FORCED DEPARTURE BY VIACOM STUNS SOME!
New York, NY-One of the biggest stories of the boxing year, inside or outside the ring, came down Tuesday with the revelation that Showtime boxing kingpin Jay Larkin had been shown the door by the network as part of a restructuring by Showtime parent...
EVERY BOXING FOLLOWER IS GETTING BURNED!
Having just returned from a City Council meeting, where I laid out a free wireless Internet program that would save the citizens of my small city better than $6 million a year, I quickly realized that this is something that impacts the boxing fan,...
QUITALI KLITSCHKO OFFICIALLY QUITS BOXING!
Los Angeles, CA-After Vitali Klitschko postponed the fourth scheduled meeting with Hasim Rahman, people, even those fans that before, would have followed him through a minefield, they were even doubting the intestinal fortitude of the Ukraine native. But after knee surgery Tuesday, and Vitalis...
SERGIO MORA, MUCH MORA THAN A BOXER!
San Francisco, CA-If you were a fan of NBCs reality show TheContender, then you know who Sergio The Latin Snake Mora is. Besidesbeing the most watched boxer in recent years, (better than ten million saw thefinal episode) Mora possesses an intellectual awareness that...
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IS ESPN, YOUR BOXING AUTHORITY?
Last time out, I analyzed some of ESPNs recent moves in thearea of boxing, and that it appears the network that calls itself YourBoxing Authority is positioning itself in a place of power within thesport. Bold decisions like snapping up The Contender reality series,and adding...
VETERAN REFEREE HAS BACKERS & DETRACTORS!
Poughkeepsie, NY-There are people in boxing that love Ron Lipton, andthose that dont. As a referee, he hasnt been granted a license in NewYork for years now. The following link, it is a newspaper article thatdescribes the trials and tribulations of Ron Lipton, a...
FIGHT FANS & SHOWTIME VIEWERS SHOULD CELEBRATE!
New York City, NY-The British website, www.SecondsOut.com is reporting that Showtimes boxing chief Jay Larkin, has been fired! It comes at a time, when the 50ish Larkin was enjoying his best run. And although hes been knee deep in controversy, including...
SERGIO MORA GOING AFTER THE BIG BOYS!
Las Vegas, NV-Having won $1 million in The Contender championship,people, and not particularly boxing fans, know who Sergio Mora is. Withhis 25th birthday coming December 4th, Mora has what mostgreat champions of today do not, real national exposure! Winning thereality series NBC show...
BAD GUYS WIN, HOMANSKY & GOODMAN OUT!
Las Vegas, NV-A few weeks ago, I penned a piece on Dr. FlipHomansky, the Nevada Athletic Commissioner who was up forreappointment by Governor Kenny Guinn. In the body, this writer wentto great lengths to express the importance of this MD staying on the...
KLITSCHKO HAS ANOTHER OWWIE!
It is a classic moment in the greatest football movie of all time, TheProgram. The head coach hovers above his new freshman running back whohas just had the wind knocked out of him and asks, Are you hurt or are youinjured? The player asks what the...
