BOXING AT SEA WITH ANGELO DUNDEE
The 5th St. Gym is Proud to Present “BOXING AT SEA WITH ANGELO DUNDEE.” Angelo Dundee is one of the best trainers of the past 40 years. He is also one of the finest gentlemen I know. You will have a great time with Angelo. He loves to talk, answer questions and discuss his association […]
“FIESTA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA” FANFEST SCHEDULE
Complete Two-Day Schedule of Events Celebrating the Mexican Bicentennial LOS ANGELES, CA (September 16) – “Fiesta de la Independencia,” a two-day celebration of the Mexican Bicentennial, kicks off this Friday, September 17 at 12 p.m. at L.A. Live (Parking Lot 7), and includes the official Mosley vs. Mora weigh-in, live fights with “Sólo Boxeo Tecate,” […]
FORMER SHOWTIME EXECUTIVE JAY LARKIN PASSES AWAY; LARKIN DEVELOPED HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL NETWORK BOXING FRANCHISE & TELEVISION COMEDY & MUSIC SPECIALS
NEW YORK, NY (August 9, 2010)—One of the most successful television executives in the world of boxing and entertainment, Jay Larkin, passed away this morning at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY at the age of 59. Larkin had been battling cancer. Services will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Beth David Cemetery (300 Elmont […]
COOL BOXING LINKS FOR 8-4-2010
Katsidis, Khan, and Pacquiao: Boxing insiders weigh in on Juan Manuel Marquez … Examiner.com Khan was in town to check out the festivities and recently stated he would relish the opportunity to knock Marquez out during an interview on the Boxing … See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com Lee Feiner: Vikings’ Edwards preps […]
THE GREAT RIVALRIES IN BOXING
BY: Steve Farhood Jake LaMotta famously said of Sugar Ray Robinson, “I fought him so often, I almost got diabetes.” Over the years, LaMotta has used that line again and again, and that’s okay because he fought Sugar Ray again and again—six times in all from 1942 through “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” in 1951. […]
The Pressure of a Perfect Record; When Someone’s “0” Just Might Go
Boxing is not a sport that readily lends itself to statistics, but one set of numbers is as elemental as a left-right combination: a fighter’s wins, losses and draws. We often overvalue a good record and misinterpret a mediocre one; there are dozens of 10-loss veterans who are better than young fighters with only one […]
SUGAR RAY LEONARD FEATURED ON BROADCAST TEAM FOR HOPKINS VS. JONES II APRIL 3 PAY-PER-VIEW
BOXING HALL OF FAMER JOINS JOE TESSITORE AND DOUG FISCHER ON SUPER FIGHT PAY-PER-VIEW TELECAST LIVE FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER LAS VEGAS, March 31 – Boxing superstar and legend, Sugar Ray Leonard, a man who knows better than most what it’s like to compete in a super fights and legendary rematches, will join an […]
MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY NEW YORK PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Tuesday, March 2 FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER “It takes two to make a mega fight. Shane Mosley is one of the best welterweights of our era and I want to fight the best and continue to fight the best. “I am not only in the fight business; I am in the check cashing business. “When it […]
« go back — keep looking »