Boxing Links (11-3-11)
Performance-Enhancing Drugs: The Conversation Boxing Loves to Avoid Bad Left Hook If America, and the sporting media cared about boxing like they cared about baseball in the 90’s and early 2000’s maybe it would result in a sort of witch hunt that baseball saw. A guy like Andre Berto, who earlier in his career was a little softer and … […]
Boxing Links (9-20-11)
Larry Merchant on Mayweather flap ESPN LOS ANGELES — HBO boxing announcer Larry Merchant said Monday that Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Victor Ortiz on Saturday in Las Vegas was the result of a “legal sucker-punch.” Merchant, a guest on the Mason & Ireland Show on 710 ESPN Radio in Los … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (9-9-11)
Victor Ortiz, Boxing Champ, Media Darling & All Around Nice Guy Fox News The Mexican-American boxer appearing in the newest season of HBO’s “24/7” in the lead-up to his Sept. 17 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., and viewers are getting more than another supporting character in the seemingly never-ending sidestep between … See all stories on this topic » […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-5-11)
Emelianenko cut by Strikeforce parent company ESPN Tags: Gareth A Davies, UFC, Strikeforce, PHILADELPHIA — Fedor Emelianenko, once considered the best fighter in mixed martial arts, is being released by Zuffa LLC, UFC president Dana White said Thursday. “He’s being cut,” White said after a news … See all stories on this topic » […]
Philadelphia Daily News: Champs Manuel, Hopkins Form Mutual Admiration Society
Champs Manuel, Hopkins form mutual admiration society By Marcus Hayes Daily News Sports Columnist POSTED: May 26, 2011 NORTH PHILADELPHIA and western Virginia might be more than 300 miles apart, but, apparently, distance is no factor in matters of character. “We’ve got the same DNA!” exclaimed Bernard Hopkins, Germantown product, about spiritual brother Charlie […]
Boxing Links (5-19-11)
George Foreman predicts Bernard Hopkins will take over his record Boston Herald By Bernard Fernandez / Philadelphia Daily News It appears that George Foreman’s opinion of Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins’ boxing ability has significantly risen the past 10 or 11 years. But, hey, old guys have to stick together, right? … See all stories on this topic […]
Boxing Links (3-28-11)
Report: Canseco brothers pull switch at boxing event SportingNews.com Boxing promoter Damon Feldman got Ozzie Canseco, Jose’s twin brother, and he’s not happy about it. According to the Miami Herald, Jose Canseco was scheduled to fight at a nightclub in Hollywood, Fla., and Feldman said he had already been given a $5000 … See all stories on […]
Wrestling Links (3-15-11)
Loose Lion wresters ready for trip to Philly Centre Daily Times UNIVERSITY PARK — Cael Sanderson has cultivated many things since his arrival as Penn State’s wrestling coach, including an atmosphere befitting a jokester. Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson talks about his team at a press conference Monday. … See all stories on this topic » Centre […]