 8 PM on EPIX. One of the interesting things about Foreman …
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By: Sean Crose Adrien Broner was recorded pushing a woman and punching a man in Las Vegas. In video footage provided by TMZ, the woman appears to be a companion of the multi-title winning fighter while the man Broner punches is seen being sent to the pavement. It’s unclear what …
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By: William Holmes The Stub Hub Center in Carson, California was the host site for tonight’s HBO Boxing After Dark telecast The super flyweight division was featured as two world titles were on the line and one world title eliminator fight was shown. Photo Credit: Tom Hogan/K2 Promotions The opening …
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By: Eric Lunger The Quarter-finals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament opened last night at the venerable Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, where long time German Cruiserweight champ Marco Huck took on heavily favored Ukrainian WBO belt holder Oleksandr Usyk, the former Olympic champ and teammate of Vasyl Lomachenko. …
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By: Sean Crose Twenty year old David Benavidez aimed to make history Friday evening in Las Vegas as he battled to become the youngest fighter to ever attain a super middleweight championship. The talented, exceedingly hard hitting Phoenix native was putting his 18-0 record on the line against 18-1 Floyd …
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By: William Holmes Bryanna Fissori has been writing for boxing insider for several years and also competes professionally in MMA. She has recently decided to follow the footsteps of other MMA fighters that have recently to test their skills in a boxing ring instead of an MMA cage. We recently …
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By: William Holmes On Saturday night the super flyweight/junior bantamweight division will take center stage on HBO as three fights in the division, which includes two world title fights and a WBC junior bantamweight title eliminator will take place. Photo Credit: USA Today The Stub Hub Center in Carson, California …
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By: Matt O’Brien “I think 2016 should go down as one of the worst years in boxing history, maybe the worst.” – Oscar De La Hoya, October 2016. Photo Credit: HBO Sports The Golden Boy’s sad assessment of the state of boxing almost a year ago may have been somewhat …
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By Jake Donovan It didn’t turn out to be the record-breaking event that event handlers optimistically anticipated, but Floyd Mayweather once again validated his “Money” nickname with his latest ring return. Photo Credit: USA Today The unbeaten former five division world champion and pound-for-pound king cemented his place as the …
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