boxing Stories - Bloody Elbow
You Are Not Black Enough For Bernard Hopkins
And neither is Donovan McNabb. Know this. What's that? You think you're pretty black? I'm here to tell you, you're not. Do you think Dwyane is a perfectly good spelling of Dwayne/Duane/Don/Dan/Kevin? Can you quote lines from Dolomite the way white nerds can quote entire stanzas of Monty...
HBO's Thrilla in Manila Revisited
This is a must-see documentary. As its tagline promises: Time Tells A Different Story. Boxing serves as the vehicle for much deeper examinations of media manipulation, the nature of courage, racial identity, the power of symbolism, contest of will, the importance of forgiveness. When I wrote a...
Brotherly Love or Picking on Your Little Brother
Take your pick. This is how I suspect Scipio's household was when he was a kid sparring with his brother. It certainly was the case in my house growing up as I pummeled my younger brother who now happens to be 6-5 and 240 lbs. These are two of my boys doing their rendition of Rocky II. My third...
Requiem For A Matador
A friend and a true warrior hung up his gloves last weekend and Austin boxing will never be the same. Redemption and grace aren't often found in this world, much less boxing, much less in one boxer's life several times, and when it is realized, it deserves celebration. Jesus is one of those...
Angelo Dundee, Trainer To Muhammad Ali And Sugar Ray Leonard, Dies At 90
Angelo Dundee, a legend of combat sports for his work training and cornering Muhammad Ali, has passed away at the age of 90 according to a report from the Associated Press. Dundee died surrounded by family a month after attending Ali's 70th birthday bash in Kentucky. In addition to Ali, whom Dundee...
Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto fight set for May 5 in Las Vegas
Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather? Yeah, right. Mayweather went in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today (Feb. 1, 2012) to apply for his fight license for a May 5 bout that everyone and their mother hoped would be against Pacquiao. As it turns out, "Money" was granted his...
Happy Birthday Muhammad Ali
"The Greatest of All Time," Muhammad Ali, turned 70-years-old today and we would be remiss not to make sure to mention him in this space. He was, after all, one of the greatest boxers who ever lived but he was also likely the most famous non-pro wrestler to admit to the fact that most of the skills...
Floyd Mayweather calls out Manny Pacquiao on Twitter: Step up, punk
Sh*t just got real. Floyd Mayweather recently got his 90-day jail sentence pushed back to begin on June 1, which opened the door for a fight against Manny Pacquiao on May 5, the date both men had previously been planning to return to the ring. But would it be against each other? It certainly didn't...
Floyd Mayweather jail sentence delayed to June 1, fight against Manny Pacquiao now possible for May 5
There's still at least a slight chance that Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao on May 5, 2012. That's because a Nevada judge today ruled that "Money" won't have to begin serving his 90-day jail sentence until June 1, which allows him to fight on the date that both he and Pacquiao have said...
Kimbo Slice boxing Charles Hackmann on Friday night (Dec. 30) in Miami
Brock Lesnar vs. Kimbo Slice? They won't be fighting inside the cage, but they will be going head-to-head in the same time slot tomorrow night (Dec. 30, 2011) in their respective sports. Lesnar will try to get back into the heavyweight title hunt against Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC...
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