My Personal Memories of the Late Great Smokin’ Joe Frazier
By: Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro I was deeply saddened to hear that Joe Frazier passed away earlier today, like I’m sure most of the boxing world was. He was a living legend and right up to his passing was so dedicated to the sport that bought him fame and fortune. Whilst most people will remember […]
Boxing Links (11-8-11)
boxing champ Joe Frazier dies CNN (CNN) — Joe Frazier, the hard-hitting boxing heavyweight who handed the legendary Muhammad Ali his first defeat, died Monday, just a month after being diagnosed with liver cancer, his family said in a statement. The former heavyweight champion, … See all stories on this topic » SC federal judge sanctions boxer Mayweather Sacramento Bee […]
PHILADELPHIA CHAMP BERNARD HOPKINS MOURNS DEATH OF THELEGENDARY JOE FRAZIER
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 8)-After learning of the death of boxing legend Joe Frazier on Monday, fellow Philadelphia native and two-time middleweight and current light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins shared his thoughts on the famed champion’s passing. “My reaction was I expected it to come, but the denial of it coming is something that people that know […]
PURDY READY TO SEAL LONSDALE BELT ‘DREAM’
Belt could be his for keeps after the ‘Battle of Essex’ Lee ‘Lights Out’ Purdy says he is not looking past Colin Lynes to a rematch with Denton Vassell – as he wants to secure the Lonsdale belt for keeps on Wednesday night (November 9). The Colchester man won the British Welterweight title in April, […]
The Ghost and The Hunter
Curtis Ledger / MFC Staff Jamie “The Ghost” Toney may be best known for his toughness. Let’s face it, the man has been stopped only twice in over 20 professional MMA fights. He’s had literally no amateur experience and very limited access to professional training as he started his fighting career. That being noted, […]
BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN: LENNOX SHINES ON SHO BOX UNDERCARD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARTERET, NJ (November 2, 2011)—This past Friday night at Ballys in Atlantic City, Heavyweight John Lennox scored a four round unanimous decision over Donnie Crawford as part of the undercard to the SHO BOX main event between Ossie Duran and Brandon Gonzales. Lennox, who was previously known as a blood and guts […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-2-11)
November MMA Rankings SI.com Never mind that when SI.com solicited UFC 137 predictions from those of us who write about mixed martial arts for the site, I made a brief but carefully concocted argument in favor of BJ Penn. Forget that in my preview story about the event I opined … See all stories on this topic » NorCal MMA Pound-for-Pound […]
UFC’s Hendricks V Jon Fitch Dec 30th, The Happy Beard Man Talks to Takedown
Article by: Antwan Jackson of Bleacher Report Jon Fitch is arguably the No. 2 welterweight in the UFC. The Gray Maynard of the welterweight division, he’s fought some of the sport’s best, including B.J. Penn, Georges St-Pierre and Thiago Alves. He’s made it very clear to matchmaker Joe Silva and head man Dana White that he only […]
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