Boxing Links (11-29-11)
Manchester Boxer Gets 5 Years In Prison For Baseball Bat Attack Hartford Courant By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY, cdempsey@courant.com The Hartford Courant A professional boxerfrom Manchester was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for a sneak attack with a baseball bat after a confrontation over a woman. Matt Remillard, 25, did not … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (11-28-11)
Australian world champion boxer Shannan Taylor in fight of his life Herald Sun Through a combination of bad luck, poor management and missed opportunity – far too familiar themes in the boxing game – he failed to reach the heights his talent deserved. Former triple world champion Jeff Fenech was one of the last to speak to him on … […]
Boxing Links (11-25-11)
Canelo Alvarez focused on Kermit Cintron, not looking ahead USA Today By Bob Velin, USA TODAY The eyes of the boxing world, and especially the Mexicanboxing world, are looking ahead to a highly anticipated matchup of undefeated fighters if Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the 21-year-old Mexican sensation, and Julio Cesar Chavez … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (11-21-11)
Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao ‘not convinced’ with his performance against … TelegraphTV The boxer has returned to the Philippines after his victory over Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in Los Angeles. See all stories on this topic » Column: Female boxers have come too far to wear skirts in Olympics Washington Post The people running Olympic boxing claim they’re not crooks, despite allegations […]
Boxing Links (11-14-11)
Boxing legends set to attend private funeral for Joe Frazier in Philadelphia Washington Post PHILADELPHIA — Boxing greats are set to pay their respects to former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier at a private funeral in Philadelphia. The 67-year-old Frazier died last week after a short battle with liver cancer. A two-day public viewing was … See all stories on […]
Boxing Links (10-14-11)
Hopkins has answer to age-old question ESPN By Dan Rafael LOS ANGELES — It has become the age-old boxing question: Just when will Bernard Hopkins finally get old? Before Hopkins knocked out overwhelming favorite Felix Trinidad to become the undisputed middleweight champion in 2001, many thought … See all stories on this topic » Nathan Cleverly and […]
Boxing Links (10-10-11)
‘Real Steel’ is the champion with $27.3 mil CNN That’s the strongest opening ever for a boxing-themed picture, beating “Rocky IV”‘s $20 million debut in 1985 (when not adjusting for inflation). DreamWorks’ $110 million film, which was released by Disney’s Touchstone Pictures, scored a superb “A” … See all stories on this topic » Underdog Boxing: Is […]
Wrestling Links (10-01-11)
New world’s oldest wrestler claim BBC News By Martin Vennard BBC News An 82-year-old great-grandfather from West Bromwich is claiming the record for being the world’s oldest professional wrestler. Saleh Ghaleb, who originally comes from Yemen, fought and beat 46-year-old Paul Sinclair at a bout… See all stories on this topic » BBC News TNA: 10 Wrestlers Who Will […]
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