Boxing Links (12-29-11)
Boxing 2011: Tough fights draw awe, controversy USA TODAY If boxing 2011 was made into a movie, it would have to be titled The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. There were plenty of terrific fights wrapped around some of the ugliest refereeing and judging the sport has seen. To get the latest sports news from USA … See […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-5-11)
McCarthy: Refereeing ‘a lot different than people think’ USA Today By Sergio Non, USA TODAY The longest-serving referee in mixed martial arts wants to give the sport’s pioneers the recognition they deserve. “That was really the purpose of the book,” says John McCarthy of his just-released memoir, Let’s Get It On: The … See all stories on this […]
REFEREE OF KIMBO SLICE FIGHT RESPONDS TO CONTROVERSY
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] It’s always very interesting to hear from the referees after controversial fights to find out why they made the calls that they did. Questions, conspiracy theories, and even some disgust seemed to abound after EliteXC’s Saturday Night Fights on CBS. So what better person to talk to than the referee […]