THE 10 MOST SIGNIFICANT SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS IN HISTORY
By: Steve Farhood On December 17, every eye in boxing will be glued to the super middleweight battle between WBA titlist Andre Ward and WBC titlist Carl Froch, who will clash in Atlantic City in The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. The super middleweight division was born in 1984, when […]
MAYWEATHER VS. ORTIZ RECORDS SECOND HIGHEST NON-HEAVYWEIGHT PAY-PER-VIEW GROSS EARNINGS IN BOXING HISTORY
LAS VEGAS (October 28). Floyd Mayweather puts more meaning to his ring name “Money” every time he fights. With early pay-per-view numbers counted and confirmed, the pugilist’s recent STARPOWER fight against Victor Ortiz generated buys from 1.25 million homes with a value of $78,440,000 dollars in pay-per-view revenue. These numbers make the event the second highest grossing non-heavyweight pay-per-view event of all […]
The Sun Also Sets: Local Vegas Paper Picks Up On Culinary Union’s UFC Fight
By: Rich Bergeron The Headline in the Las Vegas Sun Article Says it All: Culinary picks a fight with UFC to get at Station It is an article by J. Patrick Coolican, a writer I haven’t followed that closely. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in any byline for a story regarding the Brothers Fertitta. […]
Grapplers Quest LAS VEGAS is July 9th – ARE YOU READY?
Are you coming to Grapplers Quest LAS VEGAS July 9th? 200+ teams already registered and more than 1,000 competitors expected – don’t miss it! SUPERFIGHT TOURNAMENT ALERT: the SICKEST 4-Man Lightweight Tournament of all time featuring Jeff Glover Caio Terra Justin Rader and one more of the World’s Best Get more details here: http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=Mka0C&m=JQtNJ16TmGG02n&b=iJ5PpekFieTDn62tdumAIw See […]
THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE UFC’S ROYAL FAMILY
Our most popular story on Bleacher Report is fast approaching 4,000 reads (we need only 95 more to get there). The piece involves the detailed history of the Fertitta Family and goes behind the scenes of how the Fertitta brothers made their billions. Click on the photo below to read the story. Leave a comment […]
Title Town USA Book Review
By: Darren McElligott [mpinpage] Every so often, a book that is published seems destined to land on the top shelf of every serious sports enthusiast’s library. “Title Town USA: Boxing in Upstate New York” (History Press; 2010) is such a classic. Author Mark Allen Baker’s introduction begins by stating that “’Title Town USA’ is […]
MAYWEATHER MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT PACQUIAO FIGHT NEGOTIATIONS
TEAM MAYWEATHER STATEMENT Leonard Ellerbe, Advisor, Floyd Mayweather “Here are the facts. Al Haymon, Richard Schaefer and myself speak to each other on a regular basis and the truth is no negotiations have ever taken place nor was there ever a deal agreed upon by Team Mayweather or Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao on […]
Brooklyn College Library’s Archives and Special Collection
The Brooklyn College Library’s Archives and Special Collection And The Friends of the Hank Kaplan Boxing Archive Invite you to join us for a the opening of a Special Exhibit, Program and Lecture On Professional Boxing: Its Past and Present On Thursday, February 11th @ 4pm in the Woody Tanger Auditorium Come and Hear Mike […]
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