Boxing Links (7-19-11)
Boxer-Turned-MMA Fighter ‘Butterbean’ Esch Gets Real The Big Lead Back in the 1990s, Eric “Butterbean” Esch hit the boxing scene like a ton of bricks. Almost literally, considering that he weighed in at more than 400 pounds. Esch is now taking on a new challenge: Starring in in a reality show, Big Law: Deputy … See all […]
Boxing Links (7-18-11)
Ross Greenburg resigns from HBO ESPN By Dan Rafael Ross Greenburg, who as president of HBO Sports was regarded as the most powerful person in the boxing business, resigned from the network under pressure Sunday despite having several months remaining on his multi-million dollar contract. … See all stories on this topic » A Note on Rodriguez-Wolak…HAUSER […]
Boxing Links (7-16-11)
I will break Tarver, says Green Sydney Morning Herald Danny Green … in training at a Marrickville boxing gym for Wednesday’s fight. ”Antonio Tarver is the kind of guy who can be broken. I can break him. I will break him.” Photo: James Brickwood THE IBO cruiserweight world champion, Danny Green, … See all stories on this […]
Boxing Links (5-25-11)
Zbikowski: ‘Boxing is a very addictive drug’ ESPN (blog) After a successful — albeit brief — season in the pro boxing ring, Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski has decided to hang up his gloves — for now. The 26-year-old withdrew Tuesday from his June 4 undercard fight, scheduled to be held at LA’s … See all stories […]
Bernard Hopkins Makes History – Post Fight Recap & Quotes
HBO Sports will air a replay of the May 21 World Championship Boxing telecast: Tonight, Monday, May 23 (11:15 p.m.) on HBO. Tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 24 (11:00 p.m.) on HBO2. (Times are ET/PT) Fight recap: Sports history was made Saturday night when Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s), at 46 years old, […]
Diamond Elite’ Final Press Conference Quotes: Sergio Martinez, Sergiy Dzinziruk, Andy Lee, and Craig McEwan
MASHANTUCKET, CT (Mar. 10, 2011) – The final “Diamond Elite” press conference was held today at Comix in Foxwoods Casino Resort. The WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown, featuring 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk, will be on HBO World Championship Boxing along with Andy Lee vs. Craig McEwan in a “Celtic War.” […]
MARQUEZ VS. DIAZ II FINAL MAIN EVENT PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ “Thank you for being here. I want to thank Golden Boy Promotions and HBO Sports for supporting me. Everyone knows Juan Diaz is a great fighter and I have prepared myself very hard for this fight. When people say ‘Why Juan Diaz again?’ I always want make the biggest fights and here […]
JUAN “BABY BULL” DIAZ & RONNIE SHEILDS MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
K. Swanson: Thank you, everybody, for calling in. We have another exciting conference call today featuring one of our main event fighters, Juan Diaz, former Three-Time Lightweight World Champion. Also joining him is Ronnie Shields, who is his trainer, and Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Boy Promotions. Before I turn it over to […]
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