Posts filed under 'Boxing'
Continue Reading May 6th, 2006
My, oh my, Oscar De La Hoya put a whuppin’ on Ricardo “The Matador” Mayorga. Taking the WBC light middleweight belt from his foul-mouthed opponent wasn’t enough, so the Golden Boy beat and humiliated the tough Nicaraguan brawler, finally finishing h…
Continue Reading May 2nd, 2006
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Continue Reading April 30th, 2006
There have been several great fights lately, but I had been especially looking forward seeing Zahir Raheem fight Acelino Freitas on Showtime tonight. Their fight was the main event, and while it ended with some controversy, it was an entertaining fig…
Continue Reading April 28th, 2006
Friday Night Fights has been entertaing so far this Spring, and tonight was no exception.
In the first of the televised bouts, Brian “The Beast” Minto fought the always-game Billy “The Kid” Zumbrun in an eight-round bout.
I saw Zumbrun fight Riddick …
Continue Reading April 28th, 2006
The Vegas boys are saying that Zahir Raheem (27-1, 16 KOs) is the favored fighter over Acelino Freitas (37-1, 32 KOs) on HBO’s Boxing After Dark Saturday (10:15 PM Eastern) broadcast from Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
Continue Reading April 28th, 2006
Joe Calzaghe, the southpaw super middleweight from Wales, shocked the boxing world when he utterly outclassed heavily hyped muscleman Jeff Lacy on March 3. So his next fight is more eagerly anticipated on our shores than ever before.
Continue Reading April 28th, 2006
Tonight’s card on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights will be fun to watch, though it won’t likely be of great importance. The main event will feature Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter against 7-foot journeyman Julius “The Towering Inferno” Long. Some wou…
Continue Reading April 27th, 2006
ESPN studio stalwart Brian Kenny will be looking at Samuel Peter’s physique when Peter stands across from towering Julius Long on Friday Night Fights from Connecticut on Friday night (8 PM Eastern).
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