Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, a brash fighter with the given name of Cassius Clay jumped onto the world stage, winning the Gold Medal in the...
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News outlets seldom report on threats of lawsuits. Usually they wait until the actual court filings become public record. Sportswriting is a lot...
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Over Thanksgiving Manny Pacquiao was a hero, the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet. Now, at Christmastime, there's wild talk that...
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The Associated Press is reporting that the bout scheduled March 13 between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao may be canceled due to Pacquiao's...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
One thing about the Chicago Golden Gloves, an amateur boxer competing in the open division could find himself matched with a world-class fighter. Some...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Ring Magazine offers boxing fans a chance to vote for the Comeback of the Year. Choices offered by Ring are as follows: Robert Guerrero: The...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
The silliest part of professional boxing is trying to get fans to care about the belts that fighters carry into the ring with them. The reason why...
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The Toledo Blade today urged President Barack Obama, the first black president, to pardon Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion...
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
LONDON -- Polish boxer Albert Sosnowski out-pointed Paolo Vidoz from Italy to win the vacant European heavyweight championship belt Friday night. The...
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
In books about boxing nothing beats pictures. The snapshot of the glove-on-jaw impact, the sweat spray from a grimacing face -- the salty drops from a...
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