Exclusive Interview Interview with Former Pro Boxing Champ Greg Haugen
By: Patrick McElligott Greg Haugen (40-10-1) has been called the greatest boxer from the state of Alaska by ESPN. During a professional career that spanned from 1982 to 1999, Haugen would win the world lightweight and super lightweight (junior welterweight) titles. The Seattle Times’ Bill Reader recently noted that Haugen, who has been frequently described […]
Boxing Links (10-24-11)
Q & A: Manny Pacquiao is ready to settle things Los Angeles Times The biggest little fighter in the world and biggest name in boxing is training harder than ever for his third and final fight with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12. Manny Pacquiao, left, plans to put an end to “all doubts in people’s minds” […]
Boxing Links (10-12-11)
5 reasons to shell out for Hopkins-Dawson ESPN (blog) By Brian Campbell To boxing’s vocal army of cynics, Saturday’s light heavyweight title bout between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson offers plenty of reasons for skepticism. Not only are both fighters often criticized for unexciting styles, … See all stories on this topic » Boxer dies in hospital after […]
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 […]
Boxing Links (10-8-11)
‘Real Steel’ is ‘Rocky’ with boxing robots msnbc.com By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper Don’t let the giant metal boxing robots in “Real Steel” fool you. This movie is no “Transformers.” Instead, it’s actually a sweet family film, although if a real boxertelegraphed his punches this obviously, he’d be on the … See all stories on this topic » Silver lining for […]
Boxing Links (9-26-11)
Azerbaijan furious over boxing bribery claims AFP BAKU — The world boxing championships began in Baku on Monday amid official fury at claims that multi-million dollar bribes were paid to ensure gold medals for Azerbaijani fighters at the 2012 Olympics. The ex-Soviet state’s powerful emergency … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (9-24-11)
Boxing chiefs to probe ‘cash-for-medals’ claim Yahoo! Sports International amateur boxing chiefs have launched an investigation into allegations that millions of dollars were splashed out to guarantee Azerbaijan gold medals at the 2012 Olympics. BBC programme Newsnight alleged that the money was paid by an Azeri … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (9-21-11)
Boxing’s new low: Choice of Cortez sealed Ortiz’ fate The Hook By Juanita Giles | bweevil1@gmail.com Boxing has never been pretty. The blood turns a lot of people off, but die-hard fans (required, with such a dearth of talent in most divisions) know that boxing’s violence is tempered with fairness and grace. … See all stories on this topic » […]
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