EARNING MY STRIPES!
Philadelphia, PA- 6PM, 30 minutes before the first fight and as the Liacouras Center begins to slowly fill with fans, my view is unlike any other. While this is not my first live MMA event, it is my first sitting at press row. As can be expected,...
EXPECTING A SAD ENDING ARE YOU?
San Francisco, CA- The weight drained Jorge Paez walked into the ring against Troy Dorsey looking like nothing was wrong, something we know was not true because I had watched Paez being carried out of a sauna on the night before the fight. ...
strong>PAEZ THE MAN WAS “NO CLOWN”
San Francisco, CA- As we enter this second instalment on Jorge Maromero” Paez, I see that the “old guard” of boxing is still intent on dwarfing the accomplishments of the circus acrobat turned prizefighter. Boxing purists were sickened by Paez, complete with barf...
PAEZ WAS TRULY GREAT PERFORMER
San Francisco, CA– Every now and then, a fighter comes along with an unusual background. One time WBA champ James “Bonecrusher” Smith may have been a “Bonehugger” when he met Mike Tyson, but James had a college degree. Eric “The Prince” Martin...
Cain Velasquez
LESNAR DEFENDS AGAINST QUIET & DEADLY FOE
Los Angeles, CA- I do not pretend to be an expert of the sport of MMA. Unlike MMA writers who consistently talk and hope that their sport leads to boxing’s demise, well that ain’t happening. Hey, I can enjoy an...
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
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Hamburg, Germany – Vitali Klitschko, (251 lbs), Kiev, Ukraine UD 12 Shannon Briggs, (262.5), Brooklyn, NY
(WBC Heavyweight title)
Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs) pummeled an outclassed Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KOs) easily over twelve dominant rounds. Klitschko landed several hard right hands from round one on. Briggs was unable...
NOBODY UNDER 18 CAN ATTEND UFC IN GERMANY!
San Francisco, CA- The Ultimate Fighting Championships, to some the hottest ticket in sports worldwide, has run into a problem with their upcoming card from Oberhausen, Germany. Expecting to sell out an 8,500 seat arena in the blink of an eye,...
TARVER STILL LIVING OFF ROY JONES KO?
Oakland, CA- Tomorrow night, former light heavyweight (175 lb.) champion Antonio Tarver (27-6 19 KOs) will make his inaugural visit to the heavyweight (over 200) division. Although he played a heavyweight on TV (as Mason ‘The Line’ Dixon in the last Rocky)...
