MIGUEL COTTO COULD BE NEXT SPOILER AS PUERTO RICAN “GAME CHANGERS” NOT UNUSUAL IN SPORT’S HISTORY
Although boxing and betting experts are bestowing their beliefs and bank accounts on a Manny Pacquiao victory over Miguel Cotto on Saturday November 14, Miguel Cotto believes differently and boxing history books tell a different story as there have been many a Puerto Rican fighter-from an island rich in producing infamous boxing champions-who have come […]
OSCAR DE LA HOYA RETIRES FROM RING (conference call audio)
OSCAR DE LA HOYA RETIREMENT CONFERENCE CALL AUDIO LINK
Live Play By Play Results From Mixed MMA/Boxing Card featuring Roy Jones, Jr.
PLAY BY PLAY BY: RICH BERGERON [mpinpage] We’ll be providing all-night coverage of this card, updated after each fight. The event is kicking off with the MMA fights, and of course to accommodate both sports the fighting is all going to be in a ring. Yet, it seems a couple indications show that it’s […]
STATION CASINOS PRE-PLANNING FOR BANKRUPTCY
[mpinpage] Several reports came out today detailing the financial troubles of Station Casinos that are now coming to a very interesting crescendo. Station Casinos is managed and partially owned by the same Fertittas who are the 90% owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It looks like bankruptcy is truly imminent, and the Fertitta Family […]
EVANDER HOLYFIELD PREPS FOR FIGHT WITH RUSSIAN GIANT VALUEV
Valuev-Holyfield Fact Sheet Dec. 20 PPV card live from Switzerland Main Event (12 round, heavyweights): Nikolay “The Russian Giant” Valuev (49-1, 34 KOs), 2-time and reigning WBA Heavyweight Champion, St. Petersburg, Russia vs. Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (47-9-2, 27 KOs), 4-time World Heavyweight Champion, Atlanta, Georgia. Also on PPV (8-rounds, super middleweights): Mads “Golden […]
FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
[mpinpage] FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sugar Ray Leonard By Tony Penecale Sugar Ray and Pretty Boy Floyd. The 7Up Kid and the Hip-Hop Bad Boy. Leonard became a media sensation, winning the gold medal by dominating the feared Cuban Andres Aldama. Extremely popular, Leonard brought a charismatic force into the ring, […]
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY FORREST GRIFFIN
YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY BABY! Editor’s Note: This was supposed to run yesterday, but we didn’t get it on the site. by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Who would’ve thought the young Opie Taylor lookalike with the trademark smirk would grow up one day to fight for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship of the World? […]
THE TORNADO’S FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS: JOE FRAZIER VS MIKE TYSON
[mpinpage] By: Tony Penecale On July 26, 1986, Mike Tyson was on his meteoric path to becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history when he stepped into the ring against Marvis Frazier, son of the legendary Smokin Joe Frazier. Marvis, a decent fighter at 16-1, was most known for his only loss, a […]
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