Wrestling Links (1-31-12)
A courageous wrestler comes back to Philadelphia, this time for an award … Philadelphia Inquirer “They saw me as this kid who wouldn’t amount to the other wrestlers. That was very frustrating.” With the proper prodding from his high school coach, Bobby Williams, and wrestling pal Chris Frejie, Robles became a champion. The one-legged wrestler went … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (11-6-11)
Boxing great Joe Frazier in serious condition with liver cancer Philadelphia Inquirer On Saturday afternoon, it was confirmed that the former heavyweight champion and Philadelphiaboxing icon was in serious condition after being diagnosed with liver cancer. “We’re looking for some miracles,” said Wolff, Frazier’s business manager. … See all stories on this topic » Bute vs. Johnson: […]
Wrestling Links (11-4-11)
UNI wrestling coach Doug Schwab YouTube Second-year wrestling coach Doug Schwab talks about his young team during media day for the 2011-12 season. See all stories on this topic » Wrestling still Munoz’s smartest play ESPN (blog) Now let’s hope — for his sake — the former NCAA wrestling champion knows where to draw the line between gamesmanship and game planning. […]
Boxing Links (10-18-11)
Dawson takes wrong tack after tackle ESPN (blog) By Igor Guryashkin The boxing blogosphere is awash with angry diatribes regarding last Saturday’s pay-per-view fiasco in which Chad Dawson scored a controversial TKO against Bernard Hopkins. While boxing insiders have been obsessing over whether the … See all stories on this topic » Hopkins-Dawson: Another zany boxing ending Philadelphia Inquirer Surely no […]
Wrestling Links (10-5-11)
Penn State set to wrestle the Hawkeyes | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-05 Philadelphia Inquirer Iowa’s a wrestling school, and Penn State’s a football school, so we’ve got to take it to them.” Iowa week is barely under way in Happy Valley, and already the Hawkeyes have bulletin-board material. That can’t be good for the Lions (4-1 overall, … See all […]
Wrestling Links (9-29-11)
Hulk Hogan, Unplugged: Wrestling Superstar Opens Up About Family, Rebuilding … ABC News (Jerod Harris/WireImag/Getty Images) Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan had it all, a successful career in the ring, a hit reality-TV show and a family that seemed close. But behind the scenes, Hogan’s life was crumbling. After a nasty split from wife Linda, … See all stories on this topic […]
Boxing Links (9-13-11)
Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and boxing’s age-old issue Los Angeles Times But they’re approaching their mid-30s, and boxers such as Oscar De La Hoya and Ray Mancini say competing at that age is tough. Although many consider Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Manny Pacquiao to be the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, … See all stories on this […]
Boxing Links (8-23-11)
‘Real Steel’ Featurette Explores The Art of Giant Robot Boxing Screen Rant The new featurette for ‘Real Steel’ touches on the sport of robot boxing and how a combination of effects were used to bring the film’s metallic characters to life. The jokes about Real Steel being Rock’em Sock’em Robots: The Movie are still as … See all stories […]
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