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JORGE PAEZ: BOXING’S LAST NETWORK TV STAR
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 “Bone...
WRESTLERS COME FULL CIRCLE IN MMA FIGHTING
BELLATOR’S FIGHTS ARE ON FOX SPORTS NET Bethlehem, PA– This past Thursday night, Bellator’s first and original featherweight (145 lbs) champion Joe So...
SALVADOR SANCHEZ: GREATER BECAUSE HE DIED?
Salvador Sanchez San Francisco, CA– There are legions of Mexican boxing fans that adore the late Salvador Sanchez. At the time of his death in 1982 th...
LORRAINE CHARGIN JOINS “WALL OF FAME”
“DRAGON LADY” WAS ALSO “FIRST LADY” OF BOXING San Francisco, CA– Having been a fixture in the boxing world since 1960 when she married Don Chargin, Lo...
LARRY HOLMES: GREAT CHAMP BEYOND BOXING!
Larry Holmes & Promoter Harold Smith “EASTON ASSASSIN” A CREDIT TO MANKIND New York, NY– Does being a champion once, equate to be considered a champio...
SIGNORELLA PREVIEWS BOXING WEEKEND
New York, NY– Boxing, a sport that typically (for the most part) shuts down during major holiday weekends, surprisingly offers a couple of entertainin...
CAN’T BELIEVE SOME DOUBT ANDRE WARD!
OLYMPIC KING COULD SLAY GODZILLA & BE CRITICIZED San Francisco, CA– The last time a fighter came along with the ability and guile of Andre Ward, were...
“FIGHT CHICK” SAYS PAC-FLOYD ON AGAIN! SORT OF!
“SUPERFIGHT” IN NOVEMBER OR NEVER? New York, NY– The turbulent Hollywoodesque business relationship between Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) and Floyd...
PACMAN-FLOYD PRELIMS BELONG ON NETWORK TV!
BOXING BIZ IS A SLOW LEARNER! Los Angeles, CA– Boxing’s power brokers, mainly Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions could learn something from the UFC of...
“BLACK ON BLACK CRIME” TOPS UFC 114
TALK IS CHEAP, BUT NOT THIS TIME Brooklyn, NY– Often when leading up to a big fight, the promotion calls for the fighters to help amp up the anticipat...
STRIKFORCE “HEAVY ARTILLERY” RESULTS
STRIKEFORCE CHAMP WANTS FEDOR EMELIANENKO St. Louis, MO– Alistair Overeem 260, Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO 1 Brett Rogers, 265, St. Paul, MN. Overeem...