Boxing Links (11-11-11)
The Fight For Boxing’s Future Wall Street Journal (blog) By David Roth Big-time boxing is invariably described as being in a state of calamitous disarray. It’s easy to imagine things being run more smoothly, but the results could be worse. The sport’s last two big-ticket pay-per-view fights, though, … See all stories on this topic » Joe Frazier leaves boxing legacy […]
Boxing Links (5-12-11)
Breakup Alert! Hayden Panettiere and Boxing Champ Wladimir Klitschko Split E! Online (blog) Hayden Panettiere and Boxing Champ Wladimir Klitschko Split Hayden Panettiere and her ginormous Ukranian boxer boyfriend Wladimir Klitschko have broken up after nearly two years of dating, her rep confirms to E! News. So what happened to these two … See all stories on this topic […]
Wrestling Links (4-12-11)
British wrestlers frustrated over the recruitment of foreign athletes BBC Sport By Nick Hope It may be one of the oldest sports known to civilization but American soap-style WWE aside, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling has never reached wide appeal in Great Britain. GB last achieved an Olympic medal in 1984 at the Los Angeles… See all stories […]
USA Judo Coach Jimmy Pedro on Kayla Harrison and Olympic Dreams
(Tokyo, Japan) – On Thursday, 20-year-old Kayla Harrison (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) made history by becoming the first U.S. player to win a World Championship title since 1999. USA Judo is pleased to announce that Harrison’s gold medal efforts will be rewarded with at least $21,000 in cash prize […]