Boxing Links (7-7-11)
Ricky Hatton announces his retirement from boxing BBC Sport (blog) It is one of the oldest adages in boxing, indeed sport in general, that you are only as good as the other person lets you. And just as Henman’s path to potential immortality was blocked by superior talents, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao were … See all […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-6-11)
The Best 15 Fights to Show Someone New to MMA Bleacher Report Mixed martial arts is often touted as the fastest growing sport in the world by many of its exponents. As such, it is constantly acquiring new fans and piquing the curiosity of those who are attuned to MMA but just don’t know it yet. … See […]
Ice Retires! College of NJ’s Icenhower to Retire after 35 yrs, talks to Takedown Wrestling
Ewing, NJ…After 35 seasons of guiding one of the most successful wrestling programs in the history of the sport, The College of New Jersey’s David “Ice” Icenhower is retiring. Icenhower made the announcement official during the annual Lions’ Wrestling Camp where he was surrounded by the current team as well as a number of alumni, […]
Boxing Links (6-14-11)
Underdog Boxing: 5 reasons we should be excited for Mayweather-Ortiz GMANews.TV This match has been received with mixed reactions from Filipino boxing fans (and I understand why); however, I am very excited about it. We all want to see Mayweather fight Pacquiao and we will never be happy unless Mayweather backs up his talk by … See all […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-28-11)
MMA Memorial Day weekend memories: Mega main events MMAmania.com “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz, Randy “The Natural” Couture and “The Phenom” Vitor Belfort Okay, not exactly but former pro wrestling turned pro boxer turned MMA failure Tony Halme fought Randy Couture — also his debut — at this event. … See all stories on this […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-23-11)
NY Senate again votes to sanction MMA USA Today By Joseph Spector, Gannett ALBANY — For the second year in a row, the state Senate on Monday passed legislation to legalize mixed martial arts contests in New York. By Jessica Rinaldi for USA TODAY Jon Jones has lived in upstate or central New York … See all stories […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-19-11)
Walker battling skeptics Fort Worth Star Telegram By Tobias Xavier Lopez Despite his stature as a former Dallas Cowboys running back, when Walker made the switch to mixed martial arts training he was treated like any other rookie in the gym. So on Saturdays when all the other newbies were wiping down … See all stories on […]
Should The White House Release A Picture of Osama Bin Laden’s Body?
By: Rich Bergeron Like many Americans, I’ve been glued to the news stations over the past few days watching the reports on the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. I’ve found it interesting that so many reporters are offering so many different versions of what actually happened. It’s becoming hard to distinguish […]
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