Boxing Links (6-11-11)
“Iron” Mike Tyson set to officially become an immortal boxer tomorrow Examiner.com Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs), who remains at 20 the youngest man to ever win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, was an enormously skilled boxer who beautifully intertwined his outstanding hand speed and accuracy with ferocious punching power. … See all stories on this […]
Boxing Links (6-10-11)
Mike Tyson reflects on his HOF career ESPN (blog) Mark Ralston/Getty Images Today, Mike Tyson focuses on his family and films, having left behind boxing and his troubled past. Mike Tyson has a new life now. The former heavyweight champ is married for the third time, to Kiki, raising children and … See all stories on this […]
Boxing Links (5-28-11)
Bouts with abuse nothing new for boxing New York Post At least not when we chatted in Las Vegas earlier this month at the Boxing Writers dinner the night before Manny Pacquiao chased Shane Mosley around the ring for 12 rounds at the MGM. As always, De La Hoya looked fit and in good spirits. … See all […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-21-11)
Monitors approved for judges to use while scoring UFC fights in Nevada Las Vegas Sun By Ray Brewer (contact) The UFC received approval Friday from the Nevada State Athletic Commission to equip judges scoring its mixed martial arts fights with a 7-inch LCD monitor to assist in evaluating the action when their sight is hindered. … See […]
Boxing Links (5-19-11)
George Foreman predicts Bernard Hopkins will take over his record Boston Herald By Bernard Fernandez / Philadelphia Daily News It appears that George Foreman’s opinion of Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins’ boxing ability has significantly risen the past 10 or 11 years. But, hey, old guys have to stick together, right? … See all stories on this topic […]
Boxing Links (5-18-11)
Hopkins: ‘There is no controversy to me’ ESPN If he thinks he’s smarter than me and that his boxing IQ is higher than mine, then I will prove that I am a Harvard graduate and he’s just a community college graduate. So at the end of the day, whatever is presented to me, I will adjust […]
CAN WHAT’S BROKEN ABOUT BOXING BE FIXED?
(by Darren & Patrick McElligott) [mpinpage] For as long as boxing has been popular, there has been a “flip side,” with people saying that the sport is dying, or that it should be outlawed. Yet, when one looks at the amount of money that fights such as Mayweather vs de la Hoya, or Pacquiao vs […]
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