TORNADO’S FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS: JOE FRAZIER VS MIKE TYSON
By: Tony Penecale ============================= EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a special tribute to Joe Frazier’s recent passing after facing the final fight of his life against liver cancer. Though Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier were good friends, they would have made excellent opponents for each other in their respective prime years. This piece is a […]
“STAR POWER: MAYWEATHER VS. ORTIZ” IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
LOS ANGELES (August 11)…The sport of boxing has a rich history of families achieving pugilistic success as a group, be it fathers and sons, brothers (and occasionally sisters), uncles and nephews, or all of the above. Bloodlines run deep and this theme plays out in “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz”, the September 17 mega-event which will be […]
Boxing Links (5-30-11)
Oteng gets top boxing award Mmegi Online Fly weight, Oteng ‘Terrible OT’ Oteng (51kg) was crowned Boxer of the Year at the second annual Debswana Boxing awards ceremony at Boipuso Hall in Gaborone on Saturday night. The 21-year-old from University of Botswana (UB) Boxing Club beat stiff … See all stories on this topic » Mmegi Online Local boxers in the […]
THE TORNADO’S FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS: JOE FRAZIER VS MIKE TYSON
[mpinpage] By: Tony Penecale On July 26, 1986, Mike Tyson was on his meteoric path to becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history when he stepped into the ring against Marvis Frazier, son of the legendary Smokin Joe Frazier. Marvis, a decent fighter at 16-1, was most known for his only loss, a […]