Mike Tyson Interview Reveals He Tried Acid for First Time at 11 Years Old and Would Get Hypnotized
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Showing posts with label Boxing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boxing. Show all posts
19 March, 2018
Floyd Mayweather To Apply For MMA License
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Watch Floyd Mayweather Vs Conor McGregor Weigh In Former five-weight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has revealed he will eventually be applying for a mixed martial arts (MMA) license. Mayweather came out of retirement last year to take on UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a lucrative boxing contest that saw both fighters earn nine-figure paydays. With…
03 December, 2017
The Torch Passes: Sadam Ali Ends Miguel Cotto's Career with a Loss
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 2, 2017 – A boxing legend made his way to the ring in Madison Square Garden Saturday for the final time with only the music of the crowd's cheers to accompany him. Miguel Cotto's legacy is undeniable, the only male boxer from Puerto Rico to win titles in four weight divisions.
02 December, 2017
Miguel Cotto's Curtain Call at the Mecca of Boxing Saturday
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 1, 2017 – Four-division champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico is a sure bet for the Boxing Hall of Fame after he decides to hang up the gloves. At age 37, that day is here. Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) fights what he says will be the last bout of his career against current WBA International Welterweight Champion Sadam "World Kid" Ali (25-1, 14 KOs), with Cotto's WGO super welterweight title at stake.
15 October, 2017
Hurd, Charlo, Lara Retain their Belts in Brooklyn
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SAN DIEGO, October 14, 2017 – On a very busy night in sports across the U.S. with college football, baseball playoffs, hockey, and soccer in full swing, fans who chose to take in boxing action from Brooklyn on the Showtime tripleheader boxing card did not go away disappointed.
22 September, 2017
'Raging Bull' LaMotta Always Lived Up to Image
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NEW YORK - Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later immortalized by Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull, has died. He was 95. The former middleweight champion died on Tuesday at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia, according to his longtime fiancee, Denise Baker.…
20 September, 2017
'Raging Bull' Fighter LaMotta Dies at Age 95
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Jake LaMotta, the legendary brawling middleweight boxing champion who was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 movie "Raging Bull," died at the age of 95. LaMotta passed away Tuesday due to complications from pneumonia and was in a nursing home in Miami, his wife, Denise Baker, told ABC. "He was a great man, sensitive…
03 September, 2017
Pacquiao Wants Horn Rematch in the Philippines
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Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he was still wanted a rematch with Jeff Horn after the Filipino boxing hero pulled out of their scheduled bout in Australia later his year. Queensland's premier, whose state government was the financial backer of a November 12 fight, announced on Friday that Pacquiao "cannot return to the ring" due to…
01 September, 2017
Pacquiao Pulls out of Title Rematch with Horn
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Filipino great Manny Pacquiao on Friday pulled out of a rematch with world champion Jeff Horn, leaving the Australian looking for another challenger in his title defence. The Queensland state government, the fight's financial backers, made the announcement two months ahead of the scheduled November 12 bout. "We have been advised today that Manny Pacquiao... cannot…
28 August, 2017
Here’s What Happened the Last Time a Boxer Tried his Hand at MMA
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After Conor McGregor’s 10th-round loss to Floyd Mayweather Saturday night, plenty have called for the latter to take a step into the Octagon. Mayweather, who “retired” after the win, hasn’t made any notion that he’d even entertain the idea (aside from saying he would in the leadup to the fight), but he should take after former…
27 August, 2017
How Mayweather Validated His Sport by Beating McGregor
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As mixed martial arts and the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) have grown in popularity in recent years, boxing has fallen to the side in the culture. It's been seen as too rigid, too old-school, too slow for a fast-paced world of fighting within the octagon. The two sports came head-to-head Saturday night when Floyd Mayweather, 40,…
Floyd Mayweather Finishes Conor McGregor in the 10th Round of Historic Boxing Match
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We have a winner! The superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather captivated the nation, and with an audience of millions, Mayweather (50-0) finished McGregor (0-1) with a technical knock out in the 10th round. via GIPHY FIFTY! pic.twitter.com/pvugA0oY7P — SB Nation (@SBNation) August 27, 2017 Mayweather announced after the fight that this would be his…
20 August, 2017
Crawford is Boxing's Undisputed Champion After KO of Indongo
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SAN DIEGO, August 19, 2017 – Making his ringwalk through the Pinnacle Bank Arena among the electrified sellout crowd of nearly 12,000 fans, the stakes could not have been higher for Omaha, Nebraska native Terence "Bud" Crawford. For only the fourth time in the modern era of boxing, Crawford and Julius Indongo of Namibia their collective…
18 August, 2017
Crawford, Indongo Duel for Super Lightweight Boxing Supremacy
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Namibia's Julius Indongo has no qualms about taking his quest for super lightweight supremacy into hostile territory -- against American Terence Crawford in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday. After all, he seized Ricky Burns's World Boxing Association title with a convincing unanimous decision in Glasgow in April, adding it to the International Boxing Federation belt he grabbed…
17 August, 2017
Mayweather Unfazed by 'Dirty' McGregor
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Floyd Mayweather has accused Conor McGregor of "fighting dirty" in training but is confident of a clean battle when the two men meet in their August 26 superfight. Mayweather told reporters on a conference call on Thursday he believed mixed martial arts star McGregor had used illegal tactics in sparring sessions. The undefeated former welterweight king,…
McGregor Vows Fast Finish with Smaller Gloves
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LOS ANGELES Conor McGregor believes he will knock out Floyd Mayweather inside two rounds but is ready for all scenarios when the two fighters clash in their eagerly anticipated superfight next week. Irish mixed martial arts star McGregor told reporters on a conference call on Wednesday that a controversial switch to lighter gloves could lead to…
15 August, 2017
5 Reasons Mayweather Should Beat McGregor
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There are plenty of reasons to believe boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. will have his hand raised in victory the night of Aug. 26 when he meets Conor McGregor. The biggest stars of America's two favorite combat sports will collide in a boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Mayweather (49-0) returns from a retirement of…
5 Reasons McGregor Could Beat Mayweather
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UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will be the underdog when he squares off with undefeated boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And that is the way it should be. McGregor, after all, has never had a professional boxing match, while Mayweather carries a 49-0 record into the fight,…
03 August, 2017
Former Champion Klitschko Announces Retirement
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Wladimir Klitschko, one of the longest reigning heavyweight champions in boxing history, announced his retirement on Thursday. Klitschko ended his 21-year professional career over three months after his final bout on April 29, which marked his 29th heavyweight title fight. The 41-year-old Ukrainian sustained his second consecutive defeat as his bout against England's Anthony Joshua was…
26 June, 2017
Pacquiao's Thoughts on Outcome of Mayweather vs. McGregor
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The anticipation among fans for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight is seemingly growing. The Aug 26 fight between juggernauts Mayweather and McGregor is a few months away and critics may have already named a victor. That included boxer Manny Pacquiao, who fought Mayweather in 2015. Some already gave Mayweather the edge because he is…
