Boxing Links (5-29-11)
Haryana claim top honours at National Men’s Boxing Championship Times of India Haryana boxers emerged dominant on the final day of 44th Youth Men’s National BoxingChampionship giving a stand out performance, winning all five of their final bouts. In the bantam weight category Ajay Kumar upstaged Md. Hussain Uddin of Andhra … See all stories on this topic » […]
Bernard Hopkins Montreal Workout Quotes
BERNARD HOPKINS MONTREAL MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES Montreal, Canada (May 19)…With American and Canadian media in attendance, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins hosted a media workout today at a local boxing gym in Montreal, Canada where the 46-year-old Two-Division World Champion and Future Hall of Famer discussed his championship rematch against WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight […]
BERNARD HOPKINS REPRESENTS GREATNESS FOR OVER 40 CROWD
The Former Two-Division World Champion And Future Hall of Famer Represents Older Athletes When He Faces 28-Year-Old Jean Pascal This Saturday Night At The Bell Centre in Montreal live on HBO World Championship Boxing® Montreal, Canada (May 16) – When former Two-Division World Champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins enters the ring this Saturday, May 21 […]
Bernard Hopkins Conference Call Highlights
Q Bernard, I think we all know that you should have already made history, back in December. It was not a good decision. I think most of us know that you won that fight. That said, what would this mean to you to break George’s record? What would it mean to boxing overall? B. Hopkins For me, personally, […]
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. […]
“Smokin’” Joe Frazier in fight of life for top heavyweight honors in ‘World’s Greatest Ever’ promotion
Spectacular Three-Day Celebration Dec. 11-13 in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (Nov. 20, 2009) – The great “Smokin’” Joe Frazier has joined a growing list of confirmed boxing legends attending the Dec. 11-13 “World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” (WGEB) festivities, highlighted by an awards dinner and U.S. vs. The World pro boxing show, at The Paris Casino […]
‘The World’s Greatest Ever’ Heavyweight Boxers
‘The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer’ Three-Day Celebration Dec. 11-13 in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (Nov. 19, 2009) – Boxing has traditionally been driven by heavyweights and many of the sport’s most recognizable figures through the years have fought in the highest-profile division. The Heavyweight Division in the “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” promotion has two […]
The World’s Greatest Ever Light Heavyweight Boxers
‘The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer’ Three-Day Celebration Dec. 11-13 in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (October 15, 2009) — The nominees in the Light Heavyweight division of the “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” promotion ranges from 1880, starting with Bob Fitzsimmons, right up to contemporary times with eight-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. The winners in […]